There’s definitely a comfort level with me when it comes to picking Big Ten East outcomes that does not exist with the Big Ten West. Perhaps it’s from the Buckeyes’ schedule and seeing a majority of East teams play on a regular, week-in and week-out basis. That’s not to suggest that I’ll predict more games right in the East than the West, but, well, yea I will.
Back in July, the Hayes and Cannon brain trust looked at hours upon hours of Big Ten game film, studied fall weather patterns, evaluated player and coach tendencies, and prognosticated every single game for the conference’s football teams. Alright, truth be told, some of the guys may have gone to those lengths.
I normally start off each weekly post with a quick recap of the previous week. I’ll still give a brief list of where I was right and wrong with regards to my Purdue predictions. I will, however, opt out of the game summary. It may be Halloween, but I still don’t have the heart to scare you with a thorough recap of that mess.
About 10 days ago, Ohio State went to Purdue undefeated and favored, but they left bettered and bruised. A 49-20 loss to the .500 Boilermakers caught everybody’s attention, and the Buckeyes have had to hear about their demise every day since. While it has fueled the Ohio State players and coaches, it has also fueled their…
I’m an optimist. I always try to find something good. When looking at the Purdue stats, it is almost impossible to find anything good to talk about. When looking at the numbers for this game the obvious place to start is the drive data. If you don’t score when you have the chance, you lose. A scoring chance is a possession…
I’m not going to lie. That game really sucked to watch. But we’re going to talk about it anyway and you already know many of the items that will be discussed (defense, running game, penalties, etc.). Ohio State got woodshedded by Purdue, which is not a thing that should happen in a just and fair world, but we live in this one so…there you go.
In this episode of The Buckeye SloopCast, Jared and Kyle recap the not-so-shocking-but-still-very-disappointing Ohio State loss to Purdue on Saturday. Which area failed the Buckeyes the most in West Lafayette? (This could be an entire show in itself.) Plenty of other pertinent discussions soon follow. You may not…
The clock struck midnight on the Buckeyes precisely two weeks earlier than it did a year ago. Last year, Ohio State went into Iowa City high and mighty following a dramatic win over Penn State. They were high on life, and were subsequently tagged with a 55-24 blemish that never left them. This year, they went into West Lafayette following…
Welcome back to the Grumpy Old Buckeye, the voice of negativity even when things are generally pretty great, which they most certainly were not on Saturday night. Anyway, in this space I feel compelled to write about the things from each game that make me want to walk out onto my lawn in my bathrobe and yell at people about it.
WEST LAFAYETTE, In. — Ohio State (7-1, 4-1) fell to Purdue (4-3, 3-1) 49-20 Saturday night in Ross-Ade Stadium. Following the game, Urban Meyer spoke with reporters and tried to provide answers to a myriad of questions. Also speaking with the media were quarterback Dwayne Haskins, receiver Terry McLaurin, and safety Jordan Fuller.
