Ohio St plays Purdue next week. Any early thoughts?
--The game is at Ohio St.
--This will be the third top 5 team Purdue will play this season
--As you know, Purdue upset the first two top 5 teams they played
--Ohio St has had two close wins in a row, Penn St and Nebraska, not blow outs, but closer than they were expected to be. So they aren't world beaters
--CJ Stroud looked uneasy the last two weeks, like against Oregon
--Ohio St has already lost at home this season
Can Purdue pull off a third huge upset? It certainly would be fun. ?
Oh, are you going to watch? ?
November 7th, 2021 at 1:44 AM ^
It is too early for thoughts
November 7th, 2021 at 1:45 AM ^
As much as I'd like to see Bell light up OSU like a pinball machine, and Karlaftis level Stroud a few times, I think this is going to be one of those games where OSU stays at arm's length. They'll get favorable calls especially at home and win their 3rd straight game by 9, 37-28.
November 7th, 2021 at 6:20 AM ^
What in the world makes you think OSU would get favorable calls? /s
November 7th, 2021 at 8:06 AM ^
This will be another test to the OSU defense as long as Purdue does not have an emotional let down after their great win against Sparty. Purdue had a let down loss after they beat Iowa so I don't know what expect from them but will root for the Boilermakers-100%.
November 7th, 2021 at 9:08 AM ^
I go back to that Saban quote. You can't get your team up for every game. 3-4 a year. I think Purdue has done their best but still struggle against osu. If you flipped these two games and they played osu first, I'd feel the same. Just hard to stay hyped for so many weeks and this is on the road
November 7th, 2021 at 11:00 AM ^
Yep, and a perfect example is Alabama's team this year. They had another close one yesterday (20-14) and could very easily have 3 losses right now. But no one better believe they don't have the team to win it all. Holds true for every top team - including OSU - no one is going to blow out every team all the time - especially on the road. I consider UM to be a top team and we were fortunate to get by Nebraska but the key.....we won the damn game and moved on.
November 7th, 2021 at 1:45 AM ^
Yes. May the Gods be with Purdue.
November 7th, 2021 at 8:50 AM ^
That Purdue team is very dangerous and can not only beat OSU next week but can move the ball on anyone in the country with the exception being maybe Georgia. I'll be watching the OSU - Purdue game closely if it's on TV
November 7th, 2021 at 9:27 AM ^
"If it's on TV." What is this, 1972? ?
November 7th, 2021 at 11:34 AM ^
Ah yes, the 70s. 80s and 90s. The good old days !
November 7th, 2021 at 1:48 AM ^
Michigan plays Penn State next week, not OSU or Purdue. If I have thoughts about the OSU-Purdue game, I’ll put them in a blog about OSU or Purdue where those thoughts belong.
November 7th, 2021 at 2:29 AM ^
How about in a discussion thread about the OSU-Purdue game?
November 7th, 2021 at 2:31 AM ^
That's the great thing about subscribing to a sports blog, right? You get to talk about crappy pap you don’t even like. I thought this post was supposed to be a conversation stimulator, man? But you just had to go and fuckin ruin it…
November 7th, 2021 at 7:20 AM ^
Ok then, Blau.
Top 5 topics to post after a Michigan football victory?
November 7th, 2021 at 5:56 AM ^
StevenJRKing, i like the aggressive dismissal. It isn't your normal style, but i like it in you.
November 7th, 2021 at 7:59 AM ^
This coming from a guy that has defended a lot of other such posts... WTH, man? This isn't like you - someone pee in your Wheaties last night?
I expect dismissive, arrogant, and condescending posts from several people on this blog, but you are not one of them. I guess you are now though...
November 7th, 2021 at 8:55 AM ^
All humans are capable of being jerky about stuff.
My reasoning here: more talk about someone else’s game next week than our own.
November 7th, 2021 at 9:38 AM ^
Hmm, I see one topic about Purdue/OSU...pretty sure by the end of today there will be way more discussion about Michigan/PSU.
November 7th, 2021 at 9:10 AM ^
You've been here long enough—and have accumulated enough points—to know that discussing what our rivals have been or will be doing has been a staple of board content for as long as MGoBlog has been around.
Such discussions are every bit as relevant as the weekly discussions of what alcoholic beverages people are drinking. Have you complained about those?
November 7th, 2021 at 12:30 PM ^
Part of the fun of being a college football fan is rooting against our rivals. OSU boards do the same.
November 7th, 2021 at 1:49 AM ^
It's at Ohio State. Probably not worth even imagining an upset. But if it were at Purdue? I would be looking forward to that.
November 7th, 2021 at 8:09 AM ^
Purdue clobbered Iowa AT Iowa.
November 7th, 2021 at 8:53 AM ^
Iowa is not equal to OSU
November 7th, 2021 at 9:09 AM ^
Iowa was never really the #2 team in the country, especially with that offense. Watch Iowa drop another game. There is a bigger chance that Iowa drops 2 of their last 3 games than wins out.
November 7th, 2021 at 11:26 AM ^
Agree. That Iowa at #2 was the most comical joke in CF early on. Just shows how useless the early polls really are
November 7th, 2021 at 1:57 AM ^
In a similar thread early last week I said that Purdue could absolutely beat State and that I saw that game as a toss up due to the matchups. This one I don’t see as a toss up. Ohio State is a more talented, better version of State.
