I think something like 28 kids on MSU are from Ohio so you know they are going to be all salty, Dantonio or no.
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I think something like 28 kids on MSU are from Ohio so you know they are going to be all salty, Dantonio or no.
It was sold to us that they could keep a handle on it because the antigen test would allow you to quarantine people before they became contagious. The fact that several teams that are doing daily antigen tests have had significant outbreaks makes that a very unlikely story.
So if it's true that people might have it and be contagious and be around the team before they've been quarantined, was Ryan Day positive during the Indiana game?
If Ryan Day was positive during the Indiana game, then the fact that he was "coaching" Justin with his mask lowered on several occasions is a problem.
Only positive I can try to draw from that is that, if we can get into the play-off, Justin is sure to be past Covid and in the immune phase at that point.
So if it's true that people might have it and be contagious and be around the team before they've been quarantined, was Ryan Day positive during the Indiana game?
If Ryan Day was positive during the Indiana game, then the fact that he was "coaching" Justin with his mask lowered on several occasions is a problem.
Only positive I can try to draw from that is that, if we can get into the play-off, Justin is sure to be past Covid and in the immune phase at that point.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ohio State resumed organized team activities at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Tuesday afternoon in preparation to play Michigan State on Saturday, Ohio State said in a statement Tuesday. The return to practice ended a four-day pause on team activities that went into effect on Friday night due to an increase in COVID-19 cases within the program.
Assuming the Buckeyes are able to play on Saturday, they will be without head coach Ryan Day – who has to remain in isolation until Monday after testing positive for COVID-19 last Friday – and an unspecified number of players who won't be allowed to play for 21 days, per Big Ten policy, after testing positive last week. Ohio State has not specified how many players have tested positive or whether there have been any additional positive cases since Friday, but it is known that at least 13 Tier I individuals in the program – which include 120 players and 50 coaches and other staff who are around the team regularly – have tested positive, as team doctor Jim Borchers said Saturday that the team had gone above the 7.5% population positivity threshold.
Defensive line coach and associate head coach Larry Johnson is set to serve as Ohio State's head coach for Saturday's game if it is played.
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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
Maybe they did the right thing to contain this. Certainly they know they have sights on bigger things than Illinois last week.
Fingers crossed the news stays good until Saturday.
Fingers crossed the news stays good until Saturday.
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They were scheduled to publish an availability report on Friday. Then they delayed it until Saturday morning. Then they cancelled Friday night. We don't really know who was going to be available for Illinois.
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bukIpower
Head Coach
I sort of wish we would literally game plan over zoom or something. Our preparation isnt going to be what it was anyways so may as well keep everyone away from each other. Seriously just dumb down the game plan and go dominate on talent.
Resuming practices already seems risky.
Resuming practices already seems risky.
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morbitzerker
Putting in PDX
Let's be honesty, fucking nobody actually wanted to go to Champaign last week other than that it was an extra Buckeye game in a year we're fortunate to get what we can.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
MICHIGAN STATE PREPARING AS USUAL FOR OHIO STATE IN ANTICIPATION OF PLAYING SATURDAY
MEL TUCKER
MEL TUCKER
- On the excitement to play Ohio State: “At this point, I think everyone’s got Ohio State somewhat circled on their schedule, because it’s considered maybe the best team in the country. So when you come to the Big Ten, you come to Michigan State, you come here because of the caliber of ball that you’re gonna be able to play, the competition, the teams, the Ohio States of the world that you’re gonna be competing against ... So I think it’s good that we’re able to have a team like this that we get a chance to play. It’s a great team, and we’re putting a lot of emphasis on it, certainly.”
- On his own experiences at Ohio State, where he was an assistant coach from 2001-04: “I’m from Ohio, I coached there for four years and won a national championship there with Jim Tressel. It was a great time, we won a lot of games, we had a really good run there, and I learned a lot as a coach. We recruited a lot of good players, and sent a lot of good players to the NFL while I was there. So I know about Ohio State, I know about the football there, I know how important it is.”
- On going through the uncertainty of playing a team coming off a cancellation for the second time: “We learned from our experiences, and we’ve kind of been down this road before, and you have to be able to adapt, we have to be able to stay focused. We have to block out the noise. The voices inside our building, from our coaching staff and our support staff, have to be stronger than any of the voices outside or any of the noise, about any types or hypotheticals or what-ifs or uncertainty. That’s not where our focus is. Our focus is, we’re preparing to play Ohio State, and we have a process for doing that, and we’re laser-focused in that way, and we’re tightening the screws in every way imaginable, in every aspect of our program.”
