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2024 Week 17 - Cotton Bowl CFP Semifinal Texas vs Ohio State

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12 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

How? Did somebody transfer in after Michigan?

I wish our staff could magically re-tool things in the middle of the season.

We were getting blown up in A gaps.  Moved hub man from right guard to center and rotating two players at right guard.   

schematically simplified assignments.   Block the person in front of you.  If no one is there take next level.   
 

AND we started passing to open the run.  Perimeter stuff, Seams, zone busters, fast hitting with motion.  

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8 minutes ago, BestNCountry said:

We were getting blown up in A gaps.  Moved hub man from right guard to center and rotating two players at right guard.   

schematically simplified assignments.   Block the person in front of you.  If no one is there take next level.   
 

AND we started passing to open the run.  Perimeter stuff, Seams, zone busters, fast hitting with motion.  

Just wanted to say thanks for being a productive member of this non productive surly society. Though I'm not totally convinced you aren't just being swarmy and I'm too dumb to notice. 

2 minutes ago, dieucla98 said:

Just wanted to say thanks for being a productive member of this non productive surly society. Though I'm not totally convinced you aren't just being swarmy and I'm too dumb to notice. 

I assume it’s the latter.

1 hour ago, BestNCountry said:

That’s not what was said. 

That is exactly what you said. I am taking your words and highlighting them. 

7 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

That is exactly what you said. I am taking your words and highlighting them. 

You engage in semantics.  I’ll have a conversation about the sport.  

2 hours ago, BestNCountry said:

I’m not sure I follow.   Lol

All we heard before Texas beat OSU's ass in their own house was that "They've never played in the Shoe, at night".  We had no chance was the upshot.

What exactly makes you think that can't happen again when the Buckeyes don't have the home field advantage?

1 minute ago, Cajun said:

All we heard before Texas beat OSU's ass in their own house was that "They've never played in the Shoe, at night".  We had no chance was the upshot.

What exactly makes you think that can't happen again when the Buckeyes don't have the home field advantage?

Oh I am not saying Texas can’t or won’t wil.   

I think if I look at the two bodies of work I like Ohio states better.   I really believe our defense overpowers Texas.  If that’s the case our offense has enough horsepower to go get the win.   

1 minute ago, BestNCountry said:

Oh I am not saying Texas can’t or won’t wil.   

I think if I look at the two bodies of work I like Ohio states better.   I really believe our defense overpowers Texas.  If that’s the case our offense has enough horsepower to go get the win.   

Agree that it will come down to whose defense plays better. I will go with Texas. But this is why we play the game. 

1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said:

Agree that it will come down to whose defense plays better. I will go with Texas. But this is why we play the game. 

Haha fair.  Should be a good one.  

3 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Agree that it will come down to whose defense plays better. I will go with Texas. But this is why we play the game. 

IF Quinn throws one INT or less, I like our chances. 

@BestNCountry

Touche.  

Like Troph, if I was neutral and laying money on the game straight up I'd put it on OSU for all the obvious reasons.  Our lack of a consistent running game and Bond being pretty much a non factor over the last half of the season are a couple of things that I just can't see being overcome.

That said, I'm still gonna watch. 😉

 

 

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19 minutes ago, BestNCountry said:

Oh I am not saying Texas can’t or won’t wil.   

I think if I look at the two bodies of work I like Ohio states better.   I really believe our defense overpowers Texas.  If that’s the case our offense has enough horsepower to go get the win.   

Is that really looking at the ‘bodies of work’ or the last two weeks? Over the entirety of the season your offense didn’t have the horsepower to overpower a high school defense, spectacular individual efforts not withstanding.

You won’t find a Texas fan on this board who thinks we’ll beat Ohio State playing like we did last week. Most of us don’t think that will happen; did you feel the same way after losing to Michigan?

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Has anybody talked shit yet so Helobius can feel like we have a better social media presence?

 

It's so fucking awful

 

6 minutes ago, Cajun said:

@BestNCountry

Touche.  

