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- Thread starter MaxBuck
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just to have it here as a point of reference on this topic
Road games are always the most likely source of a loss: Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Penn State, Maryland and Sparty
all but Oklahoma breaking in a new QB
worst case you lose 3 of those, most likely say 2
Home games: BGSU and Tulsa OOC, Rutgers, IU, NU, Corn, tsun
maybe 1 if you squint real hard to try and see a loss
so 8-4 disaster worst case, 9-3 most likely, 10+ best case if you ask me right now
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bukIpower
Head Coach
I will admit that that's a brutal schedule... in saying that I can see the loses you're saying but right now I see 1 game where it's going to be hard pressed to win (Oklahoma).
Wisconsin, Ped State, and Sparty are tough road games... however they're all breaking in new QBS and all three have a lot of talent to replace. Talent I don't think they have.
Nebraska returns a nice team and it's this game we need to be careful of. Then scum we be there to end the year too. They like the rest of our schedule somehow don't have a QB returning.
I'd be disappointed in a 3-4 loss season considering our talent. We lose a ton though so I can see where it's very iffy. Damn the more I look at that schedule the more I see one of the hardest schedules we've ever played.
We drew every tough team from the west other than Iowa.
Wisconsin, Ped State, and Sparty are tough road games... however they're all breaking in new QBS and all three have a lot of talent to replace. Talent I don't think they have.
Nebraska returns a nice team and it's this game we need to be careful of. Then scum we be there to end the year too. They like the rest of our schedule somehow don't have a QB returning.
I'd be disappointed in a 3-4 loss season considering our talent. We lose a ton though so I can see where it's very iffy. Damn the more I look at that schedule the more I see one of the hardest schedules we've ever played.
We drew every tough team from the west other than Iowa.
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Those first two games aren't the layups OSU probably thought they were buying when they were scheduled years ago. BGSU and Tulsa can score points. Tulsa just hung 52 on Virginia Tech and scored 38 against Oklahoma earlier in the year. To follow that there's Oklahoma coming off a playoff semi final, and the crossover games against the West are Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Northwestern. Oh, and there's one bye, after Week 3, before playing a nine game conference schedule. That's a rough schedule.
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Going to the Crap Handle and Stinky Beaver stadium in back to back weeks is going to be rough...
I see 2 losses or at least I'd think there will be 2 losses in there....I don't think the Oklahoma game will be much fun (thinking 2008 @USC right now)....
I can tell you this though - after the 2016, those that are still with the team will be battle-hardened road warriors after playing at Oklahoma, at Ped State, at Wisky, and at Sparty....
I see 2 losses or at least I'd think there will be 2 losses in there....I don't think the Oklahoma game will be much fun (thinking 2008 @USC right now)....
I can tell you this though - after the 2016, those that are still with the team will be battle-hardened road warriors after playing at Oklahoma, at Ped State, at Wisky, and at Sparty....
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I actually think that this is a good schedule. Tough for a reloading year, but they will have to come to play with much more on the line every week. Maybe they lose three, but I think two or less.
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GoBucks1014
Heaven on earth
I believe BG will be a tough opener, but nice that the first two are at home before having to go to Norman. Same thing for not having to go to Wiscy until having a couple B1G games played. I think this will give the team (and coaches) a nice opportunity to adjust and set up each respective game as a single "big game" with the proper focus needed for such a young team.
Most likely two losses, with a third sneaking in somewhere to no surprise.
Most likely two losses, with a third sneaking in somewhere to no surprise.
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Tired of that finishing gauntlet for sure. MSU, mich and BiGCC is a freaking brutal finish even for a great team.
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Oklahoma is going to be tough. They have Houston as their first game of the season. They are going to be prepping for our style of offense all offseason.
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You do know that Meyer has yet to lose a true road game as our head coach. Our four losses under him:
2013 B1G CCG (neutral)
2014 Orange Bowl (neutral)
VT in 2014 (home)
MSU in 2015 (home)
We won't lose any home games this year. The only game that seriously worries me is at Oklahoma. We can lose there and stub our toe against any conference team except the two teams up north for a 10-2 regular season record, and still end up in the B1G CCG. Win that (which team in the West Division can actually hang with us?) and then a playoff or bowl game and get to 12-2.
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TampaBuckeyes
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Over under I think will be 9.5 for regular season. I see 2 losses as probable but 3 as possible. I see an 11 win regular season as a success and a 9 win as a disappointment. There are 2 games that I think we would be a 1.5-3 pt favorite and 2 that would be a 4-7 pt favorite but I don't see any as an underdog right now. 11 wins and a New Years 6 bowl would be a great year. 10 wins and a New Years day bowl would be most probable.
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