Willyville Guy
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This offseason, man... lol
I came around to the idea that O'Brien's famously an a-hole and maybe the Bucks need some of that edge to go along with Day's message about love. But Chip Kelly at OC seems like a big upgrade, especially given his history with Day. I would expect that the two of them see eye-to-eye on how the offense should be run.
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On 1/25/2024 at 12:03 PM, Bill from NYC said:
Not sure. I heard that their OL was old.
They had 44 seniors who are moving on.-
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Love to see it lol
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Wow. The Bucks are f’n loaded.
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2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:
I was surprised. How does it change Hartline’s role. I would like to see Day call the plays. Maybe he’s HC in waiting if things don’t work out? I wonder how much they are paying him. I think it aligns to the new AD’s aggressive nature.
I think Day may have been overwhelmed with his duties as head coach, de facto OC, de facto QB coach, and playcaller. Bringing in someone with experience running an offense will help with all that - hopefully. I agree with you about Day as a playcaller but would also like to see him take on more of a CEO role than trying to do everything himself on that side of the ball. Glad to see Dennis move on to other things. As for Hartline, my sense was his promotion was intended to give him a pay raise and honor his work as WR coach, but I don't know about his interest or ability to take over the whole offense.
Between the big roster retentions, portal moves, and a high-profile hire like this, Day sure seems to be coaching like his back is against the wall.
1 hour ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:JULIAN SAYIN from Carlsbad, that's why (my wife thought this was why and she nailed it!)
Alabama QB Julian Sayin in transfer portal: Why Ohio State is favored to land former five-star recruit
"When Sayin originally committed, he chose Alabama over both Georgia and LSU. He said during his announcement that he wanted to be coached by Saban and O'Brien. Though Saban is out of the coaching game, O'Brien is now Ohio State's offensive coordinator, which could make the Buckeyes a team to watch as Sayin determines his next step.
In fact, there appears to be significant momentum for the Buckeyes to land the services of the former five-star recruit.
"I'd be shocked if he didn't end up at Ohio State," a source told 247Sports' Chris Hummer Friday."
Any idea how he compares to Howard or even Noland?
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Did not see this coming…
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12 minutes ago, stevewin said:
Will also be interesting to see if Stroud can maintain this level of play in cold weather, and hostile road environment, with playoff stakes. It will be truly impressive if he does - but at some point you have to think the rookie in him will come peeking out
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Biggest news of the night by far....
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Lol
I’ll be happy for Burke if he takes his shot at the NFL. Hope he makes it, and in the meantime OSU seems fine at CB.
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If this is true, the defense should be absurd. They still may need a portal LB.
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The guy they wanted….
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Day has a lot of credibility with me. I thought he did great in 2019 and called an incredible game against Clemson -- the Wade ejection, Dobbins injury, and Okudah pick reversal doomed them that game. He kept the team together through Covid in 2020 and had the team playing for the natty -- he was undone that time by the best Alabama offense I've ever seen and about a 1/3 of the roster out with injuries. Since then he's won a ton of games but the criticism that the team seems a little soft is resonating. I don't know why some of these younger coaches still have jobs at Ohio State. I cannot understand why he would make such a big deal about the Cotton Bowl, and then run just six light practices and bench his center over a stupid podcast appearance. How could the QB position be in such disarray with his track record and Hartline's run with the WRs? Why isn't Ohio State in the portal just buying up a new OL? Day gets the benefit of the doubt with me for another run here, but man right now the program does not appear as well organized and ferocious as I normally expect.
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2 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:
That's nice, but if we don't have a QB we are TOAST. We have been through that with the Bills for over a decade and it sucks...
If Day loses to TTUN next year and flops even in a 12 team playoff he'll be labeled as the 21st century John Cooper.
I agree that they should add a QB and OL. Potential transfers are coming through in the coming weeks and hopefully they hit. Otherwise, I don’t know… play Noland next year as a true freshman like they did with Pryor and just hope for a fun season? It’s not great right now. Day losing the last two games of the season two years in a row looks a lot like Cooper - especially this year. The Cotton Bowl was an absolute disaster and changed my outlook on him a bit. We’ll see how the next few weeks go.-
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Finally some good news! It would be a huge coup for Day to get Tyleik, JT and Sawyer all back.
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18 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:
As I said in a previous post, I know little about Michigan. Yolo, Willyville Guy, and many other posters do follow the Big 10 and I hope that they chime in.
Your question about UGA is a very good one. I think that Georgia is far superior to Washington. This of course doesn't mean that I am correct. Obviously I am partial to the SEC and lack a great deal of respect for other conferences but yes, UGA is clearly one of the 4 best teams.
The above is of course jmo. It is not an all knowing proclamation and I know that the Alabama haters are butt hurt. Still, a few of facts do remain:
1) Georgia won 29 straight games, 2 consecutive national titles, was raanked #1 for most of the season and Alabama defeated them, in Georgia.
