FiveThirtyEight Article on Election Day: "Why CF world Sleeping on Ohio State?"
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-is-the-college-football-world-sleeping-on-ohio-state/
It's a short article.
But it is also abundantly clear Ohio State is no longer the spread and shred buzz-saw it was under Urban Meyer, which featured a lot more option quarterback runs.
November 8th, 2022 at 5:13 PM ^
Not as short as the clickable link you provided.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-is-the-college-football-world-sleeping-on-ohio-state/
November 9th, 2022 at 4:07 PM ^
That's a lot of numbers and data to avoid telling us they are soft.
November 8th, 2022 at 5:14 PM ^
Credibility of this article cratered the moment CJ Stroud was called a top NFL draft pick.
November 8th, 2022 at 5:29 PM ^
OSU produces great college quarterbacks...
Once again, great college quarterbacks.
Once they go to the NFL, they pretty much disappear.
November 8th, 2022 at 6:15 PM ^
The boss, Nate Silver, grew up in EL; he's a Michigan hater. My hunch is that he asked the guy from (checks notes) Omaha to come up with something that would put a bee up the bonnet of Michigan fans.
The idea that the media has ignored OSU is flat dumb.
November 8th, 2022 at 7:21 PM ^
The premise is flawed. OSU has been ranked in the top 3 for the entire season, despite a series of less than impressive games, and Stroud has been a top 2 Heisman contender.
November 8th, 2022 at 9:42 PM ^
I mean, I get what you’re saying. But most mock drafts have Stroud as a top 5 pick. They are probably all overvaluing how good he’ll be as a pro, but doesn’t really impugn this article’s credibility.
November 9th, 2022 at 9:16 AM ^
I’m no OSU apologist but I challenge you to find me one single mock draft that doesn’t have him in the top 10. Most have him either #1 or #2 overall.
November 8th, 2022 at 5:21 PM ^
What the hell is this crap? Seriously. The majority of the media has already given Stroud the Heisman. I don't think they've been out of the top four all season. Commentators can't talk about you without at least one orgasm per sentence. Heck, Gus Johnson's nickname for you is 'World Famous.'
This article sounds too much like Dantonio. You're getting tons of respect yet it's still not enough.
November 8th, 2022 at 5:27 PM ^
Yes, the classic narrative of the #2 vote getting team in the country not getting any respekt.
November 8th, 2022 at 5:52 PM ^
Yeah I'd love to know who is "sleeping" on the #2 team in the country.
November 8th, 2022 at 6:06 PM ^
Maybe the title has a typo, and meant to say "sleeping with Ohio State."
November 8th, 2022 at 6:22 PM ^
Those voting Georgia No.1?
Thats all I've got for you...
November 8th, 2022 at 5:25 PM ^
They're sleeping on OSU because OSU was off to a similarly dominant start last year and then watched that team get punched in the face and not know how to handle any adversity (or snow).
PSU and NW punched them in the face this season (granted NW's punch was more like a jab) and we've now seen OSU's knees buckle once again.
On paper, sure, OSU is an absolute beast and should be a favorite to win it all. But anyone who's actually watched them this season sees that they shit the bed if they're not up by 21 by the first quarter.
November 8th, 2022 at 5:55 PM ^
We are going to beat their asses in Columbus.
November 8th, 2022 at 6:17 PM ^
if JJ can hit a deep pass, i like my chances.
November 8th, 2022 at 7:22 PM ^
hatter, stop saying that unless you mean it like you meant it last year.
it makes my heart beat too fast.
November 8th, 2022 at 7:47 PM ^
That photo gives my dessicated old soul the same kind of deep existential satisfaction as did sitting in the stadium and watching Billy Taylor running around right end for the winning TD in 1971 after textbook blocks by Larry Cipa and Fritz Seyferth.
Beat OSU. Forever.
November 8th, 2022 at 9:41 PM ^
....which is the answer to most any football question.
