NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted November 25 The Oregon Ducks got the best of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Caleb Downs on Oct. 12. Nick Saban, who coached Downs at Alabama, revealed that the Buckeyes star safety felt less prepared for the Ducks after a relatively light non-conference schedule. Caleb Downs Says Ohio State Buckeyes 'Weren't Well Prepared' to Play Oregon Ducks WWW.SI.COM Despite winning by one point, the Oregon Ducks apparently hit the Ohio State Buckeyes and star safety Caleb Downs with a force... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted November 25 Not well prepared after a cupcake early schedule? 2 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudslide No. 3 Share Posted November 25 Yawn. What with Downs, Day, and other Tosu apologists ... I suddenly feel a nap coming on. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 4 Share Posted November 25 They had a plan and will have a plan next time. There is a difference between having a plan and being prepared, and playing tough games isn't required. Being prepared is what Lanning does for his team. Having a plan is what Day does for his team. When things happen, in a tough game, you have to be prepared, not just have a plan. In a game you have to be ready to adjust, shift, have culture set, established and be ready for anything. It might not make the most sense, but that is the difference between Lanning and Day. Oh, and Saban had his players prepared to play against anybody. Sometimes that isn't enough when the other team is prepared too, but most of the time being prepared is what it takes. My bet, tosu will have a plan next time, and think they are prepared. They will find out again they weren't prepared, nor did their plan work! Even against Indy it took mistakes to get them the win. They weren't prepared for what Indy brought. Day deserves to be on the hot seat, even at #2 and at 10-1. With all that talent they should be untouchable. In the coming years Lanning will have that talent level and more, he will be untouchable! 2 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 5 Share Posted November 25 Ohio State thought that how they had played against Akron, Western Michigan, Michigan State had them prepared to play Oregon at Autzen. Nope. Now, give Cowherd and Klatt credit, they said that tOSU would beat Oregon in the CCG before Ohio State played Indiana. Extrapolating what the Buckeyes did to Indiana to how they'll do against Oregon is done at your risk. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 6 Share Posted November 25 "The difference between Lanning and Day", well put! Excellent! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 7 Share Posted November 26 Would have been a good nick name for CDL: 'Knight' Lanning... The difference between Day and Knight could be Lights Out for tOSU. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Funduck No. 8 Share Posted November 26 (edited) riiiiiiiiiight...... Thats what Great Teams do to teams that lose, make them look unprepared. C U guys 12/07/24 .....We WILL be prepared! Edited November 26 by 1Funduck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 9 Share Posted November 27 Let me state up front that I'm behind the Ducks 110% in the upcoming B1G Championship Game. But I won't be surprised if OSU wins this game. In fact, I predicted such a reversal earlier in the year. Here's why. Oregon has not played a truly good team away from Autzen this year and it is not crystal clear how they will handle adversity away from home. I'm certainly not expecting them to fold, only that we can't know for certain how they will respond to a situation they are yet to face this year. Sorry to be a bit of a cautionary Cus at this time of rejoicing among festive OBD fans, but just thought I should point out something that is very uncertain as far as I am concerned. And even were the Ducks to lose, they'd still be the number 5 seed, a position that many analysts say is just about as good as having a bye in the format we will be playing under for this and next season until adjustments are made. Imagine some poor 12 seed having to play in a wild playoff atmosphere at Autzen! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 10 Share Posted November 27 To echo Nevada Dog, I agree. We had two opportunities to pull away from the Buckeyes each half and failed. They blew their chance late. The teams are too even to think either can take two in a row, much less three. I've said it before, I'll say it again. It's damn difficult to go 16-0. A loss might hurt in the next two weeks, but it won't be fatal. By the way, the odds are some 290 to one going 16-0. 8 to one to defeat a team three times in the same season. So... If we defeat the in Indianapolis, it better be convincing, because otherwise we ALL with loathe that third matchup( we will anyway, no matter what). I personally think it's possible to truly dominate the Ohio State, but talk about playing a flawless game! Absolutely everything would have to go out way. I want that conference title. But I won't be disappointed with a loss next week. Because I don't think they can beat us twice. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalduck No. 11 Share Posted November 27 On 11/25/2024 at 1:17 PM, Mudslide said: Tosu apologists Please stop giving osu the respect by adding the "t" to osu. Equate them to all the other osu's around the country. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augduck No. 12 Share Posted November 27 (edited) I appreciate this guy's honesty but aren't some things better kept in house?? Can't imagine Ryan was too happy with this 'honesty'. Edited November 27 by Augduck misspelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utki No. 13 Share Posted November 27 No idea if that is true or not but I would be surprised if we beat tOSU two times in a row. So for me getting the 5th seed would actually be better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 14 Share Posted November 27 Until such time as the bracket is re-seeded after each round it will often be that a No. 5 would be preferable over a No. 1 seed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman60 No. 15 Share Posted November 27 The best way to do it would be to place seeds 9-12 into the bracket, then let 5th seed pick who they want to play, then 6th seed pick etc. When that is done let the 1st seed pick where they want to go, then 2nd seed etc. This way teams/fans would not complain about the bracket because they (teams) created it. This will never happen because then playoff committee would only rank the teams and that does not create as much controversy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 16 Share Posted November 28 Headline on Cowherd's show, "Klatt on later to explain why Ohio State vs. Michigan is a Must-Win for Ryan Day" Ya think? That'll be an in-depth discussion. Would it help Texas if they beat A & M? I hope Klatt will explain that one too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman60 No. 17 Share Posted November 28 On 11/27/2024 at 10:47 AM, Duckman60 said: The best way to do it would be to place seeds 9-12 into the bracket, then let 5th seed pick who they want to play, then 6th seed pick etc. When that is done let the 1st seed pick where they want to go, then 2nd seed etc. This way teams/fans would not complain about the bracket because they (teams) created it. This will never happen because then playoff committee would only rank the teams and that does not create as much controversy. I just tried this and it was crazy how much the bracket made sense when I was done. Everyone should try this, very interesting. Currently 2nd and 3rd seed have a much better draw then #1 Oregon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 18 Share Posted November 29 On 11/27/2024 at 7:10 AM, criticalduck said: Please stop giving osu the respect by adding the "t" to osu. Equate them to all the other osu's around the country. I'll tell you a funny story... Some Ohio State fan was insulted when I used tOSU 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 19 Share Posted December 1 Hmm, I guess Caleb Downs and the Buckeyes weren't prepared to play Michigan either. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 20 Share Posted December 1 'Some' Ohio State? That's a new one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ducky No. 21 Share Posted December 1 Guess they weren’t prepared for Michigan either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 22 Share Posted December 1 Chip and Ryan certainly did not Win the Day. 3 takeaways from Michigan’s stifling win over Ohio State in The Game SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Michigan rolled to its 4th straight win in The Game with a dominant defense stifling Ohio State all game long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