Like Troph, if I was neutral and laying money on the game straight up I'd put it on OSU for all the obvious reasons.  Our lack of a consistent running game and Bond being pretty much a non factor over the last half of the season are a couple of things that I just can't see being overcome.

That said, I'm still gonna watch. 😉

 

 

Reasonable take.  I am banking on shutting down the run game and Texas being one dimensional

 

you guys certainty have the team to win it all.  

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5 minutes ago, BestNCountry said:

Reasonable take.  I am banking on shutting down the run game and Texas being one dimensional

 

you guys certainty have the team to win it all.  


I just want to say that chili on spaghetti is a crime against all that is good and righteous and wholesome in life and an abominable stain on the very soul of humanity.

Carry on.

2 hours ago, BestNCountry said:

I hate my own fan base as much as you do.  More fanatical than logical.   

No, I don't think you do.  Every time OSU is losing and they show that face painted bucknuts guy crying, I smile on the inside.  Because fuck that guy and those troglodytes in Columbus.

5 minutes ago, Not a cat said:

No, I don't think you do.  Every time OSU is losing and they show that face painted bucknuts guy crying, I smile on the inside.  Because fuck that guy and those troglodytes in Columbus.

Rent is free next month.  

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Ryan Day still coaches your team, so have fun with that.

1 hour ago, BestNCountry said:

Oh I am not saying Texas can’t or won’t wil.   

I think if I look at the two bodies of work I like Ohio states better.   I really believe our defense overpowers Texas.  If that’s the case our offense has enough horsepower to go get the win.   

You know the Michigan defense that dominated you in your own house got dominated by Texas in their own house right?

44 minutes ago, BestNCountry said:

Reasonable take.  I am banking on shutting down the run game and Texas being one dimensional

 

you guys certainty have the team to win it all.  

Our dline is going to make life difficult for your offense in ways that Oregon and Tennessee couldn't. I don't buy that 3 weeks fixed your oline anymore than I bought the Clemson, Kentucky, or A&M games fixed our run game. Your team made a nice changeup and took advantage of good matchups. Howard is going to have to make reads against coverage and he is going to have to do it under pressure. 

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Hey all - OSU fan living in Austin, long-time lurker and first-time poster.  It’s either a perfect or horrible time for me to initiate contact….either way I suppose it’s a win for the internet.

TX has the right talent in the right positions to win this.  Primarily - your superb DL vs our suspect OL.  Now the OSU OL has actually been playing out of its mind during the CFP, and I hope it continues.  But the depth is very thin and most guys are playing out of position - this is your best opportunity to derail our offense in the same way Michigan did.  Get pressure on Will AND slow down the running game with your front 4, and your back 7 has the talent to disrupt our offense enough to make this game a barnburner.  But you have to do it with your DL first; mixing in blitzes and such is great but it has to be supplementary to your line pressure or Howard will pick you apart.  (Fortunately for us, at this point I don’t expect Day/Kelly to gameplan an offensive attack that plays directly into our opponent’s strengths - that was a special kind of pain reserved for the current hell of The Game).  I know your secondary is great and you have historic reasons to doubt Howard, but he’s been phenomenal for OSU and a boost to this team in every game but one.

On the other side of the ball, you have great talent at the skill positions and I’m a Ewers believer; you’ll hit a few big plays over the course of the game.  But your OL needs to play to its full potential.  OSU’s defense is actually its biggest advantage, especially on the DL and at safety.  This combo is going to test Quinn something fierce but I know he’s capable of standing in the heat and making plays.  I have great respect for Blue but I don’t think you’ll be able to establish a consistent running game - you will need to take situational advantage of the right circumstances to pop enough plays in the running game.  I do think Sark is capable of this and the chess match vs Knowles will be fascinating.

