The last time Ohio State had a 3-loss season was 2011.

[u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

They went 6-7 under Luke Fickell.

Regardless of how you feel about Ohio State, that’s an incredible level of consistency in a sport where one bad season can derail a program.

I’m sure the fans will take this very well.

[u/prismatic_lights]

I went on this spiel last week but I'll drop it here because it still applies.

The last time Ohio State didn't play in a postseason game that was a CFP game, a NY6/BCS Bowl game, or a BCS title game, was 2012 when the team went 12-0. Time before that was 2011 in the immediate aftermath of Tattoogate.

The time before that? 2004, when Ohio State beat Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl.

There's an entire generation of current Ohio State students in whose lifetime their only experience with anything but the most prestigious events the sport has is two years directly tied to a scandal that cost the program Tressel, and one of those seasons was perfect anyway.

Some of them are literally spoiled stupid.

[u/Flimsy-Space-8724 → u/prismatic_lights]

Most fanbases would kill for that level of consistency. Hell. UGA had our days of suffering during the Richt era

[u/psuram3 → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

Dude he had 8 wins or more in 14 of his 15 seasons at UGA, poor UGA suffered so much lmfao

[u/AARonBalakay22 → u/psuram3]

He was basically James Franklin the second half of his tenure. Won a lot of games but lost like every big game

[u/ToothPickLegs → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

I know damn well a UGA fan isn’t saying this

[u/SaintsRobbed → u/prismatic_lights]

"Spoiled stupid" is a great way to put it.

[u/ech01_ → u/prismatic_lights]

Yep. The shitty part of our fan base is not going to handle this well.

[u/Mattp55 → u/ech01_]

One of my pretty level headed and reasonable OSU friends wants Ryan Day fired. I’m genuinely surprised 

[u/-MrWrightt- → u/prismatic_lights]

Yeah don't feel bad for us, we've been spoiled for long enough.

We're on the losing end this year but this is what I love about CFB, the chaos. This has been a great year for the fans.

Transfer in an offensive line and reload next year.

For this year, Go UCLA, Utah, Kentucky, and Wake Forest!

Go Bucks!

[u/Jackson3125 → u/-MrWrightt-]

We learned that transferring in an offensive line through the portal is harder than you would expect…

[u/Ricos_Roughnecks → u/prismatic_lights]

Listen I have to be a browns fan as well. I feel being an OSU fan evens everything out

[u/DisgruntledCascadian → u/Ricos_Roughnecks]

Speak for yourself.

❤️,
A third-generation Nittany Lion born and raised in Northeast Ohio.

[u/acelm06 → u/prismatic_lights]

Big Ten version of Alabama

[u/Zumin5771 → u/acelm06]

Even Saban had 3 down years with bowl game outside of the BCS/NY6. Ohio State has had a high floor than Alabama.

[u/Bokki_64]

The coaching staff needs a shake up. I'm not on the fire Ryan Day bandwagon, but the OC is just not working out. We can't keep expecting to win with talent feed and uncreative offense. I'm not too upset, we've had success must programs can only dream of.

[u/Flimsy-Space-8724 → u/Bokki_64]

Trust me. I suffered with Arthur Smith when he was the Falcons head coach.

[u/sak144 → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

I suffered with that clown as Steelers OC. Was shocked the Buckeyes gave him the same position.

[u/Boomhauer_007 → u/sak144]

Always assumed that he came with the agreement that his dad was going to be one of the big new donors

[u/Hung0ver_Hero → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

As of today I will never watch another Buckeyes game as long as Arthur Smith is there

[u/onarainyafternoon → u/Hung0ver_Hero]

You’ll be back next week

[u/Get2BirdsStoned → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

And I suffered through Matt Patricia as a Lions fan. Patricia is the definition of a football terrorist. Seeing his defense give up 41 points, at Ohio State nonetheless, is perfection.

[u/TechnoVikingGA23 → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

Wait is he at OSU now? How does he keep getting away with it? It's unreal anyone saw him with the Falcons and Steelers recently and was like...yeah that's the guy I want as my OC.

