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Buckeye_Democrat

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15. They're obviously not playing like that now.

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Sun Nov 14, 2021, 07:46 AM

Nov 2021

They were still mostly BORING to watch during the Tressel years too, though, with the obsession about field position and his motto that the punt is the most important play in football.

Now it's mostly fun to watch the Buckeyes for me, and it's AGONIZING to watch other teams play except maybe Georgia and Alabama this season.

The Michigan / Penn State game was horrid to watch yesterday.

And teams like undefeated Cincinnati remind me more of a high school team with their smaller linemen.

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I so hate it when powerhouse teams run up the score against seriously inferior teams: AL 59: NM 3 [View all] hlthe2b Nov 2021 OP

for alabama, auburn is coming rampartc Nov 2021 #1

Alabama did a lot of substitutions jmowreader Nov 2021 #2

Okay, good. I stand corrected. hlthe2b Nov 2021 #3

This! bamagal62 Nov 2021 #6

The problem is Alabama scheduling a tune up team at home this late in the season AZProgressive Nov 2021 #12

Alabama played four quarterbacks in the second half. House of Roberts Nov 2021 #4

And, we actually needed bamagal62 Nov 2021 #10

Yeah grew up with Ohio state season tickets unblock Nov 2021 #5

During the late 1960s and early 70s, prior to the shot clock LastDemocratInSC Nov 2021 #13

They're obviously not playing like that now. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #15

Tressell wasn't a fan of running up the score AZProgressive Nov 2021 #16

The top teams need to meet the expectations of the people who do the rankings. Sibelius Fan Nov 2021 #7

However, many times these bamagal62 Nov 2021 #11

I remember reading about a similar mismatch, don't remember what sport... basketball? keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #8

I've heard of that happening in high school games. College? I'd be impressed. hlthe2b Nov 2021 #9

My freshman year in high school we lost 72-6. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #14

They had to beat the spread. El Supremo Nov 2021 #17