A quick final note - the only offense to really stress the OSU defense this year has been Oregon’s and that primarily because of Gabriel’s scrambling ability to extend plays and buy time for the OSU secondary to finally break.  It’s the only offense to score a passing TD on OSU in the latter 2/3 of the season.  This particular skill is not a facet of Ewers’ game, so as much as I respect the guy and think he needs to be your primary engine (given his experience and command of the offense) this is one area where Arch might be really helpful for you given his mobility.  It would need to be within specific circumstances and he can’t just be a running back - gotta let him be a full QB threat or OSU will shut it down.  But I can see him helping you if Sark smartly deploys him.

My guess is 31-21 OSU, where we look a lot more pedestrian than in the previous 2 games but pull out enough plays to win it.  Turnovers and whatnot (at which your D excels) could easily change this.

Anyway, Go Bucks.

4 minutes ago, BestNCountry said:

Rent is free next month.  

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we should set the record straight on claimed national titles re: your winsipedia graphic

 

first, the horns, with our 4 "claimed" titles

63 unanimous: ap & upi

69 unanimous: ap & upi

70 split: ap #3 & upi #1

05: unanimous: bcs #1, ap #1 & upi #1

verdict: integrity

 

next, fosu, with their 8 "claimed" titles

42 "unanimous"* ap#1 (*upi started in 1950)

54 split: ap #1 & upi #2

57 split: ap #2 & upi #1

61 jk/lol: ap #2 & upi #2 -- fosu administration REJECTED a rose bowl invitation then used that as their excuse to claim the national title without a #1 finish in either poll

68 unanimous: ap #1 & upi #1

70 jk/lol: ap #5 & upi #2 -- get the fuck out of here with this shit

02 unanimous: bcs #1, ap #1 & upi #1

14 unanimous: cfp #1, ap #1 & upi #!

verdict: just a little duplicitous

 

of note, tossing the wartime 42 title that was AP-only prior to the start of the UPI/Coaches poll in 50, fosu and The University both have 3 unanimous titles

fosu still has more titles than Texas, but fosu also has aggy-level blemishes when you inspect the data in their "8" claimed titles

 

 

 

On 1/4/2025 at 4:23 PM, Thatguy said:

Unless you have a quarterback who can really run our defense is going to make life miserable for you. ASU was the perfect storm. All trick plays hit. A QB who could run like a deer. A patient offense willing to dink and dunk us down the field. A midget RB that brought back memories of 2000 OU. A coach willing to go for it consistently. We just couldn't get off the field vs them but Ohio State isn't going to play with that level of desperation nor do they have those tools. Their QB is a plodder as far as runners go. Michigan picked him off twice and generally made life hard for him. If we play the way Michigan did but with a better QB we have as good a chance as any. Michigan's QB threw for 62 yards. That's right I said 62 yards and still threw two picks. And won the game. That was three games ago.

Sir, Skattebo’s listed height (5’11”) is the same as Earl Campbell’s. Hell, Ricky was 5’10”. So was Sweetness. Good post otherwise but no need to slander such a noble and righteous measurement for the running back position.

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39 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

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If Aramis cologne had a mascot....

1 hour ago, BestNCountry said:

Rent is free next month.  

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Left off the Texas 2-1 vs OSU part.

We will win the game.

I just saw a presser with tOSU quarterback Will Howard.

We are in Will Howard's Head.

Here's the clip: 

 

Watch this. Every bit of hos body language and indeed his demeanor tells you he's obsessed with Texas... which he says is the only XII team he couldn't beat. He's got a Longhorn in his brain.

We got this game. 

 

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You know that historical records are meaningless in the one game the rest of us are talking about, right?
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Can you imagine scoring five TDs in a 3rd quarter?  Sark needs to get that mojo back.  

10 hours ago, freyguy said:

If Aramis cologne had a mascot....

I was thinking more along the lines of Axe Body Spray.

8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Nice catch, obviously, but what a throw.  That release...

VY was special.

8 hours ago, chad.ihrig said:


You know that historical records are meaningless in the one game the rest of us are talking about, right?

To be fair, the same can be true about Will Howard being 0-for against Texas but people keep bringing that up as a reason we're going to win.

