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Regarding Ohio State football
To Mr. White, please: About Ohio State’s defeat over Michigan: An excessive amount of hype creates excessive emotion, which in turn causes an excessive number of careless fouls, dubious coaching choices, and player errors. To beat Michigan, Buckeye Nation and the squad desperately need to tone down the pregame hoopla, cool down a little, and have coaches think better and players play smarter. I’m not advocating they follow in J.J. McCarthy’s footsteps and start practicing meditation.
To the editor: Ohio State suffered a blow to the mouth from Michigan for the second consecutive year. Startling, to put it mildly. The defeat this year was more worse than the previous one. Up until it didn’t, everything was set up for an OSU victory: ideal weather, superior talent, etc. Two plays catch my attention. The first was the Michigan linebacker’s jump pass, which showed a degree of ingenuity that the Ohio State coaches obviously lack. The second play showed the OSU player’s lack of focus and discipline when he head-butted a Michigan player on the sidelines. It’s easy to believe that your team is exceptional when they defeat cupcakes 40-0. Give Mike Vrabel a call!
Editor: Is it not the case that OSU spent several million dollars to strengthen the defense? I feel like, at least in the most recent game, it became worse. No safety nets returned, even after it was obvious to everyone—aside from the billionaire coaches, apparently—that UM could pass? Nothing changed at the half? Additionally, it seems like someone needs to improve on tackling, as it’s practically at an all-time low right now. Is a new period of John Cooperism imminent?
To the Editors: I would want to contribute a voice that seems to be lost to the cavalcade of letters on The Game you must be getting this week, even at the risk of adding to it.
With a few notable exceptions, the most common story around here is how and why Ohio State was defeated. Every day, I read about Ohio State’s errors and miscalculations. Even the Dispatch published a piece on Tuesday speculating that the game’s momentum might have been altered by a different fourth-down decision. Ohio State may have lost with a “few big plays.” (Is this like a Phillies fan saying they should have won the World Series but for a couple bad pitches?) Of course, the fact that Michigan prevailed is another factor. The difference issubdued but important. Even while it may not be nice for some, a decisive victory is one that is achieved at the opponent’s home field by 22 points when their greatest player is out. Did the Wolverines do better on the field? Is it even possible to argue that Michigan was the superior football team?
I wonder if the fundamental belief of Buckeye football in central Ohio—that Ohio State should win whenever and whenever they play—is contributing to the issue. And if they don’t, a terrible mistake has been made. Depending on your point of view, this assumption may be described as either confidence or arrogance. This high bar may be justified by Ohio State’s football program’s superior player development and recruiting practices. But in the modern landscape of college football, is that even somewhat possible? Is it expensive and risky? Greek tragedy is a product of hubris, an engulfing pride that denies our human limitations, as the ancient writers taught us. Given the rivalry’s history over the last 20 years,We Michigan supporters are grateful for and honor the fact that our successes over the last two years have come as a surprise. And these are even sweeter than you would imagine, I promise.
