Crusaders
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Tell that to Purdue. This game does make me a little uneasy
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Tell that to Purdue. This game does make me a little uneasy
RazorRamon
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If the Buckeyes aren’t ready to play they can certainly lose to Wisky. Day has not shown to be a coach that allows that like Urban did
Cedar_Point
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Yeah they played Purdue and beat the crap out of them
Crusaders
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Ohio State has dropped 5 to the Boilmakers in the last 15 meetings. Don’t overlook anyone
Cedar_Point
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why do you keep bringing up Purdue? And why do you think they overlook teams? Strange
Crusaders
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I’m not explaining how to follow a conversation to you.
nwwarrior09
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Tbh this one doesn't concern me as much as it would have in the past due to the changes Fickell has made with their offense.
What is traditionally worrisome IMO has been them having a massive OL with a couple studs and pounding it on the ground with a good RB and controlling the clock and shortening the game. They have been significantly more balanced offensively this year, and they haven't used Allen as a bellcow anywhere near as heavily as they did last year.
I'm not sure they'll ever have the skill guys for the offensive philosophical direction Fickell wants to take them, but they definitely don't have those guys right now. Even less so with their starting QB being out with a broken throwing hand.
What is traditionally worrisome IMO has been them having a massive OL with a couple studs and pounding it on the ground with a good RB and controlling the clock and shortening the game. They have been significantly more balanced offensively this year, and they haven't used Allen as a bellcow anywhere near as heavily as they did last year.
I'm not sure they'll ever have the skill guys for the offensive philosophical direction Fickell wants to take them, but they definitely don't have those guys right now. Even less so with their starting QB being out with a broken throwing hand.
I enjoy wrestling
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The game should slow down for him with experience.
Cedar_Point
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Purdue plays at Nebraska Saturday at 3:30
Crusaders
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Yeah. We’re talking about upsets in college football.
Twice in the last two years one each year to that team up north.
Hammerdrill
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Michigan was highly ranked, were they not? That was really the point of my question. NC lost to a nobody.
Omega
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And speaking of backup QBs:
sports.yahoo.com
Ohio State football backup QB Devin Brown expected to miss 'couple of weeks' with injury
Devin Brown, the backup Ohio State quarterback who was injured against Penn State on Saturday, is expected to be out for a couple of weeks.
sports.yahoo.com
nupanther
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last week’s game against Penn State will be able to return this week against Wisconsin.
Asked Tuesday about the health of running back TreVeyon Henderson, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and cornerback Denzel Burke, Day said Ohio State is looking for all three of them to have a “really good week of practice” this week and that he is optimistic all three of them will be able to play against the Badgers on Saturday.
Day acknowledged that he expressed similar optimism last week – “I know I said that last week, and we didn‘t quite get there” – but expressed confidence that all three players are on a trajectory toward returning for the road trip to Madison.
“We're expecting great weeks of practice out of those guys,” Day said Tuesday. “Expecting to have them ready on Saturday.”
From Eleven Warrriors
Asked Tuesday about the health of running back TreVeyon Henderson, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and cornerback Denzel Burke, Day said Ohio State is looking for all three of them to have a “really good week of practice” this week and that he is optimistic all three of them will be able to play against the Badgers on Saturday.
Day acknowledged that he expressed similar optimism last week – “I know I said that last week, and we didn‘t quite get there” – but expressed confidence that all three players are on a trajectory toward returning for the road trip to Madison.
“We're expecting great weeks of practice out of those guys,” Day said Tuesday. “Expecting to have them ready on Saturday.”
From Eleven Warrriors
wolves82
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Jeez dude give your caps lock button a break and settle down. UNC is nowhere close to OSU, and Wisconsin is not good. Of course upsets happen, but this is one terrible comparison.
Max Grumbleman
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UNC is a SOLID TEAM who LOST to ONE OF THE WORST P5 TEAMS THIS YEAR. AT HOME!!!
I SWEAR some people’s BRAINS HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THEIR HEADS.
Hammerdrill
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So that is your logic? Because it hasn’t happened means it will happen this week?
Spartacus1987
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College Football is NOT the NFL. In the NFL anyone can beat anyone, in college it is not the case but the talent levels are becoming more even with the transfer portal
Hammerdrill
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Yep. And there are a lot more teams in CF, so even with the portal, there is no way it will ever be like the NFL wrt parity.
Spartacus1987
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Let’s hope not but it’s moving that way. The NFL is not a particular exciting game to watch in any aspect really
Orin Swift
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yup, there’s even one guy typing in all caps about an upset all because slightly above average UNC lost. He somehow thinks means OSU is on upset alert. Talk about no brains!
Hammerdrill
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Yeah, a "solid" North Carolina team is not in the same category as one of the only a handful of elite teams out there.
Max Grumbleman
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UNC is merely an EXAMPLE, FOOL!!
THE REASONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN if you could only READ!!!
Max Grumbleman
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IGNORANCE!!
Max Grumbleman
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Max Grumbleman
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These players are still IMMATURE YOUNG MEN. EVERY SINGLE SEASON a so-called ELITE team drops a game they should win. THIS IS THE TRUE NATURE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
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You haven’t offered a shred of on-field football reasons as to why Wisconsin could beat Ohio State.
Hammerdrill
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In any given year there are really only about 5 elite teams, and if they lose to a crappy team, they really aren't elite.
RazorRamon
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ITS SIMPLE, MAXI PAD SAID THE TIME IS RIPE