Tennessee @ Ohio State

[RickinDayton]

I have seen Tennessee in person this year at Neyland.
- Their defense is legitimately strog
- RB Sampson is a hammer (gets stronger as game progresses but has battled injuries)
QB Nico I has played much better at home than on the road. If he forces too many questionable throws its curtains for UT.
-UT has to control ball to win.
-Does get cold and snowy in Knoxville but not as consistently cold as it will be in Columbus tonight.

OSU
-Jekyl & Hyde team. Who shows up and does Day turtle up in his game plan like Michigan game?
-Their mix & match OL will be challenged by Tennessee's DL.
- Can Howard ((OSU QB) play a consistent game and avoid critical juncture mistakes.
--Can OSU's RB surpass 150 yds combined to open up their passing game?
-Can Jeremiah Smith & Emeka Euboka (sp?) shake UTs tough secondary?
-We know OSU's defense is elite. Thy have to try to stop UTs running game and force Nico I to throw behind the chains.
--How will OSU's FG kicker do if called upon as h missed two against Michigan

I think OSU wins close one or they completely fall apart and are eliminated.

I'm going OSU 20-17.

 

[19333lion]

Hoping for a classic OSU choke. I'm not a fan of the UT or much of the SEC but I am constructive toward them against OSU, MI, or ND.

Go Vols, let the fireworks and pitchforks dominate in Columbus this evening!

 

[bdroc]

I have seen Tennessee in person this year at Neyland.
- Their defense is legitimately strog
- RB Sampson is a hammer (gets stronger as game progresses but has battled injuries)
QB Nico I has played much better at home than on the road. If he forces too many questionable throws its curtains for UT.
-UT has to control ball to win.
-Does get cold and snowy in Knoxville but not as consistently cold as it will be in Columbus tonight.

OSU
-Jekyl & Hyde team. Who shows up and does Day turtle up in his game plan like Michigan game?
-Their mix & match OL will be challenged by Tennessee's DL.
- Can Howard ((OSU QB) play a consistent game and avoid critical juncture mistakes.
--Can OSU's RB surpass 150 yds combined to open up their passing game?
-Can Jeremiah Smith & Emeka Euboka (sp?) shake UTs tough secondary?
-We know OSU's defense is elite. Thy have to try to stop UTs running game and force Nico I to throw behind the chains.
--How will OSU's FG kicker do if called upon as h missed two against Michigan

I think OSU wins close one or they completely fall apart and are eliminated.

I'm going OSU 20-17.

This has the potential to be the only competitive 1st round game.

 

[bison13]

Rooting for Ohio State in this one just because I wanna laugh at Paul Finebaum

 

[m.knox]

Hoping for a classic OSU choke. I'm not a fan of the UT or much of the SEC but I am constructive toward them against OSU, MI, or ND.

Go Vols, let the fireworks and pitchforks dominate in Columbus this evening!

I honestly don't want the Vols to win. Should they, it will just embolden the SEC marks to claim IT WASN'T FAIR that Alabama and Ole Miss deserved to get in. Heard enough already.

Maybe there were bad choices, but those were the choices. Time to deal with it.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Go Vols!

 

[GastonLion]

I'm pulling for the Vols to put a real beatdown on OSU. That would be the perfect ending to the day.

 

[Phil's Rug]

Burning a to 43 seconds into the game lol

 

[The Spin Meister]

Three favorites won. One underdog has to win so it all looks fun and writers have something to write.

That means Tenn in a lock.

 

[knickslions]

Orange out at the Shoe

 

[GregInPitt]

uh-high-ya's 0line must be very average at best as their running game vs good teams seems pretty average and their RB's are as good as anyone's.....

 

[RickinDayton]

Orange out at the Shoe

And OSU scores first via long TD from Howard to Jeremiah Smith after Tennessee extended the drive with a face mask penalty.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Go Bucks!

barf (but I’d love to shut up the SEC peanut gallery)

Lots of Herbie’s beloved “physicality”

 

[GSPMax]

Vols looking very pedestrian.

 

[mhlarch]

I don't like the Buckeyes, but I can't root for any SEC team. I hope tOSU wins, and convincingly!

 

[SLion]

Orange out at the Shoe

It might be a long trip back to K-ville. OSU WRs abusing their DBs

 

[RickinDayton]

I don't like the Buckeyes, but I can't root for any SEC team. I hope tOSU wins, and convincingly!

Right now they are and TN is not built to play from way behind.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Ugh

 

[RickinDayton]

It might be a long trip back to K-ville. OSU WRs abusing their DBs

Yep.

Ugh

TN is being dominated.

 

[GSPMax]

SEC, SEC, SEC SUCKS.

 

[PAgeologist]

Tennessee is toast already. They look just as overrated and over matched as SMU and Indiana.

 

[jmorovich]

Tennessee might get skull dragged tonight. They look a mess. Would be great to see an SEC team get smacked around

 

[OKLionFan]

Year in and year out I think Tennessee is the most overrated team in the country.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Where’s Finebaum at?

 

[RickinDayton]

Tennessee might get skull dragged tonight. They look a mess. Would be great to see an SEC team get smacked around

Long way to go but if OSU scores again, it's game over because TN has to have an effective run game to score. Their young QB is looking overwhelmed.

 

[bcspsu]

Year in and year out I think Tennessee is the most overrated team in the country.

What a lot of dopes who don’t follow college football don’t realize, and a lot of SEC dopes like Finebaum won’t admit, is that the SEC wasn’t that good this year. Go Bucks!

 

[lazydave841]

Tennessee being dominated so far. They needed a good defensive performance to keep in this game. OSU killing it em with the pitch and catch. Howard has been deadly accurate.

What's the media saying? Does Tennessee belong?

 

[PSUPride1]

Tennessee being dominated so far. They needed a good defensive performance to keep in this game. OSU killing it em with the pitch and catch. Howard has been deadly accurate.

What's the media saying? Does Tennessee belong?

Yeah, I thought everybody from the sec was to legit to quit.

 

[m.knox]

Year in and year out I think Tennessee is the most overrated team in the country.

You can't spell Citrus without UT. lol...

 

[Waltwam]

Maybe at this point, the argument should be, does Tennessee deserve to be in the playoffs?

 

[PAgeologist]

Good grief. These guys suck ass.

 

[jmorovich]

 

[cntblvitsbutter]

Wow. They're playing worse than their fans look.

 

[PSUinSTL]

What a lot of dopes who don’t follow college football don’t realize, and a lot of SEC dopes like Finebaum won’t admit, is that the SEC wasn’t that good this year. Go Bucks!

What most don’t realize is the SEC hasn’t been better. Bama and LSU have been. The rest is riding in their coat tails

 

[RickinDayton]

Maybe at this point, the argument should be, does Tennessee deserve to be in the playoffs?

TN is probably done. PSU and OSU both got off to dominant 21-0 starts, PSU via defense and OSU via explosive offense and stifling DL play.

 

[DELion]

You can't spell outhouse without UT.

 

[OKLionFan]

Tennessee is way out of their league tonight. It just went to 21-0 and yards are 191 to -6.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

 

[GastonLion]

OSU is dominating the LOS on both sides. It's going to be a long night for the Vols.

 

[RickinDayton]

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Ouch!