- On the additional motivation that comes from playing a top-5 team like Ohio State: “I’ve been in that position as a coach several times, and you do see that when you have players and coaches that are competitors, obviously when you’re playing a really good matchup, obviously there’s just a competition factor that kind of comes into play in terms of motivation and wanting to put your best foot forward. But you can’t really focus on that end result. It’s this journey, this process throughout the week where we have to be focused on that relentlessly. That is what will get us to a point where we can be ready to go out there and compete on Saturday.”
- On Larry Johnson becoming Ohio State's first Black head coach on an interim basis: “Everybody knows that Coach Johnson is one of the best in the business, and obviously that shows that they have a tremendous amount of respect and confidence in his ability to not only teach, develop and motivate players and recruit, but also lead. Lead a staff, lead a team, lead an organization. So I think that’s a good thing, I think it’s good to see, and obviously everyone knows his reputation in the business, he’s more than capable of doing all those things.”
- What stands out about Ohio State on film? “Every team you play, you look and every team’s got good players … when you look at a team like Ohio State, they actually have more good players. They have multiple good players on each side of the ball. Maybe not just two or three, they’re looking at five, six, seven guys. That’s the difference. So you don’t necessarily look out at a particular position group or a particular position and say, ‘Hey, they’re not very strong here. They have some players here that are probably not up to par that we can really, really take advantage of.’ You don’t really just look at that team and see a whole lot of. That’s because they’ve recruited well over the years, and they have a lot of players that are gonna be playing on Sunday.”
- On the challenge his secondary could face against Justin Fields and Ohio State's offense: “There’s gonna be a lot of pressure on those guys to do a great job in zone and man coverage, and also support in the run game and be high-percentage tacklers. They’re gonna be tested, so that’s an awesome challenge for them. We have to have a great week of preparation, and our rush and our coverage have to work together. That’s very important. We have to be able to have coordinated pass-rush, limit the scramble opportunities for the quarterback, try to contain him where we can. It’s almost impossible to do that, but you gotta put together a plan to try to do that. We’ve gotta be able to make plays on the ball, and we gotta get pressure on the quarterback, so that we give our guys a chance to cover them. So it’s a double-edged sword. We’ve gotta figure out a way to get it done, scheme-wise and with technique and fundamentals, but I’m sure guys will be up to the challenge.”
- On the excitement to play Ohio State: “We’re definitely excited. Everybody who came here came here to play the best team in the Big Ten. We didn’t come here to beat out the worst team in the Big Ten, we came here to beat the top dogs and compete with the best in the country, so this is a good opportunity. We’ve been looking forward to this now for awhile, so excited to go out there and play and show the country what we’re about.”
- On Ohio State's defense: “They’re a solid group every year. They’ve got loads of talent. They’ve got talent in the secondary. They’ve got talented at the linebacker levels, D-line. I think they’ve had the same linebacker corps for 12 years, it seems like. I don’t know if those guys are ever gonna leave, but they’re all good players and fun to play against, so they’re gonna give us all we can handle, and hopefully we do the same.”
- On Ohio State's secondary: “They’re very solid. They got first-round DBs all the time, arguably DBU. So they’re gonna have good players in the secondary, we’re not gonna overlook that. Obviously Shaun Wade’s got a lot of attention, and Sevyn’s done a good job this season, and both their safeties are solid players as well. So we just gotta go out there and execute our stuff. It’s really not about them, it’s about us. So we just gotta make sure that we’re on the same page and doing the best we can.”
- On Ohio State's passing offense: “We know Ohio State loves their vertical passing game. Their wide receivers are so explosive, and Justin Fields has such a good arm ... We’ve seen Ohio State’s wideouts making plays, catching the ball and running for 40 yards afterwards ... they’re also physical receivers who like to block. So we have to bring it physically, as well as with our speed.”
- On what it means to him, as a Reynoldsburg native and Pickerington Central product who didn't get an offer from the Buckeyes, to play against his home-state school: “It definitely means something, especially being from right outside Columbus. It’s insane how they love their football in Columbus, it’s ridiculous. It definitely means a little bit of something. We’re always going to play with a chip on our shoulder, and I think maybe that chip might grow even more this week.”
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Ah the old they didn’t recruit me chip on the shoulder story.....year in and year out.....blah blah blah
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