Bucknuts Morning 5: Ohio State-Oregon predictions | Buckeyes cleaning up in portal

[@Klosterman40]

When will Ohio State's opponents get called for a holding call?

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Probably about the same time OSU gets called for holding against Michigan even though they went against first rounders in that DL and were in desperation mode getting beat all game long.

[@terrythompson1980]

Yeah right lol

[@MichaelWilson-gi3gp]

I’ve been SAYIN 😉that all year 😎

[@MichaelWilson-gi3gp]

@@Jon.A.Scholt🤦‍♂️Go watch your Dog bowl 🥣 with that 7-6 season what a joke 😜

[@legion888]

Not a single holding call in our favor all year

[@mecahhannah]

41-24 Bucks Win! Continue to spread the ball around and rotate more we'll WIN THE NATTY! Still got a lot of work to do but we can do it! LFG BUCKEYES!❤

[@davidspellman3059]

19 different combos on the O line and they still in the hunt. WOW !!!!

[@bryankarst3881]

"I think we should pass better so pass to set up run" this guy always blows my mind with his inight!

[@roris5882]

They still need a reliable Kicker, a 335+lbs Nose Tackle sized D-Lineman or two, and a deep Safety from the Portal. Also, a stud Center would be great because then they could move Hinzman back to Guard, his most dominant position, unless they can develop another O-Lineman on the roster to snap the ball reliably and complete his blocking assignments.

[@erikwill2891]

Now we get to see if OSU can be consistent. I am still gun shy to trust this coaching staff.

[@SteppeNomad585]

Not just the coaches but most importantly the players. Can Howard not throw picks? Can the O-line protect Howard and open lanes for the R-backs? Can the D-line get pressures on Gabriel?

[@Number3boyz]

Remember Ohio states defense kept Oregon to 10 points the second half the first game.

[@Chris-ro2zd]

Wasn’t Ohio st also held to 10 points as well in the second half ?

[@sscraddock]

JBook is the man. love you too Dave. If we pick up a QB itll be a senior backup

[@terrythompson1980]

Great show, agree with J Book about Julian Saying. He still looks like he still belongs in high school, I said the same thing Saturday night. I didn’t realize that HE’S STILL really small and yes he’s got a long way to go!. Has anyone heard anything about Lincoln, I’ve been behind him ever since he’s been recruited to Ohio State. Go Bucks

[@jeffs.692]

That St. Clair kid from Bellefontaine coming in next year is tall & fast. The young man could be a STAR!

[@roris5882]

Why hasn't Saying gained any weight, is Mick slacking? Sayin still needs to gain at least 20 lbs of muscle to handle the physicality of an entire B1G season. So they better bulk him up during this offseason, so he is ready to take over next season.

[@jrog777]

Regarding Montgomery…do our coaches play favorites????

[@rintin_ten88]

I think having Air Noland as the scout QB to mimic Gabriel would have helped getting Def ready for a left hander. Not sure if there is another QB on the roster left handed. I think they will handle him this time but the scout team play would be good. Go BUCKS!!

[@terrythompson1980]

He’s no longer at OSU, transferred out!.

[@roris5882]

Yeah, he already transferred to South Carolina.

[@spidersillery771]

Good morning Dave and JBook.

[@davidhummel3744]

JBook brings the lumber!

[@madvillian11]

funny how confident you guys are.

[@kylecollins3755]

I’m hesitantly optimistic after seeing in person what OSU can be when they click on all cylinders. Demolishing Tennessee and the refs was the greatest thing I’ve ever watched.

[@markschulte-b4f]

Ohio state fans are such whiners.

[@kylecollins3755]

@ why are you crying??

[@grego8992]

No phantom opi and ore has a loss. Simple. Theyre not unbeatable

[@JRock8787-c9v]

If Quinn Ewers is available do we take him?

[@TheDewMan10]

McChord played a bunch of nobodies in prob the worst conference. No playoffs if he had still been in CBUS

[@johnathan404]

It should be an awesome football game. I think it’ll be a 1 possession game and come down to the wire. Appreciate the content! Go Ducks 🦆

[@johnholland448]

Main key that no one mentions....D line needs to maintain gap integrity vs Gabriel. If they don't, he can run wild again.

[@todd8372]

That one play on Defense where the D Line looked like they all dropped in coverage, they didn't execute correctly. They were supposed to engage the O Line first, so the O Line would commit to their blocks (and then drop into coverage) and then the blitzing LB would have a free run at the QB. Instead, they didn't engage the O Line at all, allowing the O Line to easily pick up the blitz.

[@MichaelWilson-gi3gp]

24-14 Buckeyes 😎

[@rephillips56]

Always remember that our field goal kicker is fantastic (83 percent ) from 40 to 49. He is awful from 30 to 39.

