Wolverine Tears:
These Wolverine tears taste amazing! Â After a heartbreak at home, the Buckeyes once again showed that they should at least be considered as a potential College Football Playoff candidate. Â The Buckeyes entered the game limping after a home loss to those darn Spartans and a major heartbreaker. Â The gameplan was not working and the Buckeyes couldn’t maintain control in the trenches. Â Fast forward to this past weekend, the Buckeyes demonstrated that they should at least be considered to be a part of this years playoffs, IF and I mean IF, chaos happens during the Conference Championship weekend.
A couple of losses to for the teams that are ahead of the Buckeyes would do wonders for their cause. Â While we are all hoping for a miracle, I will hold out just a smidgen of hope for this to happen. Â I will pray to the College Football gods for a miracle. Â Just like 2007 when the Buckeyes utilized said “chaos” to sneak into the BCS Championship Game, but now it will be used to get into the CFB Playoff. Â A Conference Championship Game would’ve helped the Buckeyes cause, but that is just how it is and that is how it will stay. Â For now at least. Â I for one would be hoping for a miracle.
Now, back to the tears, that taste SO GOOD! Â This was supposed to be a tightly contested game. Â The Game of all games. Â The Scarlet and Gray versus The Maize and Blue. Â The first installment of Urban Meyer VS Jim Harbaugh. Â It went the way that I wanted it to go. Â I was screaming well into the fourth quarter for Coach Meyer and the Buckeyes to run up the score. Â This was no time for pity. Â We needed to crush the Wolverines in the fashion that we had done to get the attention of the Committee. Â To keep the Buckeyes fresh in their minds.
The Buckeyes offense rose from the dead. Â Literally! Â After a snoozer and after poor game planning, Coach Meyer assisted in the play calling. Â And it worked and/or helped. Â Tremendously. Â J.T. Barrett looked less predictable as opposed to the Michigan State game, the play calling was more straight forward, the execution was crisp and ZEEEEEEEEEEKE RAN WILD!!! Â Let’s feed this man and help his cause for the Heisman or should I say HE15MAN. Â The Silver Bullets returned and stuffed every run, but it did enough to disrupt the Wolverines. Â Yes, they passed on us, but could they run? Â NO! Â Meh! Â Well there are 363 days left until TTUN comes into the Shoe for a date with Coach Meyer, round 2!
All The Gold Pants:
For what its worth, I find it interesting how recruiting works out. Â After terrible seasons, like Coach Fickell’s Interim Head Coaching year after the ousting of the one and only Jim Tressel, the one’s who were a part of that class and for those who have stayed, congrats to you all. Â Congratulations are in store for the players who have been there through those tough times. Â Players like Taylor Decker, who stuck with their commitment have had quite the career. Â Case and point, four, I say again FOUR pairs of gold pants. Â Now for all the noobs who just started following the Buckeyes, Gold Pants are gained after defeating that team up north. Â The ones who have stuck with their commitment have four of them. Â The class of 2011 also have a Conference Championship AND a National Title.
Now, a certain recruit comes to mind, Kyle Kalis. Â I follow recruiting closely and I remember all the fuss and all the talking that he was doing after he flipped to play for Coach Hoke. Â I guess the Buckeyes get the last laugh. Â What do you have to show for yourself? Â I guess you thought that Coach, ahem Former Coach would still be around or that Michigan would go back to how they were in the early years. Â I think that it is comical and I could name a bunch of other Michigan players who were once Buckeye targets. Â Jabrill Peppers, Jake Butt, and so on and so fourth. Â They made careers out of what they had accomplished, but until you guys can consistently beat the Scarlet and Gray, (shrug).
The Waiting Game:
This will be a weekend to watch. Â As opposed to putting hope out there and hoping that Penn State would help us out, it is just laughable right now. Â I want to believe but we will just have to see. Â Either way, I see the Buckeyes still getting a great bowl game. Â Either way, here’s to hoping for the Football gods to answer.
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