These articles are the pinnacle of putting all all things Buckeye football in context. Always looked at with a refreshing spin. Go Bucks! Two thirds of my coworkers are in Atlanta, so please for the love of God beat Georgia.
Negativity is a choice I seldom make. Everything has a positive spin. Sometimes you simply have to look a little harder
The Daily Athletic today featured a very similar article. Right now I'm just rooting for them. Go Buckeyes!
If your opponent knocks you on your ass, honor the game and RESPECT him. But Gentlemen, no bastard ever won a football game by getting knocked on his ass. You won it by knocking the other poor dumb bastard on his ass and making HIM respect You!!
i liked our chances in '15 - BIG title rout of wiscy. cardale jones would do whatever he could to help the team win. we had tough running game with a healthy starting RB. that team also had great blocking at WR (watch the replay of elliots 85 yard run and see who it was that took out 2 bama defenders with ONE block). THAT team back then would do WHATEVER was needed to win..........they did the less glamourous things. the qb, however bad at it he was - would at least TRY to run the ball when under pressure. i thought that team wanted to win.............i've yet to see any of the above from this team. and w;hat bugs me the most about the buckeyes of the past couple years - if things start to go against them - there doesn't seem to be any fight in them ...........THREE points against michigan in the entire second half? that 2015 team was "great", not just on talent, but the intangibles as well. this team has the talent but not drive needed against equally talented teams. i'd love for the bucks to win; but i don't see it happening. i like the bulldogs
After winning 59-0 against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game that team of Cardale, Zeke Elliott, Joey Bosa, Michael Thomas, Jalin Marshall, Evan Spencer, Heurerman, Vannett, Elflein, Price, Jacoby Boren, Taylor Decker, Marcus Hall, Vonn Bell, Eli Apple, Doran Grant, Curtis Grant, Josh Perry, Darron Lee, Raekwon McMillan, Adolphus Washington, Michael Bennett, and Steve Miller was never getting curb stomped by anybody. Should have been back to back National Champions if Meyer would have played Zeke in the second half against MSU in the rain and slop. This team we got this year is going to get slaughtered by Georgia. It will be over at half. 45-17 Georgia in a beat down.
- Bobby Boucher is the best Foosball QB since Joe Mantegna -
This is my mindset as well and IT SUCKS. When they're clicking, this team is a monster, but their collective pants wetting against TTUN, at home no less, suggested that the "it" factor isn't there for this group. If that's coaching, leadership, give-a-shit quotient, whatever...they had the shot they wanted and missed, badly. No more talk, no more excuses, no more hype, please.
what bugs me the most about that isn't that GA gets to play close to home - they're #1 and defending NC. what bugs me is that if a BIG team was in the same position, there is NO way they get that consideration and have a bowl scheduled up north. so, if some teams never get that option, nobody should.
One would think so. That said, as one of my UGA-fan friends pointed-out, UGA doesn't exactly destroy teams in the Peach Bowl. I looked it up and I'm having a hard time finding a game where it was decided by more than 1 score. While we're all discussing history that doesn't impact the current game, we might as well go both ways with it.
When you’ve just “tasted rock bottom” and found that it tastes like ass, it’s time to reach for a peach infused palate cleanser that only a victory can provide.
I prefer to look at this as "Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde", with most of us wanting "Mr. Edward Hyde" to come out and play for at least 60 minutes of regulation, and maybe 120 minutes altogether for two games (plus any potential overtime).
Either way? What happens at The Peach Bowl, and how it happens, will determine quite a few things. For one? Legacy of this year's team. For another? The reputation of the coaching, and it's impact. Third? How folks will view the individuals and collective. Are they tough? Are they diciplined? Will they do whatever it takes to win?
The jersey collars say "Fight", and it's supposedly been the theme for this year's season. Well, there's a few folks on both sides of the ball that have internalized that. The rest (to include personnel at key positions) have had a good number of folks (including myself) questioning toughness, willingness to fight, tenacity, etc. The playcalling, at times, in critical moments, also is been called to question, as that too, is a tale of two kinds.
