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Wow, prayers go out to their loved ones.

Yea I hope they get their chance to take out what seems like years of frustration on Saturday. It'd be nice if they could get up early and just beat the snot of Northwestern.

I remember my first beer.

Throw Reimer in there as well. Looks like he will be a multi-year starter.

I know he’s still young and a lot of time to contribute still but I can’t recall hearing the coaches talk about Hannah whatsoever..

Yep. And to that point Ohio State has recruited well but the odds of one of those kids being a number #2 draft pick are slim.

Also it kind of feels good to get this one out of the way. That’s the best team we’ll play all year and no doubt Justin Fields is the best quarterback in the league. Clemson’s Sunshine will probably win the Heisman and be the #1 pick but Fields will be a close second. Honestly with the success mobile quarterbacks are having in the NFL I’d probably take him over Lawrence. Ohio State will always have a good quarterback but he is elite. I look forward to playing them when he’s gone (hopefully next year).

We desperately need to hold onto this one but I’m not sure we will.

We are not deep in the secondary. I wish Joseph was ready to go we could really use another good corner just get the feeling he’s not. Pola-Gates still looks pretty light but I’d guess maybe he’d replace Williams. I wouldn’t be surprised if Gifford sees the field for us already this year. He can play multiple positions and I believe he’s higher up the depth chart than people think.

One thing I will say is I thought our line played fairly well for the most part. There were a bunch of times that I thought we had the right play calls and they opened up holes but the overall speed of Ohio State was just amazing. Those guys close gaps quick. There were a lot of 5 yard gains today that would have been 10+ yards against most of the other teams we’ll face this year.

In no way want to dog on the kid but I don’t expect him to contribute anytime soon here.

What worries me is how desperate we were at the position last year and neither Houston or Nance sniffed the field. Also I don't think I've heard either one of their names mentioned by any coaches.

I’ve worked hard to erase these things from my memories, but thanks for the reminder lol..

Troy probably could have beat us the last couple years, so there's that.

There’s a lot of talent in that room so for him to come out as #2 especially ahead of Rahmir who played last year is pretty big. Great for him if true.

Probably in the minority here but I’d like to see an all black alternate.

Agreed.

Cam is a freak. Incredible potential at that position with his athleticism.

Earned himself a helmet sticker on College Football Final for his performance against TCU

I had heard that JD was not pleased with how Wandale came in and was getting plays designed around him and getting a lot more touches than him. That was early last year and while I don’t think he would have been an “or” with Wandale he may have felt Wandale was getting the role he should have.

What do you not understand about that statement?

I didn’t say he wasn’t the best athlete? I said he might not be the best football player on his team. Same with DD, was the most naturally gifted athlete I’ve personally been around but like I said that doesn’t always equate to the best football player on the field.

Reminds me a bit of Daniel Davie. A tremendously gifted athlete, as good as you’ll see in this state. But also probably not even the best player in his own team. Maybe lacking that “it” factor a little bit.

Greeaaaaaaat....

Exactly. It's the first game of the year so my thoughts are that their superior depth at least has a little less of an impact. And if it's a sloppy game you never know what can happen, maybe they make a few mistakes and maybe the ball bounces are way a couple times. We went toe to toe with them two years ago and could have won that game. Get your nutz strapped and let's go.