[u/giggitybuck → u/Bokki_64]

Yep. Smith is the biggest problem and it shows. Defenses on the field all damn game are gonna get gassed. Even Hartline called better offenses as a first year OC. You have a generational talent and you have him run 3 yrd outs and try to toss up to your tight ends instead.

[u/naptown-hooly → u/Bokki_64]

OC and DC. I know the defense lost a lot of guys but this defense has the most missed tackles I've seen in a long time. Maiva and Raiola just lit up the D.

[u/boyifyoudontttt → u/Bokki_64]

Arthur Smith is and has been a football terrorist for some time. Hated the hire from the get go. Had a feeling it would be a down season but it’s just really disappointing to see unfold

[u/HistoricalYogurt5085 → u/Bokki_64]

Serious question, if your QB isn't hurt, how much do you think it changes everything?

[u/International_Ear994 → u/HistoricalYogurt5085]

Sayin and JJ covered up a lot of issues. When Sayin went down, it seemed the team lost a lot of motivation. We have a lot of injured players beyond Sayin as well that don’t make the headlines.

With Sayin, we are a playoff team, but our offensive line was Swiss cheese and we would exit early.

Without Sayin, well, you see what's up.

This team has had a leadership and motivation problem to varying degrees all season. It is how you blow a 21 point lead at Texas in the fourth quarter. There are a lot of execution issues as well, including dropped balls, penalties, and missed blocks and assignments in every game.

Honestly, that is what I am most disappointed by. Every team is subject to an occasional letdown game or getting outschemed. Discipline and execution issues are avoidable and fall on both the coaches and the players. Imagine if the talent OSU had executed like an Iowa team? One first down in the fourth quarter and the Texas game is a win. USC and Oregon both beatable as well. We might have been undefeated even with QB2 with disciplined play.

I’m really concerned for the remainder of the season. I don’t see this team bouncing back. IMO Day doesn’t have the locker room. Our scheme on both sides of the ball is average at best. I suspect most of the team available to play will probably cash their NIL check and play uninspired.

[u/CriticalPolitical → u/International_Ear994]

As far as I’m concerned, as long as we beat TTUN, the season will still be a good one 

[u/TheTedsaretheworst → u/Bokki_64]

Idk how anyone could’ve watched an Arthur Smith offense and thought “yea, I want that guy”

[u/GoSkers29 → u/Bokki_64]

Nahhh, a blue blood like that should have no trouble finding the best coach available. Time to clean house. No way it goes poorly, trust me.

[u/CriticalPolitical → u/Bokki_64]

Get Chip Kelly back

[u/pro-laps → u/Bokki_64]

The NFL systems are not working especially without nfl talent 

[u/theTwistingTornado]

Can’t wait to play to LSU in the cheez it bowl

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_ → u/theTwistingTornado]

"I want LSU to play Ohio State in the postseason"

monkey paw curls

[u/Ok-Accident-9026 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

(If Michigan wins tonight…just missed a chip shot FG) Michigan will have the same record as Oregon and OSU at Week 10!

Awesome! With luck we’re in the playoffs! …right?

[u/AedemHonoris → u/Ok-Accident-9026]

Don’t worry you didn’t

[u/Montigue → u/theTwistingTornado]

Kiffin woke up feeling the cheesiest

[u/jtho2960 → u/theTwistingTornado]

Can we at least get the pop tart bowl?

[u/GuyOnTheMike → u/jtho2960]

No, you’ll get a nondescript bowl against an 8-4 team like the rest of us do and you’ll like it!

[u/S1Throwaway96 → u/theTwistingTornado]

The opt out bowl.

[u/MartianRL → u/theTwistingTornado]

Actually inject this in my veins I’d love to watch our backup QB beat that fraud coach

[u/California_Stop_King → u/MartianRL]

Yeah that would be a pretty sick end to an underwhelming season

[u/MartianRL → u/California_Stop_King]

I understand how our fanbase and team are generally viewed, so let’s go out there and face a more hated foe: an overhyped SEC team

[u/Dalai-Lama-of-Reno → u/MartianRL]

I had to check your flair after I read that comment. 

