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What do you think about No. 8 Ohio State playing Tennessee at night in The Shoe?
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As of Sunday, we now know that the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes are set to host the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET in a game to be broadcast on ABC and ESPN. Not only does that mean that the Buckeyes will break the long-running noon-kickoff curse, but they will also do something that is rare in Ohio Stadium history, host a night game during the winter season.
So, to assess where Buckeye fans stand on these developments, we asked two questions in our weekly fan survey: one about where OSU was seeded by the CFP Committee and one about what the impact of a mid-December night game in The Horseshoe will be.
Take a look at the two questions below, and vote in the survey at the bottom of the article. Then, if you want to add your extra two cents, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments at the bottom of the page.
I understand why Penn State ended up being ahead of Ohio State in the final CFP rankings since the Nittany Lions did make the Big Ten Championship Game, and they did finish the regular season with a better record. But given that OSU did beat Penn State in Happy Valley, I thought that there was a chance that the Buckeyes would get bumped up to a higher seed. I imagine that if the committee had been ranking based on perceived ability to win the tournament, the Buckeyes would have been higher, but they forfeited their right to complain about seeding when they lost to Michigan and therefore did not make the conference title game.
So, while I think that it is likely too in the scope of objectivity, I have zero actual complaints about it, because they did it to themselves.
Here’s the thing, Tennessee is in the South, but it’s not in a tropical climate. The average December temperatures in Knoxville are 51° highs and 30° lows. That’s compared to the 41°F high and 28°F lows in Columbus. An obvious difference on the upper end, but a negligible one on the low.
So, between that and Ryan Day’s refusal to throw the ball in moderately cold and windy conditions against Michigan, I don’t see the weather being a decisive advantage for OSU. In fact, given that the Vols are a team built to run the ball, it could actually benefit them even more than the home, Northern team.
However, unlike Kirk Herbstriet, I think that The Shoe is going to be rocking next weekend. While fans might boo if Chip Kelly calls consecutive runs into the boundary on first and second down (and they would be right to do so), this has all of the hallmarks of an incredible environment and atmosphere on the banks of the Olentangy.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the Ohio State football season, we will be asking and answering questions about the team, college football, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
As of Sunday, we now know that the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes are set to host the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET in a game to be broadcast on ABC and ESPN. Not only does that mean that the Buckeyes will break the long-running noon-kickoff curse, but they will also do something that is rare in Ohio Stadium history, host a night game during the winter season.
So, to assess where Buckeye fans stand on these developments, we asked two questions in our weekly fan survey: one about where OSU was seeded by the CFP Committee and one about what the impact of a mid-December night game in The Horseshoe will be.
Take a look at the two questions below, and vote in the survey at the bottom of the article. Then, if you want to add your extra two cents, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments at the bottom of the page.
Question 1: What do you think of Ohio State’s playoff seeding?
I understand why Penn State ended up being ahead of Ohio State in the final CFP rankings since the Nittany Lions did make the Big Ten Championship Game, and they did finish the regular season with a better record. But given that OSU did beat Penn State in Happy Valley, I thought that there was a chance that the Buckeyes would get bumped up to a higher seed. I imagine that if the committee had been ranking based on perceived ability to win the tournament, the Buckeyes would have been higher, but they forfeited their right to complain about seeding when they lost to Michigan and therefore did not make the conference title game.
So, while I think that it is likely too in the scope of objectivity, I have zero actual complaints about it, because they did it to themselves.
Question 2: How do you feel about OSU facing Tennessee at night in The Shoe in mid-December?
Here’s the thing, Tennessee is in the South, but it’s not in a tropical climate. The average December temperatures in Knoxville are 51° highs and 30° lows. That’s compared to the 41°F high and 28°F lows in Columbus. An obvious difference on the upper end, but a negligible one on the low.
So, between that and Ryan Day’s refusal to throw the ball in moderately cold and windy conditions against Michigan, I don’t see the weather being a decisive advantage for OSU. In fact, given that the Vols are a team built to run the ball, it could actually benefit them even more than the home, Northern team.
However, unlike Kirk Herbstriet, I think that The Shoe is going to be rocking next weekend. While fans might boo if Chip Kelly calls consecutive runs into the boundary on first and second down (and they would be right to do so), this has all of the hallmarks of an incredible environment and atmosphere on the banks of the Olentangy.
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