"Buckeyes is on a DIFFERENT level!" - ESPN reacts to Ohio State dominates Indiana 38-15 in Week 13

[@slag5150]

IU had 18 yards between those bookmark TDs. Knowles dialed up a masterpiece.

[@ghostl1124]

The thing with TTUN is that the Buckeyes cannot take anything for granted. You still have to play the game.

[@chrisw647]

Their 7 to 8 returning Sr starters (who could be playing on Sundays right now) have never beat xichigan. They aren't going to let anyone on that team not know how important this game is to them, & Day isn't either, also having lost 3 straight to them. If the Buckeyes lose at home to THIS xichigan team, Day is gone, I'm sure. It'll probably be like most other Buckeyes games have been this year. Close 1st half, then the Buckeyes blow their doors off in the 2nd half. The thing about the Buckeyes this yeae is people can go 6 rounds with them, they just can't go 12. Eventually OSU's haymakers start connecting from multiple directions, the opponent's knees get weak & they can't hang anymore. I'm a little concerned for OSU that without the 14 points from a botched IU punt & botched punt coverage on the Downs punt return TD, it's a much, much closer game in the 4th Q than it was. They can't count on xichigan giving up essentially 14 points on 2 bad special teams plays the way the Hoosiers did, so I'm a little concerned the offense might struggle scoring points vs xichigan's D the way they did vs IU. Also, If IU doesn't give up that late TD run/drive the Buckeyes would have had less than 300 yards total offense. I don't think xichigan finds any way to win the game but while it could be a blowout for the Buckeyes I won't be surprised if it's a nailbiter either. Igbinosun should NOT see the field THIS game. xichigan's passing game hasn't been good enough to give up 2 to 3 automatic PI flags on one player. The officials are keyed in on him & are flagging him now even when he plays fairly cleanly. He needs benched for just this game & his replacement will be more than adequate without being the PI target the entire game that Ig has turned himself into. I also hope Chip Kelly uses his full back of tricks this game. Too many 3rd/4th & short play calls getting stuffed due to their inability to gain a yard.

[@OfficiallyOrca]

Buckeyenation is a different fanbase. They hear every whisper about that team. They're not the largest fanbase for nothing.

[@brycejones-cj8su]

Mad😢

[@robbie1977ful]

Facts

[@danlee6481]

Josh I heard the apology but I didn’t feel any sincerity. Just wasn’t heart felt 😂

[@yunekoVT]

we hear it year after year, even when we won the natty they didnt think we were good enough, but then we won it with a 3rd string qb and it wasnt even a struggle

[@jagzorz]

Great, so hear this. You LOST again.. 4 in a row baby!

[@KattEyl]

I’m a Buckeye fan, but I’m surprised there are people not giving Cignetti respect for how he has turned the IU football program around in one season.

[@spibuckeyefan1]

I was saying I want him if Day loses to Michigan again and OSU decides to pull that trigger to let Day go about 2 weeks ago. Lol

[@Disciple-]

While I totally agree, 2 things; A) Shouldn't have talked that much smack lol, the big picture is not favorable to IU as a football program. B) It's pretty hard to do worse when you start the program from pretty much rock bottom lol.

[@dwdkc]

It was genius to talk smack like he has. Indiana was a place used to losing. He had to completely change the mindset.

[@treysmith9371]

@@Disciple-I don’t fault him for it. I’m an OSU fan but it’s his job to make his players and his fan base believe that they can win and to his credit he made a lot of people believe that despite Indiana’s record against the buckeyes and their SOS

[@Al-Rudigor]

​@@treysmith9371interesting conversation guys. Cignetti said you better Google him. I wonder why his hubris is being applauded? When Deion came with that energy, he was called cocky. He was blasted in the media for how he used the transfer portal. You see, America likes some of its citizens to shut up and dribble. While other loud and brash citizens are put on platforms like heroes. Heck, sometimes they win public office.