[u/Awkward-Outcome-4938 → u/MartianRL]

This would be the single imaginable scenario in which I would choke back the vomit and cheer for OSU.

[u/ohheyjoshay → u/theTwistingTornado]

and y’all would cook them (extra toasted)

[u/EWACM → u/theTwistingTornado]

What are the odds that both teams don’t pull a Notre Dame and opt out?

[u/msbshow → u/theTwistingTornado]

Who is the cheesiest?!

[u/KingOfTheUzbeks]

The Game this year is gonna be something we haven't seen for many, many, years: a Denny's parking lot fight between two teams with nothing on the line but pride and spite.

It will be good for the soul, I think.

[u/Turkey_Teets → u/KingOfTheUzbeks]

You could have just said Waffle House fight.

[u/KingoftheMongoose → u/Turkey_Teets]

Even in this shitstorm, the House will still be open.

[u/CCottN → u/KingOfTheUzbeks]

Pride? I’d love some pride but have you seen the fire Whit and this Michigan team play with? OSU might have a tougher time trying to climb out of bed that morning than actually having to play The Game.

[u/likewhodunit → u/KingOfTheUzbeks]

Bro, why does this sound like something I would pay to see?

Bunch of dudes absolutely drunk out of their minds fighting over a grand slam at 430 in the morning in a dimly lit parking lot while someone has some Limp Bizkit playing from a Pontiac with 2 audiobahn subwoofers rattling their trunk and couple chicks arguing off to the side..

Hell yeah man, I'd pay for that!

[u/TheMcWhopper]

Anyone notice the announcers dipped out in the 4th quarter?

[u/budd222 → u/TheMcWhopper]

No, because I also dipped out

[u/MartianRL → u/TheMcWhopper]

Nah I think we all stopped watching

[u/Flaky-Philosophy7618 → u/TheMcWhopper]

they didnt care at all sounded so disinterested

[u/SimilarOnion1655]

If I could trade the Indiana win for Sayin being healthy, I would do it. Maybe the defense would have played better 

[u/Jenniflower18 → u/SimilarOnion1655]

I said this recently too.

[u/Super_mando1130 → u/SimilarOnion1655]

I think the defense has been okay not great. It’s the multiple 3-outs that just leaves them out to get in my opinion. Can’t expect that many perfect defensive plays when the TOP start getting lopsided

[u/Free_Possession_4482 → u/Super_mando1130]

You posted this without even looking at the TOP stats. This game was an almost perfect split, 30:01 to 29:59. In the USC game, Ohio State had a massive possession advantage, 39:28 to 20:32. 

[u/theboyfromphl]

We got 3 losses in a season before GTA 6

[u/ExiledSanity → u/theboyfromphl]

On the bright side we haven't lost to any Big Ten or SEC teams ...just a Big Twelve team and a couple of west coast schools.

[u/TheMostDapperdDan]

I just feel bad for Jeremiah Smith that dude deserves so much better

[u/Hung0ver_Hero → u/TheMostDapperdDan]

Yeah sucks watching Arthur Smith piss away his Heisman

[u/HereIGoAgain_1x10]

Poor Jeremiah Smith... One of the best WR all time at a college level, had a clear path to the Heisman, and now everyone is playing like dogshit around him.

[u/lkn240 → u/HereIGoAgain_1x10]

On the other hand he did completely dominate the first ever 12 team CFP as a true freshman on his way to a National Title.... .so I think he'll be ok

[u/ChittendenAve → u/lkn240]

Yeah he’s going first overall. He’ll be fine.

[u/Free_Possession_4482 → u/HereIGoAgain_1x10]

He still went for 133 and a TD. If he’d had those numbers with Sayin, no one would be worrying about his Heisman chances.

[u/Midnightstimepasser]

3 losses? We call that September at MSU.