November 9th, 2022 at 8:53 PM ^
Or any question.
November 8th, 2022 at 6:03 PM ^
They were ranked 2 by CFP I don’t think people are sleeping on them
November 9th, 2022 at 12:40 AM ^
Yeah WTF? There's pretty much only 1 slot they can go higher. The 9-0 team that won last years natty happens to be there.
November 8th, 2022 at 6:04 PM ^
markusr, to post a link, click the chain link icon at the top of the Comment box.
November 8th, 2022 at 6:18 PM ^
All ESPN talks about is the SEC, so I think they're sort of sleeping on OSU and Michigan. And maybe that's partly because of the dismantling Michigan got in the playoffs last year.
But outside of the SEC lovers at ESPN, I don't think anybody is sleeping on OSU, Georgia is the most complete team (which I would have said before them playing Tennessee, #1 Tennessee was dumb), so OSU isn't favorites over them, but I put OSU as favorites over anybody else in the country on a neutral field (except maybe Michigan on a neutral field, not because Michigan is better per say, but because Michigan is a machine built for one purpose).
November 8th, 2022 at 6:23 PM ^
What a stupid article but I'm sure it is getting clicks. No one is sleeping on the #2 team in the nation, with a presumed Heisman frontrunner, who has been in the playoff more often than they haven't.
Sleeping on Michigan with the initial ranking of #5 and calling last year's win over OSU a fluke...that I can buy.
November 8th, 2022 at 6:31 PM ^
538 is garbage and caters to people more interested in being dorks than they are in sports or any other topic covered by 538.
November 8th, 2022 at 7:04 PM ^
Relax, guys. It's just the first in a planned series:
Why is the College Football World Sleeping on Georgia
Why is the College Football World Sleeping on Alabama
Why is the College Football World Sleeping on Clemson
Why is the College Football World Sleeping on TCU
and
Why is the College Football World Not Sleeping Enough on Michigan
November 8th, 2022 at 7:37 PM ^
This quote, "Astonishingly, it’s been seven years since they were last ranked first in the AP Poll." is everything.
Absolutely LOVE this. So disrespected, the unfair SEC bias, the tp draft choice QB...Self absorption and deflection is the perfect set-up for The Game.
The Softest team in the land. Wouldn't be surprised if an OSU parent wrote this article.
November 8th, 2022 at 8:18 PM ^
People like to sleep on soft things, like mattresses
or Ohio State
November 8th, 2022 at 8:29 PM ^
Beating Ohio will be delicious in its own right. But this year, we get the extra bonus of that resulting in our avoiding Georgia in the semifinal (a team we did not have any success against last year). You never know in college football; #4 team could pull off a fluky win and we can face the #4 team on a high and bruised up following a war in the trenches with Georgia.
We haven't won in Columbus in 22 yrs. Never imagined that could be true. For me, bc of the location, a win this year will be just as meaningful as last year. 2 wins in a row with The Game returning to A2 next... That would be amazing.
November 8th, 2022 at 8:37 PM ^
Hilariously, you guys don’t know Nate Silver is from Lansing!
he also went to Univ of Chicago. Of course he is a troll.
really, you all should know this stuff, I expect more. Sad
November 8th, 2022 at 9:00 PM ^
538 needs to stay away from sports. They must have skipped watching the Northwestern game altogether or wrote the article beforehand.
November 8th, 2022 at 10:10 PM ^
It's a remarkably non-analytic article written by a freelance writer. Basically says - OSU looks really good, and they're never ranked first, so they should be first. The only consideration given any other team is that Georgia almost lost to Missouri and Tennessee started the season unranked. No idea why 538 felt the need to post that.
November 9th, 2022 at 1:47 PM ^
Team is ranked second in the country, will get into the playoffs if it wins out, and this guy says the football world is “sleeping” on them? Clickbait.
November 9th, 2022 at 2:29 PM ^
Lol. "Why is the College Football World sleeping on the #2 ranked team?"