Fall 2019 / winter 2020 football season thread

[Ghost Bear]

I'ma just leave this here...

Jerry Jones’ Cowboys frustrations boil over in curse-filled radio call

The losing appears to be taking its toll on Jerry Jones.

The Cowboys owner had an animated radio interview on Friday, even cursing a few times as his team’s struggles were broached.

“Get your damn act together yourself. OK?” he told the hosts of 105.3 FM in Dallas when asked during his weekly spot if he was embarrassed. “Settle down just a little bit. … I don’t like your attitude to come in. I’ve been traveling all night and don’t have the patience to [do this] with you today.”

Excerpted, more at the link: https://nypost.com/2019/12/06/jerry-jones-cowboys-frustrations-boil-over-in-curse-filled-radio-call/

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Halftime against Wisconsin and OSU looks very over-rated so far.

[Snarknado]

Halftime against Wisconsin and OSU looks very over-rated so far.

I think the fix was in - the refs got the message in the second half...

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I think the fix was in - the refs got the message in the second half...

Sure seemed like it when the obvious offensive movement was not called on that OSU touchdown.

[Snarknado]

Sure seemed like it when the obvious offensive movement was not called on that OSU touchdown.

That and some tacky pass interference calls. Fields' lack of mobility made it a close matchup. It put the pressure on Dobbins and he had a game that should keep him in Heisman contention. I agree with the announcers that WI would be a better representative of the Big 10 in the Rose Bowl than PSU.

OSU looked shaky all day but finishing the season with 3 consecutive wins over top 10 teams is impressive.

[Hoodat]

With all the money on the line for the college playoff, someone from the Big Ten must have put the word out that Ohio State had to win the game.  A Wisconsin win would have jeopardized millions of dollars from falling into Big Ten coffers.  At the end of the game, Wisconsin was moving the ball effectively through the air.  Yet on their next to last drive, they ran the ball on third and then fourth down.  And on the last play, they again ran the ball, allowing the clock to run out.

There was simply too much on the line here to risk the Big Ten from being excluded from this NCAA cash cow for a third consecutive year.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

OSU looked shaky all day but finishing the season with 3 consecutive wins over top 10 teams is impressive.

I think OSU will not make it past Clemson who has looked more impressive, albeit against inferior foes.

[Snarknado]

I think OSU will not make it past Clemson who has looked more impressive, albeit against inferior foes.

I doubt if 3 weeks is enough to get Fields back to full mobility. If not OSU will be at a big disadvantage.

Happy to see WI get the Rose Bowl bid - they shouldn't have much trouble with OR. I think the Big 10 has 7 or 8 teams in bowls - not bad...

[Snarknado]

Sorry to see Dobbins left off Heisman list. He played very little in the second half of most games but in the last 3 against top 10 opponents he carried the load. I think Fields' lack of 2nd half playing time will cost him a shot at the trophy too. OTOH I was surprised Young was a finalist after his 2-game suspension.

[jmyrlefuller]

(More or less) complete list of this year's bowl matchups

[musiclady]

Some serious sour grapes on this thread!

(The only bad half OSU played all year was the first half of the Wisconsin game. They just got their act together and played like they’ve been playing all year in the second half and Wisconsin wore out. No bad reffing or ‘fix’ caused the win. Just hard nosed football).

Go Buckeyes! Beat Clemson!

[EdJames]

Some serious sour grapes on this thread!

(The only bad half OSU played all year was the first half of the Wisconsin game. They just got their act together and played like they’ve been playing all year in the second half and Wisconsin wore out. No bad reffing or ‘fix’ caused the win. Just hard nosed football).

Go Buckeyes! Beat Clemson!

@musiclady

 

Go Buckeyes! Beat Clemson!

[musiclady]

@musiclady

 

Go Buckeyes! Beat Clemson!

 

[Snarknado]

No sour grapes on my part - it's just interesting to speculate on what stats players like Fields and Dobbins might have racked up if they'd had to play entire games. But from a team standpoint you don't want to unnecessarily risk injury, and you want to give their backups as much playing time as possible. I give them a lot more credit than Bosa, who I think could have returned last year but chose to protect his draft potential over the team. Dobbins in particular, despite limited playing time, surpassed some major NFL stars. And Fields' 40-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio - how is that even possible?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Some serious sour grapes on this thread!

(The only bad half OSU played all year was the first half of the Wisconsin game. They just got their act together and played like they’ve been playing all year in the second half and Wisconsin wore out. No bad reffing or ‘fix’ caused the win. Just hard nosed football).

Go Buckeyes! Beat Clemson!

So what do you call this play on a touchdown that clearly was movement by the offense?
Good refereeing?
http://twitter.com/i/status/1203522444973219840

[Hoodat]

The right tackle moved too.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The right tackle moved too.

Yet the claim is this is all above-board football with 'no bad reffing'.

[Snarknado]

Yet the claim is this is all above-board football with 'no bad reffing'.

Who claimed that? Did you read my posts 53 & 55?

[jmyrlefuller]

Some serious sour grapes on this thread!

(The only bad half OSU played all year was the first half of the Wisconsin game. They just got their act together and played like they’ve been playing all year in the second half and Wisconsin wore out. No bad reffing or ‘fix’ caused the win. Just hard nosed football).

Go Buckeyes! Beat Clemson!

Hey, you have your undefeated season and your spot in the CFP. If the Buckeyes are as good as they say they are, prove it. You're ranked above the defending champions, so here's your chance.

[jmyrlefuller]

Army-Navy this afternoon.

Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Odds: Navy -10½ (O/U 40½)

Navy overall record: 9-2, AP #23
Army overall record: 5-7

Series record: 60-52-7 Navy
Active winning streak: Army +3

TV: CBS
Radio: Westwood One
Internet: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/armed-forces/

[musiclady]

Hey, you have your undefeated season and your spot in the CFP. If the Buckeyes are as good as they say they are, prove it. You're ranked above the defending champions, so here's your chance.

Clemson hasn’t faced anyone as tough as the Buckeyes.

We’ll find out if THEY are up to it.

[musiclady]

Yet the claim is this is all above-board football with 'no bad reffing'.

One missed call doesn’t equate with bad reffing.

Sour grapes.

The Buckeyes were the far better team and they won.

Period.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Who claimed that? Did you read my posts 53 & 55?

Read post #61

[IsailedawayfromFR]

One missed call doesn’t equate with bad reffing.

Sour grapes.

The Buckeyes were the far better team and they won.

Period.

It is on a touchdown play.

BTW, did I ever say OSU was not the better team?

[musiclady]

It is on a touchdown play.

BTW, did I ever say OSU was not the better team?

Check out the final score.

The one missed call didn’t affect the outcome of the game.

The complaint is a non starter. The Buckeyes won the game. The refs didn’t do it for them.

btw, the general feeling is that the OSU- Clemson game will be close. I think that we will win it because that’s what this year’s Buckeyes do.  They win.