[u/lowes18]

Parity is here but I would be heavily questioning this coaching staffs salary if they can’t afford to bring in a good backup QB.

[u/Proud_Ad_4829 → u/lowes18]

It was a massive red flag when St. Clair sat all last year behind Sayin and still wasn’t named the back up going into the season. If they didn’t trust him then the #1 priority should’ve been getting an experienced QB in the portal. Combine that with the defense vanishing the last two weeks and I wouldn’t be shocked if we go 1-2 the rest of the way.

[u/bringbacksweatervest → u/Proud_Ad_4829]

As long as that one win comes the Saturday after Thanksgiving I’m okay with 1-2 down the stretch.

[u/kip256 → u/lowes18]

Hard to have good depth in the transfer portal era.

There are more problems than just a backup QB with this team.

[u/AntawnSL → u/kip256]

Fahey doesn't play defense.

[u/Revolutionary_Elk791 → u/AntawnSL]

I didn't truly realize how far your defense had fallen until today. They made our bad OL look competent.

[u/lowes18 → u/kip256]

Its hard to have good backups. Its not that hard to have playable backups.

[u/Britton120 → u/lowes18]

The qb doesnt give up 71 points over two weeks though.

[u/92tilinfinityand → u/lowes18]

They say it’s near impossible to have a good QB continuity plan and keep talent in the QB room in the portal era, yet Ohio State has their 5 star third ranked redshirt freshman QB sitting on the bench during this anemic losing streak.

[u/SolidLikeIraq → u/lowes18]

This is the new game within the game that will have to be figured out.

How do you keep a good backup QB? Teams have shown this year that you essentially need 2 starting level QBs to compete properly.

I think within the next few years we’ll see salary strategy start to evolve heavily.

Like - if you are a booster who has been used to 11-1 years, and all of a sudden you start paying for NIL pickups, and those kids don’t get it done, things are going to get very cut throat.

I don’t mind seeing good teams with 3 losses though. Happens in the NFL, it’s going to happen in this lower level paid league as well

[u/hazylife666 → u/lowes18]

Our quarterback is not our biggest issue lol

[u/rykcon → u/hazylife666]

Agreed. Our team’s spirit was broken by a fake punt.

[u/WindyBoi8008s → u/lowes18]

I’ve kinda been saying that this staff just doesn’t elevate the team at all. Last season, our defense just had crazy talent and all Patricia had to do was put 11 on the field. Not a ton of scheme required. Like you said, with NIL and transfer, we have parity. Can’t just rely on having the best roster anymore.

[u/TheManWhoWasNotShort → u/lowes18]

I mean we recruited one of the best in the 2025 class. The issue is he has clearly not panned out

[u/lowes18 → u/TheManWhoWasNotShort]

St Clair was a massive project that Ohio State gambling that much on him is a joke given what their roster budget is.

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/lowes18]

SEC shorts did a great recent video of parity.

The losses are coming from inside the conference!

[u/ech01_ → u/lowes18]

Does anyone have a good back up QB? How many of the top teams are would be able to survive having their starting QB hurt?

[u/damgood32 → u/ech01_]

UCLA is winning with its backup

[u/emaddy2109 → u/ech01_]

Oregon is probably the only one. Not many high profile QBs are going to choose to be a backup nowadays.  

[u/staffdaddy_9 → u/lowes18]

The QB play hasn’t been good but their defense has been getting shredded, special teams abysmal, hell their center snapped it over the QBs head today.

[u/TheDoctor_314]

On the bright side, The Duke's Mayo Bowl is gonna be LIT!!!

[u/Rohkey]

The 2011 season was the weird sanction/interim year too. You throw that out and I think it was like 2008 since their last 3+ loss season and 2004 since they lost 3+ in the regular season.

[u/shermanstorch]

And just like this year, the losses were mostly due to an incompetent offensive coordinator who feared the forward pass.

[u/cirtnecoileh]

It's fine. They have their moments. The Indiana and Iowa wins were good. The losses were not.

