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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: medinabuckeye1 on September 23, 2025, 12:22:51 PM
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It is difficult to get a read on the Huskies right now because to refer to their slate thus far as weak is a tremendous understatement. Washington has looked good but, realistically, who wouldn't look good against CoSt, UCDavis, and WSU?
That said, Vegas only has the Buckeyes as a 9.5 point favorite which is a small spread for #1 against an unranked team so it appears that Vegas believes in the Huskies more than the AP voters.
I said in the top-25 at a glance thread that I saw this as an everything to lose, nothing to gain situation for the Buckeyes. I believe that is true because I think that even if the Buckeyes were to just massacre the Huskies most people's reaction wouldn't be "Wow, those Buckeyes sure are good" but rather "Wow, Washington sucks".
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Washington State redshirt freshman offensive lineman Sone Falealo was reportedly shot by a University of Washington student at a postgame party in Pullman early Sunday morning following last Saturday’s Apple Cup rivalry game, according to The Spokesman-Review. The shooting occurred just hours after the visiting Huskies routed the host Cougars, 59-24, inside Martin Stadium.
“Washington State University can confirm that one of our student-athletes was the victim of a shooting that occurred at an off-campus gathering,” WSU spokeswoman Pam Scott said in a statement to The Spokesman-Review. “The student is currently recovering and his family is with him in Pullman.”
Pullman Police identified 20-year-old Washington student Jakori Buchanan as the suspect in the shooting, and secured an arrest warrant Monday afternoon, charging him with first- and fourth-degree assault, according to the Spokesman-Review.
Buchanan’s attorney told the Spokesman-Review that the shooting was in “self-defense” and that Buchanan’s cousin was “severely injured” in the fight that resulted in the shooting. Buchanan’s attorney, Ronnie Rae, told the paper that she’s coordinating her client’s return to Pullman “to turn himself in now that his cousin is receiving the urgent medical care he requires.”
“Jakori intervened and saved his cousin’s life,” Rae’s statement said, per the Spokesman-Review.
Falealo, a 6-foot-6 and 310-pound redshirt freshman who transferred in from Idaho, has yet to play a snap for the Cougars. But that didn’t stop him from working as party security alongside Washington State teammates Jaylin Caldwell and Xavier Thorpe, both fellow offensive linemen, at the Aspen Heights Aparments in Pullman, per court documents reviewed by the paper.
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It is difficult to get a read on the Huskies right now because to refer to their slate thus far as weak is a tremendous understatement. Washington has looked good but, realistically, who wouldn't look good against CoSt, UCDavis, and WSU?
That said, Vegas only has the Buckeyes as a 9.5 point favorite which is a small spread for #1 against an unranked team so it appears that Vegas believes in the Huskies more than the AP voters.
I said in the top-25 at a glance thread that I saw this as an everything to lose, nothing to gain situation for the Buckeyes. I believe that is true because I think that even if the Buckeyes were to just massacre the Huskies most people's reaction wouldn't be "Wow, those Buckeyes sure are good" but rather "Wow, Washington sucks".
I think there is a recognition of the environment in that stadium. Some say it is the most loud and intimidating place to play. And of course- first true road test for a rookie QB. This will be a game.
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Ohio State 35, Washington 26
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Washington State redshirt freshman offensive lineman Sone Falealo was reportedly shot by a University of Washington student at a postgame party in Pullman early Sunday morning following last Saturday’s Apple Cup rivalry game, according to The Spokesman-Review. The shooting occurred just hours after the visiting Huskies routed the host Cougars, 59-24, inside Martin Stadium.
Even hardcore,over-the-top,old school SEC fans are like
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I think there is a recognition of the environment in that stadium. Some say it is the most loud and intimidating place to play. And of course- first true road test for a rookie QB. This will be a game.
yeah this. fans tend to underestimate how tough it is going on the road. especially going halfway across the country and 3 times zones away. especially for a rs fresh QB making his first road start ever and only his 4th start overall.
Ohio State should win and pull away at the end- they are just a lot more talented and deeper top to bottom. but it'll be a real ball game imo.
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yeah this. fans tend to underestimate how tough it is going on the road. especially going halfway across the country and 3 times zones away. especially for a rs fresh QB making his first road start ever and only his 4th start overall.
Ohio State should win and pull away at the end- they are just a lot more talented and deeper top to bottom. but it'll be a real ball game imo.
Plus the QB for Washington is a beast!
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Plus the QB for Washington is a beast!
that he is. plus a lot of weird shit just happens for the home team typically.
going on the road is only easy when the other team sucks. Washington doesn't suck. maybe not the best team in the B1G, but they are a decent team with a young stud QB.
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and much better in the trenches than Nebraska