OT: OSU First Spring Practice
Reports of viewers salivating over all the infused talent in CBus during their first Spring Practice. As if on field talent has been their problem the last 3 years.
Video links included.
First impressions from Ohio State football’s first spring practice (msn.com)
I guess when your season ends in November every year you can start Spring practice pretty early, huh?
It is pretty amazing that after beating OSU 3 years in a row, we are entering our 4th year as another big underdog. We are going to be able to prepare all season long hearing that our rival is the most talented team in College Football and we don't stand a chance this year in Columbus. OSU please underestimate us for a fourth year in a row!
I hearmw(at you are saying…..but
I’d rather be the underdog that sucks their life a way with a solid victory.
Right. Plus 7 is crazy. Should be pick em at worst. They have a new QB too and we have a stellar defense and won the last 3.
I don't understand everybody's confidence. We barely beat them this year with our best team ever. Our defense will be similar in quality this year but we're losing the entire offense, including our top 10 qb. Oh and we replaced half our coaches. Meanwhile OSU got all their draftable guys except 2 to come back and bought a bunch of transfers. If we win this year it'll be 10x the upset from last time we were in Columbus.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but it’s good times lately, and this makes people feel good and confident. Also Michigan will have one of the best defenses in the country whereas OSU still hasn’t fixed their OL and has downgraded at QB and WR.
There’s no guarantee Michigan wins obviously but no need to be a Nervous Nelly about it.
You mean we “beat them” despite them having the best player in MHJ keeping them close. We won. Weird that you field like belief is a bad thing. And that we should be negative because…”they’re scary.”
I don’t understand fans who cower as their starting position for looking ant the next year nor do I understand downplaying winning The Game any year, much less how hard it is to win a third straight one against a team gunning for 〽️.
I don't understand fans who think anything other than extreme cockiness is cowering. I didnt downplay winning the game, I'm using past results and current states of the teams to predict the future which is 90% of sports fandom. This is our 'everyone left' year and this is their 'everyone came back and more' year. We beat them badly twice when they had awful defenses but that got fixed last year and they were the 2nd best team we played all year. Anyone cocky about us winning next year is lying to themselves or extremely delusional. We could win, I of course hope we win, but we are rightfully underdogs.
I actually think they were the best team we played. We didn’t handicap ourselves against them like we did Bama.
Because the reasons they lost haven't been addressed. Are they going to be better next year on the OL? DL? LB? QB? There is nothing suggesting they have done anything to get better in these spots. They brought in a center from Bama who probably wasn't gonna get drafted...they lose their only DL who had a pass rush, they lose both LBs who were good not great, without equal replacements....and a bunch of QBs who are middling at this point.
A: They are losing an absolute generational player in MHJ that they don't have an obvious replacement for. I will admit that Corum, to a lesser extent, is that same concept to us, a heart and soul of the offense player.
B: They have yet to prove they can go toe-to-toe with us for 4 quarters in the trenches. Until proven otherwise, Ryan Day is not a coach who manifests domination up front as the defining feature of his teams. That is the reason we have beaten him decisively 3 straight years and why his teams have hung close only to fail in the 4th. That is the reason we will continue to have a viable chance in The Game.
We will probably be underdogs but I think you are way too scared. DLine is overrated. OL is a weakness. MHJ is gone. LB spot is a weakness.
Meanwhile OSU got all their draftable guys except 2 to come back and bought a bunch of transfers.
One of those NFL departures was the guy their offense was built around. Everyone said this wouldn’t be a problem against Mizzou; turned out it was.
Certainly U-M has more question marks on offense, but other teams have problems too.
Jonesy -- you may be right. But if we can run the ball and stop the run, we'll have a fighting chance. We already have the mental battle won. We have Day's number, and they know it.
Oh and we replaced half our coaches.
Don't forget that we beat them with Harbaugh suspended, and just days after Partridge was fired. We should (hopefully) not have that kind of in-season coaching instability again.
OSU also has to replace its QB, and by far its most dangerous player. And the pressure on them will be massive.
It's really disturbing how delusional people are around here. We had a great 3 year run, but thats over now. We lost 6 linemen and our goat QB. Ohio State is loaded everywhere. Theyre at home. If I had to set the line I'd be Ohio State -14.5 so yea I'm surprised it's only 7. There should be zero confidence about that game. Again we had a great run, but it's Ohio State's turn now. That's the way it goes. It's sports.
Let me guess, you are one of the fans that thought we would get destroyed in 2021 at home and gets our doors blown off in 2022 in Columbus.
but he's a euchre champ
I bet I'd kick his ass at euchre, I can count cards!
