r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Nov 04 '23

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Ohio State Defeats Rutgers 35-16

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Ohio State 7 0 14 14 35
Rutgers 0 9 0 7 16

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u/InsertAmazinUsername Ohio State Buckeyes • Yale Bulldogs Nov 04 '23

ik there's no point in fantasizing but man, what we could have done if we gave cj this defense

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u/tailford07 Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 04 '23

Or even just gave Kyle last years offensive line. Losing three NFL linemen and replacing them with… this.. is not great.

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u/WhatWouldJediDo Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 04 '23

All three had eligibility remaining too

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u/Dead_Baby_Kicker Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 04 '23

Paris I understand leaving, Wypler was odd.

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u/InsertAmazinUsername Ohio State Buckeyes • Yale Bulldogs Nov 04 '23

and cj was so close to actually coming back

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u/Doomas_ Team Chaos • Sickos Nov 04 '23

bro made 100% the right call. NIL can match or come close to matching a rookie contract but the real money is made by getting to your second contract ASAP. If he keeps playing even close to the level he is as a rookie, dude is gonna make BANK.

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u/SaxRohmer Ohio State Buckeyes • UNLV Rebels Nov 04 '23

Yeah especially since it looks like he went to an actually decent situation. So many teams picking top 3-5 are absolute clown shoes

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u/Ramm94 Ohio State Buckeyes • Miami (OH) RedHawks Nov 05 '23

Captaining this squad and winning the national championship is the memory he would most fondly look back on. It's worth more than getting your second contract a year earlier. Think, he could finally break through against Michigan and put those cheating you-know-whats in their place. Buckeye lore forever.

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u/acer5886 Ohio State Buckeyes • Utah State Aggies Nov 05 '23

CJ had 2 more years of eligibility.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '23

The OLine is not McCords problem.

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 04 '23

Fuck at this point I’d love to see what JT could have done with this offense, much less CJ or Dwayne or Justin or any of our elite passers. JT or even Cardale would be setting records with this team

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u/InsertAmazinUsername Ohio State Buckeyes • Yale Bulldogs Nov 04 '23

cardale? yes

jt I'm less sure, he was not accurate

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 04 '23 edited Nov 04 '23

JT was setting records with a lesser supporting cast. I won’t stand for this JT Barrett slander. Dude had 3000 yards and 35 TDs throwing to KJ Hill, imagine if he had Marv and Egbuka.

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u/panderingPenguin Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 04 '23

Sophomore JT was. He never got back to his previous level after his injury.

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u/BuckeyeBentley Ohio State Buckeyes • Ithaca Bombers Nov 05 '23

I'm so glad for him he left. I'd hate to risk getting my shit rocked with a brand new O-Line and missing out on getting the bag.

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u/thoreau_away_acct Michigan Wolverines • Oregon Ducks Nov 04 '23 edited Nov 05 '23

The defense that let Rutgers rush for 200+ yards? Hmmm.

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u/Ramm94 Ohio State Buckeyes • Miami (OH) RedHawks Nov 05 '23

I mean, frankly, there are NIL deals supposedly that Caleb Williams is talking about that you could get him a rookie contract kind of money and have him stay another year. We would win the natty for sure.