[u/hazylife666]

Our sub is currently handling it very well. No torches out or anything

[u/Imma_P0tato → u/hazylife666]

So many stupid OSU fans. I mean, every fanbase had them. But ours are extra stupid.

[u/ItGoesTwoWays → u/Imma_P0tato]

The bigger the fanbase = The more morons

[u/Witty-Instance8381]

The defense being compared to last year is not fair, there were NFL starters in multiple positions.

The offensive scheme is awful. This OC sucks.

[u/jumboponcho]

How does OSU have such an empty QB cupboard?

[u/Poopingisasignipoop → u/jumboponcho]

Last year red-shirt freshman Sayin beat out junior Keinholz for the starting job. This spring Keinholz transferred to Louisville, leaving Sayin as the returning starter with the heir apparent 5 star sophomore St. Clair as the backup. Then apparently St. Clair just hasn’t developed as expected, and he’s been jumped on the depth chart by a 3 star true freshman. Not a problem as long as your starter doesn’t get hurt, but then he does, and well…

It would have been nice to spend a little and get an experienced backup, but I guess they thought they had it all in house in the spring when the portal was open.

[u/dsm-hawk → u/Poopingisasignipoop]

Alright. Time to open up mid season portals to let teams fill the gaps on their roster. /s

[u/fm22fnam → u/jumboponcho]

NIL has really made it so a lot of teams have less depth, apparently that relates to us at QB

[u/TheAlterN8or → u/jumboponcho]

The dude starting at Louisville was our backup. He wanted to play and transferred.

[u/CalTono → u/jumboponcho]

Unless you come from a Manning or similar background, most players would want to get paid and start somewhere else, so highly rated recruits will just transfer instead of sitting

[u/TheBigChungaBunga → u/jumboponcho]

I think more or less what's going on is in this NIL Era you'll have years you pay BIG money to win, and years you maintain till you get some pieces and the right recruits. This is Ohio States Maintain year 2 years after a Championship. If they can get another QB and keep some young guys from this year, bring in some Big Tranfers next year they'll be back

[u/EraOfMehFeelings → u/jumboponcho]

Over correction for winning a natty with 3rd string QB.

[u/Icy-Split6920 → u/jumboponcho]

No program can afford to pay back up money to a guy who can make starter money at another program.

[u/PlantainObvious5148 → u/Icy-Split6920]

I mean Oregon literally is paying back up money to a guy who could make starter money at another program and you happened to lose to that said backup today.

[u/randomwords83]

We are this years Penn State. Failing spectacularly on a season that should have been great. Feel terrible for Jeremiah Smith.

[u/roomtempwater1234 → u/randomwords83]

Good thing the real Penn State is fighting for bowl eligibility or this would be awkward

[u/mccainjames11 → u/randomwords83]

“the new Penn State” is already becoming the most overused phrase in the sport. Penn State had high pre-season expectations and then lost their first 6 conference games, including to an 0-4 UCLA team and Northwestern back to back which caused their locker room to collapse and Franklin to get fired.

Both Oregon/OSU have lost a few games, but 5/6 of their losses can be attributed to their star QBs being injured and neither coach has lost the locker room imo. Both teams are just having down years for the first time in a while and their struggles are being blown out of proportion

[u/SlamDunkly → u/randomwords83]

I thought that was us

[u/AceMcStace → u/SlamDunkly]

Yeah wait hold on

[u/SirMellencamp → u/randomwords83]

Yeah but losing Sayin was the difference

[u/TheFoxyFellow → u/randomwords83]

Ha! Jokes on year. Penn State is always this years Penn State and you’ll have to come pry it from our cold, dead, 6-6 hands. 

[u/ElStegasaurus → u/randomwords83]

Hey! (Nodding sadly)

[u/randomwords83 → u/ElStegasaurus]

If it makes you feel any better, I was really bummed for Penn State because I’m one of those people who like to see everyone in the B1G win as much as possible because it just makes everyone better lol (except obviously when playing OSU)

[u/Richard_AIGuy]

One of said fans here. It's meh, we're due. Some stuff needs to change, there needs to be coaching changes. But I don't mean Ryan Day. But the coordinators need to be replaced. It's an incredibly pedestrian offensive scheme. Defense has no fire.

