Games of Interest - Week 9

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No bitching with choices the pickings are slim this week.

- Oklahoma vs Kansas 12pm - After the UCF game and Kansas playing tough this year I like this game
- South Carlina vs Texas A&M 12pm - This is a game aTm could lose so watching is about an Aggie collapse but not a great game
- Georgia vs Florida 3:30pm - World's largest cocktail party as a rivalry game at a neutral site what is not to like
- BYU vs Texas 3:30pm - Ewers is out and that makes this game interesting
- Oregon vs Utah 3:30pm - Probably the biggest game of the week
- Duke vs Louisville 3:30pm - Both teams are ranked but will Duke QB Leonard play?
- Tennesse vs Kentucky 7pm- Another rivalry game that could go either way
- Ohio State vs Wisconsin 7:30pm - Ohio State is going to kill them but its supposed to be a big game (but isn't)
- Colorado vs UCLA 7:30pm - The return of Prime Time and don't pretend that Colorado isn't must see TV this year

So basically we have Oregon vs Utah and everyone else. I'm pretty sure the majority of us could pick straight up who is going to win most if not all these games with very few misses. Just not a great week. If you are going to just watch one game in each time slot I've bolded who you should watch for most entertainment value.

Trends for the year so far:
- B1G has very few games that have great appeal for non B1G fans so picking up the PAC teams was a good move
- PAC has been the massive surprise this year as they are producing more must see games then they have in years so a good way to go out
- ACC has been surprising with FSU, DUKE and Louisville being ranked and fun to watch
- SEC is down this year and producing less must see games than normal but still better everyone but the PAC
- Big 12 - The new additions aren't really moving the needle
- Colorado is the biggest surprise of the year and I don't care what you say people are watching even when they lose its like a car wreck and people can't turn away
 
Ohio State hasn't really "killed" anyone this year besides Western Kentucky.

Offense is just too sporadic this season. Also, still not sure if they will be fully healthy and Madison at night is no joke. Ohio State might pull away to make it look comfy in the 3rd or 4th, but I expect some struggle
 
Wild Turkey said:
No bitching with choices the pickings are slim this week.


- Tennesse vs Kentucky 7pm- Another rivalry game that could go either way
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The Old Beer Barrell game. Well, they don't play for it anymore thanks to Tim Couch and Co.
 
fishinabarrel said:
Ohio State hasn't really "killed" anyone this year besides Western Kentucky.

Offense is just too sporadic this season. Also, still not sure if they will be fully healthy and Madison at night is no joke. Ohio State might pull away to make it look comfy in the 3rd or 4th, but I expect some struggle
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You are favored by 14.5 points right now and Iowa's defense held them to 6 points. If you lose this game you should fire Day.
 
Wild Turkey said:
You are favored by 14.5 points right now and Iowa's defense held them to 6 points. If you lose this game you should fire Day.
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I don't think Ohio State loses, I just wouldn't be surprised to see Ohio State struggle to put them away for 2-3 quarters
 
fishinabarrel said:
I don't think Ohio State loses, I just wouldn't be surprised to see Ohio State struggle to put them away for 2-3 quarters
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It wouldn't be surprising if they held Wisconsin to under 10, but we need to come out swinging. I'd be surprised if Egbuka wasn't starting since he was close Saturday, but I'm still unsure what's happening with Trey. He was a GTD so he could also be out there, in which case I think we do win comfortably.
 
Brock Bowers is out. Could this be a "scare" game for Georgia. I read in the Brock Bowers thread that the Dawgs will go winless without him.
 
fishinabarrel said:
Ohio State hasn't really "killed" anyone this year besides Western Kentucky.

Offense is just too sporadic this season. Also, still not sure if they will be fully healthy and Madison at night is no joke. Ohio State might pull away to make it look comfy in the 3rd or 4th, but I expect some struggle
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@Wisconsin at night always worries me. They aren't great by any means but they are good enough to beat us if we are totally flat. McCord needs to settle the fuck down and be more consistent throughout the game.

I fully expect the offense to have struggles again though. Defense should be able to handle the load though. Thinking a 23-7 type game.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
I fully expect the offense to have struggles again though. Defense should be able to handle the load though. Thinking a 23-7 type game.
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This flabbergasts me that this can be said about Ohio State after the last few years
 
fishinabarrel said:
This flabbergasts me that this can be said about Ohio State after the last few years
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McCord clearly has the talent IMO but the game just seems too fast for him still, most of his problems are with seeing the field and feeling things, not talent/mechanical issues. He seems to be over anxious and feel pressure that's not there a lot of the time. Hopefully he starts getting more up to speed in his head, he can't be having these long dry runs like he did against Penn State against Michigan when that game comes along.
 
Also I expected the pass blocking to struggle and the run blocking to be very good.

It's been the fucking opposite though. Pass protection has been surprisingly good while run blocking has been a lot of ass.
 
Looking forward to the Utah-Oregon game. But we are in the dog days of the season where there really aren't bigtime matchups
 
osubuckeye89 said:
McCord clearly has the talent IMO but the game just seems too fast for him still, most of his problems are with seeing the field and feeling things, not talent/mechanical issues. He seems to be over anxious and feel pressure that's not there a lot of the time. Hopefully he starts getting more up to speed in his head, he can't be having these long dry runs like he did against Penn State against Michigan when that game comes along.
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So if you think about it, what does he have 6-7 games under his belt? That's not a lot. From an outsider's perspective I see progress with him. He seems more assertive with his mechanics where earlier in the year you could almost see him thinking about it.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
@Wisconsin at night always worries me. They aren't great by any means but they are good enough to beat us if we are totally flat. McCord needs to settle the fuck down and be more consistent throughout the game.

I fully expect the offense to have struggles again though. Defense should be able to handle the load though. Thinking a 23-7 type game.
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This^^^^^
 
PeoplesChicken said:
Looking forward to the Utah-Oregon game. But we are in the dog days of the season where there really aren't bigtime matchups
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I think you are on the wrong thread evidently this is now the "oh I should be worried about Wisconsin my penis is small" Ohio State thread.
 
my tosu friend always joked with how Trey was gonna be the better back than Bijan as soon as he committed from high school to them.. He now is a bigger Miyan fan than he is of Trey lol

injuries suck
 
Wild Turkey said:
I think you are on the wrong thread evidently this is now the "oh I should be worried about Wisconsin my penis is small" Ohio State thread.
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In fairness to our Buckeye brethren, Wisc plays them pretty tough at home, and there is something about night games there. Plus I am pretty sure Fickell has this game circled on the calendar for personal reasons.
 
PeoplesChicken said:
In fairness to our Buckeye brethren, Wisc plays them pretty tough at home, and there is something about night games there. Plus I am pretty sure Fickell has this game circled on the calendar for personal reasons.
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Why would Fickell have a bone to pick with tOSU? They launched him to his first HC job and gave him a game while at Cinncy.
 
Wild Turkey said:
Why would Fickell have a bone to pick with tOSU? They launched him to his first HC job and gave him a game while at Cinncy.
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