Denzel Burke Guarantees Ohio State Victory

Submitted by Clarence Beeks on November 22nd, 2023 at 3:47 PM

https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/football/very-emotional-denzel-burke-guarantees-ohio-state-buckeyes-win-vs-michigan-wolverines

And to take it a step further, he dropped this gem:

However, Burke wasn't done there. 

Instead, he would go on to tell the media that 'nothing' about the Wolverines stood out to him on film.

Thanks for adding to the bulletin board material for Saturday, Denzel!

 

evenyoubrutus

November 22nd, 2023 at 3:56 PM ^

Circumstantially it feels like that entire program really believes that sign stealing is the only thing stopping them. That seems too good to be true but I think they truly believe that.

brad

November 22nd, 2023 at 3:58 PM ^

This is a pretty soft "guarantee". The headline says it, but he did not.  Still, I welcome Ohio State showing up and just being themselves, because that will get them nowhere on Saturday.

kehnonymous

November 22nd, 2023 at 4:01 PM ^

"I'm très émotif about this battle, man.  We're all about beating That Kingdom Up North and winning the Hundred Year War.  We're going to go out there and get it done for King Charles VI and France.  The previous engagement, they only won because of mud slowing our cavalry charges and them stealing our messenger pigeons.  I've been reading scrolls about the British longbowmen and nothing about them really stands out on parchment.  They haven't outflanked anybody so far."

D'Enzel Burque, French cavalry officer, prior to the Battle of Agincourt.

LB

November 22nd, 2023 at 4:09 PM ^

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

TBuck97

November 22nd, 2023 at 4:19 PM ^

Maybe Thamel let them know that they will have their fans officiating the game again and it will be "leaked" after the game when it doesn't matter.  

Bold statement Burke.  Bring it.  

LSAClassOf2000

November 22nd, 2023 at 4:46 PM ^

"Instead, he would go on to tell the media that 'nothing' about the Wolverines stood out to him on film."

I felt the same way when I saw "Howard The Duck" all those years ago. Nothing stood out when I saw that film.

Hopefully, they are unpleasantly surprised by things that they didn't see at all when they arrive in Ann Arbor. 

bronxblue

November 22nd, 2023 at 5:48 PM ^

I don't think teams need more motivation for this game but it's always weird to me when some guy just talks shit for no good reason.  Like, I get guaranteeing a victory but if nothing about one of best teams in the country stood out to you it more sounds like you are just sort of lazy and dumb.  You can dismiss a team and say "I don't think they'll be able to pass/run on us like they have against other teams" but saying you don't see anything at all isn't really an insult.

SouthOfHeaven

November 22nd, 2023 at 5:59 PM ^

That's great! I'm glad he believes in himself, because his coach clearly doesn't. If Ryan Day believed in Denzel Burke, there'd be no need for this pathetic smear campaign. 

Cromulent

November 22nd, 2023 at 6:17 PM ^

Quick, someone go to Walmart and buy a hundred vhs tapes, get this recorded and make sure they're distributed to the dorms.

Now all we have to do is wait for Biakabutuka walks into coach's office and demand the ball. Easy win.