If there’s such a thing as the Rose Bowl no one wanted, this was it for Ohio State. The Buckeyes got waxed by their rivals to close the regular season and that already prompted an upcoming change at defensive coordinator. Several key players opted out of the game — a decision I respect and understand …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State at Michigan
Ryan Day has his first conference loss as Ohio State’s head coach and it’s hard to imagine a loss that was more earned than this one. The Buckeyes played easily their worst game of 2021 in The Game and had their winning streak — and dreams of reaching another College Football Playoff — emphatically destroyed …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Purdue
Ohio State entered Saturday’s game against Purdue as the villain by having the audacity to be the higher ranked team in the top 25. The narrative entering the match-up was about how those plucky (No. 19) Boilermakers were giant killers who had already knocked off two highly ranked opponents on the season (no mention of …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Penn State
Ohio State hosted Penn State in what appeared to be a much less interesting game than originally thought after the Nittany Lions lost to Iowa and Illinois, and had an apparently wounded quarterback in Sean Clifford. But Clifford was feeling much better this week, and played like it, and the visitors raised the level of …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Maryland
Ohio State hosted Maryland for homecoming and the Terrapins had redemption on their minds after getting blown out at home to derail an undefeated start to the season. The Buckeyes were expecting the Terps’ best shot at the Shoe. I don’t know that they got it, but I’m here to tell you about the things …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State at Rutgers
The Buckeyes visited Piscataway, NJ on Saturday to take on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. Your boy, the Grumpy Old Buckeye, was born not far from there and by age four I had done everything there was to do, so my family packed up and moved to the Buckeye State and I think we’re all …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Akron
Ohio State finally got a comfortable win in 2021, trouncing the Akron Zips 59-7. As the Grumpy Old Buckeye, I should point out that it’s annoying that more people don’t use the word “trouncing” these days. But it’s the perfect word to describe what the Buckeyes did to the Zips Saturday night under the lights …
Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Tulsa
Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day said changes were coming. He said that there was a plan. Little of that outline on how to fix the OSU defense was on display Saturday other than Kerry Coombs being in the press box and Matt Barnes calling plays. Sure, there was a little Cover 2 and some …
Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Oregon
The Buckeyes made their 2021 home debut against the Oregon Ducks, significantly raising the degree of difficulty after a tough win at Minnesota. And in the end, the result was significantly worse. There were plenty of things to be grumpy about in Ohio State’s 35-28 home loss and quite a few of them (but not …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Alabama
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Alabama Crimson Tide met in Miami for all the marbles in the College Football Playoff National Championship last night in a battle of one same old, same old team and one squad of “we’re not even supposed to be here!” And it turned out to look that way. Here’s what …
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The Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Clemson
A lot of us probably weren’t sure what to expect when the Buckeyes traveled south to New Orleans to take on the Clemson Tigers in a College Football Playoff semifinal rematch. Ohio State didn’t look great against Northwestern, even though some players were missing. Justin Fields had a sore thumb on his throwing hand. The …
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Northwestern
Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Northwestern Ohio State went to Indianapolis looking for another Big Ten title against the Northwestern Wildcats and stepped on a whole lot of rakes before finally coming from behind to win, 22-10. Some of those rakes were scattered across the lawn by the Buckeyes themselves, but they still stepped …
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