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Buckeyes’ Big Win Clouds College Football Playoff Picture

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Buckeyes Blank Badgers 59-0 — Blahhhhhhhhh

The Buckeyes needed a “statement win” (another sportswriter cliché) and that’s what they got, redoubled, in spades, with oak leaf clusters. One helluva team effort and one helluva coaching job by the Schmuckeyes and Urbz, if you ask me, and even if you don’t produced a no-questions-asked 59-0 shutout over well-regarded Wisconsin.

See, the thing is, this is now going to make the College Football Playoff and bowl picture much more interesting. Lots of clowns ass-umed that Wisconsin would win this game because tOSU was down to its third-string quarterback, Cardale Jones, a semi-literate lad who as a freshman recruit inspired a negative story about football philosophy from me back in October 2012. (When the Turkey is on your case, it’s curtains, man!) Hell, some of us (no names mentioned) have been picking Wisconsin from before the time J. T. Barrett went down. It is my guess that those people are now formulating reasons why Wisconsin actually won this game. (That idea came from Artificially Sweetened, who deserves attribution. ????? ???? ?????? But I digress…)

Now, the playoff scenario pits tOSU, TCU, and Baylor for the last slot, and all have made appropriate “statements”. Had FSU lost to Georgia Tech, there might have been another slot, but they hung on for the win in what has been typical Florida State fashion for this year. About the Final Four, we’ll know today, before the NFL games commence.

The Schmuckeyes dominated on both sides of the ball. Aforementioned order ambien next day delivery young third-stringer Cardale “We Ain’t Come to Play School” Jones lit up Lucas Oil Stadiun with a 12-17, 257 yard, three touchdown performance, while ol’ Zeke Elliott rushed for 220 yards — on only 20 carries! OSU rang up 558 yards on the cash register of life, while the defense held the Badgers to 258 total yards. ????? ????? Former Heisman candidate Melvin Gordon III was suffocated, with only 76 yards, breaking his string of 100 yard games.

The Ohio State defense forced four turnovers, including a fumble picked up by Joey Bosa and returned for a touchdown.

I missed the first half due to a Christmas party. By then, the fatal blow had been struck already. ???? ???? However, in watching the second half, I saw a team that was inspired beyond itself. Coaching was the Twelfth Man — them Buckeyes didn’t let up until the final gun. Clearly, this team has rounded into playoff form, but whether it can be sustained if they make the playoffs is anyone’s guess.

So, now, we sit and continue to wonder whether Penn State will receive a bowl invitation. I think we have to hope that tOSU will make the Final Four, but I’m not sure. Does this ignominious defeat knock Wisconsin down to a sixth-tier bowl? How the hell can anyone be sure of anything this year? We’ll know about the bowls this evening, but everyone will have an opinion between now and then. Let’s hear some.

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  1. Hamilton Lawrence says

    OSU looked awesome in that win. But face it, they’re still BIG10 material. If they squeak in and have to face Bama or the Ducks they might end up getting rolled just like they did to Wisconsin. PSU does not deserve a bowl bid based upon this season’s body of work.

    • The Nittany Turkey says

      I agree with you about PSU. Even the Toilet Bowl is gratuitous, based on the dubious accomplishments of the season, but they need the 15 practices to reinforce their bad habits so they don’t forget them by next season.

      tOSU DID squeak in and will face Alabama, but I think Urbz has them playing at a season peak. Sustainability is the big question, but if they can sustain it, they can beat anybody in the final four, in this turkey’s humble opinion.

      —TNT

  2. K. John says

    Looks like Ohio State plays Alabama. While I expect Ohio State to be eliminated in the first round, if they show up like they did last night doing the impossible along the way, they will walk out with a win which will be great for the Big Ten. In the other game, Oregon, who I think is the best team in the country who also played what is easily the hardest schedule of the top 6, is looking to knock off the weakest of the four. In the grand scheme of things, Ohio State winning is good for the good guys (who coincidentally beat them on the field) so here’s to the Bucknut’s!

    • The Nittany Turkey says

      K. John, you ol’ FSU hater, you. Your emotions shine through everything you write.

      So, what happened to the Wisconsin boys who were going to beat tOSU, even before J. T. Barrett went down? You ain’t talking much. Maybe Cardale Jones should have been their QB all along and they’re just hitting their stride with him?

