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re: Game last night looked like someone got out foxed stealing signs,
Posted on 1/2/21 at 1:49 pm to GurleyGirl
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.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 3:31 pm to deeprig9
While I appreciate your perspective, you somewhat made my point. Fields was injured running up the middle in 1 half of play vs Clemson. What if Fields has been running like that in 5 additional games along with all of the rest of their players being exposed to potential injury? Football is a violent game and multiple players get hurt to some extent in every game.
Example: I'm sure Alabama would have loved to have had Waddle for the rest of the season if they had chosen to opt out of their game vs Tennessee.
Example: I'm sure Alabama would have loved to have had Waddle for the rest of the season if they had chosen to opt out of their game vs Tennessee.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 8:48 pm to deeprig9
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They proved they belong.
Except they didn't. The Big Ten changed its own rules to get them to the Big Ten title game, which was how OSU got to the playoffs. If a Big Ten team was going to go legitimately, it should have been either Northwestern or Indiana.
Is it OSU's fault they didn't play the requisite number of games? No, but that shouldn't change the fact that they shouldn't have been there.
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