Basketball Preview: Rutgers Rematch On Tap For Reeling Ohio State After Three Straight Losses

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Steelydan54's picture

Your score prediction may be generous. Otoh, if the sleeping shooters wake up, anything can happen. It's a very young team and the grind of a B1G schedule is real. 

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BodyBuilderBandDaddy's picture

My slanted belief about this gelling young team. They never lose 3 games in a row this season. And whenever they play you the 2nd time it's even harder to beat them.

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ThemBuckeyes's picture

Didn’t they just lose 3 games in a row coming into this matchup (Purdue, Maryland, Minnesota)?

“Nothing that comes easy is worth a dime.” -Woody

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BodyBuilderBandDaddy's picture

The *rest of the season. Poorly worded on my part.

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Cakewalk23's picture

OSU men’s basketball team should learn how to win  from OSU women’s basketball team.

In Ryan Day We Trust

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Blackcoffee's picture

Maybe time to have one of those proverbial "players only meetings"

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NWObuckeye's picture

Could be the beginning of the end …for Holtmann…maybe …maybe not..let’s GO Bucks!!

NWObuckeye

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BucksHave7's picture

I was going to go.  I’m 20 min from the RAC.  But I won’t bear to see this team embarrassed more today. 

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buckeyestu's picture

I was going to watch, but this team doesn't entertain me. Guess I will go watch grass grow, at this time of year it doesn't grow, but neither does any team Holtmann coaches.

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NWObuckeye's picture

I just cannot do it anymore…and DO NOT call me a fake fan…I will check in on the score every now and then root on the Buckeyes on and hope for the best, but I cannot raise my blood pressure and ruin my family’s day or evenings anymore watching the Holtmann shitshow …will have to continue to do it this way until the admin cans his worthless ass. I feel he has lost and after this current streak will have the lost the remaining faction of the fan base …as the Schott empties out , the losses pile up and the team misses the tournament, the administration , extension or not will have to act.

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Jvillebuck's picture

If as you say the fan base dwindles and the Schott empties out OSU might be able to sell out future games by moving them to The Covelli Center :)

"We're going to give the ball to dumb-ass and grind meat"--Woody Hayes

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allinosu's picture

Still a lot of BB to be played this year. This young team may come together yet.

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Dgeneral's picture

Young team? Not really.

Sueing: 6 years. Likele : 5 years. McNeil : 4 years. Holden : 4 years. Key : 3 years.

They actually are an old team.

This young team excuse is for losers. 

Benchwarmer

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allinosu's picture

Almost have the total minutes played this year is by freshman so there is a point. That said it wasn't an excuse. I was trying to be positive for the losers.

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TheVictoryBell's picture

Let’s see if Holtmann can get a team fired up and ready to play hard for 40 minutes. This is a must win game and you know Rutgers has had this game circled. 

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NWObuckeye's picture

Holtmann,  get them fired up ? Laughable we see how that goes a lot of hand clapping followed by “come on guys” and “ push it” and “ play harder” …that’s it that all he’s got !!

NWObuckeye

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Tiffin2b's picture

If you are going to quit on the team quit. Go bye bye my man. Nobody gives a shit. If it gives you that much heartburn go root for someone else.

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osufantoo's picture

I just hope they don't have him miked up today.  I had my fill of his visible coaching prowess the last game.  LOL

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Chief Buckeye's picture

I’m taking the day off from self inflicted misery. I still support the team, but they need to earn back my time and attention. The lazy play, lack of effort, and middle school level coaching isn’t worth wasting two hours of my day in at this point. 

Indiana is just Ohio West

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Berg2004's picture

The B1G slate really ramps up after this one and Nebraska. We need to string some winning streaks together or it’ll be the NIT for the Bucks.

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TheShookster's picture

I’ll be shocked if they win today.

Feels like they either win this and go on a winning streak or lose and the season really goes off the rails. 

"We didn't play with enough force tonight"

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Sanitarian2's picture

This could be the game that turns the season around and starts a run to the NCAA Championship. 

Sani

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Woody 1's picture

There's absolutely NO way to avoid these multigame losing streaks in the middle of the season with "Coach" Holt at the helm. No way. We saw up close and personal in the last game how he does it . . . the clapper! No legit coaching, just clapping. What a racquet for what osu is payin' him!

http://URLWoody 1

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550I Buckeye's picture

He's Brady Hoke of OSU Basketball.

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BuckeyeLurker0509's picture

I wenr to the UNC game in the Garden and left wanting to throw up.

No way Im getting invested in this game lol only to be let down 

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osufan2002's picture

So Key's 30 minutes were too much?  Do players manage the minutes or does the coach.  I know the answer with most teams. . .    Preparing for the worst today but still rooting for the Bucks to pull it off!!

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grahamkamp's picture

There’s a legitimate chance that the Bucks go 1-4 the rest of the month and enter February at 11-10… have to turn this thing around quick 

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Blackcoffee's picture

Zed gots lots of family friends showing up. Time to do the Elvis on these punks!

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Monclovabuckeye's picture

Do you mean it's "Now or Never" time?

Everyone then me.

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buckeyenut74's picture

Rutgers is gonna want this one bad. Hope Holtmann is up to it…

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Ebyrne13's picture

No thread??? Has everyone given up?

Proverbs 14:15
The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.

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grahamkamp's picture

Probably has to do with NFL Wild Card as well

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BuckeyeinFlorida's picture

My alternative channel is now bouncing back and forth between Buffalo / Miami football and Pawn Stars.
Should I watch some of our Basketball train wreck ? We will see.

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BeatMeechigun's picture

I watched through the full 1997-98 season and I must admit, I’m not sure I want them to win today. I want Holtmann gone…especially after seeing him mic’d up exceeded my low expectations for his in-game abilities.

The sooner this program moves on from the Holtmann era, the sooner the rebuild can begin.

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Bucktown 5.7x28's picture

OSU could have a 20 point lead in the 2nd half and Holtmann would find a way to lose the game 

When telling the truth becomes a revolutionary concept, it’s wise to join the revolution 

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McGrind's picture

Holtmann coaching for his life in OT...

Justice delayed is justice denied....#FTP

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McGrind's picture

he ded.

Justice delayed is justice denied....#FTP

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Woody 1's picture

Maybe we can get Sean Miller as our next coach from Xavier??!

http://URLWoody 1

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