      —TNT

      • K. John says

        I was wrong. Not a big deal. I am still right far more often. As for Barrett, I have said it before, he is the product of an offense that made Tim Tebow look like a good QB even though he wouldn’t have started for most teams. The bigger thing is Ohio State’s defense actually putting together a complete game for the first time this year. And Wisconsin is as slow on defense as they usually are.

  3. Joe says

    So if I recall a recap of potential bowl assignments prior to yesterday’s games, a Wisconsin win was the best outcome for PS to get a B1G bowl invite. Looks like that isn’t going to happen, so I guess we wait.

    So we may end up playing UAB or some other 6-6 team in some other conference’s leftover bottom feeder bowl where they can’t fill all their slots. Meh, I guess at this point I really don’t care if they do or don’t get an extra game. All it tells me is you reap what you sow, and losing to Illinois put them in the position their in.

    59-0! Either the Badgers were grossly over-rated or OSU is that good-I would say both are accurate.

    What the hell happened to the Wiskey OL? And Gordon looked like he wanted to be somewhere else. Urbz had his team playing like their hair was on fire and with all the talent he’s amassed (and continues to place on his cupboard shelves), they are going to be tough to beat going forward. Plus I think he’s got one hell of a coaching staff!

    All in all, I think the right four teams are in the playoffs. I think the ‘Bama-Bucknuts game will be the best of the bunch; Saban vs Meyer-just like those old SEC Championship games. And I guess the lesson for the Big 12 is you need a conference championship game, so either get a waiver to have a championship or go find two patsies to put in your league.

    And K. John-I would not overlook FSU against the Ducks (provided Winston doesn’t get suspended by his school before the game.)

    Oh and how the hell did PS have one of their 15 bowl practices on Saturday? Thought they couldn’t do that until they were officially invited to a bowl. Perhaps CJF and our AD know something that we don’t know!

    • The Nittany Turkey says

      All good points. Randomly, I comment.

      FSU is there because it belongs there. Their victories were not earth-shattering, but they are able to pull out the close ones. Whether their D can keep it close with Oregon is the issue, and I’m thinking they can.

      I think Urbz just earned his exoneration with me. He coached that team to a new level last night. Whether they can sustain that level of emotion for a game in three weeks versus the Tide, I dunno.

      I believe Alabama will hold serve throughout the playoffs. Just sayin’.

      PSU probably called a team meeting and did a little practicing. It’s all in the semantics.

      I don’t think anyone is going to be inviting UAB to a bowl game. LOL. But some similar kind of bottom-feeder bowl might wind up being a PSU destination.

      I’m looking forward to the BAN BOWL: UrBAN vs. SaBAN.

      By 9:30 tonight, we’ll know the IF, the WHETHER, and the WHERE of PSU’s bowl-boundedness.

      —TNT

  4. K. John says

    Now that we know every Big Ten team gets a spot as expected, where do we go? I am still New York or Santa Clara

    • The Nittany Turkey says

      You may feel free to edit that sentence to elide “as expected”. What are you, the New York Times, coloring your news? We’re still in doubt about whether it’s expected or not.

      I am, like, I dunno.

      —TNT

  5. K. John says

    For the rest of the lineup I think we will likely see…

    Citrus Bowl – Nebraska
    Outback Bowl – Wisconsin
    Holiday Bowl – Minnesota
    Taxslayer Bowl – Maryland
    San Francisco Bowl – Penn State or Iowa
    Pinstripe Bowl – Penn State or Iowa
    Formerly Pizza Pizza Bowl – Illinois
    Dallas Bowl – Rugers

  6. Big Al says

    I just hope State gets a bowl opponent that won’t embarrass them. The geniuses at ESPN think it will be Boston College in the Pinstripe and that doesn’t thrill me very much. BC is one of the few teams that could successfully run on our defense. And their defense is good enough to hold our piss poor offense to 14 points or less. La Tech in the Heart of South Oak Cliff Bowl would be a much better chance for a win.

    • K. John says

      Reports are coming out that Duke is going to the Pinstripe Bowl which would make Maryland a good match. Should that happen, I think we land in San Fran against either Stanford, Utah or USC but the Holiday Bowl is not out.