Tag: Ohio State
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Iowa Hawkeye Football & the Immovable Object
Iowa was previously a team that played this type of offense specifically to keep things close against much better teams. Where are they now?
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#FireEverybody Ryan Day Needs to go
The Ohio State Buckeyes have slowly become what Michigan used to be. The only way to rectify the situation is to fire Ryan Day. The margin between Ohio State and Michigan used to feel enormous. Michigan hadn’t defeated Ohio State since the Interim Coach year. They hadn’t defeated Ohio State in Columbus since the turn…
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Top 10 Coach of the Year Candidates
We’re ready to make strong opinions about the top coaches halfway through the season. Some have faced adversity building out new programs. Some were on the hot seat a few months ago. One is Dabo Swinney. Regardless, these coaches are standing out above their peers so far. Below are our top 10 rankings for Coach…
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MBG Staff Make Week 8 Picks
There are five ranked vs ranked matchups this week. One of which matches up two top ten teams. We have a special guest and Twitter group chat legend, @scoduckz (better known as Puddles), to help pick that big matchup between two top ten teams. Before we get to it, I want to point out that…
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How the CFB 12-team Playoff Would Look: Week 8
How the CFB 12-team Playoff Would Look: Week 8 Now that Tennessee won their convincing last second rivalry matchup with Alabama, everyone is clamoring for the expanded playoff. While I cannot snap my fingers and make that happen early, I can explore who would be in the 12-team playoff and what would likely happen from…
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10 Teams on Upset Watch for Week 8
Traps come in all shapes and forms. Some come in the form of Ohio State playing a docile Iowa team a week before playing Penn State at College Station. We’re not saying it will happen but we’re not saying it won’t. That’s the beauty of upsets. No one knows they’re going to happen. With that…
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How the CFB 12-team Playoff Would Look Today: Week 6
There are officially enough data points to start assessing teams in college football. While the 12-team playoff doesn’t start for another year or two, we are taking that message board spirit by not only irrationally predicting who would be in, but also predicting who would win those matchups. Let’s start with the rankings. Remember that…
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Best CFB Picks of Week 5
The Message Board Geniuses staff returns to you today for our best picks of the week and we are coming off of, collectively, our best week. Even perpetual team jinx artist, @boardgeniuses, went 1-1-1 (we still don’t count pushes in the standings).