CFP Semifinal Prediction Thread: Texas vs. Ohio St...Two Will Enter, One Will Emerge Victorious

We need a dependable kicker to win. State has a good defense and our offense will have to settle for 3 more than once in this game . Some attempted kicks will be 40+ yards. Routine for State’s kicker; an adventure for our kicker.
Also, our defense will need to play much better than they did against ASU in order to win this game.
Horns 20
State. 24
 
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Regardless of the outcome, we can rest assured that couches will be aflame in Columbus that night.

Is it true that every power punch arcade game in Columbus has the speed bag in the shape of a Clemson helmet?
 
The sports world predicted Day would lose his job a little more than a month ago. Yes they are playing well over the last two games, but they are definitely beatable. Biggest concern is our kicking game.

Horns 14
Meatchicken’s Beach 10
 
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Every stat tells me that OSU is the better team - and the stats are pretty convincing. My head says OSU will win; Texas will have to play a near-perfect game to be competitive (and the last "near-perfect game" is a distant memory). My heart says that miracles do happen (it worked for the USA hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics) - and I'm going out on the limb for a miracle:

Texas 31
OSU 27
 
HornHuskerDad said:
Every stat tells me that OSU is the better team - and the stats are pretty convincing. My head says OSU will win; Texas will have to play a near-perfect game to be competitive (and the last "near-perfect game" is a distant memory). My heart says that miracles do happen (it worked for the USA hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics) - and I'm going out on the limb for a miracle:

Texas 31
OSU 27
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“Do you believe in miracles?…..YES!!”

I still get chills when I see that replay.
 
With the media, there's a new narrative for each team basically every week after their game. Lose to Michigan? Fire Day! Beat Oregon? He's the coach of the year. Complete a 4th and 13 pass in OT to beat ASU? Quinn Ewers is clutch. Play mediocre against Vandy and Kentucky? Why doesn't Sark put Manning in. It's kind of laughable. There is only one game that matters Friday and its UT vs OSU. Who knows what the narrative will be AFTER that game. I'm hopeful but not optimistic. But I really thought we'd dominate ASU from start to finish. So you never know. Don't forget, most of these players are 19-21 years-old. Do most of you remember how stupid you were at that age? I cringe at some of my decisions back then. OSU is human. We can win. Hook 'em!!
 
0855
Isn't hopeful optimistic? It is ok to be optimistic.
I am sure Sark and the team are confident they will win.
Your last two sentences show your real feeling and are all that matter.
We will win .Hook'em !
 
I think the game will largely come down to our offensive line. The 3 games will struggled we couldn’t run the ball. We need a decent run game to stay out of 2nd and 3rd and long and to keep defense honest. Also oh st pass rush is really good. Have to give Quinn time.
And the ol is a little banged up. They have to have their best game. Defense needs to control smith which I tend to think they will.
 
Horn6721 said:
0855
Isn't hopeful optimistic? It is ok to be optimistic.
I am sure Sark and the team are confident they will win.
Your last two sentences show your real feeling and are all that matter.
We will win .Hook'em !
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Not the same thing. When I was trudging though the Sahara desert I was hopeful for some shade and rain. But under a cloudless sky I was not optimistic that it was going to.:D
 
0855
I understand your experience( why were you trudging thru the Sahara desert anyway?)
but if you look up the definition of optimistic in Webster it lists hopeful.
And I stand by my reading of your post.
You are optimistic which is a good thing.
Can never have too much.
 
Horn6721 said:
0855
I understand your experience( why were you trudging thru the Sahara desert anyway?)
but if you look up the definition of optimistic in Webster it lists hopeful.
And I stand by my reading of your post.
You are optimistic which is a good thing.
Can never have too much.
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Whatever. LOL. You are most certainly entitled to your interpretation.
 
BornOrange0855 said:
Don't forget, most of these players are 19-21 years-old. Do most of you remember how stupid you were at that age? I cringe at some of my decisions back then. OSU is human. We can win. Hook 'em!!
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if I had been 25% as motivated and committed as these young men are when I was that age, I can't imagine what might have been.
 