We are all aware of what talent potential exists with this team and program. The question is, "Where are the pre-bye week Buckeyes, and how do we get them back in time for CFP Bowl Season?". Because like it or not, there are ramifications beyond winning at stake here. This is unfamiliar territory for some Buckeye fans, and it's certainly unfamiliar for the program this century. It isn't enough to be a "highly ranked" kid out of high school. It isn't enough to win against the Kent States of The World. You're gonna have to BEAT THE CONTENDERS, or else you're just gonna end up being looked at as PRETENDERS."
What's it going to be? WE FIND OUT IN A LITTLE OVER ELEVEN DAYS...
I get accused of scarlet glasses a lot. It's so easy for OSU haters/SEC lovers to point to the OSU's record against the SEC. 2-13 is pretty bad, but that's like talking about how great Michigan is and all their national championships, but since 1948, UM's had only a 1/2 of a national championship. Recency is what counts.
It is easy to go back to the John Cooper era, he wasn't good in any bowl. Tressel was a little better. After 2007, Tress revamped his team to include speedsters everywhere, and it paid off in the Sugar Bowl. Of course SEC lovers say that game didn't count, maybe OSU had to vacate the win, but Arkansas cannot vacate the loss (really), that game counts for them. When Florida beat interim coach Luke, the narrative that OSU can't beat an SEC was back on. Then the Meyer era began.
Urban got rid of the narrative with a vengence, his 2014 team physically bullied Alabama all night long. Unfortunately, Ryan brought it back, but of course it had an asterisk with 27 (or so) players out, and Fields with his broken ribs.
I don't see 2-14, I see 2-2. This is not the John Cooper Buckeyes, nor is it Jim Tressels. It is not 2020, this is 2022, and if Kevin Wilson is allowed to set the offensive gameplan, OSU is going to go wild on that GA secondary. 1-1 since 2014, will become 2-1 on Dec 31st.
Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect - Woody Hayes
We’ve been the higher ranked team in only 4 of those matchups you listed.. We’re 1-3 in such games. While that’s not exactly an argument that’s going to convince anyone that it’s not nearly as bad as it sounds against the Big Bad SEC.. There’s actually only ever been a handful of games that we were even supposed to win. So this isn’t new territory for the Bucks..
We as fans have seen this narrative before and have felt the disrespect that it brings. We’ve lived the disappointment of losing the one game that we couldn’t and ending up as one of the side acts in the Bowl Season’s circus. This game is not that. Not even close. This one is going to take place in the main ring.
For all of those teams that have come before now and those that will, in the future.. The narrative can be stopped here. I always poke fun at some of my friends from Minnesota about the shear number of trophy games their freaking school plays for every year.. Lol. Well folks.. These are the trophy games that we play for at Ohio State. Go Bucks! Beat Georgia!!!
i would be absolutely amazed if OSU pulls this out....i don't know who else you would put in the top four but OSU does not belong there especially after getting humiliated and blown out by you know who ....we will soon see how SOFT they are ....if they put up a good fight i will eat crow for a month ...
Agree. I’d be happy if they aren’t scared and play hard the entire 60 minutes. I know it’s not CJs thing, but love to see him get fired up and show some emotion as a leader. Cool and calm is great Vs Arkansas St.
It's not that anyone is soft. The problem is that OSU is a big enough brand to recruit well nationally so a large chunk of their impact players weren't raised within the rivalry. Urban is an Ohio guy so he was able to mitigate the problem but now that Day is in control and the majority of his players are from out of state you have a program that doesn't know how to take that game as seriously as needed to win
Urban Meyer >Jim Harbaugh for ever and ever, Amen. 0
It’s on Day that we have no clue what Buckeye team will show up and that they won’t quit and just get rolled. We can all be sure that UGA will play hard and inspired ball and won’t quit.
If Georgia goes on to beat TTUN then I'll take the L. Losing to TTUN 3x in 2 years and they get a championship would make the offseason even more unbearable.
I think they come out firing on all cylinders, just like the 2014 Sugar Bowl. That said, there will be adversity, just like in that game. How this team, especially it's HC and captains, reacts to said adversity will indicate whether or not the Bucks will win. Will they pucker up and piss down their leg like they did vs TTUN or fight back like the 2014 team late in the 2nd quarter. E + R = O. How will this team respond?
"You ever hear of the saying "you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole." - Raylan Givens
That's what bothered me most about the TTUN loss, the coaches and players looked scared and crumbled to the pressure. It brought back some bad memories from the 90's.
