Welcome to the podcast formerly known as Accost the Field. Don’t worry, this is still the same podcast that you have come to know and tolerate.
In this episode of Buckeye Weekly, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr begin the show with Buckeye basketball talk. Ohio State opens their season Wednesday night and there’s already news on the hoops from with the departure of Micah Potter. The show then touches on recruiting and two football commitments the Buckeyes picked up in the last week. Then the fellas dive into OSU football. The good, the bad, and the rest. There is plenty to chew on and a handful of listener questions at the end.
Also, with the name change, it would help us out if you could rate the show and review it on iTunes. If you screencap your rating or review and DM or email Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman, tonygerdeman-at-gmail.com), once we get a certain number of submissions, we’ll randomly pick out a handful and send them a copy of The Thrillogy, which is the unbelievably-true story of Ohio State’s postseason run in 2014.
The Rundown
+ Addressing the name change of the podcast.
+ Please rate and review the show.
+ What is Jitterbug?
+ Tom knows a lot about old people phones.
+ It’s not a bribe if it only involves a certain number of people.
+ There’s a lot to talk about.
+ Micah Potter has decided to leave Ohio State.
+ What changed?
+ What will OSU do without him?
+ They’ll be asking a lot of Jaedon LeDee this year.
+ It’s Cincinnati Week!
+ OSU will know where they stand right away.
+ The Buckeyes will be better than people think.
+ But does it mean a Tourney bid?
+ Marcus Crowley commits.
+ He was an OSU hard target for three weeks or so.
+ Crowley has already gotten off on a bad foot with Tony.
+ Jaxon Smith-Njigba commits.
+ Let’s practice saying his name.
+ Is he K.J. Hill 2.0?
+ Go back and listen to our postgame show from Nebraska.
+ The best thing we saw against Nebraska.
+ The running game didn’t necessarily provide hope, but rather proof that it is still possible.
+ Running the ball against the Huskers means little.
+ But it does mean that if they couldn’t have run the ball against Nebraska, then all hope would have been lost.
+ Brendon White was also pretty good.
+ The worst thing we saw.
+ Six fumbles is pretty darn bad.
+ OSU tried to keep Nebraska in the game.
+ The Nebraska onside kick was either the best or worst thing.
+ The Brendon White Situation.
+ This was the performance they have been looking for all season long.
+ Which means he still has to win the job in practice this week.
+ Why did it take so long for him to get on the field?
+ Shaun Wade and Brendon White are competing against each other at different spots.
+ Brendon White is probably the better fit this week.
+ Take this performance into your heart and stop looking for greener grass.
+ Buckeyes got a stew goin’.
+ How many more Brendon Whites are there on this team?
+ Who would respond with an opportunity?
+ Wyatt Davis seems like a guy.
+ Tate Martell would contribute if the coaches were aware of his existence.
+ Tuf Borland is a Champion.
+ Who are we to judge?
+ How is it possible that Tate Martell hasn’t played?
+ Does Dwayne Haskins need to be a running threat this week?
+ Haskins has been running quite a bit in practice this week.
+ What wrinkles will we see with the running game this week?
+ Gambling with press box meal tickets.
+ More valuable than gold.
+ OSU’s cat-and-mouse running game.
+ Bullying The Lantern kids for meal tickets.
+ All we’re talking about is OSU’s running game.
+ MSU loses games even when they stop the running game.
+ What about Michigan State’s offense?
+ This is a poor man’s Penn State offensively.
+ Where does MSU finish on the scoreboard points-wise?
+ BREAKING: The college football playoff rankings are now out.
+ It doesn’t matter.
+ Listener questions.
+ Why run the zone-read with a quarterback who is allergic to running?
+ If Urban waves his magic wand and fixes everything, how far do the Buckeyes go?
+ Is Brendon White evidence that coaches are improperly evaluating talent?
+ A brief basketball overview — expectations, key players, most-improved players.
+ How good will MSU’s offense look against OSU’s defense.
+ Has the defensive line rotated less of late?
+ Is lack of leadership an issue with the Buckeyes.
+ OSU has played down to their competition, does it help that there are three loseable games left on the schedule?
+ What is the best pizza in Columbus?
+ Gumby’s is the Carmelo Anthony of pizza.
+ Why has Ohio State continued to go with an aggressive defense?
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At a minimum we KNOW there are more Brandon Whites at Linebacker…as clearly two of our absolute worst players currently start at LB. It literally be impossible for Hilliard, Browning, Pope, Gant, Mitchell, Joned, and Booker to do any worse.
My guess is there are other Brandon Whites on the OL. Again, we have guys starting that the backups could not possibly perform worse than.
Lastly I fear there may be some Brandon Whites at WR. With the way Victor, McLaurin, and Hill played last Saturday it’s inconceivable that a few young guys didn’t get a shot.
Until this program goes with a model where starters play without job security and know they will be pulled for underperforming we can forget about being a National Title Contender