Willyville Guy

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He’s like a kid in a candy store scheming against college athletes.

Finally took the reins off QB1. This team, man. The deep balls, the defense… yikes.

Still running man?

He’s a certified ball knower, and hopefully we’ll see him get more touches tomorrow and solidify the RB1 spot as the season goes on. Dude looks like Beanie out there. Meanwhile, I saw somewhere that Washington plays exclusively man defense — do they have the nuts to do that against Ohio State all game?

I think Manning will be fine, but it's a funny stat that he had more TV commercials than completions in the first half.

We are so back. Quick thoughts: Arvell Reese, Beau Akinson, and Jermaine Mathews really stood out to me on D. Glad Kenyatta is okay. Manning's mechanics are weird. Sayin looked more comfortable than I expected - huge relief. JJ tried to do too much. He needs to settle down over the nice little stretch they have coming up. GO BUCKS!

Following in case this thread turns into 50 pages of "yo mama" jokes.

The entire Philly d line should get MVP. The blueprint is right there and so close.

Happy for Hurts. I was impressed with how he handled himself in college when he was replaced with Tua at Bama. Class act, high character kid — I’m enjoying this for him. He would never hate-watch a super bowl with as much joy as I am right now lol

One more thing

What a journey. I love this 10-year thread as a record of Buckeye fans' reactions in real time to the the daily drama of an incredible era. Looking ahead, they need to replace a DC, OC, and OL coach, with a bunch of new starters on both sides of the ball, as they prepare to defend their natty. Seems like a good time to start a new thread if that is what's being suggested.

I think you're onto something with overall perception issues. Day and Chip Kelly have a longstanding working relationship; it's possible that Knowles felt like he was on the outside of the core brain trust. I also wonder if Knowles perceives a better path to a major HC job at PSU with Franklin always on the hot seat and Day fresh off a natty. Pure speculation but it wouldn't surprise me.

I wonder if it’s related to the drama we heard hinted at with LJ, who to be fair we kinda stole from PSU. Also, I had a similar reaction to JBook’s here. Knowles wasn’t exactly an overnight success in Columbus — it took 2.5 seasons to get going with Ohio State’s talent.