 

8 hours ago, chad.ihrig said:


You know that historical records are meaningless in the one game the rest of us are talking about, right?

Yes and you know I was responding to a comment about history, right? 😆😀

10 hours ago, D_Goose said:

Sir, Skattebo’s listed height (5’11”) is the same as Earl Campbell’s. Hell, Ricky was 5’10”. So was Sweetness. Good post otherwise but no need to slander such a noble and righteous measurement for the running back position.

Skattebo is NOT 5'11".  Not even close.

Don't believe everything you see in a program listing.

 

This is going to be a bitch of a game.  His summary at 3:01 or so hits the mark - The goal - let's show all the explosives against Oregon and scare the shit out of Texas fans really quick.  LOL

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Oh shit!

 

Bobby:

While I don’t expect there will be an announcement of any sort, I am hearing that Will Stone is a very realistic possibility to take over at placekicker for Bert Auburn this week.

Stone has taken multiple reps with the first team unit on field goals during practices.

And no, that is not a common occurrence. In fact, it’s the first time that Stone has taken first team reps all year long.

11 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Oh shit!

 

Bobby:

While I don’t expect there will be an announcement of any sort, I am hearing that Will Stone is a very realistic possibility to take over at placekicker for Bert Auburn this week.

Stone has taken multiple reps with the first team unit on field goals during practices.

And no, that is not a common occurrence. In fact, it’s the first time that Stone has taken first team reps all year long.

 

14 minutes ago, deech said:

 

At this point with Bert fucking up in two big games of last three I am fine sitting him down. Use him for <25 yd FG from middle hash if he needs a consolation. 
I would have zero faith in rolling Bert out for clutch kick at this juncture so what difference does it make if Stone gets shot?

36 minutes ago, BurntOrange&amp;White said:

Oh shit!

 

Bobby:

While I don’t expect there will be an announcement of any sort, I am hearing that Will Stone is a very realistic possibility to take over at placekicker for Bert Auburn this week.

Stone has taken multiple reps with the first team unit on field goals during practices.

And no, that is not a common occurrence. In fact, it’s the first time that Stone has taken first team reps all year long.

It's pretty clear his confidence is shot. That miss at the end of regulation against ASU was pretty bad and well within his range. 

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My head says OSU wins in a romp. 

My gut says OSU wins comfortably. 

But my testicles say Texas pulls out a squeaker by the miracle of ten pound tiny infant baby Jesus. I’m going with my testicles. 

7 minutes ago, Tylerocks said:

I want to be wrong, but I think our luck runs out this weekend.  We've been playing with fire for weeks and tOSU is too good to do that with.

tOSU- 30

Tex- 24

Tex Off- 314

This is a pretty realistic scenario IMO. Now talk to me at the game and I'll tell you all about how we will destroy them. 

IMO, the Texas offense doesn't need to be great this game (though it would be awesome if they were), but they just need to not go 3 and out for several drives and sap the energy out of the defense. This is also where it would be nice to have a decent punter. We pretty much need to get 2 first downs each drive to ensure we don't give OSU good field position. 

It's Monday.  Sack up boys.  Already booked my flight and hotel in Atlanta.

1 hour ago, Hondo said:

To be fair, the same can be true about Will Howard being 0-for against Texas but people keep bringing that up as a reason we're going to win.

 

To be accurate, Howard's history of losing every game against Texas is not the reason we're going to win this one. The reason is not that he lost, but that he hasn't gotten over the losses, and he can't stop thinking about them.

Hell, he even lost to Maalik Murphy... he coulda won, but he "slipped". 

Oops. 

He's going to "slip" again - fumble, INT, miss a wide-open Smith, whatever.

Horns up, Horns down, it don't make a shit, Horns are in his head, and they don't leave any room for anything else.

 

Hook'em

 

 

We need at least three plays where Quinn fakes in the backfield to two different players, pirouttes, and then hits a guy in the flats.

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