Okay. I, uh... what do we have here? What did we learn from this? Anything? Anything at all?
No? We'll just keep watching the same head slam into the same wall over and over again for eternity? Sweet.
And look, I grew up in the 90's, which means I'm exactly the right age to avoid having this loss be truly devastating to my sanity, but also it sure as hell feels pretty damn familiar. I will say that this particular loss to Michigan has its own special flavor of vomit in that an obviously superior Ohio State team seemed utterly hell-bent on playing literally the only kind of football that would lead to a loss to a one-dimensional opponent, but... oh, wait, my apologies: it's the same damn thing. I'm 11 again and nothing matters.
If you play not to lose, you make it much more difficult to win. My hope is that Ryan Day and Chip Kelly (re-re-re) learn this before the Buckeyes likely host what is going to be the weirdest denouement in Ohio State history.
Here's some tweets, or whatever!
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 30, 2024
Electric pic.twitter.com/zToYE0ZNtb
— Colton Denning (@Dubsco) November 30, 2024
All 10 Michigan points have come on drives where it didnt get a first down.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) November 30, 2024
Say what you want about Ryan Day but credit to him for getting all of the coaches and players on board with purposely trying to avoid the Big Ten Championship game to be fresh for the playoff. 4d chess move
— Ben Koo (@bkoo) November 30, 2024
A run on 3rd-and-8 was an interesting choice. pic.twitter.com/Z4wFHKyOXz
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) November 30, 2024
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) November 30, 2024
I cant believe this guy was aggressive all season on 4th down just to cower against Michigan and settle for a field position game and field goals - only to miss them!
— AthletesInSpace (@AthletesInSpace) November 30, 2024
THIS IS A WOMEN'S HOCKEY SITE NOW, AS GOD INTENDED
Your 2024 Woen's Ice Hockey National CHAPIONS @OhioStateWHKY pic.twitter.com/ukK3BRsRf9
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) November 30, 2024
ANYWAY:
you can literally feel how furious every Ohio State fan in that building is ... people just blood-screaming in-between every play when Ohio State has the ball, that calm nervous buzz every time they get into a huddle
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2024
Defense cannot bail you out forever. Just a completely neutered OSU offensive approach.
— Beau Bishop (@BeauBishop) November 30, 2024
What an unbelievable scene at Ohio Stadium. Postgame melee between the teams. Police sprayed pepper spray. Unreal.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) November 30, 2024
Michigan tried to plant the flag again at midfield, Jack Sawyer ripped it off and threw it. pic.twitter.com/xpU0fWbVof
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) November 30, 2024
If Ohio State makes a FG against Georgia in 2022, Ryan Day probably has a national championship. Make chip shot FGs today and you avoid this loss.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) November 30, 2024
It's a game of inches and Ohio State is almost always short of them in the biggest games.
Ohio State playcalling today pic.twitter.com/r2LxiARr0P
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) November 30, 2024
Im still waiting on Ashton Kutcher to come out
— Tyvis Powell (@1Tyvis) November 30, 2024
The only advantage Michigan had in that game on paper was its defensive tackles, and Ohio States offensive gameplan was to run directly into their facemasks 25 times
— Gene Ross (@Gene_Ross23) November 30, 2024
Top Michigan upsets over OSU, since Bo-Woody, in chronological order:
— John U. Bacon (@Johnubacon) November 30, 2024
-1969: #12 UM v. #1 OSU, defending national champs.
-1993: NR UM v. #5 OSU
-1995: 18 UM v. 2 OSU
-1996: 21 UM v. 2 OSU
-2024: NR UM v. 2 OSU
Think 2024 might top them all.
Ohio State was shut out in the second half and its last first down was with 5:59 of the third quarter.
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) November 30, 2024
I find that even more stunning than losing the game to Michigan.
Mel Tucker has more wins against Michigan than Ryan Day.
— Matt in Michigan (@Matt_inMichigan) November 30, 2024
After Ohio State's missed FG late in the third quarter to keep the game at 10-10, here's how both sides played the rest of the game out:
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) November 30, 2024
- Michigan: 27 plays, 134 yards, 15:01 TOP
- Ohio State: 7 plays, 10 yards, 1:57 TOP
Thatll do it for the regular season, but there is a pretty good chance well all be back here in three weeks for the first round of the College Football Playoff. pic.twitter.com/7giAm9p0dW
— Tom Orr (@TomOrr4) November 30, 2024
YEAH, GOOD QUESTION
What happened? pic.twitter.com/gd4JYB75W7
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 30, 2024
And now the Buckeyes play Tennessee, or something? Things are getting progressively more weird, so we'll be here for that. See you... eventually!
