

The Grumpy Old Buckeye: OSU vs. Oregon State
Welcome to the first edition of the Grumpy Old Buckeye. In this column, my aim is to be the voice of negativity, even when things are generally pretty great. I’ll point out the things from each game that make me want to walk out onto my lawn in my bathrobe and yell at people about it. First up: Ohio State vs. Oregon State.

Ten Things We Learned from Ohio State’s 77-31 Win Over Oregon State
Any time your defense gives up 31 points, it’s a bad look. But any time your offense scores 70 points, that’s enough to take your mind off of the 31, right? No, probably not. In fact, after about 56 points, people stop paying attention to offensive points because it’s assumed that every drive will be a score due to the opposing…

OSU Defensive Problems a Learning Experience, Fixable
In Saturday’s win over Oregon State, the Buckeye defense allowed 31 points and 392 yards of total offense. Last year, Ohio State’s defense gave up at least 31 points three times, losing two of those games. And five times the defense gave up over 392 yards of total offense. In other words, what happened to the Buckeyes defensively…

Accost the Field — Instant Reaction from 77-31 Over Oregon State
In this episode of Accost the Field, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss Ohio State’s 77-31 win over Oregon State on Saturday. The show was recorded immediately following interviews on Saturday, but due to the rain it had to be recorded in a tunnel during a downpour with the random forklift driving by. The dynamic offense…

Questions Answered: Buckeyes Maul Oregon State 77-31
Off-field issues made this year’s fall camp one of the quietest in memory as far as information about the progress of the team is concerned. All fall the talk was about the Urban Meyer situation, not the team’s progress. As a result, there were a lot of questions to be answered in the season-opener against Oregon State.

The-Ozone Gameday Live — Oregon State at Ohio State
COLUMBUS — The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes host the Oregon State Beavers today in the season debut for both teams, as well as career debuts for Beavers head coache Jonathan Smith and Buckeyes acting head coach Ryan Day. Kickoff is set for 12:07 pm on ABC. The players are now on the field warming up and you can…

In Case You Missed It — Oregon State Week
It has been a busy week and because of that you may have missed some things over the last six days or so. While you wait for the Buckeyes to kick off at noon today, feel free to look back on the week that was in Ohio State football. Acting head coach Ryan Day had plenty to say this week, and so did defensive coordinator Greg Schiano.

Five Predictions — Oregon State at Ohio State
The keynote speaker at this year’s National Association of Revered Sports Predictors Convention couldn’t get off work, so I volunteered to speak in his place. Instead of going ahead and having me speak, however, they decided to just scrap the speech and open up the bar. I have given the speech before, so this was no big deal.

Five for Friday: What to Watch For — Oregon State at Ohio State
There is so much newness to this season, and especially to this game. Oregon State has a new head coach and new coordinators, which means that when the Ohio State coaches were preparing for it, they were looking at film from the places where those coordinators used to be. Then the Buckeye coaches take those schemes…

The-Ozone Staff Picks — Ohio State vs. Oregon State
You know it’s real when the staff picks show up. How does everyone here see the game going? Well, I’ve only read my own picks, but I’m assuming there’s going to be a whole lot of Scarlet and Gray pickin’ going on. Which players will be picked to shine? Will there be any random predictions? Is there a hater among the bunch?