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This time, osu2 called for pulling ND receiver to the ground.

Osu2 CB holding ND receiver the entire route can't believe penalty was called.

In the sideline interview Freeman says ND needs a turnover, Fowler and Herbie says, "yeah, but Ohio State doesn't fumble, next play, osu2 fumbles.

I agree that osu2 had the best roster in 24/25. As noted basketball announcer, Don MacLean notes, "when you're behind, you can't trade baskets." Oregon is behind osu2 in rosters, even getting even is going to be difficult.

Yay, B1G?

Notre Dame had 18 plays in their opening drive, 7 after that.

21 unanswered points for osu2, 21-7.

Who else besides quarterbacks stand with their hands inside their collars?

The game is becoming less interesting. osu2 14 Notre Dame 7.

By the time that game was played, Ohio State could see the playoff path they'd have if they didn't win the conference. Losing to Michigan didn't matter.

In this format, Ohio State showed it's better not to win one.

That seems like a good strategy. It looks like ND will have to force some osu2 turnovers to negate the opportunities.

Notre Dame took about 9 minutes lot's of runs by Leonard. Osu2 just took about 5 minutes, 1 explosive run, and a TD pass to Smith, 7-7.

ND goes 4th & 1 from the 6, Leonard takes it to the 1. Takes it in for the TD on the next play. 7-0 Notre Dame.

Leonard doing well on QB runs.

It took a while for osu2 to figure out where the middle of the field was for the coin toss. They win and defer to the 2nd half.

Ohio State, either a 2 Loss champion, or a 3 time loser that didn't qualify for its conference championship.

A very sound argument I think, and one that bodes well for the future.

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"I just think the regular season and winning a conference championship matter". Fine, except Oregon went undefeated in the regular season, beating Ohio State and Michigan, won the B1G championship. Ohio State's regular season, losses to Oregon and Michigan, didn't matter at all. Think they care? Penn State lost the CCG to Oregon and was rewarded with a much easier path in the Playoffs, tripped anyway. Now the championship game will be a match-up of a team that didn't qualify for its conference championship and a team that doesn't have a conference.

Ohio State 37-20 2 2 280

Bigger DB's would definitely help. In a Bowl game especially, a rough start can be really devastating. Not playing for 3 weeks, then having your first game against a team that that demolished their opponent a week earlier is a recipe for what happened in the Rose Bowl.

Ohio State can't beat Oregon straight-up, they need a warm-up, home game first. The Buckeyes will probably wrap up this favorable format Playoff with the championship. Way to go #8.

"Great Expectations" is not just a famous novel by Dickens, and now is the exact time a fan has one about a player leading his team to the Natty! Throw in Dakorien Moore and it's even a Rosier picture. What if Novosad does push him & even overtakes him, and he's the QB who takes OBD finally to the finish line? Not a problem.

Where I'll disagree here is that DL's comments were before the game, not months afterward. If Colorado had won, DL would have definitely had some explaining to do. As it turns out, how wrong was he?