2019 Ohio State Season Thread

[Cincydawg]

Auburn appears to be a second ten team for 2019 preseason.  I've questioned their top ten ranking for about 5 years now, they seem to be getting down graded finally.

They were decent in 2017 anyway.  I don't like the coach nor the personnel, and they seem to get ranked too high only to get exposed, much like Michigan, who I don't trust to be really good either.

Anyway, Ohio State should be in the FF if they go 12-1 and win the CG.  Everyone will be including Bama and Clemson (again).  Team Four would be Oklahoma by the rankings, though Texas is getting a LOT of press too.

[Anonymous Coward]

OSU's season (and future) relies less on any player like Fields than on whether Day is Urban/Tressel-level, negligibly different, or noticeably different.

[MrNubbz]

The load of tallent tOSU has lost on the D-Line the last two seasons,almost all playing on Sunday's is sick.Urbz misplayed a good chance in 2017 by sticking with JTB,specially when he showed in the Bowl he simply couldn't go over the top when Haskins and Burrow were available.Unless everyone else emptied the cupboard I'd be shocked if the Bucks win the east let alone the conference 

[Cincydawg]

The top level teams all lose a ton of talent every year.  They also restock, or they are flash in the pan teams.

The loss of an HC can be a significant factor obviously even for talented teams, but that happens rarely for obvious reasons.  OSU will be the most talented team by far in most of the games they play, and more talented in all but one, arguably.  

[FearlessF]

losing a head coach at a helmet like OSU can take 3 or 4 years to really change win totals drastically

[Mdot21]

losing a head coach at a helmet like OSU can take 3 or 4 years to really change win totals drastically

losing a head coach like Meyer can't be understated. If you ask me he's right there with Saban as the greatest ever. They really are neck and neck. Saban has 5 championships to Meyer's 3. But Meyer has won big everywhere he's been. Saban not so much.
Last but not least, how good this Justin Fields really is remains to be seen. He couldn't beat out Jake Fromm. Not really sold on Jake Fromm. And as far as Fields goes, usually kids with his character and attitude tend to flame out. One thing I do know though? Dwayne Haskins will be the first QB picked in the upcoming NFL draft and is the best QB the B1G has seen in a long, long time. Kid shattered every B1G passing record in his first season as a starter. Fields has a hell of a lot to live up to.

[Cincydawg]

I don't know what is meant by Fields' "character and attitude".  I thought both were fine during his time at UGA.

As for not beating out Fromm, I'd note Fromm also beat out another 5 star highly heralded recruit who was a year ahead of him (Eason) so he must be doing something right.  Leading his team to a conference title and NC game overtime as a true freshman is also fairly unusual.

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't have a reason to not be fine with Fields as a person. I'm also fine with the decision for immediate eligibility. I just found it hard to believe the decision came this fast. I figured it'd take until late April.

[Cincydawg]

Fields of course had nothing to do with how fast it took.  I've listened to him talk obviously, and read much of what he has had to say.  I don't see anything bad about him in terms of being a good teammate etc.

He's very talented.  He has experience at the college level.  He learned one playbook, he'll learn another.  He has a good idea what is needed.

[Brutus Buckeye]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NFZLhX5bd4

[MrNubbz]

I don't have a reason to not be fine with Fields as a person. I'm also fine with the decision for immediate eligibility. I just found it hard to believe the decision came this fast. I figured it'd take until late April.

NCAA is going down a rabbit hole of revision.Gonna be hard to turn anybody down when they've given out so many waivers.Of course this comes at the right time for tOSU - so I'm good with it 

[Brutus Buckeye]

That vid I posted btw is long, but well worth the watch. Cardale really lays it all out, and goes into great detail on how they managed to blow the 2015 season. 

There's some language though, so not suitable at the breakfast table with daughters present. 

[MaximumSam]

Rutgers OL Jonah Jackson transferring to OSU for his final year.  Could be an immediate starter.

[MrNubbz]

That vid I posted btw is long, but well worth the watch. Cardale really lays it all out, and goes into great detail

I did that was great 12 gauge is pretty sharp and insightful.He didn't care what they did one way or the other just didn't like the double tongue.Kind of came across as he wasn't that fond of Urbz,while he's successful neither was I