"You ever hear of the saying "you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole." - Raylan Givens
Actually in 2014, OSU was down 21-6. Then scored four straight touchdowns. Lane Kiffin didn’t run Derrick Henry enough. But to be honest, the Tide weren’t stopping Zeke and Cardale and the receivers either. Hell OSU’s defensive backs looked like they were playing a different sport compared to the guys who are out there now. Urban’s defense gave up a lot of points in that game but the offense was unstoppable.
That’s the whole irony about Ryan Day. Supposedly an offensive guru but when you only score in the 20’s in the biggest games, this defense (let’s face it- these issues go back to two or three years ago with Coombs) isn’t holding a very good to elite offense under 30+ points. It just ain’t happening. I like what Knowles has done up to the Michigan game. But a lot of that was on the players. Their job is to tackle. On offense, I think a lot of the issues are on Ryan Day. Stroud gets some of the critique but Day is the one who designs these plays.
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Lets Go Bucks ! I was in attendance at the Outback Bowl when the Lou Holtz, South Carolina team beat us by a field goal. Heart-breaking but a great game.... South Carolina fans are fun.
My former CEO gifts me tickets annually to a game either in Clemson or Columbia. This year I got to attend Georgia at Carolina. UGA is as advertised and William Bryce stadium was rocking despite the home team getting drubbed.
As to the Peach Bowl, the Buckeye task at hand is almost insurmountable. Yet the game has to be played and miracles can happen.
Too much time spent at the North Heidelberg rather than the classroom. SSD 68-72
Georgia and ttun are both already talking about facing each other in the Championship.
I really believe Ohio State will look like the earlier version of itself, so I hope they keep overlooking a very good Ohio State team!!
Their fans might care. The coaches might say they “feel” snubbed but I don’t see why the players care. They are the favorites for a reason. They are the defending champs with a 24-1 record over the last 25 games. That’s at a Bama or Clemson type clip. Or OSU 2012-2014 type clip. I’m not a heavy gambler but I’d be confident that UGA will be locked in for this game. OSU will have to match intensity and execution. Ryan Day is at a big disadvantage because he doesn’t have an OC to delegate things to and just focus on the overall status of the team. He’s gotta call plays, make sure the plays are in on time, watch how they all line up, etc. At least on defense he can rely on Knowles.
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We are worse than Georgia but we have a decent chance of winning--about 33%.
Fans treat college football as if there is an unalterable hierarchy of teams. This is because of rankings and the limited number of games and the historical lack of a playoff. And for Ohio State against the Big 10, there really is an unalterable hierarchy in which most teams have only a 5% chance of beating us.
But when it is a good team against a great team, the good team can beat the great team. Like a 6-10 team in the NFL playing a 10-6 team. Or Penn State playing Ohio State.
Unfortunately, we are Penn State in this comparison. So let's hope for a freak block kick returned for a touchdown.
KENT STATE played UGA close this year y'all. This ain't 2022 Miami. UGA is beatable.
Hope the coaches are looking at that Kent State & Missouri vs UGA 2022 film. Maybe they had the Kent State coaches in the Woody this month to help game plan. Cover 3 podcast loves the Kent staff.
I believe win or lose it will be an ugly game and the team that comes out on top is the team that will embrace that ugliness, the grind in the trenches, and really impose their will on the other team.
The Excellence of Execution, the Best there is, the Best there was, the Best there ever will be!
It still pisses me off that we're playing Georgia in Atlanta, and hour from their home stadium. They need to fix that, asap. We've got a better than average shot, I believe, because--as we've experienced--it's HAAAAARD to be #1. All the pressure, the fear of dropping a game, the self doubt, "are we really that good?" etc. NOBODY thinks Georgia is going to lose this playoff. NOBODY. It's a veritable cake walk for them. And that's why it's DANGEROUS for them. Because if they believe their own hype for just a millisecond, they'll lose their focus and start feeling sorry for themselves when we come to play and hit them in the mouth. I do NOT "fear" Georgia the way I "fear" a Nick Saban coached Alabama. Bucks by 14.
