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6 years ago

Ep. 110: Playoff talk; Schiano talk; Will Ohio State's playmakers or Wisconsin O-line control game?

Preview the Big Ten Championship between Ohio Sta…

Preview the Big Ten Championship between Ohio State and Wisconsin on this Buckeye Talk with Bill Landis, Doug Lesmerises and Tim Bielik of cleveland.com. Will the Badgers' offensive line control the game? Is Wisconsin QB Alex Hornibrook better than you think? Can the Ohio State receivers burn the Wisconsin secondary? Plus, we talk what the Buckeyes need to do to make the College Football Playoff and how big a threat Alabama and Clemson might be. And we rant about the chaos of the Greg Schiano-Tennessee situation. There's a lot going on here, trust us. So listen.

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6 years ago

Michigan postgame: Ohio State playoff hopes; Was Dwayne Haskins the better QB to win this game?

Dwayne Haskins relieved an injured J.T. Barrett i…

Dwayne Haskins relieved an injured J.T. Barrett in the third quarter against Michigan and saved the Buckeyes, who rallied for a 31-20 win. But was Haskins actually the necessary quarterback for Ohio State to win this game? Was his arm needed to beat the Wolverines? Tim Bielik, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down Ohio State's victory in J.T. Barrett's absence. Then we delve into Ohio State's playoff hopes in the aftermath of Alabama's loss to Auburn. If the Buckeyes beat Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship next week, will Ohio State make the playoff, or will the playoff committee pick the Crimson Tide? It's The Game and the playoff on this podcast.

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7 years ago

Michigan State postgame: Buckeyes play like a top-4 team; possible LB changes

That 48-3 thrashing of Michigan State was Ohio St…

That 48-3 thrashing of Michigan State was Ohio State at its best. So do you celebrate the bounceback or wonder what could have been? Tim, Bill and Doug break down the win, get into a little playoff talk, discuss whether there should be new starting linebackers, examine the few deep ball shots the Buckeyes took, and figure out where that run game came from.

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7 years ago

Iowa Postgame: Disastrous loss; LB coaching problems; Ignoring run game

What happened in Ohio State's shocking 55-24 loss…

What happened in Ohio State's shocking 55-24 loss to Iowa and what should the Buckeyes do next? In this massive postgame podcast, Bill Landis, Doug Lesmerises and Tim Bielik break it all down. How much is Urban Meyer to blame? Why won't the Buckeyes run J.K. Dobbins more? How poorly is Bill Davis coaching the linebackers? Should Dwayne Haskins get some time at quarterback now? Are the Buckeyes still the Big Ten favorites despite this loss? That and more on this huge Buckeye Talk.

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7 years ago

Penn State postgame: Stunning comeback changes Buckeyes; Barrett Heisman talk; radical kickoff ideas

In this postgame Buckeye Talk podcast, Doug Lesme…

In this postgame Buckeye Talk podcast, Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Tim Bielik imagine how drastically different everyone would view the Buckeyes and Urban Meyer if Ohio State hadn't managed this thrilling 39-38 comeback. Landis makes a case for J.T. Barrett as the Heisman Trophy frontrunner, we ponder potential radical solutions to the devastating kickoff problems and decide if this was the best Ohio State game we've ever seen in person.

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