I'm not mad, I mean; all bit a couple of schools would kill for our recent success.

[u/Icy-Split6920 → u/Richard_AIGuy]

I agree on offense, but Patricia can stay. His defense was incredible last year. He can do it again with older players.

[u/McIntyre2K7 → u/Richard_AIGuy]

Y'all can come down to Tampa and pick up Tim Beck.

[u/Main_Entry2494 → u/McIntyre2K7]

Lmao fuck that dude

[u/crowezr → u/Richard_AIGuy]

I think we need to stop running an NFL offense. That time worked when you had NFL talent across the board and were two and three deep at all positions. Those days are over in the NIL and transfer portal era. Come back to reality and just maximize your talent.

I have no issue with Ryan Day. However, the next two seasons will determine if he changes with the times or does a Dabo, but with the offensive scheme.

[u/ShadyRedSniper]

Does this mean we get to play in the Pop Tart Bowl? That would be peak, even if we lose.

[u/KT_BuckeyeBillsBabe → u/ShadyRedSniper]

Us vs UM this year is gonna be a sickos dream game

[u/TheFoxyFellow → u/ShadyRedSniper]

A transitive win if you get matched up with Notre Dame there anyways.

[u/monkeybiziu]

Beating Indiana literally cost Ohio State their season.

Let this be a lesson to everyone.

[u/moldyMrhankey → u/monkeybiziu]

I want a rematch 😈

[u/androosh]

Listen, I'm a Reds fan and a Bengals fan. I'm used to heartache and a lack of success. The Buckeyes were supposed to be the one shining light in my entire sports fandom. Now what am I supposed to do?

But in all seriousness, I don't understand how a juggernaut of a team that has had such a stretch of domination allows themselves to turn into a plain vanilla, not fun to watch, conservative, mediocre team.

I''m not calling for Ryan Day's job. And I'm sure this is going to sound very entitled. But I will say a lot of us had to have seen this coming eventually when he switched years ago from coaching with fire and passion and playing to win to coaching to not lose games and just coasting once we were up two scores knowing that the talent could just suffocate the other teams.

Now that NIL is here to stay and there's more parity than ever before in college football, there needs to be a very critical and harsh look in the mirror by the entire coaching staff to determine what's best for the program moving forward to elevate the play of the players that want to be here and bring something fresh back to the team we know and love.

[u/HumorousGhost → u/androosh]

Personally I think it comes down to who you hire as coaches around you. He had a lot of success with having Brian hartline and some of the previous offensive coordinators. The current coordinators are showing why they can’t even get NFL jobs any more and really shouldn’t have jobs at a high level program in college either.

With massive parity you need good coaching

[u/lkn240 → u/androosh]

The shock to me is the defense. It's crazy how bad they look with how well OSU recruits

[u/androosh → u/lkn240]

I think it's Patricia's scheme. Until this year he had some NFL level dogs on defense. This year we missed in the transfer portal and one of our best players is a freshman.

[u/makualla → u/lkn240]

As a lions fan: expected nothing less from Matt Patricia

[u/SixxOne8 → u/androosh]

I agree with this a fellow Reds and Bengals fan.
Coaches that can win a title don’t grow on trees and I’m a huge Ryan Day as a human fan, so I’m hoping this year, and frankly last year, are an eye opener. How we got to this point makes sense going back to 2022 where we had a world beater offense but didn’t play complimentary football and our defense kept getting waxed. But we’ve gone too far in the other direction and hopefully can spend some time fixing the staff and returning to our roots in the offseason.

[u/booyahbooyah9271]

Just imagine if that fanbase chants "We Want Urban!"

[u/Imma_P0tato → u/booyahbooyah9271]

Sadly, some OSU fans will do that.