I'm gonna keep pounding this point; if Day does "whatever it takes", he will he will bring McCord in to have a legit RPO. Stroud is not a natural runner. He's shifty in the pocket and a wide open field will yield some yards, ala Northwestern, but he rightly believes in his arm more than his legs. Kyle has no problem tucking the ball and forcing the D to account for both arm and legs. He can throw the ball or he wouldn't be at OSU, so bring him in for a series or two and force GA to account for him. Once we have them playing more honest, or if we've run enough to get a lead, let Stroud carve up their suspect secondary.
we have nothing to lose and a change at QB forces Defenses to prepare (or not) for two very different styles. Cardale was the perfect change of pace to take us to the Natty in 2014-5.
It sounds crazy, but Saban benched Jalen Hurts for Tua Tagliovola when they were down 13-0 in the NC game at half and it ended up working for them. I don't think Hurts is so scarred by the incident that he can't go on, maybe ask Eagles fans. Now, I am not suggesting that we do this, but we really should be pulling out all the stops to win this game. Kind of like using your ace starting pitcher in long relief in game 7 of the World Series if that is what it takes.
Ohio State earned this playoff berth beating Penn State on the road. Had Penn State won, they’d be in. Penn State would be pleased to have this opportunity.
The team did not control its own destiny. Ok, get over it. Now they control their destiny again.
losing to Michigan sucked…don’t let them beat us twice.
I’ll be watching New Year’s eve with my scarlet-tinted glasses and beverages of choice, No expectation to win, but will have a a great start to 2023 if they do.
I am still a bit puzzled by the "off schedule" category. Does it mean not winning the B1G? Does it mean not going to the Rose Bowl? Honestly, I can't figure out what this one means. Also, given that we have only won two of these games and one was "on schedule" and one was "off schedule" I am not sure if it correlates to anything as far as winning the next game either.
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Go Bucks. Beat Georgia. Beat TTUN.
Ohio Against The World.
These articles are the pinnacle of putting all all things Buckeye football in context. Always looked at with a refreshing spin. Go Bucks! Two thirds of my coworkers are in Atlanta, so please for the love of God beat Georgia.
Negativity is a choice I seldom make. Everything has a positive spin. Sometimes you simply have to look a little harder
The Daily Athletic today featured a very similar article. Right now I'm just rooting for them. Go Buckeyes!
If your opponent knocks you on your ass, honor the game and RESPECT him. But Gentlemen, no bastard ever won a football game by getting knocked on his ass. You won it by knocking the other poor dumb bastard on his ass and making HIM respect You!!
I'm hoping for the best but prepared for the worst...or at least the just-not-good.
Go Bucks.
Priority #1: Beat Michigan
I'm expecting us to get curb-stomped... just like I was expecting it in the 2015 Sugar Bowl. Hoping for similar results.
Fuck Michigan
i liked our chances in '15 - BIG title rout of wiscy. cardale jones would do whatever he could to help the team win. we had tough running game with a healthy starting RB. that team also had great blocking at WR (watch the replay of elliots 85 yard run and see who it was that took out 2 bama defenders with ONE block). THAT team back then would do WHATEVER was needed to win..........they did the less glamourous things. the qb, however bad at it he was - would at least TRY to run the ball when under pressure. i thought that team wanted to win.............i've yet to see any of the above from this team. and w;hat bugs me the most about the buckeyes of the past couple years - if things start to go against them - there doesn't seem to be any fight in them ...........THREE points against michigan in the entire second half? that 2015 team was "great", not just on talent, but the intangibles as well. this team has the talent but not drive needed against equally talented teams. i'd love for the bucks to win; but i don't see it happening. i like the bulldogs
danny
After winning 59-0 against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game that team of Cardale, Zeke Elliott, Joey Bosa, Michael Thomas, Jalin Marshall, Evan Spencer, Heurerman, Vannett, Elflein, Price, Jacoby Boren, Taylor Decker, Marcus Hall, Vonn Bell, Eli Apple, Doran Grant, Curtis Grant, Josh Perry, Darron Lee, Raekwon McMillan, Adolphus Washington, Michael Bennett, and Steve Miller was never getting curb stomped by anybody. Should have been back to back National Champions if Meyer would have played Zeke in the second half against MSU in the rain and slop. This team we got this year is going to get slaughtered by Georgia. It will be over at half. 45-17 Georgia in a beat down.
- Bobby Boucher is the best Foosball QB since Joe Mantegna -
This is my mindset as well and IT SUCKS. When they're clicking, this team is a monster, but their collective pants wetting against TTUN, at home no less, suggested that the "it" factor isn't there for this group. If that's coaching, leadership, give-a-shit quotient, whatever...they had the shot they wanted and missed, badly. No more talk, no more excuses, no more hype, please.