2) The last four national titles were won by LSU, Alabama, Georgia, and Georgia.
This has to be indicative of something, no?
And btw I appreciate the dialogue.
At their best, Michigan plays smashmouth, mistake-free football. Their OL is a group of mostly 23-25 year-old men -- I believe their youngest starter is a senior. They come right at you. My impression of Saban is that he loves that style of play and will gladly put his recruits up against Harbaugh's. I'm fascinated by the matchup and can't wait to watch. Roll Tide!!!! (On that particular day, lol)
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1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:
I was just talking to a buddy yesterday who coaches at one of the area HS snd knows some guys over at the Woody… they told him the coaching staff already made the decision that was no way McCord was starting next year. Im guessing they told him early so he could do what he needs to do.
That's consistent with their track record for speaking with families early about transferring and offering support in the process. In this particular case, I'm guessing Ryan Day isn't willing to risk his job for Kyle. They have to feel good about a one-year transfer and then Lincoln and Air?
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6 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:
My thinking is that if the Buckeyes ever fell off, this whole state would implode... there is literally nothing sports wise to look forward to here right now- even the Steelers are a mess despite winning games. This state has gone so far downhill that even in the summer it's miserable.
I'm now firmly in the "Ryan Day must go" camp, because if he couldn't beat That Team with Stroud nor this defense, he won't again with Harbaugh there. Many people are quick to hammer on McCord, but it is my contention that Day set him up for failure by rolling out this short yardage offense most of the year. The play calling on offense was not even remotely up to par and didn't take advantage of That Team's weaknesses. It was like watching Dorsey's offense with an 'aight QB.
I'm not ready to discuss that game yet in any detail, but I'm torn about Day and just about done with Knowles. The biggest thing for me was the lack of aggression and creativity last week. No wrinkles, no blitzes, nothing to get the team fired up and put TUN on their heels. They just ran a vanilla offense and sat back on defense. Screw that.
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15 hours ago, Willyville Guy said:
In the chaos of the intensity and hostility of The Game, a brotherhood and certain kind of love emerges. Tough love. TUN didn’t win the last two because they cheated. Maybe it helped, but Buckeyes know those teams were flawed in ways that are SUPPOSED to be exposed in that specific moment. This year, the winner is No. 1 in the land. The loser goes home. LFG. Go Bucks!!!
https://x.com/ohiostatefb/status/1727827869521318021?s=46&t=wsMX1S6Hise84xr96wRyjQ
lol I was really in my feels last night after hours of drinking, reading Ramzy’s The Situational, and watching the hype video!-
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In the chaos of the intensity and hostility of The Game, a brotherhood and certain kind of love emerges. Tough love. TUN didn’t win the last two because they cheated. Maybe it helped, but Buckeyes know those teams were flawed in ways that are SUPPOSED to be exposed in that specific moment. This year, the winner is No. 1 in the land. The loser goes home. LFG. Go Bucks!!!
https://x.com/ohiostatefb/status/1727827869521318021?s=46&t=wsMX1S6Hise84xr96wRyjQ
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Peaking in November
Xichigan Week starts NOW
LFG!!!!
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40 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Is this not a Ohio State buckeyes thread?
And I see the word we referenced to Ohio State plenty of times in this thread... And I'm just making a prediction
I could care less about Michigan
When both teams are good it's a great rivalry for college football
Lol I'm just busting your chops for coming into an Ohio State thread to say the Bucks are going to lose. We'll see how it goes.
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34 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
You're going to lose to Michigan
I am? Damn that sucks.
TUN could certainly make it three in a row this year. My biggest concern with them is the starting O-line with all grad students and seniors. That unit has looked like men playing against boys all season long. Like every year, it will take a truly special effort to win The Game.
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I'm choosing to ease the pain from Monday Night Football by reflecting on my visit to the 'Shoe this past Saturday night with my college friends. The boys were back in town!
Every year we say it's a process -- the team develops over the course of the season, and all we can hope for is that it peaks in November. And look what happened against (an admittedly poor version of) Sparty. McCord finally looked comfortable. He stepped up in the pocket, delivered dimes all over the field, and gave this team more than what it needs from the QB position. He was helped by the return of Stover and Egbuka. He was helped by Henderson running hard as hell for another week. And of course he was helped by the best player in the country earning 3TDs before I finished my first stadium beer. Still, give the kid and his coach credit for staying on schedule, shaking off all the "Maserati Marv with Honda McCord" jokes, and taking this team to 10-0.
The defense continues to impress. I don't think I've seen many DTs at OSU stuff the run better than Tyleik Williams. Sonny Styles made absolutely violent plays all over the field. It's just great to finally see a silver bullets defense flying around. Credit to Knowles for keeping this unit together through the injuries.
I expect the Bucks to cover another 30+ pt spread this week, and then it will be time to see how far they have actually come up in AA. Go Bucks!
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Ya he’s…um…something. This is going to be good.