In a sense, it's understandable why an Ohio State fan would be shocked/upset/angry/etc. at the outcome of the Peach Bowl. The Buckeyes had the defending champs on the ropes for most of the game, and Georgia's last minute comeback to win is an emotional backbreaker.
If, of course, you didn't already steel yourself for the inevitable defensive collapse by Ohio State's defense.
Jim Knowles makes a lot (a LOT) of money to be at least competent at his job, and while Rome may not have been built in a day, a calendar year should've been enough to improve a defense enough to get just one single stop at the end of a gigantic game. Unsurprisingly, by now anyway, it was not. Until proven otherwise, this is a defense that will prevent the Buckeyes from beating Michigan, winning the Big Ten, and winning important games of all kinds.
They will blow 4th quarter leads, they will give up gigantic plays, they will fall flat on their faces. The long and short of it is that Ohio State's loss to Georgia, specifically due to a defensive collapse, was the inevitable outcome of this game from the moment the ball was kicked off.
Accepting this will save you a lot of grief.
THE TEAM
THE ALUMNI
THE REST
HEY, AT LEAST MICHIGAN LOST!
And... that's it! No more football for eight months, when we get to see if the Buckeyes learned anything from a season of shooting themselves in the foot.
- #1 Georgia 42, #4 Ohio State 41
- • Buckeyes Lose Four-Quarter Battle
- • Marv Suffers Game-Changing Concussion
- • Defense Falls Short Again
- • Stover Leaves Peach Bowl With Injury
- • Ohio State Postgame • Georgia Postgame • Notebook • Quotebook
- • Five Things • 3 Key Stats • Social Reax