Ramzy hit this one square between the eyes.
I survived Cooper and I hate Tai Streets.
My glasses are half full.
So that means we’re starting every possession at the 50? I like it…
https://youtu.be/KuUhr5MHEVk
Literally ALL of the odds are stacked against th Buckeyes. Thinking the poor ole buckeyes will win is almost……to good to be true……=)
"Life is not about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. THATS HOW WINNING IS DONE!!" - Rocky Ballboa
Playing Georgia in the Peach Bowl a neutral site? Like Duffy Daugherty said “it’s like playing ND at the Vatican “
what bugs me the most about that isn't that GA gets to play close to home - they're #1 and defending NC. what bugs me is that if a BIG team was in the same position, there is NO way they get that consideration and have a bowl scheduled up north. so, if some teams never get that option, nobody should.
danny
One would think so. That said, as one of my UGA-fan friends pointed-out, UGA doesn't exactly destroy teams in the Peach Bowl. I looked it up and I'm having a hard time finding a game where it was decided by more than 1 score. While we're all discussing history that doesn't impact the current game, we might as well go both ways with it.
I got my glasses on. Go Bucks!
“Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.” John Wooden
When you’ve just “tasted rock bottom” and found that it tastes like ass, it’s time to reach for a peach infused palate cleanser that only a victory can provide.
I prefer to look at this as "Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde", with most of us wanting "Mr. Edward Hyde" to come out and play for at least 60 minutes of regulation, and maybe 120 minutes altogether for two games (plus any potential overtime).
Either way? What happens at The Peach Bowl, and how it happens, will determine quite a few things. For one? Legacy of this year's team. For another? The reputation of the coaching, and it's impact. Third? How folks will view the individuals and collective. Are they tough? Are they diciplined? Will they do whatever it takes to win?
The jersey collars say "Fight", and it's supposedly been the theme for this year's season. Well, there's a few folks on both sides of the ball that have internalized that. The rest (to include personnel at key positions) have had a good number of folks (including myself) questioning toughness, willingness to fight, tenacity, etc. The playcalling, at times, in critical moments, also is been called to question, as that too, is a tale of two kinds.
We are all aware of what talent potential exists with this team and program. The question is, "Where are the pre-bye week Buckeyes, and how do we get them back in time for CFP Bowl Season?". Because like it or not, there are ramifications beyond winning at stake here. This is unfamiliar territory for some Buckeye fans, and it's certainly unfamiliar for the program this century. It isn't enough to be a "highly ranked" kid out of high school. It isn't enough to win against the Kent States of The World. You're gonna have to BEAT THE CONTENDERS, or else you're just gonna end up being looked at as PRETENDERS."
What's it going to be? WE FIND OUT IN A LITTLE OVER ELEVEN DAYS...
If you're wanting the "pre-bye week" Buckeyes to show up, then we will have had 5 of them for this game, so, I like our chances.
Great article!
I get accused of scarlet glasses a lot. It's so easy for OSU haters/SEC lovers to point to the OSU's record against the SEC. 2-13 is pretty bad, but that's like talking about how great Michigan is and all their national championships, but since 1948, UM's had only a 1/2 of a national championship. Recency is what counts.
It is easy to go back to the John Cooper era, he wasn't good in any bowl. Tressel was a little better. After 2007, Tress revamped his team to include speedsters everywhere, and it paid off in the Sugar Bowl. Of course SEC lovers say that game didn't count, maybe OSU had to vacate the win, but Arkansas cannot vacate the loss (really), that game counts for them. When Florida beat interim coach Luke, the narrative that OSU can't beat an SEC was back on. Then the Meyer era began.
Urban got rid of the narrative with a vengence, his 2014 team physically bullied Alabama all night long. Unfortunately, Ryan brought it back, but of course it had an asterisk with 27 (or so) players out, and Fields with his broken ribs.
I don't see 2-14, I see 2-2. This is not the John Cooper Buckeyes, nor is it Jim Tressels. It is not 2020, this is 2022, and if Kevin Wilson is allowed to set the offensive gameplan, OSU is going to go wild on that GA secondary. 1-1 since 2014, will become 2-1 on Dec 31st.
Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect - Woody Hayes
Off topic - he's been gone 25 years as of a few days ago......... hard to believe.
Priority #1: Beat Michigan
Down by the river. Classic Farley. Or he and Adam Sandler’s Schmitt’s gay beer? Lmao
When telling the truth becomes a revolutionary concept, it’s wise to join the revolution
Who has Georgia really played this year that was any good? They didn't play Alabama and they beat a rebuilding LSU team.
Tennessee? puh-lease weazy. They're all upper body and no legs.
Yes, Georgia is decent, but, they still haven't proven how good they really are if, in fact, they are really good at all.
Bucks make it look easy.
42-21
P.S. glasses are on.
But did you put the cork back in the bottle? (and was there anything left in the bottle to cork!).
Let’s not throw too many stones. We played 3 teams this year.
Just win baby
JJ
We’ve been the higher ranked team in only 4 of those matchups you listed.. We’re 1-3 in such games. While that’s not exactly an argument that’s going to convince anyone that it’s not nearly as bad as it sounds against the Big Bad SEC.. There’s actually only ever been a handful of games that we were even supposed to win. So this isn’t new territory for the Bucks..
We as fans have seen this narrative before and have felt the disrespect that it brings. We’ve lived the disappointment of losing the one game that we couldn’t and ending up as one of the side acts in the Bowl Season’s circus. This game is not that. Not even close. This one is going to take place in the main ring.
For all of those teams that have come before now and those that will, in the future.. The narrative can be stopped here. I always poke fun at some of my friends from Minnesota about the shear number of trophy games their freaking school plays for every year.. Lol. Well folks.. These are the trophy games that we play for at Ohio State. Go Bucks! Beat Georgia!!!
https://youtu.be/KuUhr5MHEVk
i would be absolutely amazed if OSU pulls this out....i don't know who else you would put in the top four but OSU does not belong there especially after getting humiliated and blown out by you know who ....we will soon see how SOFT they are ....if they put up a good fight i will eat crow for a month ...
Agree. I’d be happy if they aren’t scared and play hard the entire 60 minutes. I know it’s not CJs thing, but love to see him get fired up and show some emotion as a leader. Cool and calm is great Vs Arkansas St.
It's not that anyone is soft. The problem is that OSU is a big enough brand to recruit well nationally so a large chunk of their impact players weren't raised within the rivalry. Urban is an Ohio guy so he was able to mitigate the problem but now that Day is in control and the majority of his players are from out of state you have a program that doesn't know how to take that game as seriously as needed to win
Urban Meyer >Jim Harbaugh for ever and ever, Amen. 0
Take your "soft" and shove it.
Ironballs
Tough to execute the request, unless you have a little blue pill, I guess.
gfounds
needs to put his glasses back on.
NOBLUE, if you don't know who else you would put in the top 4, then TOSU belongs. You made it easy.
It’s on Day that we have no clue what Buckeye team will show up and that they won’t quit and just get rolled. We can all be sure that UGA will play hard and inspired ball and won’t quit.
Would you rather beat Georgia and lose to Michigan or lose to Georgia?
Neither. Also, if they beat GA in ATL they'll smoke whoever they draw for the title game. I'm not convinced that TCU won't knock UM off
Urban Meyer >Jim Harbaugh for ever and ever, Amen. 0
No
I’d rather beat Georgia. We aren’t losing to TCU
When telling the truth becomes a revolutionary concept, it’s wise to join the revolution
If Georgia goes on to beat TTUN then I'll take the L. Losing to TTUN 3x in 2 years and they get a championship would make the offseason even more unbearable.
I think they come out firing on all cylinders, just like the 2014 Sugar Bowl. That said, there will be adversity, just like in that game. How this team, especially it's HC and captains, reacts to said adversity will indicate whether or not the Bucks will win. Will they pucker up and piss down their leg like they did vs TTUN or fight back like the 2014 team late in the 2nd quarter. E + R = O. How will this team respond?
"You ever hear of the saying "you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole." - Raylan Givens
That's what bothered me most about the TTUN loss, the coaches and players looked scared and crumbled to the pressure. It brought back some bad memories from the 90's.
They were down 17-6 in the first half. Firing on all cylinders?
