Chicago is getting pounded by Winter Storm Linus. I was driving to church today and the roads were terrible. I know that they had been plowed but the snow is falling too fast to keep up with. As the afternoon continues, the city is entering a blizzard warning. It’s definitely the biggest snowstorm I’ve seen in my three years in Chicagoland. (more…)
Category: Commentary
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Linus blankets Chicago
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Buckeye National Championship!
Who would have ever imagined that Ohio State would turn the ball over 4 times and win by two scores? Who would have thought that this defense would basically shut down Oregon tonight? Oregon got off to a fast start, made it look easy. But the Buckeyes made the adjustments. They gave up yards, but aside from their touchdown in the third quarter, never got burned on big plays.Ezekiel Elliott was a beast again tonight. My heart goes out to tremendous players like Braxton Miller and JT Barrett who couldn’t be out their tonight.
Ohio State won this game because they were the better team. Period.
When Ohio State lost to Virginia Tech, they plumeted in the rankings. People down played them all year. People argued they didn’t deserve to be in the playoffs, and every week since the Virginia Tech loss, this team came out, took care of business.
Great heart on this team. Proud of the Buckeyes.
O H
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2015 National championship preview
I was pretty confident that Ohio State was going to beat Alabama. To me, Oregon is much more of a toss up. But I look at the Bucks and I can’t count them out. This team is special. They have great chemistry. Guys have stepped up when they’ve needed to. (more…)
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Sugar Bowl preview
12 years ago this week, Ohio State played the national championship game against a Miami team that everyone thought would win. The Hurricanes looked invincible, coming into the game on a 34 game winning streak. The Buckeyes were 13 point underdogs but managed to be competitive where they pulled it off in overtime.
When a team spends weeks hearing that they can’t win a game, I think that it can be helpful to the psyche of a team (especially a team who is unfamiliar being an underdog). Ohio State has as much talent as Alabama, they’ve won 12 straight games, have one of the best offenses in the country. And yet, people talk about this game as if it’s a foregone conclusion that the tide will roll. (more…)
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Thoughts on Ohio State and the Big Ten Championship
So excited to be in Indianapolis to see the Buckeyes play in the Big Ten Championship game tonight.
Regardless of what happens, I’m so proud of this team. In my lifetime as a Buckeye fan, from start to finish, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one team improve so much. They’ve been a fun group to watch and it’s exciting that they’re still so young.
Defense has given up too many yards the last few weeks. I think that they’ll have a defensive game plan setup to stopping Gordon. He’ll still get his yards, but as long as he’s not busting huge plays on them, I think they’ll be fine. I could see Ohio State doing a lot to load the box which will create one on one matchups in the secondary. But it’s crucial to focus on what Wisconsin does best and doing your best to slow that down. Another key is simply wrapping Gordon up. Might seem obvious but I feel defensive backs often times try to just knock a guy down. That won’t typically work on Gordon. He has great balance, speed, and power. (more…)
