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Desmond, Saban, McAfee all picked Ohio State, Corso picked Texas!

Moral victory for Texas so far. 

mid 2nd Q - so far, interesting to me how much Ohio State is throwing into the middle of the field rather than toward the sidelines

Boring so far, neither team is playing great.

OBD gets the Terminator version of osu2. The Horns get the 2nd and 20, 3rd and 18 penalty riddles version.

Gotta say that I'm surprised OSU only has 7 points in the waning minutes of the first half. Compared to 34 on OBD, you have to wonder what happened to our defense.

Edited January 11Jan 11 by Chas Man

On 1/10/2025 at 5:51 PM, Chas Man said:

Gotta say that I'm surprised OSU only has 7 points in the waning minutes of the first half.

Yeah, I don't like seeing Texas being competitive.

osu2 sure looks like they're trying hard to figure out a way to lose this game.

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Edited January 11Jan 11 by Chas Man

Looks like the Michigan version of the Bucknuts showed for this game.

7-7, Ridiculous! 

That's better, 14-7, and if Ohio State can start the 2nd half with a TD, this could be alright.

Is this a football game or a momentum ping pong match? 14-7 osu2.

That was the nail in the coffin. Ohio State just said “We’re done playing with you guys”. OSU gets the ball back after the half. They’re going to march down the field and put the game away.

14-7 half-time...    So far, the Ohio State roster is doing a good job of stopping both offenses.   Well, 7-0 until 30 secs. left

 

178 yds - Texas

236 yds - Ohio State

Where was this last week?

Sark is about the most uninspiring coach in college football. He’s the same guy he was at uw and USuC. Ohio State comes out and gets three more scores and shuts Texas out in the second half.

On 1/10/2025 at 6:18 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

OSU gets the ball back after the half. They’re going to march down the field and put the game away.

Although Oregon was ridiculously not prepared to play last week, I would have much rather had a shot at this OSU team, rather than the one we played last week.

Edited January 11Jan 11 by Desert Duck

Who were those guys in the green jerseys that played osu2 last week?

New ball game; 14 all.

On 1/10/2025 at 10:08 PM, Desert Duck said:

Although Oregon was ridiculously not prepared to play last week, I would have much rather had a shot at this OSU team, rather than the one we played last week.

This is the same OSU team that beat Oregon. Their defense is just as aggressive and they’re handling Sark’s offense pretty well. The big difference is Oregon’s defense couldn’t stop them. Howard is tentative now that he has to play All-American defensive backs.

 

Howard needs another big pass play to stick a fork in Texas’s defense.

On 1/10/2025 at 7:17 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

 

Howard needs another big pass play to stick a fork in Texas’s defense.

So far, Smith, 1 catch, 3 yards. 

Jeremiah Smith 1 catch for 3 yards? wth?

Smith?  Yes 1 reception, 3 yds, after 3 quarters.

 

Tennessee and Oregon combined:  13 receptions, 290 yds

Maybe ASU is better than I realized. 

So, Howard just falls down when he runs naturally. 

Okay! 4th & goal for Texas turns into a TD for osu2!

Now that's how you do a goal line stand! 

Sweep on 2nd and 1 for a loss of 7. Sark gonna Sark.

On 1/10/2025 at 8:45 PM, 30Duck said:

So, Howard just falls down when he runs naturally. 

But this time, he left time on the clock 

Remember Blount’s endzone fumble against OS2 in Chips first Rose Bowl?

 

lol

On 1/10/2025 at 9:01 PM, Marshall Lucky said:

Remember Blount’s endzone fumble against OS2 in Chips first Rose Bowl?

 

lol

I had finally purged that evil play from my memory. Thanks for bringing back my PTSD 😉

I seriously could not have watched Notre Dame and Texas. 

Maybe in the end it was the fight over the flag with Michigan that woke up their fighting spirit. Buckeyes have been an entirely different animal since then.

I thought I would feel better if osu2 won.  I don’t. 

Texas OC needs to be fired for those goal line play calls.

OSU points allowed this season in 15 games:

32-Oregon

21-Oregon

17-Nebraska, Tennessee

15-Indiana

14-Marshall, Texas

13-Penn St, Michigan

7-Michigan St, Iowa, Northwestern

6-Akron

0-W. Michigan, Purdue

 

12.2/game is best in the nation

14.3/game, No. 2 is Notre Dame

 

Scoring offense

37.0 for Notre Dame, 6th

35.8 for OSU, 13th

On 1/10/2025 at 11:49 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

Texas OC needs to be fired for those goal line play calls.

