2025 Ohio State Season Thread

[Mdot21]

buddy brings the memes....


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[MrNubbz]

This whole debacle worked out well actually so the rest of the nation finally stood up and took notice of your creative creeps.Like all rich miscreants they bought their way out. Otherwise some one might have actually have felt sorry for them getting hammered.

But at least we don't have to listen to the carnival barking how the Ann Arbor Astros do things the right way with integrity.And hey the Feds are not done with Weiss yet so something still might blow up in their face and circle around and bite them in the arse. The Feds nailed Epstein to the wall so expect Weiss to sing like a canary after Booger rode off and made bank - more mud in your eye

[MrNubbz]

MaximumSam brought up in another thread tOSU having a problem running the ball.As do many on tOSU Boards a few comments below That I agree with

-Buckeyes RB room has me concerned, this yr isn’t the best we’ve had, Isaiah West gets North/South fast inside the tackles running quickest with a burst and Bo Jackson looks good and a decent receiver (two really good developing freshmen)

- the O-Line is underwhelming and seemingly a weak link. Donaldson and Peoples are serviceable backups and Donaldson is done after this year. Not sure what Turbo Rogers injury is, the RBs we have seemed neither real explosive of course the problem could be up front as that seems to be Day's Achilles heel. 

- At halfway point of the season, most would agree that our run game has been somewhat disappointing, and third and short feels like third and mile. The RB's this year are not typical OSU caliber though Jackson and will get there  but anyone would struggle the way the OL blocked today. I saw Montgomery whiff, Tshabola whiff, and Daniels whiff on run blocks.  I really don't like Danielson as an announcer, but he could see the struggles as well.

[MaximumSam]

MaximumSam brought up in another thread tOSU having a problem running the ball.As do many on tOSU Boards a few comments below That I agree with

-Buckeyes RB room has me concerned, this yr isn’t the best we’ve had, Isaiah West gets North/South fast inside the tackles running quickest with a burst and Bo Jackson looks good and a decent receiver (two really good developing freshmen)

- the O-Line is underwhelming and seemingly a weak link. Donaldson and Peoples are serviceable backups and Donaldson is done after this year. Not sure what Turbo Rogers injury is, the RBs we have seemed neither real explosive of course the problem could be up front as that seems to be Day's Achilles heel.

- At halfway point of the season, most would agree that our run game has been somewhat disappointing, and third and short feels like third and mile. The RB's this year are not typical OSU caliber though Jackson and will get there  but anyone would struggle the way the OL blocked today. I saw Montgomery whiff, Tshabola whiff, and Daniels whiff on run blocks.  I really don't like Danielson as an announcer, but he could see the struggles as well.

Ryan Day's offenses typically aren't that great running unless they have a real dual threat QB and NFL backs. We have neither this year so I wouldn't call this particularly surprising. Still, going to be tough to beat the best teams if they can't run the ball.

[MrNubbz]

Correct,his development of O-Linemen is underwhelming,but late in the season in foul/wet weather they'll need to carry the rock.Fortunately the playoffs have been expanded and they don't have to win the CCG or left out in the cold.He hasn't procured depth enough and that is a black mark with the portal available at least to scupper together healthy bodies.

[Mdot21]

Ryan Day's offenses typically aren't that great running unless they have a real dual threat QB and NFL backs. We have neither this year so I wouldn't call this particularly surprising. Still, going to be tough to beat the best teams if they can't run the ball.

wasn't OSU one of the top 5 rushing attacks in all of the P4 last year when they won the title? 

[MrNubbz]

Prolly but they were exceptional seasoned backs and Henderson stayed healthy.1st time he touched the ball as a pro he returned a K.O. for paydirt.Still the Buckeyes have not been deep on the O-Line and when a starter goes down they're in deep kimshee i.e. M* game last season.Sometimes the skillset players take the heat off marginal lines but they are not consistently getting push. 

[847badgerfan]

Doesn't make sense to try and run the ball against a pretty stout run defense, when you can easily gash them for 400 through the air.

[Honestbuckeye]

Doesn't make sense to try and run the ball against a pretty stout run defense, when you can easily gash them for 400 through the air.

This.  

[SuperMario]

Ohio State has played the type of ball that was best suited to win the game. That being said, the more the season has progressed, the more the schedule has appeared to be incredibly weak. Texas is not the team preseason thought it was. Illinois is currently the best win, which isn’t bad but not an elite level test.

That’s the only part that would concern me as a Buckeye fan. Everything else looks good, but will the team be tested enough by playoff time? Penn State is no longer a test. The remainder of the schedule isn’t great. Only the rivalry game and the Michigan team is a mediocre team.

Receiving core is great. Defense is great. What will o-line, running game and then Sayin look like against better defense? Likely good enough to go a long way, but it’s the only unknown.

[Mdot21]

Ohio State has played the type of ball that was best suited to win the game. That being said, the more the season has progressed, the more the schedule has appeared to be incredibly weak. Texas is not the team preseason thought it was. Illinois is currently the best win, which isn’t bad but not an elite level test.

That’s the only part that would concern me as a Buckeye fan. Everything else looks good, but will the team be tested enough by playoff time? Penn State is no longer a test. The remainder of the schedule isn’t great. Only the rivalry game and the Michigan team is a mediocre team.