[@mr.imback8615]

As a Buckeye fan, Indiana deserves to be in the playoffs over 3 lost Bama and Ole Miss but the committee will be Sec bias as usual

[@WickedlyMe328]

Exactly

[@jaibuckeyes]

Agree

[@kylebaddog5084]

@@mr.imback8615 lmao yall don’t like competition anyone so this statement definitely fits

[@kylebaddog5084]

@@mr.imback8615 who the fuck Indiana play ? To be top 10 lmao yall then I could ask you who the fuck did yall play the only team that you ran into beat yall like AGAIN yall don’t play any outside conference competition it should be used against the Buc eyes but it’s not yall year after year under Ryan day act like whimps yall get away with playing two games every year towards the end. But THIS year was crazy yall didn’t play anyone besides Oregon and lost pen state was talked about being over rated but ill give you them not fucking Indiana who played no one Michigan just don’t have a QB that’s it the defense legit skill players are there they just don’t have a QB but I still think they can beat Ohio with how bad the QB play is from them realistically all OHio has is ebuka and a pass rush that’s the Ohio state football team this year you don’t have a top 10 qb you really have over hyped RBs

[@mr.imback8615]

@kylebaddog5084 literally nobody in the SEC can beat OSU right now so stop it 🤣 Indiana would boat race Bama, Ole Miss and Georgia 🤣

[@harveydilworth7140]

Buckeyes are going to unleash what a championship team looks like believe me they've been leading up to this all year now they know how to put pressure on the quarterback and now they have a guy returning punts who can really do something Caleb Downs for president

[@rickeychavarria2771]

This is only the beginning for Buckeye nation . Ohio state went to Oregon and turned the ball over 2 times , had 20 penalties , and on the game winning drive got bad calls and the coach had to put 12 men in the field to stop us to only win by 1 point . That was our worse player game all year mistake wise . Just wait till we play Oregon again ….they won’t beat us again we made huge adjustments and are playing our best football right now !!!! GO BUCKS 2024 national champs 💪🏽👑❤️

[@michaelmickles144]

Preachhhh a bad offensive pass interference call that killed us 🤦🏿🤷🏿‍♂️ I still think coach day sud of just ran the ball we was already in field goal range after Ebuka caught the 20 yard catch but hey we go see them on neutral ground after we whoop them Bichigan girls this weekend I can’t wait now google that 🤷🏿‍♂️😂😂😂😂

[@taxisquad11]

It's ok, you bought into the Indiana hype. It was rather obvious they hadn't played anybody. All those James Madison boys had never seen anything like Ohio State players and their 110,000 seat stadium full of crazy fans

[@masonrieber8674]

quite an odd take. OSU SHOULD have won but its very possible IU could win a rematch if one were to happen. They spotted 14 points off pour special teams and all they would need to adjust for is OSU pass rush and IU offense would be rolling as their run game was more than enough.

[@taxisquad11]

@@masonrieber8674 Ohio State "spotted" Indiana 2 TDS by not scoring inside the 5 yard line twice AND they're the best offense in the county in the red zone.

[@davidlane1169]

LMAO from Northeast Ohio: I admit I never saw your post or negative predictions, I started deleteing any game predictions after the first, many were negative as was the first. When one grows up a Browns fan, one learns to ignore most mass media just to maintain some form of sanity & survive.

[@DereckWarner]

Made respect for u ohio state buckeys nation for life

[@jcsessler5531]

I like your view on football makes it more interesting. Lifelong buckeye here keep it up. You’re a great analyst. Got my subscription!

[@CptGreenJeans]

Mad respect brother

[@skyerichatds8850]

Let's Go Buckeyes We want a National championship 🏆

[@thebigfreakingcat4292]

Great show, Josh. Even though IU was going up against a motivated OSU team and lost big, they are the story of the season in college football.

[@robertkoth4022]

120 th ranked schedule. They didn't look like a top 20 team.OHIO STATE PLAYED LIKE THEY ARE UNSTOPPABLE. NOTRE DAME IS PLAYING VERY GOOD TOO.

[@qghjuy]

Might not be true, but it feels like OSU is willing to burn their first offensive and defensive possessions to learn what the other team will do.

[@frankcristell692]

Indiana had ZERO quality wins, they were just fortunate that Michigan and Washington were not as good as usual. Indiana won 20-15 at home against a mediocre Michigan team. Illinois is just as good as Indiana. Indiana can boat race bad defenses and subpar teams. Indiana needs to do better then scheduling FIU, Western Illinois and Charlotte out of conference. I hope somehow Purdue upsets them( not happening) but I would love it!

[@masonrieber8674]

imagine how dumb you look. IU literally had the 2 teams that competed for the championship on their schedule this year. Just because those teams fell off a cliff and made their schedule "weak" isn't on them

[@IAMTHE1SON]

Can we talk about television ratings. Alabama has 3 losses right now 😂😂

[@SuperToombs]

Im a buckeye fan but i think one problem ohio state could have is going against a running qb. We have struggled significantly against qbs that run.