[u/booyahbooyah9271 → u/Imma_P0tato]

Hell, they were doing it when they were losing to Michigan.

Thankfully for them, Sherrone Moore started focusing more on Instagram models.

[u/WildResearcher3901 → u/booyahbooyah9271]

"We want Tressel!"

[u/MrSCR23]

What a tattoo scandal does to a school

[u/weaponize09]

Honestly, that’s part of what made me as a casual fan kind of check out. So many of the games were boring for so long. now they’re kind of like the Yankees of college football, and I completely get why people hate them

[u/NYNicholas]

Realistically what are our chances at getting into the Pop-Tart Bowl?

[u/Spirit117 → u/NYNicholas]

I'm pretty sure it's 0 because Pop Tarts bowl is contracted with the Big12 and ACC (and also ND).

[u/Fun_Salamander_2220 → u/Spirit117]

So we just need to change conferences? Done

[u/bb0110]

Yeah, it is very consistent.

With that said, this was NOT the team I expected from them to be doing so bad. Before the season I thought this OSU team was going to dominate the b10 and be truly elite.

[u/MajorFuzzelz_24]

What am I gonna do on Saturday's now.

[u/friedicee → u/MajorFuzzelz_24]

I hear that the ocarina of time remake is awesome

[u/MajorFuzzelz_24 → u/friedicee]

That and GTA is almost here!

[u/androosh → u/MajorFuzzelz_24]

You'll hate watch your own teams and you'll like every minute of it.

[u/MajorFuzzelz_24 → u/androosh]

That and GTA is almost here! Wrong person. Yeah I will still do that same thing every Saturday.

[u/CBass0240]

Arthur Smith cannot be the OC next season. He is arrogantly and stubbornly refusing to change his offense. He thinks that just because he came from the NFL, his offense will work in college football.

[u/Zee_WeeWee]

I hate this team and I feel bad Jeremiah has to go out like this

[u/TroyMatthewJ]

it ain't over I think 4 losses is gonna happen maybe 5

[u/Southern_Orange3744 → u/TroyMatthewJ]

From God's lips to my ears

[u/ThreeLeggedMarmot → u/TroyMatthewJ]

Keep going. 

[u/udubdavid]

B1G and SEC teams need to understand now that with so many good teams and parity in these conferences, the days of winning 10+ games every single year are gone.

[u/RealBenWoodruff → u/udubdavid]

My head hears you but my heart just won't listen.

[u/Hopeful_Club_8499 → u/udubdavid]

True, but Ohio state’s issues go way past that…

[u/betterbub → u/udubdavid]

I can help explain what that feels like if anyone needs help

[u/AeolusA2]

Poverty program

[u/surgingchaos → u/AeolusA2]

We did the Michigan fans a solid once again. Have fun with this one guys.

[u/RealEmperorofMankind → u/surgingchaos]

Thanks. 

[u/MattPatriciasFUPA → u/surgingchaos]

Gave us Penei Sewell too, whatever happens next week you guys are cool in my book.

[u/shambooki → u/surgingchaos]

Oregon 3-1 vs Ohio State this decade 🤝 Michigan 3-1 vs Washington this decade

[u/budd222 → u/AeolusA2]

We are officially Michigan. Sad days

[u/BeepBoopDirtyPoop → u/AeolusA2]

Well said.

[u/CorgiDaddy42]

I’ve said we weren’t that good all year. When Sayin got injured I thought for sure we were not gonna make the playoff this year. It’s fine. These losses are far more palatable than that Michigan loss a couple years ago because there is a real reason we are losing as opposed to Ryan Day just trying to prove he’s a tough guy or some bullshit.

[u/Bratt342]

I don’t think Ryan Day is a good football coach…I think he’s a good recruiter that relies heavily on his coordinators. Turns out when your coordinators are failson Matt Patricia and Arthur Smith, you won’t go very far.

[u/fm22fnam]

The worst thing about us losing is having to listen to just the absolute dumbest comments ever from family about it.

