Bowl implications and conference takeaways

1 hour and 43 minutes

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1. Offense vs Ohio State

Starts at :51

Good thing this is pivoting to being a snacks podcast. Combos are way up there as far as gas station snacks go. Every time Ohio State got into a 3rd down situation they would just drop back and throw it to an open receiver. When Michigan was in this situation, Ohio State would just man up and Bryce had nowhere to throw. Those substitutions that happened all season continued in this game. Is trophy done going brrr? You cannot have this many holes in your team and expect to compete with Ohio State. The offensive line didn't look as dominated as it seemed, if Jordan Marshall and Justice Haynes played the whole game they'd probably break some more big runs. It didn't seem like Chip Lindsey brought much into this game that was built off of what they had been doing all season. Maybe Bryce froze up (pun not intended) a bit. He only had five throws at halftime? Guarnera actually looked really good, Frazier and Sprague held their ground. The reasons this offense didn't shine this season weren't because of the offensive line. Who's even going to sit out on offense in the bowl game? 

2. Defense vs Ohio State

Starts at 29:05

Giving up 27 points to Ohio State seems not that bad but we're still done with Wink. Ohio State's 3rd down conversions were the easiest possible. Neither Barham nor Derrick Moore got anywhere near Sayin all game. The 5-2 came back... It's year two, the defense shouldn't be this simplified. Yes, simplify it early on but it cannot be simplified against Ohio State. He learned nothing from the USC game, Wink needs to get fired and if he isn't then that's on Sherrone. There was a 20 play 81 yard field goal drive that took 12 minutes off the clock. That goal line stand was nice, though. Ohio State was at their own 10 but the backups were in?? Also it's a Fox broadcast, there's plenty of time to rest your starters during tv timeouts! There's a lot of work that needs to be done on the defensive line going into next year. The waves of elite defensive tackles has run its course. 

3. Hot Takes, Game Theory, and Special Teams

Starts at 53:38

Takes hotter than... idk. I'm out of ideas just like Michigan's coaches. The first sign that it was over was when Ohio State declined a holding call and then held Michigan on 3rd and 5. Zvada made field goals and a mob didn't have to come after Brian (they would've been right to do so). Hollenbeck had an 11 yard punt. Keeping Andrew Marsh just to fair catch punts is a valuable skill, don't make him a kick returner though. Kicking field goals early on 4th down felt like the right thing at the time, it could've been a stupid blizzard game later. You'd trust Zvada to make these field goals more than you'd trust the offense to get six yards in the redzone. Apparently an Ohio State player had head butted a Michigan player and Barham was demonstrating - but also don't do that. Jeremiah Smith almost had the funniest application of the worst rule in football. There were a lot of Ohio State fans at this game, how does that keep happening? Were there Ohio State fans near you and if so what was the experience near them like? 

4. Around the Big Ten with Jamie Mac

Starts at 1:25:11

Oregon 26, Washington 14
Washington's hyped offense just never came true in any of their big games this year. Oregon locks up a playoff bid, they'll probably get the G5 bid or the ACC champions.

Penn State 40, Rutgers 36
Congrats to Penn State on getting bowl eligibility. This was a shootout. Tamper with the Rutgers receivers. 

Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 7
Wisconsin is not good. 

Michigan State 38, Maryland 28
Jonathan Smith was fired after this recording. There might've been 10,000 fans at this game but the weather kept a lot of people home. 

Illinois 20, Northwestern 13
Snow game! 

Iowa 40, Nebraska 16
Just a first half blowout without much effort in the 2nd half. A very disappointing ending to Nebraska's season. Nebraska is 2-10 the last three years in November.

USC 29, UCLA 10
UCLA lead at halftime and then USC ran away with it in the 2nd half. 

Indiana 56, Purdue 3
A year after Indiana gave Purdue their worst loss in the rivalry they give Purdue their first home loss in the rivalry.

MUSIC:

• "Colors Change"—Tanks and Bangas
• "Too Good Too Bad"—Jason Scott and the High Heat
• "My Girlfriend Doesn't Worry"—Jeffrey Lewis and the Voltage
• “Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra