Let’s not act like this type of thing is a one-time occurrence for the Buckeyes. If I cared to go back and look, I’m sure I could find plenty of Septembers in the past where the Buckeyes never left Columbus.
Where did I cite that it was a "one-time occurrence"? You referenced this year's schedule, and I told you why they haven't been on the road as yet. But if you want to pivot, go ahead. Lol.
Bet you cant find 1 in the last 10 years outside 2020 when the season didn’t start until October and this one time occurrence.
2012: Started off with 4 straight home games. Did not leave home until Sept 29 at MSU.
So just 1 year and they played in Maryland against Navy on August 30th. Seems more like a one off thing than a common occurrence.
I don’t like it for Bama either, although there are some mitigating circumstances there. 1. They’re usually playing a pretty good opponent at a neutral site to start the season. 2. They play in the SEC West, where they’re guaranteed at minimum at least 3 very good opponents in their division and sometimes more like 5. Plus there are rarely lay-up opponents in the SEC West the likes of typical Rutgers and Indiana teams. Although Auburn should be a lay-up opponent for them this year.
What administration wouldn't advocate for more home games? Lol. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
Why? So they can make more money so they can massively overpay coaches and prop up all the sports that don’t generate any revenue? How about this: Play one extra road game or at least a neutral site game and tell the teams who play allegedly popular sports like soccer to go bring in some ticket revenue in or get axed (like UC did with men’s soccer awhile back).
I wonder why 'bama plays neutral site games while Ohio State plays home and home? Oh, actually 'bama is going to play a home and home in the future, and it's against Ohio State. I wonder why they don't do that every year? The big Ten, unlike the SEC doesn't typically schedule out of conference cupcakes mid season. It's just a different scheduling philosophy. The SEC likes to play cupcakes before thier rivalry games. So Ohio state is always going to have 3 out of conference games then a home and home with a P5 school. Ohio State's future schedules have games at Washington, at Oregon, at Texas, at Alabama, and at Georgia. So playing away games is one thing. Playing these away games is something else. And playing in the SEC is clearly much more difficult, which must be why they only play only 8 conference games, to the BIG's 9.
lol come on, you’re smart enough to know that’s an incredibly stupid question.
It's not true and I don't trust a thing you say or take it serious. Lol
The Big Ten also plays cupcakes before their rivalry games. It’s just that those cupcakes happen to be other Big Ten conference members. This year, for example, the following apply as cupcakes: Rutgers, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska. And that’s being generous to mediocre teams like Maryland, Illinois and Minnesota. The Big Ten stinks like a sewer.
You are a fool if you think playing any big ten team is equivalent to they cupcakes the SEC play mid season. Sorta seems you might not know a whole lot about college football if you think they are similar. I'm not sure why it matters when the games are played. Ohio State plays an OOC P5 school home and home every year and has for a very long time.
If I were a current recruit making my college decision and I see Alabama getting a gritty win in front of 100K at Texas and winning going away at ranked Arkansas; I see USC ascending so that they’re ready to be the Big Ten’s big dog when they arrive in the conference; I see Georgia decimate Oregon; I see Clemson win multiple marquee ABC games vs ranked opponents; and then I see Ohio State struggle against QB-less Notre Dame before going out of sight, out of mind on the BTN against the likes of Toledo and Rutgers, I’m going to one of the other schools.
I literally posted above in this thread four different instances in the past 11 seasons (2012, 14, 18, 22) of it being at least Game 5 or later before Ohio State goes to play a road game. So it is true, it’s damn true.
Well all that tells me is how little research you put in. But if you wanna show off your ignorance and short sightedness on college football, be my guest.
September is non-conference month. Ohio State's schedule, and every other major program's, will have at least 2 non-con home games. Some programs will have 3.
Well now you’re just moving goalposts. First it was a common occurrence they don’t leave Columbus at all in September. So no, it isn’t true.
Do you have an inside track that Saban is going to retire before 2027? He is 70 yrs old and is signed through 2030.
That’s how home and homes work. They play at Washington in 2024 and at Texas in 2026, just like they will play at Norte Dame next year.
You’re not. You’re just a very ignorant person spewing stupidity on a message board.
Notre Dame hasn’t beaten Saban’s Alabama, but Ohio State’s only win over Bama was Saban’s second-worst Bama team, only better than his first season (2007). You’re really gonna beat your chest about beating Blake Sims???
They never leave the south (alabama). If you want to be a cheerleader for the SEC fine but go do it on another thread.
ND has dominated USC over the past decade and beat Clemson a couple years ago. And will beat Ohio State next year.
I believe he’ll retire by then. If he coaches through 2026, that’s a 20-year run at Bama. No one should want to turn into late-stage Bobby Bowden or Joe Paterno.
All the schedule shuffling during the Covid year proved that schedules are not rigid and can be changed on a dime if people are motivated enough to do it.
Yeah, it’s pathetic. Don’t use whataboutism to deflect from Ohio State’s September home cookin’.Have you seen ttun schedule?
