Can we talk about Ohio?

[Baseline23]

A letdown game after two blocked punts and two turnovers in the Red Zone at Iowa?
Man, I hope not.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Also hot take bold prediction:

X goes for over 200 yds receiving.

Nice. I think we get a defensive touchdown this week.

 

[BryceC]

I'm ready to move on and fear the dreaded "emotional letdown" and/or "look ahead" game.

How many fans will show up to Trice this weekend?
Is Penn State that good or is Ohio mediocre?
Will Ohio test our defense better than our first two opponents this year?
Do they have any injured players out? Do we?
Are there any Bobcats lurking? Care to fill us in?

I think we'll be in the 57k range for tickets sold which is kind of our low water mark right now. Average attendance since 2019 is 59,995. SEMO was actually the lowest attendance/tickets sold we've had since Drake in 2018.

 

[Al_4_State]

Bates was a lefty.

I just remember that he went there. I don’t know if he even played QB, honestly

 

[awd4cy]

I just remember that he went there. I don’t know if he even played QB, honestly

Couldn’t believe he made the Seattle Seahawks and was on their roster a couple years.

 

[JM4CY]

Their head coach had some great things to say about us.

He looks more like an optometrist than a football coach.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Students Erin and Ashley think the biggest problem with Ohio University is the severe lack of shopping in the area.


https://www.unigo.com/colleges/ohio...onsider-the-worst-thing-about-your-school-why

Thank you for that link.

Jessica
I think the worst thing about Ohio University is having to walk around in the cold during the winter months.

Emma
The hills! A bit of advice: don't wear flip flops when it rains or you'll bite the brick.

...and my personal favorite comes from the morally ambiguous Connor:

Connor
Not enough ethic diversity.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Thank you for that link.

Jessica
I think the worst thing about Ohio University is having to walk around in the cold during the winter months.

Emma
The hills! A bit of advice: don't wear flip flops when it rains or you'll bite the brick.

...and my personal favorite comes from the morally ambiguous Connor:

Connor
Not enough ethic diversity.

The Ohio University campus is really cool aesthetically.

 

[NorthCyd]

Can't imagine why fans wouldn't show up.

Alright you weather guru's, what is up with this bullsh*t?

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Most of the forecast I see say rain early morning and late afternoon, but pretty low chances of rain during most of the day.

 

[BigJCy]

Announcers for the game:

Ohio at Iowa State Chuckie Kempf, Sage Rosenfels, Tori Petry

Big 12 Now on ESPN+

ESPN Saturday Tripleheader Kicks Off with No. 1 Georgia; 18 Ranked Teams in Action Across ESPN Networks in Week 3

Week 3 of the college football season across ESPN networks is set for a combination of cross-conference clashes and in-state showdowns..

espnpressroom.com

 

[jcyclonee]

Thank you for that link.

Jessica
I think the worst thing about Ohio University is having to walk around in the cold during the winter months.

Emma
The hills! A bit of advice: don't wear flip flops when it rains or you'll bite the brick.

...and my personal favorite comes from the morally ambiguous Connor:

Connor
Not enough ethic diversity.

You are welcome for that link.

For a school that prides itself in its journalism program, there sure are a lot of grammatical errors.

 

[convoluteme]

I don't think we'll see any insane stats as I expect the starters would get pulled before long.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I don't think we'll see any insane stats as I expect the starters would get pulled before long.

I'd be surprised if we saw any wholesale substitutions until the 4th quarter

 

[jcyclonee]

I'd be surprised if we saw any wholesale substitutions until the 4th quarter

Honestly, I'm kind of nervous that we'll come out with a super-vanilla game plan and this game will be way closer than it should be in the 4th quarter.

 

[2122]

40-6 in favor of the 'clones.

 

[BMWallace]

SP+ projects a 39-14 final.

 

[jdoggivjc]

I anticipate something similar to what happened in the first game - Ohio keeps it interesting for much of the first half, much of which will be an angst-filled CF game thread, but the game will be put away fairly early in the second half.

 

[Hammerschlagen]

We will beat the piss out of these guys

 

[CycloneErik]

I anticipate something similar to what happened in the first game - Ohio keeps it interesting for much of the first half, much of which will be an angst-filled CF game thread, but the game will be put away fairly early in the second half.

Even with that, I'd expect us to be up at halftime something like 14-3 or 21-3 on our way to about a 35-3 win.
People will be worried because we aren't up by 10k, but it's not likely that Ohio is any threat after kickoff.

 

[SCarolinaCy]

I was looking at some team statistics earlier today.

They are 128th in total defense (out of 131). We should be able to move the ball.

130th ranked in passing yards allowed so dekkers should throw for 300

Good time to review the Alabama vs TX spread/ prediction vs outcome