Buckeye Deja Vu

I don't think it's time to freak out about this team just yet for a couple reasons. First and foremost, the year we won the Title we lost our second game to Virginia Tech and yes, that still leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Secondly, We are only going into Week 3 against an Army team, which basically serves as a rebound for the loss. Third, I don't think the issue is JT, but instead the coaching staff. When we signed Urban and he became our coach, Ohio State fans saw National Championships on the horizon because that is what Urban is known for. I think Urban's offense has been figured out, meaning the QB Option and QB runs are easy to diagnose so the plays are not successful anymore.

I want to draw attention to how Ohio State beat Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon; Cardale sat back and threw the ball downfield or handed it off to Elliot and we all know what happened than. Herman sat back and called traditional plays. There was very little option or trickery so-to-speak. It was old-fashioned football and we beat everyone with it. Every time JT runs the ball I cringe because we have two great running backs in Dobbins and Webber. Both received the ball against Oklahome and broke some pretty good runs, but for whatever reason we threw the ball afterwards.

I don't think our offense has an identity because it seems like every game we take what the defense gives us and a way we go. We don't impose our will on people. After the game Cardale Jones tweeted about how the last time we lost our second game we won the National Championship. I won't go that far in labeling this season for what it is, a mystery. I say it is a mystery because even with the coaching changes and supposed change in philosphy JT seems to have slipped back into second guessing himself.

I won't say that we won't get a Title this year, but JT has to stop thinking too much. It took Herman three years to get JT where he was. Are we to suspect it's going to take that long for another Coordinator to get him back there. News flash, JT is gone after this year.

I think the coming years will show Ohio State much as they are now, not understanding what kind of football team they are. Jim Tressel was famous for "pounding the rock" and we saw a lot of success with that philosophy. However, Urban came in and it became a "spread option - we are going to open things up" When he said that, that is when we lost our identity because the spread option is not a one size fits all formula. I will say it again, we won the National Championship with Cardale sitting in the pocket and throwing the ball or handing it off to Elliott. That's what we did, without the gimmicks of the spread.

In the years to come Urban has to decide what we are and stick with it or we will continue to have let downs like we did with Oklahoma.

A Couple Questions For The Media........

I would love to ask the media a few questions, even though I will give my own answer. So here we go...
1.) Is there a such thing as SEC speed considering Ohio State brutalized Alabama's defense in the name of Ezekiel Elliott for 230 yards? (Elliott, by the way is from St. Louis, not the South)
   
Yes, there is a such thing as SEC speed still. Ohio States win was a fluke and means nothing. The SEC will be back in the playoffs next year. Roll Tide, Go Tigers, blah, blah, blah!

2.)Even with the speed and quickness of Darron Lee, also not from the south, but actually from Ohio, there is still a difference between SEC speed and the rest of the country?

Yes, like I said, Ohio State's win was a fluke and means nothing. The SEC will be back in the playoffs next year. Roll Tide, Geaux Tigers, blah, blah, blah!

3.)What do you think helped the Buckeyes win the game?

Yes, like I said, Ohio State's win was a fluke and means nothing. The SEC will be back in the playoffs next year. Roll Tide... Wait what? Hmmmm I don't know. Nick Saban does not lose...And he was coaching that evening..... Kirby Smart does not lose..... it's all Lane Kiffin's fault! Yeah, that's it. It's Kiffin's fault. Roll Tide????

4.)If SEC speed exists, then why was Ohio State faster than Alabama?

Urban Meyer and their coaches kidnap players from the south and bring them to the North....damn Yankees! Saban Tide? No wait, Roll Tide right?

5.)Who do you think wins the Title?

Alabama of course.

6.)Alabama's not playing, it's Ohio State and Oregon.

No its not.

7.)Final question before I lose my mind. Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?

I don't know, but I have watched the show.

*I have heard very few annoucers actually say that Ohio State and it's coaches deserve credit. The Tide after all were had on both sides of the ball. Ohio State physically and mentally beat the Tide in every sense.

O-H!

Oh Please!!!!!!

 

 

We've all seen the movies where parents pin their kids against each other in terms of who can be more successful. One child has been given all the tools, the other has been told to make your own tools.

 

Alabama post game interviews and press conferences were hilarious! The players and coaches talked about over coming adversity. Oh please! The only adversity they had to overcome was what happened within the team. They didn't have to worry about the pressure of college football itself or the media. The SEC has been riding on the shoulders of media giants because of their success. They are automatically favored in every game, highly ranked at the beginning of every season, usually have the most teams in the top 10, if not 15 every year. Their adversity is a joke. Their adversity comes from the locker room, not outside.

 

The whole year Ohio State has dealt with more than almost any other team and still won. Could Alabama win with a third string quarterback? Could any one? Could any one turn their second string QB into a Heisman candidate? Our players are vastly underrated, our coaches are mocked and ridiculed, and our team as a whole is constantly criticized around the nation. Ohio State loses one game, granted it was a bad loss, to Virginia Tech in week two and we're done. Alabama loses in week four to Ole Miss, and the SEC is just that talented. Ole Miss is destroyed by TCU and nothing is said. However, Virginia Tech is constantly brought up.

 

Alabama loses to Ole Miss, but beats Auburn, Miss St., and LSU in close games, and the SEC is "tough." We hear all year long how tough the conference play is, therefore, their OOC (which is decisively easier) play is overlooked. Bowl season comes upon us and OOC teams come in and beat them all! Ole Miss is destroyed, Auburn is ran all over and loses to an AD set to retire. Miss St. loses to a Georgia Tech triple option, and LSU loses to a dilapidated Notre Dame. Is this a joke? Miss St. beats Auburn and LSU and all the sudden deserves #1. This season has proven that rankings mean nothing until The Committee starts ranking teams, otherwise, this is nothing more than comedy Central roast.

 

I think Bama fans may need some anti depressants now. I read countless times how Urban Meyer was going to need them after this game. Ohio State was lucky against Wisconsin. That same Wisconsin that beat Auburn? Cardale Jones was going to get knocked around and beat up. Didn't Cardale take out a few defensive line men himself after running for countless first downs? Ohio State can't run on #2 rushing defense, there's no way! There's something called the perimeter, you know the part of the field near the side line. Yeah, well that's where Elliott destroyed the Tide by running 230 yards. Their defense is too physical. Our offense doesn't care!

 

If Alabama or the SEC West had to deal with the constant barrage of criticism that Ohio State does, would they still be successful? Make no mistake, Alabama is a good team, but they're not great. Our media is a joke. Every single person who picked Bama to win is now understanding why Ohio State won. Isn't that funny? Instead of pairing SEC with winning, why not actually analyze the two teams, because once you do, you actually realize the teams were very much even.

 

Furthermore, and I love this fact. How many times did we punt the ball and Bama score? Three times? How many times did Bama score off of turnover? Twice. If Ohio State doesn't turn over the ball. Alabama loses by 3 touchdowns! Isn't that amazing!? This top notch, best in the nation team should have lost by 21 points! Wow! To a "Big Ten Is So Weak" team! This is not miraculous, this was earned. The main point of this article is that the amount of adversity Alabama went through is not even close to Ohio State and that the SEC, while still a good conference is not the most dominant and that's not even taking into account this year. Alabama is on a 0-2 losing streak at the Sugar Bowl! Who is reporting that? I guess that it doesn't matter at this point, but it does matter that Ohio State was 0- whatever towards SEC teams until Jan. 1!? You have got to be kidding. If you are going to judge Ohio State, than judge Alabama under the same lense.

 

On to Texas we go! O-H!