OSU & college discussion Football thread

[ScarletHayes]

Have they been overlooked? Yeah it’s fun to load up on 5 star WR’s.  Maybe thats not the way to do things?

OLine has been the one consistent less than stellar area for OSU for quite a while actually. Even when Meyer was here.  I'm not saying they've consistently sucked or anything.  They've had some good games, but there just doesn't seem to be a consistent emphasis on the big uglies.  We need better depth.  UM has obviously done a better job on that since 2020.

[stxbuck]

Ohio State just landed Phillip Daniels, Paris Johnson Jr’s cousin, and the # 4 OT in the portal, from Minnesota.

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Predictions

Andrea Adelson

First round

Texas 28, Clemson 14
Ohio State 27, Tennessee 24
Penn State 24, SMU 23
Notre Dame 38, Indiana 17

Quarterfinals

Texas 33, Arizona State 30
Oregon 35, Ohio State 31
Penn State 38, Boise State 35
Notre Dame 23, Georgia 20

Semifinals

Texas 31, Oregon 30
Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24

National title game

Texas 31, Notre Dame 27

Kyle Bonagura

First round

Texas 31, Clemson 21
Ohio State 28, Tennessee 24
Penn State 31, SMU 17
Indiana 31, Notre Dame 24

Quarterfinals

Oregon 35, Ohio State 28
Arizona State 31, Texas 28
Penn State 38, Boise State 24
Georgia 42, Indiana 38

Semifinals

Oregon 42, Arizona State 31
Georgia 28, Penn State 24

National title game

Oregon 31, Georgia 24

Bill Connelly

First round

Texas 35, Clemson 16
Ohio State 17, Tennessee 10
Penn State 31, SMU 20
Notre Dame 24, Indiana 23

Quarterfinals

Oregon 28, Ohio State 21
Texas 31, Arizona State 17
Penn State 24, Boise State 20
Notre Dame 20, Georgia 16

Semifinals

Oregon 35, Texas 31
Notre Dame 23, Penn State 21

National title game

Oregon 28, Notre Dame 27

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David Hale

First round

Texas 45, Clemson 27
Ohio State 28, Tennessee 27
SMU 30, Penn State 28
Notre Dame 42, Indiana 10

Quarterfinals

Texas 34, Arizona State 21
Ohio State 32, Oregon 31
SMU 36, Boise State 33
Notre Dame 21, Georgia 20

Semifinals

Ohio State 27, Texas 24
Notre Dame 35, SMU 28

National title game

Ohio State 27, Notre Dame 24

Eli Lederman

First round

Texas 41, Clemson 31
Ohio State 24, Tennessee 20
Penn State 31, SMU 28
Notre Dame 34, Indiana 17

Quarterfinals

Texas 30, Arizona State 13
Oregon 35, Ohio State 34
Boise State 28, Penn State 20
Notre Dame 24, Georgia 16

Semifinals

Oregon 24, Texas 20
Notre Dame 27, Boise State 17

National title game

Oregon 27, Notre Dame 24

Chris Low

First round

Texas 31, Clemson 14
Ohio State 27, Tennessee 24
Penn State 35, SMU 21
Notre Dame 24, Indiana 20

Quarterfinals

Texas 34, Arizona State 24
Ohio State 30, Oregon 28
Boise State 28, Penn State 27
Georgia 24, Notre Dame 21

Semifinals

Ohio State 31, Texas 30
Georgia 34, Boise State 21

National title game

Georgia 28, Ohio State 23

Max Olson

First round

Texas 31, Clemson 20
Ohio State 17, Tennessee 14
Penn State 41, SMU 35
Indiana 24, Notre Dame 21

Quarterfinals

Texas 27, Arizona State 17
Oregon 35, Ohio State 13
Penn State 31, Boise State 21
Georgia 27, Indiana 10

Semifinals

Oregon 37, Texas 31
Georgia 20, Penn State 17

National title game

Oregon 34, Georgia 27

Adam Rittenberg

First round

Texas 24, Clemson 16
Ohio State 26, Tennessee 19
Penn State 34, SMU 23
Notre Dame 31, Indiana 21

Quarterfinals

Texas 33, Arizona State 20
Oregon 38, Ohio State 35
Penn State 35, Boise State 31
Notre Dame 19, Georgia 17

