Willyville Guy

This report says the AD wanted Miles fired immediately to avoid the risk that the team might perform well enough to save the coach's job (again) between now and the end of the season. Not a great look for a guy gearing up to woo top-end coaches.

Making it through a bye week without incident (other than an unfortunate bike accident) is a win for this program. Beat Rutgers!

Watching him bounce it outside for a big gain brought back memories of Clarett.

Well that was fun. Great to see the young kids "come of age," as Urban said, on the road at one of the most difficult places to play in the country. Weber, Samuel, and Barrett coming out of the backfield are going to cause problems for everyone this year. And if teams sell out to stop the run there is Noah Brown (finally!) at wideout. So happy to see him to have a 4TD night and a catch for the ages after missing last year. The defense keeps getting better. D-line exceeded expectations last night. Losing Conley early was very concerning (apparently just a stinger) but then the depth at corner came up big. Raekwon holding up the "basic defense" sign at the end of the game, in reference to the trash talk we heard this week from OU's backup QB Austin Kendall, was the icing on the cake (can't wait for Kendall to come to the Shoe next year as the starter). What a start to the season! Toughest road schedule in recent memory coming up - kids better stay focused.

One more thing... we're out of coffee.

Same thing I do every year: sit and watch the games with a "Crying Jordan" face.

Apparently Harbaugh addressed boogergate on the radio today and insisted that "no booger was eaten." Hilarious that this is part of the national conversation. To the JT discussion above, I don't have him as a real good pro prospect. But he appears to be perfect for this style of offense, which will never fully develop at the next level unless pro teams start running their QBs into the ground. The "weenie arm" comment from last year still looms large for him, I guess, even though he consistently gets the ball to the open man. As for Norman, I really don't know what to expect on Saturday. Hopefully it won't rain too badly because the Bucks seem to have a real hard time playing offense while wet.

Another Autumn Every team is oh-and-oh Let's Go Buffalo

I just saw on OZone that JT became OSU's all-time leader in pass efficiency on Saturday. His mark of 168.82 pushes Heisman Troy Smith's 157.1 to second. Pretty remarkable. I can't think of a better QB for this offense -- he can run and is great at getting the ball to the open receiver. Has Urban had a QB better at both than JT? The most enjoyable part for me has been when he gets on a roll of consecutive scoring drives like he did at MSU in 2014, Michigan and ND at the end of last year, and obviously BG this past week. When he gets in that zone nobody can keep up.

It was the first possession of the season! I'll give him a mulligan on that one.

Last I heard Herman founded MENSA I love the guy and have been hoping that he would be next in line to take over at Ohio State after Urban leaves. Not sure the timing is going to work out in light of all the attention he's getting, though. I'd be psyched to see him coach the Bills, although I'm just not sure his mismatch-based offense will translate to the NFL where there are studs at every position. And ICE - I haven't seen that poster around here in 10-15 years!

Leaving aside the obvious comments about the starters and stats in that ridiculous and historic 77-10 victory, a few comments: The BTN broadcast was incredible. Full coverage of the pregame, halftime, and postgame rituals. The announcers even kept quiet during Carmen Ohio. Really great. It's too bad ESPN and the networks are going to take all that away from us for the big games. Less is more when it comes to covering college football games at places like the shoe. How about McCall? Kid wasn't even on my radar -- I thought we'd see a lot more of Williams. Seems to me he's a special talent and should probably start taking touches away from Dontre Wilson. Burrow continues to impress. The Bucks are in deep trouble following Oklahoma's loss to Houston today. The Sooners are unlikely to lose two early-season games. How about Tom Herman's Cougars beating FSU and Oklahoma in consecutive games?! It's looking less and less likely that he will be available for Ohio State when Urban leaves. Texas is going to lock him up pretty soon. Great start to the season - depth at the skill positions looks insane.

Heh. I totally related to Nucci's response until I read this reply. Valid. Do I not need DTV/ST to see live games if I have the new Apple TV?

Gibson suspended for the season. Apparently he was harassing one of his tutors over Snapchat? I don't know. No matter how many stars you put in front of their names.... This situation is a little odd though, because Urban publicly disagrees with the decision. Urban has been tough on his players since arriving in Cbus -- benching and suspending players who break the rules. In 2013 he made the painful and costly decision to bench Marcus Hall for flipping off the Big House. Last year a bunch of starters (and future NFLers) sat out the primetime VT game for smoking pot. A couple of weeks ago Brionte Dunn was correctly kicked off the team based on accusations of violence against a woman even though the Bucks are thin at tailback. In the face of accusations that he's too soft on players in the wake of the Aaron Hernandez debacle at Florida, he has shown little tolerance for BS when it comes to the Buckeyes. So seeing him dispute the Gibson suspension makes me wonder what is really going on.

I'm interested in finding out the details of the violation, and bummed that Dunn never really found is footing within the program. This is a timely reminder that sometimes (oftentimes) highly touted high school recruits with lots of stars next to their names don't pan out.

Definitely past his prime time, but I'll always love him for being a big pro-Bills voice in national media back in the day.

I’m surprised to see Washington’s technique and pad level described as “poor.” His d-line in college was uniformly praised for hands and leverage.

Collier out for the season - unfortunate turn of events for him. The door is wide open for Burrow now.

This is interesting -- never really thought about Braxton Miller and Michael Thomas head to head. I love Miller more than many of my family members, but I consider Thomas by far the more polished, NFL-ready receiver. Miller has game-breaking potential, though. In this particular offense, pass on Thomas, keep Woods in the two spot, and have Miller fill the Harvin role.

Well you're a better man than me for making the effort!

Not relevant to the spring game, but the bolded comment above is an important part of the Cardale Jones draft analysis that lots of people don't seem to understand.

Fun day on BTN yesterday. Definitely a lot of exciting talent on display. Has Weber always looked so jacked, or has Coach Marotti been working magic in the weight room again? Glad to see Burrow playing with confidence. The Bucks will probably need him to step up at some point this year given the way Urban runs his QBs into the ground. I agree the defense looked pretty aggressive, but I couldn't tell if that was because of the incomplete o-lines. Either way, I look forward to watching all these kids - even though I could see them dropping several games this fall.

SIX Buckeyes visiting the Bills this weekend? I must be dreaming.

I'd be alright with Cardale coming to Buffalo. He faced two significant challenges that limited his opportunities at Ohio State: (1) immaturity early in his college career (most famously, "the tweet"), and (2) last year his offensive coordinator was on the sideline coaching the o-line instead of focusing on making the offense go. I have no concerns about his maturity; it has been an absolute pleasure to watch that confident and hilarious young man grow up. The second part... I just don't know. Seems to me that when put in a good situation with proper coaching and talent around him he can do amazing things like we saw at the end of 2014. Edit: I should add that the second round is too high in my view -- after EJ I'm hesitant to spend another high draft pick on another project with big potential upside.

Yeah, Alabama's ST overall is the gold standard and wins games. I'm an Ohio State fan and Bama's punter almost gave me an ulcer during last year's playoff. Kid was unconscious. One thing watching Saban and Urban has taught me is that in order to be a championship team you must emphasize and celebrate ST (**cough Carpenter**).