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Game Thread Toledo at tOSU, Sept. 10, Noon ET, BTN

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Bestbuck36;1984076; said:
Dont have a score yet but the Buckeyes will be covering that spread again this week. I'm betting on it and so should all of you.
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daddyphatsacs;1984029; said:
I never realized that the purpose of the game threads was to talk about how bad we are going to kill our opponent. What's wrong with people saying "let's not get too cocky, you never know"? As I said earlier, I fully expect Ohio State to kick Toledo's ass. I was in the Shoe in 2004 when we expected a much better Buckeye team to do the same against Marshall...... Obviously that game did not go as expected. After that game, I always have respected the MAC in early season contests.

Personally if all of the game threads are just chest thumping and talking about how bad ESPN sucks, Herbie is a traitor, ect. then I'm not interested..... But, I've been around for a long time and know what this site stands for.......and I know that it welcomes contrasting viewpoints. If not, it simply is another Yahoo board full of venom and blind homers.
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My expectations for the team's performance generally don't change from one season to the next or even one game to the next. Perhaps that's homerism, but it's not something I'm going to apologize for. Being able to say I saw it coming doesn't take any of the sting out of a bad day in Buckeyeland for me. I also don't think that's being cocky - it's something that comes with the territory the Buckeyes occupy as one of the top programs of all-time.

I was taking exception to the overall tone that the thread had taken on to that point, but also two ideas in particular that I didn't detail at the time. First of all, the idea that somebody in my position needs to "do some research and eat some humble pie" and secondly, that it's a good thing that the team isn't as cocky (or confident) as some of us fans.

There is such a thing as fact-based homerism. In fact I'd say that is BP's specialty. Other MAC experiences not withstanding, I found the idea that I should have to do more research before setting my expectations on facing a team that has never so much as scored a point against Ohio State to be a little off-base.

Also, I don't think there is any connection between my outlook on a game and that of the players or coaches. I may look like an ass if I turn out to be wrong, but it doesn't affect the outcome. I think it's easy in a place like this to fall into a trap of thinking that the things we say here transfer to the attitudes of the players before or during a game. I for one don't see myself as being that well-connected or powerful.
 
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