The entire concept of "starters," either on a football team or as a general hierarchical concept, is an antiquated notion built on amorphous concepts like "intangibles" and "talent" and "experience."
As we saw yesterday, these things are dumb BS that have no real application in the real world. One could say that Mike Weber and J.K. Dobbins are both "starters" and one could say that neither of them are. Who cares? They've both been extremely effective whenever they've been in the game. Dwayne Haskins is the nominal "starter" at the quarterback position, and has already thrown for a trillion yards and more touchdowns than should be legal, but then Tate Martell saunters in and has a literal perfect game and adds 95 yards on the ground because why the hell not?
So, you know... screw it! Everyone is a starter, and because of that no one is. The end result is that everyone kicks ass and Ohio State scores 50-plus points for a second week. Let's party.
THE PLAYERS
Thank you lord!
— Demetrius Knox (@Meech_Dream14) September 8, 2018
WOW! What a day! Proud to be a Buckeye. Proud to share a room with such great men. #GoBucks #BeGreat
— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) September 9, 2018
D line full of savages
— Tyreke Smith (@T_23_baller) September 9, 2018
I can catch a little bit too https://t.co/QlprTNSBdk
— Jk dobbins (@Jkdobbins22) September 8, 2018
Two things I forgot to mention in my interview:
— TATE MARTELL (@TheTateMartell) September 9, 2018
1. Coach Day has made me such a better player since I got to OSU. Best coach Ive ever been around.
2. Dwayne makes me a better quarterback. Hes as gifted of a player at quarterback that Ive seen. He pushes me to get better.
Cant watch that 2nd TD on film tomorrow. That route was @YoungKing_JD5
— Terry McLaurin (@TheTerry_25) September 9, 2018
Blessed to play the game I love
— RaShod Berry (@Shoddieslime_13) September 9, 2018
THE ALUMNI
It took Rutgers three years to get 3pts against Thee Ohio State Buckeyes! #gobucks
— Branden Joe (@BrandenJoe38) September 8, 2018
Buckeyes man....they look scary good
— Taylor Decker (@__taylordecker) September 8, 2018
JK Dobbins just showing off now. 1 handed catch (NO GLOVES) and then the spin for the 1st down. Special athlete.
— JAY RICHARDSON (@JayRichardson99) September 8, 2018
No one can block Bosa thats jus how it goes
— Eli Apple (@EliApple13) September 8, 2018
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CAMP WOULD BE PRETTY COOL, HONESTLY
(quietly puts music camp brochure in Rutgers's backpack)
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) September 8, 2018
THE REST
Hi friends! pic.twitter.com/TZrvEwW4Al
— Brutus Buckeye (@Brutus_Buckeye) September 8, 2018
Ohio State's Last Three Meetings Against Rutgers
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 8, 2018
Score
2018 1st half 35-0
2017 56-0
2016 58-0
After allowing 156 consecutive points to Ohio State, dating to 2016, Rutgers has now scored the last three. You gotta start wondering about this OSU team. Do they really have what it takes to be elite?
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) September 8, 2018
Dont worry. Were good https://t.co/sXbmmeOsl7
— Joey Lane (@JoeySmoke14) September 8, 2018
Brothers #ohiostadium #myboys pic.twitter.com/ZRo5apn8DY
— Doll Nittolo (@DollNitt) September 9, 2018
The Buckeyes make history again! Today's win marks @OhioStateFB's 900th #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/WqXinvKCeW
— Michael V. Drake (@OSUPrezDrake) September 8, 2018
choosing a postgame bourbon pic.twitter.com/YFqsojoVjy
— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) September 8, 2018
Next week is a team with a pulse. Maybe a weak one, but it's there. Let's see if the optimism holds.