[@joshcordle5329]

The part of you that is a fool is the part that didn't see how good IU was. They got the literal best punch OSU has thrown this year. That OSU team would have won against any SEC team by 4 scores lol. IU earned respect on Saturday, but I won't lose much sleep over it. They'll do it again to whichever SEC team they draw in the playoff.

[@858415]

75 of the 81 yards came on the final scoring drive against OSUs 2nd team base defense

[@freethinker2350]

Go Bucks! I will be at the Shoe Saturday in full throat.

[@jaymogamy]

Why do people say, "Indiana hasn't played anybody?" UCLA, Maryland, Nebraska, Michigan State, and Michigan are all nobodies? JfOH

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

Re. The GAME Next week. It sure is hard to win when you can't cheat. Maybe they could put Connor on the sidelines dressed in a cheerleader outfit? The goatee must go and he will need a wig to cover his recent bald head.

[@Klipfarmer]

I’m the Oregon game Ohio state played good defense then a big play like Denzel getting burnt twice and the qb run hurt us but that’s fixable and showed

[@jaibuckeyes]

He was smoked more than twice.. he was responsible for oregon's 179 passing yards. But he'll redeem himself in THE GAME & in playoffs.

[@edosuhendra840]

Denzel for sure more than twice

[@ashtonclawson8706]

I hate how so many ppl say bad things ab the Oregon loss and saying there way better they won by 1 point at home think ab if it was opposite just saying! Or even a neutral site like the big 10 chip now we will see who’s better

[@djacobmadrigal]

I’m always suspicious of teams that win at such a high level year in and year out.

[@flyflorida2001]

Recruiting, tradition, facilities….it isn’t the NFL where there is parity. If you’re the best high school player, you choose…go where you know you will succeed

[@UrbanKnightMedia]

I love you Josh but damn bruh you blew it!!

[@AkronKid330]

We are on a different level until we play someone that's on a different level!

[@Beaumo66]

Yea but.. Chip Kelly and Knowles are calling outstanding games.. I know there is the random run up the middle on the goal line, in the Shotgun but.. The play calling is great. It's 3rd and 35 and Ohio State gets a 1st down on that same drive on 4th and 10. The right plays are being called in the right situations and that is scary for any other team on top of this Talent. Indiana can't win a Title AND SHOULD NOT! be in the playoff if Rourke is going to be sacked 8 times.. The Wolverines even exposed that in the second half, if they did it earlier.. Indiana would be 9-2 today. Anyway... It's rivalry week and all the M's are erased and Players like Sawyer are already zoned in. Caleb downs is already zoned in for his personal reasons but now that Ohio State reason.

[@jamiephillips5930]

Indiana did it to themselves Just like Tennessee did last week. They need to control the front line on offense and defense

[@Spammflavor]

I understand what he's saying. It was a big game, OSU. In the past, they could wish washy in big games. But I'm smart enough not to start talking smack on the first drive.

[@ChaddRussell]

This is not ESPN

[@Lothbrook66]

Go Bucks !!!! O H I O

[@KittyKarenpoo]

I only disagree with one thing you have said, and that is the Michigan game. If Michigan has a terrible season, they will show up for The Game. From their perspective, the whole season is minor compared to the Ohio State game. It will be vicious, and that's not a good thing for the game, by the way. I'd love to see that game go away, as much as it means to the NCAA. It's just gotten to be too mean, either way.

[@harveydilworth7140]

Sorry no way is Oregon going to win the championship they're not going to beat the Buckeyes in the championship game and then they'll play again in the Buckeyes will beat him again for the championship

[@ronbaun4864]

Yeah and the Oregon game was how many weeks ago? Not the same Ohio State team and Oregon just nearly was beat by Wisconsin

[@yunekoVT]

we need to go back to the 4 team playoffs, there shouldnt be a single team going to the playoff that you know will not make it to the championship

[@Bo-hb3eo]

That’s not that great of a win! I would argue that Army would just annihilate Indiana. Indiana is just having a lucky season.

[@MrRich-rx4iu]

Vegas doesn't think about who is good or should win by how many. They just try to find a number that 50% of the suckers will bet on each side and you have no clue how good or bad Indiana is and the fact that you think you know makes you delusional. If you knew anything you could go to Vegas and bet it but instead you flip flop mid game... delusional

[@The.ARCHIT3CT]

While you’re not wrong, Vegas rarely misses on the favorites. Take that for what its worth.