HornHuskerDad said:
Every stat tells me that OSU is the better team - and the stats are pretty convincing. My head says OSU will win; Texas will have to play a near-perfect game to be competitive (and the last "near-perfect game" is a distant memory). My heart says that miracles do happen (it worked for the USA hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics) - and I'm going out on the limb for a miracle:

Texas 31
OSU 27
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I don't know what to think. Even in 2006 I believed Texas could/would win when no one gave us a chance and questioned why an undefeated Texas was there over better 1-loss teams. tOSU beat the hell out of Oregon and Tenn. but I have no barometer of either. Tenn was at their place but jeez the week before tOSU lost to Mich. at home and not in a good way. why would losing 4 straight be any less motivation than a playoff? Got me. Longhorns won a squeaker, in overtime to ASU. My 2 cents, ASU QB and RB played out of their minds, It was a great personal performance by both, but they lost and in the end, QE and his band acted like no big deal in the end. The ending was, "of course, I will intercept this ball in overtime, that is how WE roll. Texas had a team that would have lost but won together without drama, and ASU could have won but lost with drama if you watched closely. My guess is an emotionally gassed ASU had no chance in the next round win or lose.
I am not saying Texas mails it in, I think they never stop believing they will win, and Sark Exudes that confidence. Bad **** happens. hike the ball for the next play. Kinda scary for them if you ask me. This team, this culture is not without mistakes but their sh*t is professional.
 
LonghornDave said:
I don't know what to think. Even in 2006 I believed Texas could/would win when no one gave us a chance and questioned why an undefeated Texas was there over better 1-loss teams. tOSU beat the hell out of Oregon and Tenn. but I have no barometer of either. Tenn was at their place but jeez the week before tOSU lost to Mich. at home and not in a good way. why would losing 4 straight be any less motivation than a playoff? Got me. Longhorns won a squeaker, in overtime to ASU. My 2 cents, ASU QB and RB played out of their minds, It was a great personal performance by both, but they lost and in the end, QE and his band acted like no big deal in the end. The ending was, "of course, I will intercept this ball in overtime, that is how WE roll. Texas had a team that would have lost but won together without drama, and ASU could have won but lost with drama if you watched closely. My guess is an emotionally gassed ASU had no chance in the next round win or lose.
I am not saying Texas mails it in, I think they never stop believing they will win, and Sark Exudes that confidence. Bad **** happens. hike the ball for the next play. Kinda scary for them if you ask me. This team, this culture is not without mistakes but their sh*t is professional.
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I think the thing that scares me more than Jeremiah Smith is that the seniors on tOSU circled the wagons after the Michigan loss and called on each other for accountability and all that voodoo behind-the-scenes stuff and it seems to have worked. When you have that kind of talent AND leadership, it has a snowball effect. The Oregon game really only scratched the surface of that effect because the game was over 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter.

Will Howard seems to have gotten his **** together for the playoffs, and while I was never scared of him at KSU, he was respectable. Now with that line and skill position talent, his job is a lot easier than when we beat him with our backup QB last year.

Their D is going to make our run game look even worse than it did this past week, if that's even possible.
 
IvanDiabloHorn said:
Showing my age here, but when I grew up people referred to Texas simply as “The University”. I guess it changed when every school in Texas decided to be a “University”.
i still refer to Texas as “the University” when asked where I went to school.
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I always liked & @ times wish we stilll self referenced as "Varsity"...because we are.
 
Not that I've watched much but I haven't seen one talking head give Texas much of a chance in this game. The word blowout has crept into the conversation. OSU has not faced a defense as good as ours all year, so we have that going for us. But I also do not think we are going to win this game. But we can. Having said all of that it's prediction time. Since there is no penalty for being wrong and no reward for being right I might as well go with my desire, not my reality. Therefore:

Texas 20
OSU 17
 
Posted this on another thread..


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Burton of OTF on the kicking situation...

"While I don’t expect there will be an announcement of any sort, I am hearing that Will Stone is a very realistic possibility to take over at placekicker for Bert Auburn this week. Stone has taken multiple reps with the first team unit on field goals during practices. And no, that is not a common occurrence. In fact, it’s the first time that Stone has taken first team reps all year long."
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My bad. It is possible. Go in tied at 34. First team possession in OT ends in fumble or int. Second possession opts for FG instead of playing for TD. I’ll go back to wishing and hoping. Do not like tOSU.
 
Horns11 said:
I think the thing that scares me more than Jeremiah Smith is that the seniors on tOSU circled the wagons after the Michigan loss and called on each other for accountability and all that voodoo behind-the-scenes stuff and it seems to have worked. When you have that kind of talent AND leadership, it has a snowball effect. The Oregon game really only scratched the surface of that effect because the game was over 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter.

Will Howard seems to have gotten his **** together for the playoffs, and while I was never scared of him at KSU, he was respectable. Now with that line and skill position talent, his job is a lot easier than when we beat him with our backup QB last year.

Their D is going to make our run game look even worse than it did this past week, if that's even possible.
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Yeah. Unfortunately, Texas' big uglies got their butts kicked when we tried to run the ball against a smaller ASU defensive front.
 
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