[@terrythompson1980]

Yes I know, man I’m kinda surprised that OSU never picked up a kicker in the portal myself? I’m not very confident in fielding, he’s missed very badly and it wasn’t even close the last couple times!! Granted his last kick was in 23 degree weather, he still looks very bad though.

[@roris5882]

Day was caught settling for mediocrity once again because he could of went after the Lou Groza Award Winner, from last season because he transferred out of Miami OH, in OSU's backyard. Day chose to settle for Fielding who struggles kicking anything past 30 yards and he crumbles under pressure.

[@BuckRational]

Please tell me the game where Dan Lanning has won a game that mattered before stating hes better than Day. Had 2 cracks at Washington last year and muffed it. Georgia made them look like a HS team a few years ago.....and you barely squeeked out a home game in October. TBH I think he IS a very good coach and Duck program is awesome and will keep getting better...but you might wanna pump the brakes a bit

[@roris5882]

Whoever wins this game will be considered the better coach because now it's when it truly matters, with each team's season on the line.

[@hollywoodhaggar3655]

Let's go Bucks! Happy Holidays!

[@BobbysSneakerworld]

Sayin is small for a HIGH SCHOOL quarterback let alone a B1G quarterback! Makes me nervous. Wish Air stayed!

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

He has a noodle arm too. That out route he threw from the far hash fell 5 yards short at the feet of the WR. With Sayin at QB they won't be able to maximize passing to Smith down field. Sayin's arm is way too weak.

[@BobbysSneakerworld]

@ Exactly. I understand fans trying to make excuses for him, "he's been sitting in the cold for 2 hours" but five star quarterbacks don't bounce that pass 5 yards in front of the receiver in any temperature! I just don't see it. Hopefully we're wrong...

[@jeffs.692]

That St. Clair kid from Bellefontaine coming in next year is tall and fast. He could be star!

[@terrythompson1980]

They say that he’s been working with Mickey, it sure didn’t look that way from seeing him again Saturday night because he’s still really small? I’m not saying that he needs to be Arnold but damn lol.

[@terrythompson1980]

@@BobbysSneakerworld It’s very evident that Julian isn’t ready yet, if he’s wanting the starting job for next season he’d better be lifting his ass off because he’s got a long way to go to last in the BIG IMO!!! Go Bucks

[@beedevil11]

That was the antiquated pass rush that crushed Saban in 2014.

[@roris5882]

That wasn't the same defense because they had a Bosa, who was the best pass rusher in college football at that time. Plus they had a different DC that ran a slightly different scheme.

[@kennethmoore8126]

Michigan was holding our receivers the whole game.

[@MichaelWilson-gi3gp]

J-Book sippin on alittle gin and juice 😳😎

[@roris5882]

Mojito

[@Jessie-kh1yn]

31-27 bucks

[@BuckRational]

Dave, ask about Sierveld pronunciation at next presser...Tim Mays gets 2 questions all the time, why shouldn't you?!? Lol (Or ask Jerry privately)

[@davidspellman3059]

Ohio State seems to win if they score 42 points i.e. 2014 i like it jBook 42-35

[@Jeremy_Spoke703]

Dave working double duty this morning???

[@bryande2014]

You guys started a little bit early....JBook....I am pro Day now after re-watch of the Tennessee game

[@brasstaxz7030]

JBook i have a hard time believing a fully healthy OSU locked in defense giving up 4 tds.

[@BuckRational]

Also, my biggest fear is they run tempo to start thd game but have miscues (bad pass, drop a ball etc.). Tempo is only effective if it has a successful outcome 2 out of every 3 plays

[@roris5882]

Or they could get creative by having Trey and Judkins on the field at the same time, with 1 of them in the slot instead of a TE, while running Tempo, and alternate them when 1 gets winded. After all I trust Trey's blocking more then Gee Scott's, plus he's faster, especially when LBs have to cover him.

[@mando7558]

Dave, someone mentioned in one of your chats that the loss to Michigan might have been intentional due to the potential scenario of facing Oregon three times: once in the regular season, once in the Big Ten Championship, and again in the College Football Playoffs. What is your take on that?

[@ua1985cat]

No chance they lose that game intentionally...

[@BuckRational]

I'd rank that up with the theory that we have Herbstreit's kid planted at ttun to spy on their program...as in.....fake news

[@terrythompson1980]

I don’t believe that

[@davidvanklinken7138]

So the question; will the Ohio State of the Michigan Game or the Tennessee game show up. I ain’t gonna lie. This game has me nervous.