Firing on cylinders except in the RZ :)
"You ever hear of the saying "you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole." - Raylan Givens
Actually in 2014, OSU was down 21-6. Then scored four straight touchdowns. Lane Kiffin didn’t run Derrick Henry enough. But to be honest, the Tide weren’t stopping Zeke and Cardale and the receivers either. Hell OSU’s defensive backs looked like they were playing a different sport compared to the guys who are out there now. Urban’s defense gave up a lot of points in that game but the offense was unstoppable.
That’s the whole irony about Ryan Day. Supposedly an offensive guru but when you only score in the 20’s in the biggest games, this defense (let’s face it- these issues go back to two or three years ago with Coombs) isn’t holding a very good to elite offense under 30+ points. It just ain’t happening. I like what Knowles has done up to the Michigan game. But a lot of that was on the players. Their job is to tackle. On offense, I think a lot of the issues are on Ryan Day. Stroud gets some of the critique but Day is the one who designs these plays.
When telling the truth becomes a revolutionary concept, it’s wise to join the revolution
Lets Go Bucks ! I was in attendance at the Outback Bowl when the Lou Holtz, South Carolina team beat us by a field goal. Heart-breaking but a great game.... South Carolina fans are fun.
CBus love
IIRC SC's running back was Mr Ohio who the Buckeyes snubbed... and he tore us up that day.
Fuck Michigan
Ryan Brewer.. scorched us twice in two years.
He's so fast he makes fast people look, not fast
My former CEO gifts me tickets annually to a game either in Clemson or Columbia. This year I got to attend Georgia at Carolina. UGA is as advertised and William Bryce stadium was rocking despite the home team getting drubbed.
As to the Peach Bowl, the Buckeye task at hand is almost insurmountable. Yet the game has to be played and miracles can happen.
Too much time spent at the North Heidelberg rather than the classroom. SSD 68-72
Georgia and ttun are both already talking about facing each other in the Championship.
I really believe Ohio State will look like the earlier version of itself, so I hope they keep overlooking a very good Ohio State team!!
Ironballs
If I were a Georgia fan I'd be upset about this match-up instead of TCU or UM. I think we are a dangerous team coming off a loss.
AKA the Horseshoe, the Shoe, and the House That Harley Built
I am willing to bet 95% of them aren’t upset nor do they care
Their fans might care. The coaches might say they “feel” snubbed but I don’t see why the players care. They are the favorites for a reason. They are the defending champs with a 24-1 record over the last 25 games. That’s at a Bama or Clemson type clip. Or OSU 2012-2014 type clip. I’m not a heavy gambler but I’d be confident that UGA will be locked in for this game. OSU will have to match intensity and execution. Ryan Day is at a big disadvantage because he doesn’t have an OC to delegate things to and just focus on the overall status of the team. He’s gotta call plays, make sure the plays are in on time, watch how they all line up, etc. At least on defense he can rely on Knowles.
When telling the truth becomes a revolutionary concept, it’s wise to join the revolution
One of my best friends is a GA fan, and he was pissed after the draw. He wanted TCU and said Ohio State was the worst draw of the three for GA.
Negativity is a choice I seldom make. Everything has a positive spin. Sometimes you simply have to look a little harder
You know exactly how all the UGA fans are feeling. They are worried about this matchup, and feel they should be playing TCU.
Most of the time, you have to beat the best teams to win the championship, which is why I PREFER to play Georgia first!
gfounds
Bucks by 10 points. Bucks get up early and control the entire game. UGA isn't gonna realuze what hit'em.
CBus love
I’m used to looking for the Ramzy drop on Wednesday. Do we get a double dose this week for an early Christmas present?
Time and change will surely show how firm thy friendship, O HI O.
Just staying clear of Wednesday's Crootmas blast radius. Site will be covered with high school kids tomorrow.
Legitimately had me thinking today was Wednesday
There is nothing to lose, all the pressure is on Georgia. All you’ve got for 4 quarters.
36-24-36? Ha ha, only if she's 5'3"
I’m not sure what time it is, but Xichigan still sucks
Love the perspective as always, Ramzy. Looking forward to seeing how our guys respond.
Happy holidays to you and your family!
We are worse than Georgia but we have a decent chance of winning--about 33%.
Fans treat college football as if there is an unalterable hierarchy of teams. This is because of rankings and the limited number of games and the historical lack of a playoff. And for Ohio State against the Big 10, there really is an unalterable hierarchy in which most teams have only a 5% chance of beating us.
