Jan 20 | National Championship

[Bane]

So if the national narrative was that we did belong, but we lost, would that matter? Why does the narrative matter? Does it affect anything?

Thank you. I don't understand the obsession with the national narrative (don't get me started on the obsession with the crowd split at every game). We lost to MFing NIU brother, and still made the playoffs. We'll be in the playoffs almost every year, if we don't comeback, it wasn't our year. How many cracks has it taken Day to get to this point, halfway home to a title? We're just starting right now.

 

[MacIrish75]

I’m not sure we lost the coin toss. It looked like a trick flip.
since when does a ref catch the flip?
It hasn’t been that way since the 90’s, lol!

 

[irishjim]

We are getting closer with closing the talent gap. We need to upgrade at WR and DL.

Fellas don’t forget, besides the OL, the Buckeyes have had ZERO injuries this season, none. This isn’t all X’s & O’s tonight… it’s mostly the Jimmys & the Joes.

Not an excuse, just a fact. Regardless, it’s been a helluva season and this is just the foundation of the things yet to come.

We are getting closer with closing the talent gap. We need to upgrade at WR and DL.

15-20 million of pro get spending appears to be the standard

 

[KMac151993]

I’m not sure we lost the coin toss. It looked like a trick flip.
since when does a ref catch the flip?
It hasn’t been that way since the 90’s, lol!

That guy does it every time and people have asked about it every time.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Difference between us and them is they got dawgs at WR who make plays and a stout DL. Only group or players that have played about a C- is the OL everyone else has played atrocious

 

[Gladiator]

We can win this game. We gotta stop them coming out of the half, our boys have to go all out. No turning and avoiding tackles.
I still say we will win. One way or another, our boys can do this.

 

[MacIrish75]

Gotta say as good as the first drive felt it was pretty obvious that was not a sustainable approach to the game.

What, Riley wasn’t going to be able to carry the ball 50 times like he was Paul Hornung?

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

I was told I had a "loser mentality" when ai said this would be 35-6.

Ohio State is the most talented team in the country, and generally healthy. Notre Dame is a fantastic defense with a mediocre offense, and very banged up.

Loser

 

[LifelongFan]

This needs to be a wake up call to buy recruits and honestly move the Holy Cross sports to be a JuCo and use it as a minor league team for the real team with the Pavia ruling.

 

[Bane]

Just can’t get myself to the point where I’m angry.

OSU is awesome. We are so banged up defensively. Just a worst case scenario.

At some point it was going to make a difference. And here we are.

Still love these guys and hope they go out fighting.

Same, once we beat UGA and PSU, it's house money to me.

 

[Gladiator]

I’m not sure we lost the coin toss. It looked like a trick flip.
since when does a ref catch the flip?
It hasn’t been that way since the 90’s, lol!

This actually should be investigated.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Recruit better

One area we drastically need to
Improve at WR and DL

 

[MacIrish75]

Difference between us and them is they got dawgs at WR who make plays and a stout DL. Only group or players that have played about a C- is the OL everyone else has played atrocious

 

[Junkhead]

And we have 39 yards passing.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Loser

I kid.

 

[IrishinSyria]

Thank you. I don't understand the obsession with the national narrative (don't get me started on the obsession with the crowd split at every game). We lost to MFing NIU brother, and still made the playoffs. We'll be in the playoffs almost every year, if we don't comeback, it wasn't our year. How many cracks has it taken Day to get to this point, halfway home to a title? We're just starting right now.

I care about the narrative to the extent it affects recruiting. I’m worried that a blow out here will undo a lot of the momentum we had from the run.

 

[Meatloaf]

I didn’t hear no bell

 

[LifelongFan]

Same, once we beat UGA and PSU, it's house money to me.

That's fine and I'll cherish those wins, but I never think about Oklahoma 2012, and if we can't make it back in the next two years those games will feel the same as that one.

 

[ThePiombino]

And we have 39 yards passing.

RL just leaves entirely too much out there.

 

[thekid33]

move the Holy Cross sports to be a JuCo and use it as a minor league team for the real team with the Pavia ruling.

That's actually a decent idea

 

[Free Manera]

Gameplan was clearly to make Howard put together long drives. He has done that. Can’t take away all those weapons. Need to score 3 tds in the second half to even make it a game.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

That guy does it every time and people have asked about it every time.

I only watch Notre Dame games.

 

[Bane]

I care about the narrative to the extent it affects recruiting. I’m worried that a blow out here will undo a lot of the momentum we had from the run.

Bro, OSU has been blown out in the playoffs, has it affected their recruiting in anyway?

 

[IrishWayDomer]

Normalize wanting 5 stars and not 3 stars after this game.

 

[MacIrish75]

That's fine and I'll cherish those wins, but I never think about Oklahoma 2012, and if we can't make it back in the next two years those games will feel the same as that one.

lol no they won’t.

 

[Blazers46]

All those highlights. All day.

 

[Huntr]

Man, I can't stand Herbstreit and Fowler. They are just so shitty.

 

[IrishLax]

I dunno how anyone is talking about offense. The issue is that Ohio State literally has not come close to being stopped and has gotten 100% of available yards on all drives.

I don’t care if you have Lamar Jackson throwing to Jamarr Chase and Justin Jefferson with Saquon Barkley carrying the ball. You cannot win a game where you get no stops.

 

[Irish808]

There was more spirit and excitement in the halftime show than by either side of our team.

I can’t remember even a HB dive and bounce which we can usually execute.

Riley is currently blind/nervous after the first drive.

 

[NorthDakota]

The question is if not now, when.

Took us 20 years to play championship level football from 1993-2012...and another 12 since then. Last title in '88 is a lifetime ago.

Sometime. This team got here on grit. Most years they won't have a billion injuries.