Semifinals

Oregon 31, Texas 21
Notre Dame 27, Penn State 26

National title game

Oregon 38, Notre Dame 27

Mark Schlabach

First round

Texas 24, Clemson 20
Ohio State 28, Tennessee 17
Penn State 34, SMU 24
Notre Dame 35, Indiana 21

Quarterfinals

Arizona State 24, Texas 21
Oregon 38, Ohio State 31
Penn State 27, Boise State 24
Georgia 24, Notre Dame 21

Semifinals

Oregon 38, Arizona State 27
Georgia 27, Penn State 21

National title game

Oregon 24, Georgia 20

Jake Trotter

First round

Texas 24, Clemson 12
Tennessee 21, Ohio State 20
Penn State 27, SMU 19
Notre Dame 31, Indiana 23

Quarterfinals

Arizona State 27, Texas 23
Oregon 35, Tennessee 28
Boise State 28, Penn State 27
Notre Dame 16, Georgia 14

Semifinals

Oregon 44, Arizona State 38
Notre Dame 20, Boise State 14

National title game

Oregon 30, Notre Dame 27

Paolo Uggetti

First round


Texas 27, Clemson 14
Tennessee 27, Ohio State 24
Penn State 34, SMU 20
Notre Dame 28, Indiana 17

Quarterfinals

Arizona State 27, Texas 24
Oregon 34, Tennessee 21
Penn State 31, Boise State 27
Notre Dame 21, Georgia 17

Semifinals

Oregon 38, Arizona State 27
Notre Dame 24, Penn State 20

National title game

Oregon 31, Notre Dame 20

Dave Wilson

First round

Texas 27, Clemson 17
Tennessee 34, Ohio State 31
Penn State 37, SMU 30
Notre Dame 24, Indiana 21

Quarterfinals

Texas 34, Arizona State 27
Oregon 30, Tennessee 24
Penn State 41, Boise State 24
Georgia 38, Notre Dame 27

Semifinals

Oregon 31, Texas 17
Georgia 28, Penn State 21

National title game

Oregon 28, Georgia 20

[lrrps21]

I had tOSU winning it back in August and TN as my dark horse. The winner of TN vs tOSU is still my pick.

[ScarletHayes]

Hey when do the games kick off tonight?  I think Indiana is gonna give ND a helluva game.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they won it outright.

[lrrps21]

Hey when do the games kick off tonight?  I think Indiana is gonna give ND a helluva game.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they won it outright.

8PM

I hate ND, so I will be cheering for Indiana. It's either going to be a ND win by blowout or IN win in multiple OT.

[maize]

I think ND wins, but I’m obviously cheering for IU

[Hightop77]

Hey when do the games kick off tonight?  I think Indiana is gonna give ND a helluva game.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they won it outright.

8PM

I hate ND, so I will be cheering for Indiana. It's either going to be a ND win by blowout or IN win in multiple OT.

Not an easy game to analyze.  Do they even have one common opponent?  I would not be surprised if Indiana wins but this is a tough one to predict.

[maize]

Hey when do the games kick off tonight?  I think Indiana is gonna give ND a helluva game.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they won it outright.

8PM

I hate ND, so I will be cheering for Indiana. It's either going to be a ND win by blowout or IN win in multiple OT.

Not an easy game to analyze.  Do they even have one common opponent?  I would not be surprised if Indiana wins but this is a tough one to predict.

Why does that matter? Transitive property doesn’t work in sports. Especially at the college level.

[Hightop77]

Hey when do the games kick off tonight?  I think Indiana is gonna give ND a helluva game.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they won it outright.

8PM

I hate ND, so I will be cheering for Indiana. It's either going to be a ND win by blowout or IN win in multiple OT.

Not an easy game to analyze.  Do they even have one common opponent?  I would not be surprised if Indiana wins but this is a tough one to predict.

Why does that matter? Transitive property doesn’t work in sports. Especially at the college level.

Ok, if you don't have common opponents and no basis for comparing how would you call it?

[ScarletHayes]

Ain’t that the truth.

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Indiana beat UM who beat OSU.  What to make of this?

[Hightop77]

Indiana beat UM who beat OSU.  What to make of this?

I make of it that Ryan Day choked another game he should have won.

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Indiana beat UM who beat OSU.  What to make of this?

I make of it that Ryan Day choked another game he should have won.

No one denies it

But it shows the past opponents comp may not work, right?

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98 yd run by ND

Hellava run