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Topic: #2 Ohio State (6-0, 9-0) at Northwestern (1-5, 1-8) Post Game

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ELA

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#2 Ohio State (6-0, 9-0) at Northwestern (1-5, 1-8) Post Game
« on: November 02, 2022, 02:27:09 PM »
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0, 8-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-4, 1-7)
NOON - Evanston, IL - ABC
This game is nearly impossible to predict, as far as what the score is going to be.  Northwestern's offense gets the the brunt of the criticism, but the defense is also #78 in SP+ and have the 2nd worst special teams in all of the FBS.  They just made Iowa's offense look decent.  Ohio State's defense looks much improved, and the offense is always the offense.  So this is a "pick your score" game.  Ryan Day isn't particularly noted for calling the dogs off.  C.J. Stroud was still passing the ball in the fourth quarter of all four of Ohio State's blowout conference wins.  But the pace certainly changes, as does the personnel.  So would it surprise me if the Buckeyes put up 70?  Nope.  But this is closer to being an FCS game than a Big Ten game.  So I don't think anyone is aided by Stroud doing that here.  While these teams have played in the Big Ten Championship Game twice, the series is ridiculously lopsided.  Northwestern's last win in the Horseshoe was in 1971, and their only series win since then was in 2004.  Evan Hull is Northwestern's lone weapon, ranking top 10 in the FBS in all purpose yardage.  But as it's become more and more clear that he is the entirety of the Wildcats' offense, he's found things much tougher.  He had 174 combined rushing and receiving yards in the opener against Nebraska, 278 against Duke, and 157 against Southern Illinois.  In the five games since, he only exceeded 100 once, against Maryland, and needed 24 touches to do it.  It's supposed to be very wet and windy, on natural grass, a combination that resulted in Northwestern keeping it surprisingly close against Penn State in Happy Valley a few weeks back.  But the Nittany Lions contributed there by turning the ball over 5 times.  The Buckeyes are one of 17 teams in the nation averaging less than 1 giveaway per game.
OHIO STATE 49, NORTHWESTERN 6

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Re: #2 Ohio State (5-0, 8-0) at Northwestern (1-4, 1-7) Game Week
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2022, 03:15:01 PM »
For the next two weeks the name of the game for the Buckeyes and Wolverines is to avoid new injuries, heal the existing ones, and work on problem areas. Then the competition steps up noticeably with UMD and IL as the final tune-up before what looks to be an epic edition of THE GAME.
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Re: #2 Ohio State (5-0, 8-0) at Northwestern (1-4, 1-7) Game Week
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2022, 08:33:07 AM »
Ohio State- 77, Northwestern - 3
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Re: #2 Ohio State (5-0, 8-0) at Northwestern (1-4, 1-7) Game Week
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2022, 06:09:53 PM »
Hoping for all day long saturating rain in Columbus on the 26th.
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Re: #2 Ohio State (5-0, 8-0) at Northwestern (1-4, 1-7) Game Week
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2022, 07:08:19 PM »
Quote from: Temp430 on November 05, 2022, 06:09:53 PM
Hoping for all day long saturating rain in Columbus on the 26th.
What you want is sustained high winds.  
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Re: #2 Ohio State (5-0, 8-0) at Northwestern (1-4, 1-7) Game Week
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2022, 07:26:03 PM »
If Harbaugh shows up there will be high winds
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Re: #2 Ohio State (5-0, 8-0) at Northwestern (1-4, 1-7) Game Week
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2022, 08:09:19 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on November 05, 2022, 07:26:03 PM
If Harbaugh shows up there will be high winds
Idk man I’m watching Michigan play a crap Rutgers team abs go through the motions. 

don’t think anyone should look too hard into this osu-nw game. Look at uga vs mizzou. They turn around and blast Tennessee at home. 

We think these kids are not humans but like robots or something. They are human kids. Hard truth is they just don’t bring it every week. Especially against sh*tty teams they know they should destroy even if they sleep walk. 
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