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Most sites are now showing rain free during the game. The cold front from the west is projected to hit sometime between midnight and 3am on Sunday morning. They are expecting wind gusts up to 20mph during game. That is much more manageable weather than 40mph with rain during game.

Lexington weather could really have an impact on the game Saturday. There is a front coming from west to east into Kentucky that will hit over the weekend. Lexington is in the central part of the state. The front is expect to bring 40-45 mph winds and rain. It has been difficult to nail down the timing of when this front will hit Lexington as not all sites show hourly forecast beyond 48 hours. If this hits before or during the game it this turns into a run only game. I know there were concerns before the Fla game & it turned into a false alarm. This Kentucky storm could really make it difficult to throw the ball if there are 40-45 mph winds combined with rain: https://www.wkyt.com Saturday night Forecast from weather station on Kentucky: SATURDAY NIGHT Showers and storms arrive from west to east. A few strong storms will be possible across the western half of the state. Winds will absolutely crank and may hit 40mph or a little greater. Locally heavy rains will be noted. Severe weather kits

Boy the tune changed in 7 days. OU has a damn good defense. Their OL is a problem. Mateer masks some of their running problems earlier in the year and in the passing game he tends to throw balls up for grabs when he’s pressured. Tx A$M has a much improved offense with play makers like Conception and Craver. Plus, their running games was severely limited towards the back half of last year due to injuries. Their backs are back and they can run the ball. Their OL has played pretty good in games I have watched. The challenge for them is the limitations at qb. On defense they have gotten better as the season has gone by. They stabilized their defensive front losses from last year with some good portal additions. They play a lot of press/man coverage. If you can beat it there are big plays to be made. Plus it makes them susceptible to running qbs. Texas A$M will be a tough game, but we still have a bunch to prove between now and thanksgiving. Can we be consistent and continue to improve on offense? Can we stop physical running teams on defense (such as Georgia).

Given the uncertainty around Baxter’s hamstring/health feel like we should give 1 of these guys a shot as a short yardage back. Barnes played RB in high school, in addition to LB. Townsend is a hell of an athlete and very physical. Saw on an another site that Wisner re-injured his hamstring on the td run. Really need to have a physical runner in the SEC for short yardage. Realize we also need some holes for them to run through.

Condolences to the family

How do you lock down your roster when you fire your coach in week 4? I won’t have a replacement for 2 months. Your entire roster will be fielding transfer calls. Most if the current recruits won’t stick around when their is a 2 month gap between the fire/hire. Having a replacement ready to come onboard shortly after the last coach was fired is the best way to preserve the roster and recruits.

No college coach can be successful in this day and age without a strong NIL program. Not sure how much of OSU’s problems are tied to OSU’s lack of NIL or Gundy’s disdain for NIL. Seems like OSU’s $ dried up with no T Boone.

Remember Sax. I thought he overcame his issues. what gives me some hope on arch is last year 1st start 16-29. Next week 26-31 and 325 yards passing. He needs to wipe the slate clean. He’s not perfect. Just relax and have fun.

Video looks like long/athletic lb. Just the way we like them.

Like that speed.

man talk about delusion. Ohio had 11 1st down and 2 were because of penalties on the UT defense. Ohio st only scores 7 points if Simmons doesn’t get the face mask. Funny you say UT didn’t have open receivers. Most of Arch’s bad passes were to wide open receivers. We were inside the 10 yard line twice and came away with 0 points. Arch missed wingo on a crossing route on the 5 yard line. If he hits him in stride that’s a td. On the pass to Livingston ( where the Ohio st db held him on 4th down) in the corner of the end zone he had a receiver wide open in the middle of the field. Be happy you won. When the other team out gains you by 130 yds and holds the you to a 11 first downs and 200 yards of offense you should be very thankful for a win. When the opposing qb misses open receivers throughout the game you should feel very thankful for the win. When the opposing defense gives you 2 first downs (one on a 3rd down stop) on your only scoring drive of the first half, you should feel very thankful. When your offense only crosses the 50 yrs line twice in the game and you win you should be very thankful for the win.