[@MultiKushie]

You didn’t have to apologize bro. They ain’t winning no NC let alone the Big Ten 😂😂😂😂😂. Ryan Day ain’t best nobody elite in 4 years bro

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

N O A !

[@theomegaman218]

BAMA 😂😂😂

[@jagzorz]

Indiana destroyed a Nebraska team that Ohio state barely beat (4 points 21-17). That will have some bearing on things going forward.

[@kylegill6364]

Context is everything. OSU had huge OL injury problems they hadn’t figured out yet and it showed against Nebraska vs how they played the next week and against Penn state, it wasn’t like Nebraska came out and almost beat a healthy OSU with the proper adjustments, but none the less they fixed it the week after and continued to dominate

[@samuelpancake4084]

OSU is definitely playing on a different level then earlier in the season

[@spibuckeyefan1]

OSU was literally trying to fix their O-line problems MID-GAME against Nebraska. I don't know of another team that's tried to do that in the history of CFB.

[@jagzorz]

@@spibuckeyefan1 CLOWNS CLOWN.. so you're saying no coach in CFB history has tried to make game time changes? you really are special LMFAO.

[@gregorybrand8746]

Apparently Indiana ran up the score. Classless.

[@rayrose6499]

I appreciate you confessing your sins. Now go preach the truth to the world.

[@josephdavis9036]

He picked Penn St to win as well .... He isnt a OSU fan he reminds me of that TTUN receiver who hates OSU

[@ev2155]

Pate you’re too old to be thirsty to tweet!!

[@kylebaddog5084]

Lmao they played no one last two “big” games every one was talking about how pen was over rated and Indiana 😂

[@KattEyl]

Are you talking about Ohio State or Indiana?

[@kylegill6364]

Prob a bama or random SEC fan sad that they’re teams get 3 chances to lose then finally get kicked out bc it’s such an unfair world to them 🤣

[@treysmith9371]

Yet Penn state is still ranked top 5 in the AP and cfp poll and OSU didn’t allow a touchdown against them on the road I’m interested in who you have over them

[@kylebaddog5084]

@@KattEyl Ohio

[@kylebaddog5084]

@@kylegill6364 Michigan fan

[@johneric7018]

I am OSU fan and minus 2 or 3 plays I think Indiana played very well. I also think even on some will Howard completions he threw the ball to the completely wrong person and drives would have continued

[@theflew]

Did he throw it to the wrong person? We don't know his progressions. Someone might come open late, but he's moved on. He only has a few seconds to make a decision.

[@AnneBettelyoun]

Oregon will beat Ohio state again

[@shawnboggs7797]

Maybe…but Ohio State has def improved since then and the game is on a neutral field (but close to Columbus).

[@OmasyiLBert]

Man Ohio state should not be ranked in the top 2 they had the weakest schedule in college football the only team they played good was Oregon I think Indiana should be 2

[@gavinstrayer373]

Someone’s butthurt Indiana plays no one and if Ohio State beats Oregon there going to be a number one

[@Smokeysmoke42o]

OSU is only school to play 3 top 5 teams! Stfuysb

[@treysmith9371]

Nice rage bait

[@djdillinger9631]

😂

[@gregorybrand8746]

You could be an ESPN commentator.

[@annah.2257]

tOSU, u penn, and Indiana are all overrated. See you in Indy (maybe) tOSU. ❤duck

[@spibuckeyefan1]

Are you dumb? Ohio State controlled 80% of the game against Oregon in their house. If it weren't for a freak kickoff and the refs not leaving a second on the clock when Will Howard slid, which was actually a thing, OSU beats Oregon. I hope we get the rematch. Gabriel isn't going to see the bland defensive approach that OSU put out in the first game.

[@treysmith9371]

It was a 1 point win at home. Let’s relax

[@skagward594]

@@treysmith9371should have been more

[@ChrisReid512]

Hey Ohio needs atleast one team a decade to win somethin. (Go Canes)

[@garywascovich8436]

LMFAO, says a fan of a team who hasn’t been realtive in 2 decades!!!

[@garywascovich8436]

LOL! Says a fan of a team that hasn’t been relative in 2 decades…..and counting!!!!

[@garywascovich8436]

Says a fan of a team that hasn’t been realize for 2 decades……and counting!

[@jordansjunkremoval]

OREGON WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP 🎉