November 7th, 2021 at 6:02 AM ^
Hot take. MSU coaches are much better at coaching and game management, and if they had OSU's team, would do wonders with it.
November 7th, 2021 at 8:01 AM ^
Mel Tucker has beaten M. That is about it. Day has done a lot more in a short time. That take is definitely very hot.
November 7th, 2021 at 9:02 AM ^
MSU coaches are much better at coaching and game management,
So why is Tucker 15-13 in his career?
November 7th, 2021 at 1:15 PM ^
I honestly do not know enough about MSU coaches (though i did learn that Jay-Z and ZZ Top work well together), but the way they used the transfer portal to piece together this band of misfits, motivate them to get just enough to win is impressive. Last week against us he was lucky. Against Nebraska he got even luckier. Brohm had his number. But MSU still coached to put them in a position to win most of their games and their players played clean enough to give them a chance. Maybe MSU brought the fight out in him? Maybe the chatter about LSU has got him in a contract year. Probably the current state of college football is perfect for them (free agency v. recruiting, player payouts, and probably no one is watching their steroid addictions too closely).
Day has inherited the best situation anyone could ever imagine, and he has won as many games as expected. But it feels like he is missing something that Meyer had, and is actually mortal. I don't recall an Urban Meyer coached team being in this many close contests late in the game. Nebraska and Minnesota are not special teams. The Pac 12 is weak and Oregon played OSU without their best player, in Columbus and won. Maybe wile coyote is real.
MSU doesn't have better actual coaches than OSU, but then again, 2021 is a weird and wild year and they have coached this team up to the teams they have played so far. They have exceeded expectations. Now may they lose out and return to the 'MSU mean', and may ZZ Top end up in the bayou where he belongs.
November 7th, 2021 at 12:25 PM ^
Yeah, that's a hot take. As much as I don't like the guy, Ryan Day is a vastly better playcaller than Ray Jay Johnson or whatever. Since he's probably a better playcaller than anyone, sans maybe Lincoln Riley.
November 7th, 2021 at 2:13 AM ^
Purdue comin’
November 7th, 2021 at 2:22 AM ^
My thought is that Purdue's offense is good enough to put up 30 points on Ohio State, but they'll very likely lose because of Ohio State's wide receivers.
November 7th, 2021 at 4:08 AM ^
I don’t see Purdue winning, but I can see them keeping the game closer than expected.
November 7th, 2021 at 5:08 AM ^
Football gods will not let OSU lose.
November 7th, 2021 at 6:06 AM ^
Apparently ducks are more powerful than gods in football.
November 7th, 2021 at 5:20 AM ^
Early thoughts - There will be many passes thrown and points scored, LOL
November 7th, 2021 at 5:42 AM ^
Ohio State by 30
November 7th, 2021 at 9:59 AM ^
I’ll be putting $20 on OSU in the hopes of not collecting any winnings afterward….but I totally expect to be collecting winnings afterwards.
November 7th, 2021 at 12:28 PM ^
Sadly that usually works. I was able to live-bet OSU ML at about -460 yesterday in the 4th quarter, knowing it was free money. Because OSU. And Frost. And refs. But I'd have happily not collected.
November 7th, 2021 at 6:10 AM ^
I could go for a sammich about now.
November 7th, 2021 at 6:19 AM ^
Sharty and Iowa were frauds and not epic upsets when assessing the talent on the field.
Sharty had been playing high variance football all year to cover up their weaknesses and this was the 4th game where they were significantly outgained in yardage...it finally caught up to them and they got beat. After "beating" UM in what is their Super Bowl, with the usual MSU voodoo/low probability events, they were destined to blow it the following week.
Iowa was playing 1970's football (and has been for decades under Ferentz) and every 5 or 6 years they start a season that looks promising because they are +3 per game in turnover margin in their first 6 games. Eventually, banking on average starting field position at the opponent's 30 is not sound strategy.
It's feasible that Purdue can beat OSU, but it is a huge step up from Iowa and Sharty in talent.
That said, I'd want no part of Purdue right now given how creative their play calling is and how dynamic their passing game can be. UM could be had by Purdue, I don't think OSU will.
November 7th, 2021 at 8:41 AM ^
I'm assuming you are getting negged because of your last sentence...because, otherwise, you were dead on.
November 7th, 2021 at 10:18 AM ^
I think it was because of his persistent usage of "Sharty" -- basically the equivalent of RCMB calling Michigan "scUM."
November 7th, 2021 at 1:31 PM ^
Why Sharty? Are you 8? Call them Sparty as though you are an adult
November 7th, 2021 at 6:25 AM ^
My prediction, Ohio State loses out
The shit show that would produce in Columbus would be worth letting Sparty have the East. If Wisconsin beats them, and they would, we may sneak in CFP anyway. Just glad I don’t have to cheer for OSU against Sparty now.
November 7th, 2021 at 8:55 AM ^
OSU is not losing two in a row at home in November to Purdue and MSU.
November 7th, 2021 at 6:29 AM ^
Purdue will get beaten thoroughly.
November 7th, 2021 at 7:03 AM ^
I expect the same. But I'd love to watch those jackasses from Columbus sitting there catatonic after witnessing 2 home losses in one year.
November 7th, 2021 at 8:50 AM ^
Well, if we can win-out, those "jackasses" can do Michigan a huge favor by putting MSU in their place. Because, as things currently stand, MSU is still ahead of us.