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I actually MAY have just kicked the FG if I were Maryland. It appeared that we weren't going to stop them

I hope we do just because it would mean we beat ******* and then won the Big Ten championship game. Win those two and we'll almost certainly be in.

I don't think we're going to win the next two, nor do I think we're even close to a playoff-caliber team. A 1-loss Big Ten champ with the wins the Buckeyes would have isn't going to get left out, though.

I know, when OSU plays that team, you throw the records out. Rivalry game, often times a lot to play for.

But dang, our d struggles big time.

We're having 40-60 people over Saturday. (never know the total until people are here.) About 6 of them are Michigan fans - including my wife. They've been quiet the last few years.

I'm afraid they'll be loud and obnoxious this year......

If OSU got into the playoffs, they will have end up beating #4 Michigan and #22 Northwestern. Beating those teams with the playoffs on the line SHOULD make you feel more positive of their chances, not hoping to God they don’t get in.

I think there are just too many teams to climb at this point. It’s not like previous years where 2-3 top 10 teams tend to lose each of the final weeks.

There are still a lot of games to be played. We'll see what happens. Ohio State has to improve drastically by next week, otherwise the playoff talk won't matter.

I have to agree with Swish here. No way I want the Bucks in the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, I desperately want them to beat that one team, and I'd love to see them win the Big 10. I'm just afraid that, if they do, and IF they would make the 4 team playoff, they'd get shellacked.

Anything can happen if you get in ... We can score with anyone

I believe the committee would definitely take a 1 loss Alabama and Clemson over us,

Probably a 1 loss ND and Oklahoma
Probably a 2 loss Georgia

Then it's a pick'm between a 1 loss, OSU, WSU, WV and a 2 loss LSU
(Not counting ichigan because to even consider OSU getting in we have to assume a win over ichigan)

I agree with some of those and disagree with a couple others. For example, throw out any 2 loss non-champion.. those won't get in ahead of a 1 loss champion of a power five conference.

Like I said though, there's a lot of football to be played, including games among some of the above teams.

I'd revise one of my above posts and say that if the Buckeyes win the next two, they'll probably get in the playoffs. 'Almost certainly' is putting it too strongly.

Win next week and go from there.

I just don’t understand how any Buckeye fans are rooting against their team to get into the CFP. Anything can happen.

Could you imagine any of us rooting against the Browns to get the last wildcard spot because we might lose badly if we get in? Just odd.

Michigan takes control here ... next week should be exciting

The WV coach is going to want to hang himself for wasting so much time on that last drive. So dumb.

That was major league stupid.

WVU goes down

Agreed. Anything can happen is right. No one gave us much of a chance against bama a couple years ago.

Totally agree... I don't think we get past Michigan but if we do and win it then I want into the playoffs.....

Hit reply too soon... as ur offense can play with anyone... and having a month to try and get the defense right could be powerful....

I like you arch, but sorry that seems like a weak mentality and I don't think you have one. But...Who cares if they get shellacked in the playoffs? Better to make it, than play in some meaningless bowl game.

Fair enough. And you are correct, I don't have a weak mentality.

Fully agree with this.

Besides what the those fans aren’t taking into account is the time off between the conference game and playoffs/bowl games.

The Big 10 conference game is Dec 1. The college football playoff semi-finals starts Dec 29. Just a couple days less than a month between games.

Players at this time of year aren’t playing at 100% healthy. This is the period of time when the players get to heal up and rest their bodies.

The next game is not in a week. During the season, coaches only have a few days to shove a ton of information (scouting reports/film, new plays to use and etc) down the players throats, they are letting some things (like bad habits or fundamentals) go, because they don’t have time to correct it. They have the big picture to think about. This time is where the coaches go back to not only focusing on their opponents, but back to working on the basics like the individual positional issues and fundamentals (for the love of all that’s holy, teach our LBs / DBs how to take angles, lol ).

This is where you will see growth in some players, where a player during the regular season that might of been not getting much playing time...all of a sudden is playing in the big moments or surpasses another player in the bowl/playoffs. This time is beneficial to all players, but another thing to think about is this is big for those incoming Frosh (those that didn’t enroll early) that weren’t there for last years Spring practice, workout sessions, and drills, because they were still in HS. They might have had a ton of talent, but didn’t get those extra reps, that they needed to add weight or muscle/strength to see the field earlier in the year.

This is college football, anything crazy can happen... just like college basketball. This isn’t like professional sports where most of us already have an idea, who will make the playoffs before the season starts....i.e Patriots, Golden State, the Red Sox, etc. This is where you see a team like UCF going undefeated and winning a bowl game or OSU a couple years back playing ..so so all year, losing two QBs, then going off through the playoffs. I will take that chance any day knowing, I’m one of 4 teams that could win it all. All it takes is for OSU to play a hell of a game or for the opponent to keep shooting themselves in the foot (like we did today).

Last point, is just the usual hindsight. I know a few expressed this with if this happens then I want this end result. Say we go to one of the regular bowl games and win or blow out a top 10 opponent. That highsight will kick in and we will be talking about how if only we would’ve just been in the playoffs.

Dysmorphia, is the word I elect to describe ohio state defense, heads should roll as Ohio State defensive coordination.

ichigan by 20+. Not good enough

a few games of note next week:

OU at WVU on Friday
Washington at Washington State on Friday
ND at USC on Saturday

Troy Smith, needs to be conversing with Dwayne Haskins this week.

And they should converse and discuss what exactly? And how might the discourse and reply go? I am not sure what might transpire.

But it would be fun to listen.

C'mon, Buckeyes!

Rivarly Week Opening Lines

Michigan -3.5 at OSU
Auburn +24 at Bama
LSU +1 at Texas A&M
UF -4 at FSU
Purdue -4 at IU
Oklahoma -2.5 at WVU
Wash +3 at Wash. St.
UCF -13.5 at USF
GA Tech +18 at UGA
Notre Dame -8 at USC
South Carolina +25 at Clemson

I can't believe Michigan at 3.5. Jump on it, bettors.

Ohio State has beaten Michigan 13 of the last 14 times, and they're playing in Columbus.

Granted, Michigan has looked like a better and definitely more consistent team this year, no argument there. Just putting some caution out there for all the would-be bettors.

The Deacon line is the bucs +6.5

Forget that... the Bosa brothers need to smack the defense into shape...

I'm all over Michigan -3.5

Better yet, the younger Bosa brother can show up and smack the other team's left tackle into shape.

So you got money to lose

Yes ... and Maybe even more of it after saturday

j/c

I won't say I'm fearful about the Michigan game but it's the first time since Urban has been our HC that I have a very uneasy feeling about the match up.

The Game: No uneasy feeling here no one I mean NO ONE gives us a chance and that's just fine by me :

Ohio State Offense National Rank: #2

Xichigan Defense National Rank: #1

I will take our offense over their Defense any day ... Go Buckeyes

Ohio State is ranked 7th in the NCAA power rankings (FPI) which is the overall strength of your schedule and team as a whole.

Now I have a bone to pick, 3 teams ranked ahead of OSU are all far behind us in the FPI:

Washington State (15)
LSU (19)
UCF (Unranked) ??? Hummmmmmmmmm

Interested in Washington/WSU this weekend (Is that the apple cup?)

I think the difference between us is I go by watching them play. They have lacked any real luster against unranked teams. Squeaked by or just pulled away late in games against weak competition. It's not been impressive.

Maryland was 5-5 going into this weeks game. You can trust some stats and I'll trust my eyes.