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Game Thread UCLA at #1 tOSU, Sat. Nov. 15th, 7:30 pm ET, NBC

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Tanner said:
Last time we played the Bruins Steve Bellisari put up some truly putrid numbers: 5-23 for 45 yards with 0 TDs and 2 INTs. Also chipped in 9 carries for 15 yards.
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Fungo Squiggly said:
That was a fun one. 13-6 loss in 2001 where OSU missed an XP and two short field goal attempts. And the only OSU TD was on a punt block. One of Tressel’s first games here.
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BB73 said:
Bruins come to Columbus for the first time as a conference opponent.

The overall series is 4-4-1. The Buckeyes are 2-1-1 in Columbus, winning the last such matchup 42-20 in 1999.

The most recent meeting was in Sept. 2001; in Jim Tressel’s second game as head coach the Buckeyes lost in Pasadena 13-6, with their only score coming on a blocked punt.

The only time these teams met in the postseason was the brutal 23-10 loss to the Dick Vermeil-coached, John Sciarra-QB‘ed team in the Rose Bowl after the 1975 season, during which the Buckeyes had defeated that Bruins team 41-20 in Columbus in early October. That loss was in Archie Griffin’s final game, and it cost the Buckeyes the National Title the last time Woody Hayes had a shot at winning another one.
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A bit of a correction: in 1975 both games against UCLA were out west. On Oct 4 tOSU won 41-20 in a night game in LA. Both teams wore home uniforms that game. I later heard a rumor tOSU equipment manager packed the wrong jerseys. I don't know if that's true, but I don't remember any explanation. So I expected them to do the same for the Rose Bowl, but we wore white then.
 
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Lightning Round: Ryan Day Says the Buckeyes Need to Avoid Distractions, Eliminate Noise to Become First Ohio State Team to Win Back-to-Back National Titles

Ryan Day said the Buckeyes need to avoid distractions, eliminate noise and "focus on what matters" to become the first Ohio State team ever to win back-to-back national titles.
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Lightning Round: Ryan Day Says the Buckeyes Need to Avoid Distractions, Eliminate Noise to Become First Ohio State Team to Win Back-to-Back National Titles​

The Ohio State head coach also discussed Lincoln Kienholz, Bo Jackson, Jermaine Mathews Jr. and Julian Sayin in his nine-minute press conference. We've included a bullet-point recap of the session below.
  • Day said Ohio State tried to get Lincoln Kienholz in for some pass attempts at the end of the Purdue game. Day said the Buckeyes are doing everything they can to keep Kienholz ready to play in games.
  • Day said the coaches saw what Bo Jackson could do during spring practices and preseason camp. “We felt really good about him.” Day said Jackson’s athleticism stands out to him. “It’s been good to see him grow each week, get stronger each week.”
  • Day said Ohio State is excited to play under the lights against UCLA. “Yeah, anytime it’s a night game, it’s exciting. I think we have some good recruits in, which is great. Should have a great crowd. … Certainly looking forward to it.”
  • On Jermaine Mathews Jr.: “If you don’t notice him, just listen for a little while on the field, you’ll hear him. … He’s a competitor. He’s playing well. … He’s playing good football.”
  • Day said Julian Sayin’s family provides a great support system around him. Day said Sayin will need to lean on his family and teammates down the stretch. “I’ve seen him be consistent. I think he shows that same demeanor you see on the field off the field. … Excited to see him now finish off the season the right way and stay focused.”
  • Day said Ohio State's tight end room has good depth. He said the Buckeyes could explore using CJ Donaldson as a lead blocker for the team's running backs rather than Nate Roberts or another tight end. “We’re pretty healthy in the tight end room in terms of depth. … It’s good to have versatile guys like that who are big and strong.”
  • Day said Ohio State needs to avoid distractions and eliminate noise down the stretch. “The thing we got to understand, players, coaches, everybody, how exact, how on point we have to be. That’s every week. The teams that we’re playing now and the teams that we’re playing in the future, we got to be good. … It’s gonna take everything we got to get there. … We’ve done nothing. … None of that has anything to do with moving forward.”
  • Day said Ohio State wants to be the "first team ever to be back-to-back" at Ohio State. To do that, Day said, the Buckeyes have to “focus on what matters.”
 
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All this talk of back-to-back still pisses me off about the 1968 Buckeyes. Losing to Xichigan kept the Buckeyes from #2, and then Stanford, with Jim Plunket and Randy Vataha kept them from #3. Was in the stands for all three. Dinner just didn't taste as well those two nights....
 
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