But when it is a good team against a great team, the good team can beat the great team. Like a 6-10 team in the NFL playing a 10-6 team. Or Penn State playing Ohio State.
Unfortunately, we are Penn State in this comparison. So let's hope for a freak block kick returned for a touchdown.
If we get the Day who coached against Clemson - we win.
If we get the Day who coached against scum - we lose.
Let’s Go Bucks!
KENT STATE played UGA close this year y'all. This ain't 2022 Miami. UGA is beatable.
Hope the coaches are looking at that Kent State & Missouri vs UGA 2022 film. Maybe they had the Kent State coaches in the Woody this month to help game plan. Cover 3 podcast loves the Kent staff.
I believe win or lose it will be an ugly game and the team that comes out on top is the team that will embrace that ugliness, the grind in the trenches, and really impose their will on the other team.
The Excellence of Execution, the Best there is, the Best there was, the Best there ever will be!
It still pisses me off that we're playing Georgia in Atlanta, and hour from their home stadium. They need to fix that, asap. We've got a better than average shot, I believe, because--as we've experienced--it's HAAAAARD to be #1. All the pressure, the fear of dropping a game, the self doubt, "are we really that good?" etc. NOBODY thinks Georgia is going to lose this playoff. NOBODY. It's a veritable cake walk for them. And that's why it's DANGEROUS for them. Because if they believe their own hype for just a millisecond, they'll lose their focus and start feeling sorry for themselves when we come to play and hit them in the mouth. I do NOT "fear" Georgia the way I "fear" a Nick Saban coached Alabama. Bucks by 14.
Round on the ends and "HI" in the middle. O-HI-O.
I'm gonna keep pounding this point; if Day does "whatever it takes", he will he will bring McCord in to have a legit RPO. Stroud is not a natural runner. He's shifty in the pocket and a wide open field will yield some yards, ala Northwestern, but he rightly believes in his arm more than his legs. Kyle has no problem tucking the ball and forcing the D to account for both arm and legs. He can throw the ball or he wouldn't be at OSU, so bring him in for a series or two and force GA to account for him. Once we have them playing more honest, or if we've run enough to get a lead, let Stroud carve up their suspect secondary.
we have nothing to lose and a change at QB forces Defenses to prepare (or not) for two very different styles. Cardale was the perfect change of pace to take us to the Natty in 2014-5.
Steelybuck54
It sounds crazy, but Saban benched Jalen Hurts for Tua Tagliovola when they were down 13-0 in the NC game at half and it ended up working for them. I don't think Hurts is so scarred by the incident that he can't go on, maybe ask Eagles fans. Now, I am not suggesting that we do this, but we really should be pulling out all the stops to win this game. Kind of like using your ace starting pitcher in long relief in game 7 of the World Series if that is what it takes.
Ohio State earned this playoff berth beating Penn State on the road. Had Penn State won, they’d be in. Penn State would be pleased to have this opportunity.
The team did not control its own destiny. Ok, get over it. Now they control their destiny again.
losing to Michigan sucked…don’t let them beat us twice.
Matt
I’ll be watching New Year’s eve with my scarlet-tinted glasses and beverages of choice, No expectation to win, but will have a a great start to 2023 if they do.
Interesting list of curiosities going back over 40 years, Now what about the current teams?
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka 'Aina I ka Pono. The life of the land is preserved in righteousness. (Hawai'i state motto) Aloha nui kakou.
Will Zach and Tuimoloau be able to contain Stetson?
Will the offensive line minimize Jalen Carter wreaking havoc?
Kyle Jones where are you?
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka 'Aina I ka Pono. The life of the land is preserved in righteousness. (Hawai'i state motto) Aloha nui kakou.
There certainly won't be any part of this game that we haven't analyzed at least.
vacuuming sucks
one difference this years SAD factor has is that there is the potential for redemption with a win in the Peach Bowl.
Hang 100 on 'em
I am still a bit puzzled by the "off schedule" category. Does it mean not winning the B1G? Does it mean not going to the Rose Bowl? Honestly, I can't figure out what this one means. Also, given that we have only won two of these games and one was "on schedule" and one was "off schedule" I am not sure if it correlates to anything as far as winning the next game either.
At least scUm will get smoked by UGa too.