[@roris5882]

Howard was injured and Day choked... again because it was his responsibility to replace Howard, if he couldn't throw accurately or run the ball effectively. It was up to him to have his backup QB ready to take over and Brown could have hit a few deep balls, in the 2nd Half to score once or twice because that was all that was required to win.

[@SteppeNomad585]

We had ONE great game! We lost to a bad UM team. At the moment we have no idea which Buckeye team will show up in the Rose Bowl. I’m gonna wait see.

[@geraldwilliams4879]

Oregon doesn't turn the ball over, they are well balanced. They have the better QB, better O-line, and see Oregon winning 38 to 24!

[@craigknisley1956]

OSU has the better defense and momentum. They also got bullied in the trenches to the Nits who racked up 300 yards rushing. Game could go either way.

[@travisdavis6685]

Burch has been back for the last few games he’ll be more than ready….your gonna need more then 2-3 stops to slow down this offense DG doesn’t turn the ball over and gets it out quick if your Dline can’t get to him it’s gonna be a long game Oregon has been preparing for this game for 3 weeks

[@bless5107]

I don’t see a high scoring game. I see our defense playing a lot better. We win and leave no doubt

[@WT-Sherman]

TN receivers could not get open. Resulting in more QB pressures.

[@dean-u1t]

Kyle McCords has thrown for more yardage that any other ACC qb in their history. O$U f'd up, hahahahahaha!!!

[@BSTPDeCon]

OSU should be the underdog and hate that they’re favored. This game could easily come down to special teams and we know how that would go for OSU… Gabriel is a better QB, has better trenches, superior special teams, and a better HC. OSU has better RB’s, WR’s, DB’s with a toss-up at LB. No way this game is a blowout, OSU has to play a perfect aggressive game to win (just like they did against Tennessee).

[@larrydaniels1]

Penn State took away much of Oregon’s shine.

[@carseye1219]

Did we recruit that Bowling Green tight end?

[@BuckRational]

I think he's going to declare for the draft

[@carseye1219]

@@BuckRational Probably, but I was just curious to know if we recruited him out of high school.

[@BuckRational]

@@carseye1219 I don't think we did. I'm assuming if he had an offer he would not have enrolled at BG.

[@gtb5216]

We got one from purdue

[@carseye1219]

@@BuckRational Could be. Lots of guys make quantum leaps between ages 18-20

[@6lillium]

Thank God Oregon will make no adjustments.....

[@roris5882]

Maybe Oregon won't throw the ball to test OSU's Secondary because they don't want to be predictable.

[@arizwebfoot]

Gabriel's longest pass play was against OSU. I expect the Ducks to be rusty and won't score on their first or second possession because they'll run the ball. Then they'll open it up and Gabriel will open it up. Oregon's receivers are simply unstoppable, no one has been able to stop them, not OSU, PSU or Michigan who all are supposed to have great defenses. Tennessee is not a good measuring stick for OSU. I've watched at lot of the Vols games and they never did impress me. The question is, can OSU score willingly on Oregon and I think the answer might be yes. I think this game is going to be in the 40s and whom ever gets the ball last will win the game.

[@tombrzozowski173]

That was a bullshit call on that hit to the quarterback!! That Tennessee quarterback was in the air and our guy had his head down. That was a total bogus called that kept that drive alive for their only touchdown!!!

[@lindzbreezyoh]

LOL JBook, far too ambitious . The Bucks are way too inconsistent on both sides for me to be confident in that prediction

[@markstandohar5977]

Crazy to go into 2025 season with NO QB’s with ANY snaps of significance, gotta go get an experienced QB

[@robdrayer2183]

I don't mind some homerism, but come on! Not only did you fail to correctly analyze the 12OCT game, but you've assigned skills that Ohio St doesn't possess and acted like this is going to be a blowout. Two score win, Book? Whatever you're smoking, I want some of that! Do you realize that Gabriel has only been sacked 5 times in the last 11 games and that none of them were from Ohio St or Penn St? Yes, the Duck D didn't look good against PSU, but a lot of that was due to the fact that Oregon didn't rotate their D line as they have done all season and if you think a great coach like Dan Lanning (a far better coach than Day according to pretty much everyone) didn't recognize that was a mistake and has corrected for it, you shouldn't be commenting on college football. I listened to this post because I like hearing the other side rather than an echo chamber, but I'm left feeling like it was a complete waste of time. I won't be back.

[@benmeaige4306]

This isn’t a national podcast, so I don’t know what saying you won’t be back means? It’s obviously directed at OSU fans, so if they want more views don’t you think they are going to say what those fans want to hear?

