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Topic: Next year.

Topic: Next year.

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allen
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Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 4:41:31 PM

Can we end all of the close calls post? Can we stop validating ourselves by beating a team who beats one good opponent? We have to stop with the fake mental victories. We need to believe in our team and stop celebrating playing ECU close, its disgusting.

Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes

Pete Chouteau
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 5:00:04 PM

But I was just about to bring out the cake!

colobobcat66
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 5:05:19 PM

allen wrote:

I don't have any idea what "believe in our team" means in the context of your post. Please enlighten me.

allen
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 5:23:59 PM

We are better than celebrating close calls especially to East Carolina. It is truly disgusting to celebrate losing to an average team by 17 points. The book of Proverbs says so as a man thinketh so is he. Is that what we are? When do we graduate from that mentality. We schedule games to win not to make a good showing.

Last Edited: 12/29/2013 5:50:52 PM by allen

Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes

Robert Fox
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 5:44:47 PM

I'm not sure what you're referring to. It doesn't seem there has been much celebrating of this bowl game performance, at least not on BA.com. Some, including me, have acknowledged some good individual play, but that's not the same as being satisfied with the overall performance.

colobobcat66
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 5:59:29 PM

Name one person celebrating the loss to E Carolina and I'll listen to your meanderings.

Doc Bobcat
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 6:06:19 PM

Why is this thread called "next year"? Does this mean we can look forward to reading more posts about how much the team and BAers suck? Wow....can't wait.

allen
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 6:13:47 PM

I like you, love the Cats, but I am tired of celebrating dare I say small victories. There is a whole thread dedicated to us playing ECU close and even one thanking Marshall for a bowl victory as if that validates us. It does not and we are much better than that. Next year, we can establish a new identity. We can have better expectations. I am only being real. so don't get emotional. This is a just an opinion from an Ohio U fan. If you want to continue saying we almost had them, then go ahead, I will just look past it.

Last Edited: 12/29/2013 6:18:18 PM by allen

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Bcat2
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 6:20:35 PM

1 Looking past this topic/thread.

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Robert Fox
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 12/29/2013 6:25:14 PM

The thread about Marshall has nothing to do with Ohio, and wasn't intended to. That announcement from OCF was nearly as predictable as the sun. (In case you're the last person on earth to know, OCF is a Marshall fan, second only to Ohio.) I don't think he intended the post as some feather in Ohio's cap.

Rowdy Rufus
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/3/2014 2:25:20 PM

Our OOC schedule is not going to be easy next year with the possible exception of Idaho 1-11.
Eastern Ill made it to the semi finals in FCS and look to return the majority of that team. Kentucky replaces only a few players on both sides of the ball. Marshall is Marshall… They will replace the majority of their defense but frankly their offense is what scares me.

I'm anxious to see our cross over opponents. I can't help to think we won't be able to dodge the NIU, Toledo bullit again. I'm guessing we could pick up NIU and WMU this season. Maybe we lose EMU and CMU….

Rumors are that Miami may be getting some transfers from nearby schools ie.. Notre Dame. (graduates with 1 year of eligibility remaining)

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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/3/2014 4:04:46 PM

Rowdy Rufus wrote:

UK is going to be miles ahead of where they were this past season, but not close to what they will be in a few years. Their recruiting class is scary good for a bottom dwellar in the SEC. I like that Ohio is playing them in 2014 rather than 2015 or 2016.

L.C.
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/3/2014 4:16:22 PM

I am not expecting great things next year, but you never know. I think preseason Ohio will be picked for about 5th in the East, but I think that if they work hard this winter, and keep improving as the year progresses, they have a shot at another bowl.

�We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.� ― Epictetus

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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/3/2014 4:21:42 PM

I'm just hoping next year brings better play calling and utilization of the players we have!

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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/3/2014 9:59:45 PM

L.C. wrote:

Ohio could win the MAC this year with a quality performance out of the QB position. That is the biggest question mark on the team regardless of past dissatisfaction with T2's performance.

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allen
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/4/2014 2:17:39 PM

Uncle Wes, I agree.

Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes

OhioCatFan
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/4/2014 11:57:05 PM

allen wrote:

Uncle Wes, I agree.

Me, too. With a better offense I think we would have done much better in the second half of the season. I was expecting the games with BGSU, Beefs and KSU to be shoot outs not blowouts. Next year the defense will be better. If Vick can step up as a dual-threat QB, I think we'll be in good shape. Go OHIO!

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L.C.
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/5/2014 12:59:26 AM

They might do better than i think, but only if all the pieces fall in place. In any case, this is the time of yr when they determine what kind of season they will have by how hard they push themselves in winter conditioning. Give me a team full of super iron bobcats and you have a team that wins q4.

�We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.� ― Epictetus

RSBobcat
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/5/2014 2:49:14 AM

I have to really wonder what the first play from scrimmage next year will be? And the second....................

RS Bobcat

OUcats82
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/5/2014 9:09:28 AM

_______________________________ up the middle?

Ohio-The State University

Pataskala
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RE: Next year.

Posted: 1/5/2014 10:56:44 AM

TUTM.

We will get by.
We will get by.
We will get by.
We will survive.

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