Especially when there's only 24 used in a game.
mick, you do know the one-eyed jacks are looking at you, don't you?
Any time you guys come to vegas come to our euchre tournament. Thursdays at 7:30. Fun times. Go to vegaseuchre.com for details. My pic is on the front page. I look very intimidating!
love it. are you 'Wes' (congrats on winning) or are you the guy in the 'Minnesota Football' shirt?
good luck at the thursday night game, and report back with results.
This!!!
I remember talking to my dad before the 21 game. We've been watching Michigan football games together since 1988. I told him I think we have 20% equity which sounds bad but this is our best chance in years. I did not feel good about our team's chances in 17, 18 and 19 (yes even in 18 when we were a 4 pt fav).
I'll be honest about 2022. I was very pessimistic going into that game. I was just hoping we wouldn't get blown out. Keep the game reasonably close to maximize our playoff chances in a loss. Never been happier in my sports life after that game.
I love euchre. My Dad was buried with a lay down loner. 17 years ago today. Jack of Hearts. I tought him how to use a computer when he was 80. He played Hardwood Euchre like it was free.
That's a great story man. Hope to meet you someday if you come to vegas. All you gotta do is show up to that tournament and I'll be there. Alot of Michiganders there but only three UofM fans including me. Sounds like you and your dad were really close. Time flies so fast. Hope you are holding up well on the anniversary.
0% chance your a michigan fan.
Nice try, troll. Now get back to delivering those pizzas
Apparently, you don't listen to coach Jim about how to win road games in the B1G. His refrain is "pack your defense". A great defense, which we have, keeps you in every game.
If your serious your fucked up and if your not your fucked up
DON SMACK TIME!
Ryan Day still heading things over there? It’ll definitely be rough beating him with a first time head coach who’s never done it before, and especially facing this much adversity. Wait….
LMAO at "barely beat." GTFO with that revisionist baloney. That means you also must think being forced to drive the field for a TD with a minute to go vs the best defense in CFB and not making it = barely losing. You're just a silly concern troll.
I know. We lucked out, huh? Leading 30-24, and having just had a 7 min drive to eat clock and OSU time outs, I had given up until we lucked out and an angel guided the ball into Rod Moore's arms.
So, you're saying we have a chance? I haven't felt the confidence our team did the last three years it played them.
And its confident performance in that game is the only thing that matters.
We barely beat them this year with our best team ever.
Michigan barely beat Maryland too. Should we read into the meaning of that as well?
There’s a tendency in college football to take the result of a single game as if it’s the precise distance between two teams. No one does this in the NFL—no one thought the Jets were better than the Bills when they beat them last season—but we do this all the time in college.
Last fall’s OSU game had all kinds of pregame and in-game variables that won’t be present for this year’s game. You can’t treat 30-24 as an immutable baseline.
If we win in Columbus this year, I may never stop laughing.
because three years ago they probably fielded as much talent as they have in a long, long time.... and we beat them with McNamara.
Cade and Hassan Haskins beat Marvin and CJ Stroud. We aight.
I like being the underdog against these people. When we win, it is a great feeling. Watching 11 Warriors lose their mind is funny
I thought everyone agreed we’re **cheaterzz” forever (and ever) and that whenever we beat them from now until forever — we cheated.
…and JT was short.
Don't care.
Ah yes, Ryan Day's beard will be freshly painted with a nice matte black finish.
I’ll take “Catch The Semen” for a 100, Alex.
Since the season ended what has Ohio done to solve their Michigan problem. Most specifically when Michigan decided we are going to end the game and run the ball at you for 8 minutes in the 4th quarter. What has Ohio done to solve that? From where I am sitting, not much. They've made some splash signings of skill position players. They still don't get it.
They signed more divas to address the toughness problem.
We lost everyone on the OL, a clever QB, and Corum...their DL is still a load. So yeah, I'd be concerned.
I am concerned every year when Michigan plays O$U.
MSU circles the calendar for when they play Michigan - and O$U does the same thing.
Every Buckeye lives, eats, and breathes for the Michigan game. It's part of the reason why a Michigan win is "so special".
The Buckeyes will most likely have the most, or second most, talented roster in college football this season. How is that different from the past ten or more seasons? Essentially, it's not different. The Buckeyes have had one of the three most talented rosters in seemingly forever - behind Alabama and Georgia
Am I concerned with Michigan winning in Columbus on November 30th? Yes, I am. A Michigan win is not a given. However, I have faith and confidence in Team 145 - look forward to Michigan's Spring Camp - the changes to the coaching squad - and the season kicking off against Fresno State.