There is a complex interaction of factors that explain the outcome of any contest but in this case what I saw was tired banged up Clemson team that had played 11 games and did not have their OC, Tony Elliot, due to Covid vs a healthy hungry and confident Ohio St. team that had played 6 games.
Obviously there is the counterpoint that more games battle test a team and help refine both sides of the ball but teams have injuries in every game and frankly I think an experienced team like OSU has a decided advantage having much less risk of injury playing 5 fewer games than their opponents.

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Posted by deeprig9

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Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:49 pm to GurleyGirl

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There is a complex interaction of factors that explain the outcome of any contest but in this case what I saw was tired banged up Clemson team that had played 11 games and did not have their OC, Tony Elliot, due to Covid vs a healthy hungry and confident Ohio St. team that had played 6 games.
Obviously there is the counterpoint that more games battle test a team and help refine both sides of the ball but teams have injuries in every game and frankly I think an experienced team like OSU has a decided advantage having much less risk of injury playing 5 fewer games than their opponents.

That all went out the window when Fields got his guts smashed out of his a-hole in the first half. Oh St also lost a few other starters throughout the game.

What Oh St did to Clemson last night, especially Fields, is impressive no matter how much you (or I) hate Oh St and/or Fields.

They proved they belong. They didn't just sneak past a battered Clemson team. They straight beat the shite out of them. Complete dominance the entire game, both sides of the ball, every position, they simply outplayed Clemson.

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