[@robdrayer2183]

@benmeaige4306 Let's start with some honesty. Go watch some of Spencer McLaughlin (locked on Ducks) and you'll see what I'm talking about. He's clearly a Ducks fan, but he's honest about his analysis and calls out Oregon when they deserve it. Having a bias towards your team is perfectly fine, but if you're feeding your audience straight up Pollyanna BS, where's the value? I've watched and read many posts from opposing commentators, but this was ridiculous.

[@robdrayer2183]

I just watched a Buckeye talking head (the film guy). Go watch his post and you'll see what I'm talking about. I didn't totally buy into what he's selling, but it was honest and well thought out. Like I said, I don't mind homerism, but it needs to be honest to be of value to the viewers/readers. It doesn't matter to me that you detest what I said as long as you think about it.

[@dariancolbert4982]

Well said. I won’t be back lol not that it matters but their were other Ohio state homers that had fair analysis. Not this guy or these guys

[@DougSheppardSr]

Get the ball to Treyveon in space no one can keep up with him.

[@sassycat2111]

38 - 24 Buckeyes

[@IcePda1nonly]

O-H-

[@tonysanseri7868]

Gabriel will have three touchdown passes

[@gtb5216]

And howard will have 4

[@Alana-t2o]

I love how Ohio State brags about themselves, BUT..... the Oregon Ducks will win this one. So keep telling us the Ducks cant win..we love being the underdogs. GO DUCKS!!!!

[@ronalddawson7138]

What Ryan shows up, the gloom and doom king, or the Tennessee thunder. The team will not defeat Oregon on talent alone, victory will require great offensive coaching...That is a very frightening concept. Ryan is a shape shifter, if he fails to adjust when neccessary, Bucks lose. I am not convinced. Ryan is not dependable or trustworthy, when coaching big games???

[@jasonsherwood7539]

Up to TOSU if they let the boys eat, or they go scared Ryan football.

[@TumMendenhall]

Is that why Oregon beat Michigan and Ohio state buckeyes?The creeps lobster michigan michigan and then ohio state shane themselves when michigan won

[@mikeseng4953]

we need to beat the ducks or day will be in hot seat the only way to win he need to stop making play call and let his OC make the call

[@TumMendenhall]

You guys are liars.Oregon is gonna dominate

[@tonysanseri7868]

Of course they have the Buckeyes winning. Why would you even give predictions? Oregon didn’t even have their best players last game. Oregon 38-24

[@benmeaige4306]

Bro, it’s an OSU podcast, what do you expect?

[@EanPaul200]

Bucks lost their first round left tackle in the first half also. It was in Oregon and they still only won by 1 pt through some trickery that became illegal right after the game. I love that Oregon will be rusty in Q1 after 3.5 weeks off and its a neutral field. Bucks by 3 or 4.

[@grego8992]

Dillon Gabriel Def played

[@tonysanseri7868]

@@grego8992 they didn’t have Jordan Birch. He’s a difference maker on defense

[@tonysanseri7868]

@@benmeaige4306 I know that. What happened to objective reporting?

[@theroughdaddy2595]

🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@codyandermatt7]

Can’t wait for the game GO DUCKS!

[@AskGod2Receive]

you guys don’t know ball lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kingp1rate833]

Rumor has it buckeye fans will still be talking about how great they played against Tennessee midway through the 3rd quarter down 3 tds to Oregon. 😅😮😢

[@user-jpwiremans1575]

Stop it with the Buckeye arrogance ! if we beat oregon the next oppent can beat us if your not prepared to give it your all gezzz have we learned nothing from the michigan disasterous game ??

[@jaydoll487]

This game is gonna be different neutral field gonna be interesting because Oregon got better on offense and osu got better on defense so we will see and to be fair OSU didn't play that bad defense the first game it was just Denzel burke was burned way to much on big plays. I honestly have no idea who will win because OSU is still to unpredictable on how they will perform yes they whooped Tenn but maybe the weather did help somewhat and maybe Tenn is just a bad team overrated by ESPN, for all I know OSU could come back out playing like they did vs mich so I'm not sure. I must say I do not feel comfortable about this game because I fell like OSU could lose it just depends on what type of team we see but if OSU does lose then Ryan day needs fired on the spot and it's time to move on because no way a team with this much talent and experience should lose 3 games.

[@daveb5689]

Osu beat a mid tier sec at home after losing to Michigan at home and now you think your going to win by 2 scores ?? Over a team tha5 matches personnel that has gotten healthier and better since you're first meeting THE HOMER SHOW , 247 is devolving before your eyes a little disappointing

[@user-jpwiremans1575]

Howard has been a dissapointment so far we-d been better off with McCord who was fhe national passing champion. Right now it's iffy if Hkward would even would get drafted by the NFL . But the good news is throw for 300 yds plus with 4 tds and he'd get more reconized as a pro prospect . He'd win the Buckeyes would win with that kind of performance.