 

Spot On but I don't think Sark will fire himself.

 

Second year in a row, we have a champ game without an ESS EEE SEE team in the mix. 

Does Oregon get extra if a B1G team goes further? Trying to justify some of my fellow SEC fans for going for Texas. I can't become a fan of another team because of conference affiliation. I was hoping you guys would get your first title. Now I have to pick between Notre Dame and Ohio State?

 

I'll just say good luck to either fan base. Maybe I'll switch to college basketball. Oregon got a big win over Ohio State last night and Florida crushed the undefeated and number one ranked Tennessee by thirty a couple nights ago.

Who knew, Jeremiah Smith could be covered?

 

The D except in Autzen, never let Ohio State down the entire season. 

 

It wasn't pretty but it sets up a shot to stuff the Domers. The ACC facilitates ND's independence. $20M + so far for ND and the good Fathers aren't sharing the loot. 

 

Buckeyes open -9.5! Marcus Freeman beat PSU and James Franklin but I don't believe he will defeat his alma mater. 

On 1/10/2025 at 11:58 PM, GatOrlando said:

Does Oregon get extra if a B1G team goes further? Trying to justify some of my fellow SEC fans for going for Texas. I can't become a fan of another team because of conference affiliation. I was hoping you guys would get your first title. Now I have to pick between Notre Dame and Ohio State?

 

I'll just say good luck to either fan base. Maybe I'll switch to college basketball. Oregon got a big win over Ohio State last night and Florida crushed the undefeated and number one ranked Tennessee by thirty a couple nights ago.

Oregon is a half-share media revenue partner through the next media deal but gets 1/18th of what OBD, Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State bring in from the CFB PO and the B1G makes from the CBB Tournament. 

 

We sure as 💩 ain't sharing any of our share with the Pac-2!

On 1/10/2025 at 10:07 PM, Jon Joseph said:

Oregon is a half-share media revenue partner through the next media deal but gets 1/18th of what OBD, Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State bring in from the CFB PO and the CBB Tournament. 

 

We sure as 💩 ain't sharing any of our share with the Pac-2!

The Beavis as Charles calls them got more than enough from you already. They are like IBS, you think it's gone and then it comes back like a migraine. One more year of payouts.

Edited January 11Jan 11 by GatOrlando

Thanks for the confidence in the Buckeyes, Jon. I, for one, wanted Penn State, but Big Game James made his usual Big Game Decisions throughout. OSU is typically solid against ND, but the games are often tighter than they should be on paper. Freeman is also growing into a fine head coach. The Irish can beat anyone and just give me the creeps. 

 

BTW, congrats on the B1G championship this year and good luck next season. It's great to have the Ducks in the conference. Pure class. 

 

 

On 1/10/2025 at 9:12 PM, Buckfrombirth2 said:

 

BTW, congrats on the B1G championship this year and good luck next season. It's great to have the Ducks in the conference. Pure class.

It was easy, for me at least, to root for OSU tonight. Much different than watching UW last year... I imagine time in the B1G will change that eventually. 😆

 

But at least for now, I'm pulling for OSU all the way, and I think they will run ND off the field. It's their year. Well deserved.

From Buckeyes Wire -

 

 

Ohio State football defeats Texas: 5 takeaways from CFP semifinal

BUCKEYESWIRE.USATODAY.COM

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Things didn’t come nearly as easy for Ohio State against Texas in a CFP semifinal, but in the end, the Buckeyes did what they needed to win and advance to the College Football Playoff nationa…

 

On 1/10/2025 at 8:49 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

Texas OC needs to be fired for those goal line play calls.

First and goal at the one….and they decide to get cute. Stupid play calls. 

 

If Ewers knew how to take a snap they would have had 4 chances to sneak it in.

On 1/10/2025 at 10:14 PM, bbmichaels said:

It was easy, for me at least, to root for OSU tonight. Much different than watching UW last year... I imagine time in the B1G will change that eventually. 😆

 

But at least for now, I'm pulling for OSU all the way, and I think they will run ND off the field. It's their year. Well deserved.

I have never ever rooted for Ohio State and won’t start now…..especially since my grandson is a freshman at Michigan.

 

Go Irish!