Cakedaddy wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:15 am
I have to assume 'so far' unless I'm giving OSU too much credit.
Three games into the season and we've played #5 (as the SEC has taught us, it only matters what they're ranked when you play), a cupcake in Arkansas State, and a team picked to be 1 or 2 in the MAC. Our next game, like yours, starts the B1G slate.
You've played the, literal, two worst teams in all of college football and UConn, still one of the worst teams in Div I, who is miles ahead of the other two because they have a win this year against the mighty Central Connecticut Blue Devils, an FCS school.
If the CFP came out now, you'd be dropped from #4 based on your SOS. Or maybe not...I just looked at the top ten and Georgia, OSU, and Kentucky are the only teams with wins against ranked opponents.
Honestly, I hope you run the table and are undefeated coming to Columbus, and you should root for the same. The winner would be guaranteed a spot in the CFP. The loser would still have a solid shot, barring a blowout, because it'd be a Top 5 matchup.
FYI:
Next year OSU opens @ND and your schedule is East Carolina, UNLV Rebels, and Bowling Green.
OSU's future non-conference opponents for the next ten years (all home and home series): Washington, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, and Texas. OSU's been setting their schedule like this for decades, but I wish they'd get the P5 opponent out of the game 1 spot. Keep a cupcake warm up game there.
You have home and homes with Texas and Oklahoma coming, a weird @Washington (a makeup or something?), as well as, one with ND in the 2030s, but there are still open years where it's probably far too late to schedule a top tier opponent.
Cakedaddy wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:09 am
Watched the highlights of the OSU game against Toledo. Props to their offense for showing up to play hard. Or is OSU defense that bad? It was fun seeing them score. Their QB really that good, or just a good day (his) against a bad day (OSU D)?
We have issues at corner. #5 and #26 have had bad games. Definitely not a banner year at corner for OSU. However, I don't want to take away from that Toledo QB. He is pretty good and the reason why they are forecast to have a good year in the MAC. Anytime a QB can scamper, your defense is going to give up plays. The Knowles defense, in particular, as it will give up "5 explosive plays a game" (his words) because it's an aggressive D.
But yeah, Burke #5 was terrible. He's been terrible 2 out of 3 games. Brown #26 had a missed assignment that cost them and also missed a tackle in the ND game that led to their touchdown. Brown's had decent games, but big mistakes.
Overall, I'm not hating the D though. They are MUCH improved and this is in a totally new system. There's still growing pains as they continue to learn.
Cakedaddy wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:09 am
Also, that second OSU touchdown. I only saw the highlight, so no slow motion review. How was that good? Did he get a foot in? Defense can't push him out while in the air? It looked like he came down WAY out of bounds from the one highlight angle I got.
I know the angle and TD you're talking about because live I thought it was incomplete. This one right?
Not only did he get a foot down, he got both down.
Their QB really that good, or just a good day (his) against a bad day (OSU D)?