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My head says 2-3 losses.
My heart says...
Pitt and GT are the two key matchups I see. GT because of the obvious and Pitt because I agree with Kevin that we need that one to keep the ball rolling. I'm going with McMillian as my breakout player simply because we know what Trey can do and I predict the return of a viable run game.
Excellent article, thanks for the insight!
I too am confused as to what went on / is going on with Knowles. Anxious to see what role he plays this year.
To put it into perspective, Ohio State's starting OL is 6'4 305. That's two inches and 50 pounds a man.
Have y'all always used undersized quicker DL or is this something new?
Our defense will be the same size as last year...
Great write up and insight guys! Really enjoyed reading your opinions on how this season will play out.
Me personally, I see us going 11-1, with our lone loss being against GT in the Techmo Bowl (barn burner, we end up heart broken). However, even with our loss against the Jackets I still see us representing the Coastal in Charlotte. I think GT loses a few close games to give us the Coastal Crown. Obviously, I have us beating anOSU. Final score in that one 27-24 in a close, competitive game throughout, with homefield advantage and being the underdogs playing in our favor.
Key Matchup: For me, it's the Furman game. This reminds me SCARILY of the JMU game...short turn around after an emotional, physical game, Furman has nothing to lose, and overlooking them. BEWARE.
Breakout player: I'm going with Bucky Hodges. He's large, he's athletic, and he's physical. Can't ask for much more in a tight-end. I think he has a HUGE season for us. Also, let's keep an eye on Andrew Motuapuaka, I think something "clicks" this season, and he could potentially be solid for us at LB.
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So you're saying Ohio State's gonna come out in the Air Raid?
I had no idea you had so much staff.
Tell me about it. The pancake breakfast each month is getting really crowded.
The point is - Baylor may have knowingly brought someone with character issues and a history of violence into their program.
We still need to work on the pre-snap offensive penalties.
ZOMFG are you serious?
I had no idea you had so much staff.
My breakout guy is Chuck Clark, an All-ACC safety by the end of the year.
Thank you to TheFifthFuller for being the voice of optimism in this crowd of realists!
Final Regular Season Record: 12–0
Correct! Cleveland and Columbus are a little different animal. It can be confusing as any Ohioan can be an OSU fan, but plenty of people up here root for Cleveland pro sports fervently and casually bring up OSU. (Kinda downplays the tragedy and struggle of Cleveland sports, so it's a noted distinction by many up here).
Think Mets and Yankees- not really rivals, you could probably technically root for both. One fan base expects a championship every year, while the other pulls for the underdog. Pretty different fan base mentalities- one team is the richest in baseball and the other gets confused for the Cubs. Although the AL/NL difference is still enough to make most New Yorkers pick sides, many Cleveland fans will pull for OSU but only recognize the pro sports as "theirs".
The whole reason I ended up with an OSU Cornhole board was that I bought all the supplies and made the template so that my neighbor and I could make our own set this summer. He really just wanted Browns boards, even after the OSU NC and the Browns finishing another season of being the Browns.
My fianc (starting yesterday!) is an OSU alum, so she just asked me to make 1 of each. And I'm a saint, apparently so I made a board for her of a team I don't really like to go with my Hokie one.
Pitt's on the offense to win. Pitt's gonna get their yards and their points, and it's going to be on Loeffler to devise a gameplan that will outscore the Panthers.
haha. They really did. Was not a great experience and many blamed Gene Smith for the whole Navy debacle in the first place.
Rumor is Meyer went to his office after the game and told him never again.
It's an apple and a orange though. MSU went into read and react mode against anOSU last year, we all know how that went
I think defensive line speed is becoming more the norm than the old road graders; except now coaches want size and speed, a combo that is hard to find. Give that offensives, even run oriented ones, try to stretch the field horizontally as well as vertically you need speed in a D or else you'll be giving up a lot of yards unless you can really overpower an O-line. Given that most top tier O-lines are pretty good relying on brute strength to disrupt an offensive is problematic at best.
Pitt is definitely my most feared game, even moreso than OSU. I think this is the game where we really see what kind of team we've got being the first conference game. But between the playmakers they have and the matchup problems their offense causes, I think we're going to have a hard time keeping up with them on the scoreboard. Our only advantage is it being at home and not following another big game the week prior.
I guess it depends on what you define as spread vs. power run. We've always built an offense around our RB's and while UM has brought in aspects of the spread we don't really run a spread, IMHO. For you guys I think we will look to establish the run and attempt to run the ball down your throat as often s possible. In the end, it really doesn't matter what you call an offense as long as it works consistently, so I guess we'll just agree to disagree.
Ok, you got me. Ohio State = Georgia Tech. Neither team is a power running team.
Happy lol?
The first game against Navy was on CBS sports network
I bet you that they've spent all summer preparing to show that game.
Excellent insights, thank you for sharing, Shabutie.
Because that's what analysis is
Overheard on Ohio State sideline:
This is madness!
TheFifthFuller gets it.... Not sure about the rest of you guys...