Receiving core is great. Defense is great. What will o-line, running game and then Sayin look like against better defense? Likely good enough to go a long way, but it’s the only unknown.

Michigan is a team with mediocre coaching which hamstrings the talent- which is anything from mediocre imo. Wink Martindale is truly awful and Sharon isn't far behind him. Sharon has zero clue about anything- from coaching hires to personnel to game planning to in-game clock management and in-game situational football. He is: dumb and inexperienced. In way over his head. And WAY too loyal to "his guys", case in point: Semaj Morgan continually getting starts and balls thrown his way, Evan Link starting over Blake Frazier at LT or how about Cole Sullivan not starting over Jimmy Rolder...make that make sense.

Underwood might be the most talented/gifted player in all of CFB and is getting better every week even with Sharon putting the shackles on his running, Andrew Marsh is looking like he is going to absolutely be elite at WR and maybe the best WR in the conference next year that doesn't play for Ohio State. The RB talent is elite. Justice Haynes is a top 5 RB in CFB and Jordan Marshall is a DUDE. And Donoven McCulley is a good B1G WR, better than anything they had at WR last year. They might be 4 deep at TE- shocking they actually threw to the TE's this game and both Zack Marshall and Deacon Tonnelli made huge big time plays.

IF Moore can get a fucking clue a little bit and put the shackles and slap training wheels on Wink Twinkletoes FuckFace Martindale, bench Semaj Morgan for eternity, UNLEASH Bryce Underwood and actually start his best players on defense like Cole Sullivan his team has a chance to improve on things and build momentum over the next 4 weeks and go into THE GAME a much different team than the one they have been the first 7 weeks of the season. Might actually wind up being a legit battle in THE GAME. IF NOT....Ohio State rolls and there will be blood.

[Riffraft]

Michigan is a team with mediocre coaching which hamstrings the talent- which is anything from mediocre imo. Wink Martindale is truly awful and Sharon isn't far behind him. Sharon has zero clue about anything- from coaching hires to personnel to game planning to in-game clock management and in-game situational football. He is: dumb and inexperienced. In way over his head. And WAY too loyal to "his guys", case in point: Semaj Morgan continually getting starts and balls thrown his way, Evan Link starting over Blake Frazier at LT or how about Cole Sullivan not starting over Jimmy Rolder...make that make sense.

Underwood might be the most talented/gifted player in all of CFB and is getting better every week even with Sharon putting the shackles on his running, Andrew Marsh is looking like he is going to absolutely be elite at WR and maybe the best WR in the conference next year that doesn't play for Ohio State. The RB talent is elite. Justice Haynes is a top 5 RB in CFB and Jordan Marshall is a DUDE. And Donoven McCulley is a good B1G WR, better than anything they had at WR last year. They might be 4 deep at TE- shocking they actually threw to the TE's this game and both Zack Marshall and Deacon Tonnelli made huge big time plays.

IF Moore can get a fucking clue a little bit and put the shackles and slap training wheels on Wink Twinkletoes FuckFace Martindale, bench Semaj Morgan for eternity, UNLEASH Bryce Underwood and actually start his best players on defense like Cole Sullivan his team has a chance to improve on things and build momentum over the next 4 weeks and go into THE GAME a much different team than the one they have been the first 7 weeks of the season. Might actually wind up being a legit battle in THE GAME. IF NOT....Ohio State rolls and there will be blood.

I agree with all that, so there ain't no way Ohio State is going to win

[MrNubbz]

I agree with all that, so there ain't no way "NO WAY" Ohio State is going to win

FIFY

[SuperMario]

Michigan is a team with mediocre coaching which hamstrings the talent- which is anything from mediocre imo. Wink Martindale is truly awful and Sharon isn't far behind him. Sharon has zero clue about anything- from coaching hires to personnel to game planning to in-game clock management and in-game situational football. He is: dumb and inexperienced. In way over his head. And WAY too loyal to "his guys", case in point: Semaj Morgan continually getting starts and balls thrown his way, Evan Link starting over Blake Frazier at LT or how about Cole Sullivan not starting over Jimmy Rolder...make that make sense.

Underwood might be the most talented/gifted player in all of CFB and is getting better every week even with Sharon putting the shackles on his running, Andrew Marsh is looking like he is going to absolutely be elite at WR and maybe the best WR in the conference next year that doesn't play for Ohio State. The RB talent is elite. Justice Haynes is a top 5 RB in CFB and Jordan Marshall is a DUDE. And Donoven McCulley is a good B1G WR, better than anything they had at WR last year. They might be 4 deep at TE- shocking they actually threw to the TE's this game and both Zack Marshall and Deacon Tonnelli made huge big time plays.

IF Moore can get a fucking clue a little bit and put the shackles and slap training wheels on Wink Twinkletoes FuckFace Martindale, bench Semaj Morgan for eternity, UNLEASH Bryce Underwood and actually start his best players on defense like Cole Sullivan his team has a chance to improve on things and build momentum over the next 4 weeks and go into THE GAME a much different team than the one they have been the first 7 weeks of the season. Might actually wind up being a legit battle in THE GAME. IF NOT....Ohio State rolls and there will be blood.

Some of this is accurate, but you need a reality check. Underwood is not the most talented player in college football at this point. I understand saying he may have the highest ceiling, but he’s not remotely close to that level currently. In 2025, I’d take Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith over him in a heartbeat. And PS, this is the OSU thread.