said_aouita;1516953 wrote:The rest of the season is going to be boring. Ohio State ends up undefeated but not in the national title game.

"You're a troll, have serious gene pool issues, and your mother wears combat boots so GTFO." - An official protest signed by vball10set, sportsandlady, & ytownfootball

believer;1517128 wrote:"You're a troll, have serious gene pool issues, and your mother wears combat boots so GTFO." - An official protest signed by vball10set, sportsandlady, & ytownfootball

Nope. Just you.

The only thing he said that might be wrong is that tOSU isn't in the NCG, he has no idea who may lose and neither does your chromosome challenged ass. Prove me wrong or stfu.

Other minor Ohio State news....

they finalized their 2015 schedule by adding home non-conf games against Hawaii and Western Michigan

http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/10/ohio-state-completes-2015-football-schedule/

Mohican00;1517458 wrote:Other minor Ohio State news....

they finalized their 2015 schedule by adding home non-conf games against Hawaii and Western Michigan

http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/10/ohio-state-completes-2015-football-schedule/

So much for all of the talk about us improving future schedules.

Al Bundy;1517482 wrote:So much for all of the talk about us improving future schedules.

We play VT, in Blacksburg, at night, that year

I'm happy with the additions to future non-conference schedules.

Al Bundy;1517482 wrote:So much for all of the talk about us improving future schedules.

Only 3 non-conference games, nobody would schedule to good teams out of 3 games.

I dont consider VT 'good'

Early night game and on the road. I'm a fan.

Pick6;1517549 wrote:I dont consider VT 'good'

Was Miami considered "good" when we scheduled them a few years back? Not when we played them, when we scheduled them.

Point is, to a relative extent, it's a crap shoot...it ain't Buffalo or FAMU

ytownfootball;1517557 wrote:Was Miami considered "good" when we scheduled them a few years back? Not when we played them, when we scheduled them.

Point is, to a relative extent, it's a crap shoot...it ain't Buffalo or FAMU

I'd just prefer a premiere opponent every year. There are opponents in which you know it wont be a crapshoot. Oklahoma for example who we have I believe. That way we could afford to slip up in conference and still have a chance at making the final 4 with the down big 10.

might be just me, but I think having a 4 team playoff makes having a strong SOS a little less important

VT
Oklahoma, twice
TCU, twice
UNC, twice
BC
Oregon, twice
Texas, twice

Not sure what more people want. I'd love a home and home with a top tier SEC team, but we know that won't happen.

Mohican00;1517581 wrote:might be just me, but I think having a 4 team playoff makes having a strong SOS a little less important

It does. But do you think OSU would be top 4 if they lost one this year?

ytownfootball;1517557 wrote:Was Miami considered "good" when we scheduled them a few years back? Not when we played them, when we scheduled them.

Point is, to a relative extent, it's a crap shoot...it ain't Buffalo or FAMU

I don't have a problem with VT. I do have a problem with scheduling the worst program in the MAC and the worst program in the Mountain West. Neither of them have a win this season. Playing Buffalo and San Diego State didn't do anything to make the Buckeyes a better team, and they are much better MAC and Mountain West teams than what was added to the schedule. Scheduling one cupcake is fine, but I think too many are scheduled every year.

Pick6;1517587 wrote:It does. But do you think OSU would be top 4 if they lost one this year?

no of course not

Al Bundy;1517591 wrote:I don't have a problem with VT. I do have a problem with scheduling the worst program in the MAC and the worst program in the Mountain West. Neither of them have a win this season. Playing Buffalo and San Diego State didn't do anything to make the Buckeyes a better team, and they are much better MAC and Mountain West teams than what was added to the schedule. Scheduling one cupcake is fine, but I think too many are scheduled every year.

SDSU stepped in after Vandy backed out of the scheduled anal rape. Not much you can do there

Buffalo was just standard MAC fodder. The only head scratcher was FAMU

Al Bundy;1517591 wrote:I don't have a problem with VT. I do have a problem with scheduling the worst program in the MAC and the worst program in the Mountain West. Neither of them have a win this season. Playing Buffalo and San Diego State didn't do anything to make the Buckeyes a better team, and they are much better MAC and Mountain West teams than what was added to the schedule. Scheduling one cupcake is fine, but I think too many are scheduled every year.

Actually, Buffalo is 4-2, losing to us and Baylor, and SDSU is 3-3 losing to us Oregon St. and E. Illinois, but I get your point.

ytownfootball;1517611 wrote:Actually, Buffalo is 4-2, losing to us and Baylor, and SDSU is 3-3 losing to us Oregon St. and E. Illinois, but I get your point.

Yes, we are replacing decent teams (by those conferences standards) with the worst team in each of those conferences. Even though those teams were decent by MAC and Mountain West standards, they don't have enough athletes to make OSU become a better team by playing them. The extremely watered down non-conference schedule is a only a product of the last 14 years or so. If you look at most of OSU's history it was unheard of to play more than one team from what would become non-BCS conferences. Many years they played all of their non-conference games against major conferences. This was also during a time period of a much stronger Big Ten. I hope the promised stronger schedule actually happens. You never know until shortly before those seasons since teams always make changes. It was disappointing that we already backed out of the Georgia series.

If the OOC going to drop down to 3 games, Ideally I'd want something like: cupcake ->traditionally average BCS team -> premiere team -> conference play

Pick6;1517632 wrote:If the OOC going to drop down to 3 games, Ideally I'd want something like: cupcake ->traditionally average BCS team -> premiere team -> conference play

I would be fine with that.

The problem is everyone is afraid to lose a single game and all but eliminate themselves from the NCG. 4 team playoff will help some, but even with that teams aren't going to take a chance. They'd rather go undefeated and claim their spot based on that stat, than lose one and argue SOS.

Al Bundy;1517631 wrote:Yes, we are replacing decent teams (by those conferences standards) with the worst team in each of those conferences. Even though those teams were decent by MAC and Mountain West standards, they don't have enough athletes to make OSU become a better team by playing them. The extremely watered down non-conference schedule is a only a product of the last 14 years or so. If you look at most of OSU's history it was unheard of to play more than one team from what would become non-BCS conferences. Many years they played all of their non-conference games against major conferences. This was also during a time period of a much stronger Big Ten. I hope the promised stronger schedule actually happens. You never know until shortly before those seasons since teams always make changes. It was disappointing that we already backed out of the Georgia series.

Scheduling is not easy. Any of the decent teams want a home and home or a ton of money to just come play one game. OSU can't afford to play more than one away game in their non-conference schedule, so aside from the home and home they typically have scheduled, they just have to fill in with teams that will come play one game, and those are usually the bad teams. It's more about $$ than competitiveness.

se-alum;1517674 wrote:Scheduling is not easy. Any of the decent teams want a home and home or a ton of money to just come play one game. OSU can't afford to play more than one away game in their non-conference schedule, so aside from the home and home they typically have scheduled, they just have to fill in with teams that will come play one game, and those are usually the bad teams. It's more about $$ than competitiveness.

You're right Ohio State needs a minimum of 7 home games (8 is better) to support their massive athletic department which includes all the non-revenue sports. The only game OSU played this season that I have a problem with is FAMU. It's not Ohio State's fault that Cal is not any good this season and San Diego State was 10-3 last year and is showing signs of being decent again this season while Buffalo is as stated above now 4-2. When the B1G goes to a 9 game conference schedule, OSU will have to have a 3 nonconference games at home.

They scheduled FAMU for the band, but then the band went and killed a kid, so no more band