But your qb hasn’t even started a game. We also have a bunch of guys who aren’t considered returning starters, but have played a ton of snaps that were transfers or backups. Many believe our JR TE transfer from Cal will need to make a decision after this yr around going to NFL or coming back for sr yr. Same for our backup edge Brad Spence. Our starting C started as a true freshman, but was injured as a soph. Our runningback, Cedric Baxter started as a true freshman and was called the top back in the country by Nick Saban going into his soph year before tearing ligaments in his knee. He’s back this year and provides an inside running threat that we didn’t have last year. We’ll see how truly “back” he is in game 1. Our starting safety, Derek Williams was a 5 star that started as a true freshman. He tore his ACL last year. He’s back and supposedly looking great. We have another freak safety, McDonald, who wasn’t considered a starter, but played a ton of reps and started some games last year. Practice reports have raved about the DT depth from transfers that were not part of program last year. One was a freshman all-am at Syracuse last year and based upon reports from Gerry Hamilton, from this site he will be a guy that will only be here for this year and next before he comes out early for the nfl draft. Cole Brevard was hon ment all big ten last year at DT. Our starting wr, Ryan Wingo wasn’t considered a starter. He made a lot of plays as a true freshman. He’s a great athlete and has looked great in practice the last 2 weeks according to reports. LT Trevor Goosby, who is currently out of practice, started against Texas A&M and Georgia and ASU played a lot vs Clemson when RT Williams, a draft pick went out. He did so well against NFL draft picks that many are thinking he may have a decision this year with coming out early for the NFL draft. He’s a great athlete. UT as recruited well, like Ohio State, and has done a good job of plugging spots of need with the transfer portal.

Unfortunately for Texas fans that visited Ohio st can’t say the same for the fanbase after our win there. Worse behavior of any fanbase that UT fans have ever witnessed. 20 years since that game and if you go in any UT website the overwhelming worse fan experience was that game. Hope they are better this year.

Last season Texas struggled to run the ball between the tackles because we had a 190lb rb. Our big back, who Nick Saban, called the top rb in college football, missed the entire season due to a ligament injury. He’s still not 100%, but will play on 8/30 and we have other backs this year that can run between the tackles and we have a much more athletic qb. Ohio St lost 2 top rbs to the draft and they still ran for less than 100 yards in the cotton bowl. We’ll see how what happens this year with the run game. Also realize Ohio st will likely not have a run threat at qb, and UT will this year.

Stats were pretty similar in the game, so you could say the same for UT defense vs the Ohio st offense. The difference in the game was the sack/fumble return. Plus UT gave up the cheap screen pass td right before half. You can come on this site and stick out your chest and act like a condescending asshole. The game will be played in 10 days and we will see who comes out the winner.

A Harbaugh Michigan team could beat Bama, but not a Sherrone Moore team. Still baffles me that Ohio State lost to a Moore team.

USC has been a soft ass program for years under Lincoln Riley. Illinois has been a shitty team for years.

I would be shocked if Ohio st scores 31 on Texas defense with a qb who has never started a game. Texas defense will be one of, if not the best, in the country. The only way they score 31 is if Texas gives the ball away several times. Realize Texas has a history of stopping long home winning streaks. Nebraska has won over 50 straight games when UT beat them. Alabama had a long home win streak when we knocked them off a couple of years ago.

Baker was a pretty athletic qb in college. He’s no Kyler Murray, but he’s slowed down after a lot of hits in the nfl. The clips I’ve seen on sayin don’t exactly scream athletic qb, not even in the baker college level. OSU has an incredible receiving core. OSU wins the game if they can protect sayin from the best pass rush he will see all season. If not UT wins the game.

I don’t think think he has either’s scrambling ability

If they are as soft as last year they have no chance.

Can you imagine the NIL opportunities if a Texas Qb named Manning wins the heisman and a natty. I know the nfl pays a lot but he would make enough in NIL in 2026 to live the rest of his life. The family truly values development and legacy. I could still see him staying.

Good interview

Good point. The $20m cap is a bit of an equalizer. Not sure if a lot of current players are under deals outside of the cap, which would allow us to allocate more of the cap $ to 2026 recruits. However, I would suspect it’s the same for other schools also.

Gerry said it was the highest bid on Thursday. I am sure there was back and forth since.