Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 1/21/2025 at 12:16 AM, YoloinOhio said: Why the Lou Holtz hate lol . Congratulations on the win . This is how champions should be crowned through a playoff system, although the rankings were off, hopefully they eliminate conference winners as top seeds next time. Cant believe this thread is 11 years old !! Quote
YoloinOhio Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Why the Lou Holtz hate lol . Congratulations on the win . This is how champions should be crowned through a playoff system, although the rankings were off, hopefully they eliminate conference winners as top seeds next time. Cant believe this thread is 11 years old !! Yes the thread has spanned 2 national titles. I actually asked at the beginning of the season if we should start a new one bc it was 10 years old and someone said no keep it and I’m so glad we did. I don’t mind holtz. He’s just an unfiltered old guy who loves ND. But he calls out Ohio state a bunch I guess for being soft. I don’t really follow him tbh. Edited January 24 by YoloinOhio 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 I honestly love how this thread hated hated hated Ryan day and wanted him gone 100% But look how a little bit of luck with skill can go Something tells me you'll be calling for him to be fired again in 4 years But congratulations on your national championship Ohio State buckeyes 1 1 Quote
YoloinOhio Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 My kid just registered for a football camp at osu in April run by Caleb downs and Carnell Tate so that’s a good sign 2 1 Quote
Willyville Guy Posted January 25 Posted January 25 12 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: My kid just registered for a football camp at osu in April run by Caleb downs and Carnell Tate so that’s a good sign get pics with them! 1 Quote
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 25 Posted January 25 17 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: I honestly love how this thread hated hated hated Ryan day and wanted him gone 100% But look how a little bit of luck with skill can go Something tells me you'll be calling for him to be fired again in 4 years But congratulations on your national championship Ohio State buckeyes same with the McDermott haters Quote
YoloinOhio Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 That’s so weird. Must be some reason behind the scenes bc why would anyone make that move.no chance osu wasn’t paying him the same or more Quote
Willyville Guy Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) 21 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: That’s so weird. Must be some reason behind the scenes bc why would anyone make that move.no chance osu wasn’t paying him the same or more 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. Edited January 26 by Willyville Guy 1 Quote
YoloinOhio Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 Knowles didn’t even show up to the celebration today and the players look pretty mad on Twitter. Doesn’t appear he told them in person. Quote
NORWOODS FOOT Posted January 27 Posted January 27 17 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Knowles didn’t even show up to the celebration today and the players look pretty mad on Twitter. Doesn’t appear he told them in person. Grateful for his work here. Disappointed not only in his decision (so be it) but the seeming lack of respect / kindness to players. The times we live in I guess. Quote
cle23 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 20 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Knowles didn’t even show up to the celebration today and the players look pretty mad on Twitter. Doesn’t appear he told them in person. Apparently Knowles reached out to Penn State the day after the championship, so obviously more to this story. Must be unhappy or some kind of internal issues. I know earlier in the season there were rumors of conflict with Larry Johnson, but who knows. Quote
GaryPinC Posted January 28 Posted January 28 (edited) On 1/26/2025 at 2:43 PM, Willyville Guy said: 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. I also saw that Ryan Day got more involved with the D (sitting in meetings) after the Oregon loss including a pointed discussion with Knowles. Who knows about the LJ thing so I'm thinking an overall perceived trust/disrespect issue drove him out. Glad to have him at PSU but not happy if it prolongs Franklin's career here. With PSU loading up for next year it'll be interesting to see if Knowles' complex system helps or hurts their chances. Edited January 28 by GaryPinC Quote
Willyville Guy Posted January 28 Posted January 28 2 hours ago, GaryPinC said: I also saw that Ryan Day got more involved with the D (sitting in meetings) after the Oregon loss including a pointed discussion with Knowles. Who knows about the LJ thing so I'm thinking an overall perceived trust/disrespect issue drove him out. Glad to have him at PSU but not happy if it prolongs Franklin's career here. With PSU loading up for next year it'll be interesting to see if Knowles' complex system helps or hurts their chances. 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. 1 Quote
GaryPinC Posted January 28 Posted January 28 11 minutes ago, Willyville Guy said: 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 didn't know that about Day and Kelly, thanks, yeah totally could play into it. I look at Knowles' age vs Day and quite honestly I feel the offense somewhat underperformed especially and until after the Michigan debacle so given everything here I could see Knowles feeling he was unfairly singled out. Good point about Franklin, next year will be telling, a lot of guys coming back to make a run at it. I also think Allar is too much like Christian Hackenberg between the ears, so I fear that will sabotage things. Franklin's not a bad recruiter and seems to foster a family atmosphere but has always felt like a slimy used car salesman from the sticks. Obviously his lousy decision making in big games too, but unfortunately he seems to stay in the good graces of his superiors. Knowles may be angling, just not sure he's HC material at this point. Oh well, it'll all make for good social cannon fodder drama in the B1G! Quote
GaryPinC Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Well, Knowles is in his mid-fifties and I think this picture is classless. Not happy to have him now and I think things will turn out for for the best with OSU. I'm about his age and clearly Knowles is emotionally immature. https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-tensions-rise-for-james-franklin-as-ten-m-jim-knowles-gamble-sees-new-twist-adding-to-penn-states-misery/ Quote
Willyville Guy Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 8/1/2024 at 8:26 PM, YoloinOhio said: Hi all should we start a new thread. When I pulled this up it was highly suggested to do so. I don’t know why it was only started a decade ago 😭 On 8/3/2024 at 3:28 PM, Willyville Guy said: Let's keep cooking in here for another season. Start with a natty, end with a natty. 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. Quote
NORWOODS FOOT Posted February 12 Posted February 12 So the Buckeyes hired Matt Patricia as DC. Taking a wait and see approach, but I’m hopeful. Here is a great video to get to know him better: Quote
YoloinOhio Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 (edited) 13 hours ago, NORWOODS FOOT said: So the Buckeyes hired Matt Patricia as DC. Taking a wait and see approach, but I’m hopeful. Here is a great video to get to know him better: It’s a chip kelly type hire. everyone hates it right now so it will probably work out. I’m fine with it. Hes going to have a lot of talent to work with, Ive decided I like the nfl background. It was a big difference when watching chip last year. Edited February 13 by YoloinOhio 1 Quote
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