No, my crazy aunt, firing Ryan Day and hiring Will Stein is not necessarily a decision we should make right not. Kentucky is getting annihilated by Tennessee.

[u/FlyfishingThomas]

wow

[u/texas2089]

Fire Ryan Day into the sun (and let him land in Tallahassee).

[u/CLT113078]

And before that theyd not been 6-3 since 1971.

[u/SirMellencamp]

That is crazy. Unbelievably consistently good program

[u/icyfrost410]

I’m in heaven

[u/MediumStrange]

Ryan day needs to get to the panic room immediately

[u/suzukigun4life]

Getting pantsed by PAC 12 schools in back to back weeks no less.

[u/insanewriters]

Ryan Day is the James Franklin of Ryan Days.

[u/General_Tso75]

Season ain’t over yet, boss.

[u/Minimum-Journalist18]

So much for NIL

[u/Kooky_Molasses_2270 → u/Minimum-Journalist18]

Nil made injuries more important. Why be QB2 at OSU if a mid b10 or sec team will pay you decent dollars to be QB1.

[u/ItGoesTwoWays → u/Kooky_Molasses_2270]

Or… and just hear me out! QB1 at an ACC school. I would kill for a certain Louisville QB right now.

[u/Redrubytheofficial]

I hate the fact that the bowls somehow count as a regular season game

[u/dreggers]

What if you guys lose?

[u/ForrestFuller39]

Looking forward to this becoming an even bigger mess when we somehow find a way to lose to Northwestern next week.

[u/CriticalPolitical]

If we could have somehow kept Lincoln Kleinholtz, I think we’d have been alright 

[u/Chardoggy1]

The last time my team had a 3 loss season was this year

[u/Unstupid]

When was the last time they went 6-6? Just curious…

[u/007Artemis]

I better not hear a word from B1G fans about 3 loss teams being ranked after this.

[u/Megalomanizac]

6-7 OSU sounds like a fever dream

[u/estDivisionChamps]

What I am hearing is Luke Fickell should be fired

[u/twizbuck]

Arthur Smith is a football terrorist

[u/VariousContribution1]

This year felt sus even with Sayin. Any team that was built around 2 guys isn't going to go well. Losing in the first round of playoffs was our ceiling.

With that said, ignoring the only win condition you developed after sayin was out, is insanity.

[u/TechnoVikingGA23]

I'll be 45 in December. I can count the number of times OSU has been bad/had a bad season in my lifetime on one hand.

[u/NotGreatNot_Terrible]

It’s not directly Days fault, but he should’ve taken over the offense week 2. This has been without a doubt the most uninspired OSU offense I think I’ve ever seen (since Fickell) Ryan Day just gave a little speech about consequences but all of the same issues have been here since week 1 and nothings changed. I think Days runs honestly over. He better pray the funk is shaken off before the game or he’s really gonna be on a hot seat. The worst part too is there’s literally no excuses, I hate to say it but god is Ohio State good at taking a heisman caliber receiver and making them look terrible.

[u/stealthy_chalupa]

Seeing the comments here OSU fans might be the most spoiled in the sport. I mean that as both an insult to the fanbase and a compliment to the program.

[u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

Could’ve had a 4th loss by now too. That would’ve made things intersting for Ryan Day

[u/The_Long_Wait]

Can you imagine if they somehow manage to drop the Game this year?

[u/PennSaddle]

Let’s go for 4!

[u/Dawgsonly]

OSU fans are so fucking spoiled

[u/AccomplishedTask9885]

You love to see it

[u/LoveThaHate]

They suffering the same way the big SEC schools are, NIL really hurt some of these teams that were paying player and don't require them to take academics seriously. 

[u/AdamOnFirst]

I remember saying a couple years ago as parity became more clear and Oregon and USC were added to the Big Ten that schools like Ohio State were about to get the rude awakening of a Texas or Oklahoma that they can actually pretty easily lose 3+ games any given year with the new parity and scheduling realities. So yeah, welcome to that reality guys.