Joined now by Dave Holmes and Adam
Kang from 10 TV and by Timmy Hall,
former Buckeye receiver Devier Posey.
You hear him now on 97.1 the fan de Vere.
Do you have concerns when it comes
to the Ohio State running game?
Can the Buckeyes win this game
if they can't run the ball?
Honestly, my biggest concerns
are with Mayan Williams #3.
If that guy is healthy,
this offense has a whole new identity.
I always think back to that drive
in the north in the Notre Dame game
earlier this year when we had to score.
It was a drive where Mayan just
let his whole personality out,
dragging guys, taking it all the way in.
He was about to throw up on the goal line,
he waved trevion off and he
dove in and got the touchdown.
And I just believe all.
Although the fan base and many
people might think this offense
goes off of CJ Stroud,
I believe when we've struggled
this year it's been without mind.
So if Maya can come out and run
hard and play that Ohio State,
Michigan cloud of dust type of running game,
I believe we got a big chance
to win this game.
But
you're saying you're saying they
have to. Have a running game
that we have to have.
Mayan Williams running the ball.
Well, what if he's not available?
Can they win with with?
What about that? Yeah, I love
what he showed.
I love what he showed last week.
Obviously there hasn't been a big
enough portion, but you know,
with a game like Michigan and
Ball security being on the line,
a young freshman,
obviously he's going to be
put to test and I want to see
Trevion hit the hole a little bit
harder this week and obviously
he has one of the biggest.
We don't know. We don't even
know if he's going to go
down. He has one of the best
offensive lines in the country.
These guys are grading out high.
I think that Adam mentioned they're
grading out at the at the championship
grade and I see 90% grades all over PFF.
And so for them to have a guy behind
him that's not hitting the hole,
it's kind of making him look bad.
Adam, I think we can agree the
strength of this Ohio State football
team is the air attack CJ Stroud
and the stable receiver is the
best in the country with that said.
Do you wanna see the Buckeye stretch
the field against these guys?
If Weathers and I think the weather
is going to be our you want
to see them stretch it.
Because I don't know that Michigan
has played an offense as talented
as Ohio State is or what the
receivers Ohio State is. I
think that 100% Ohio State wins this
game with their play action passing,
and I think it starts with my
end and Trey and even dallen,
you've got to be able to run the ball,
but the second you get Michigan to take
one step towards the line of scrimmage,
you've got this.
Ohio State game, they they there's one,
because this is what it's this
Ohio State receiver room is no
doubt the best in the country.
And the second you have those
guys worrying about the running,
you talked to veer,
when the run game struggles,
everything else struggles because,
well, they're just dropping eight
guys in coverage and saying,
you know what,
figure it out because you're
not going to throw three guys
against eight and win that battle.
So yes,
it needs to be bombs away and it
needs to be take shots downfield,
which will come if they can run the football,
if they can get 4 yards,
we're not talking about they need.
8 yard runs every every three plays.
They just gotta get 4 yards of play,
4 yards of play and next thing you
know they've got this game one.
Alright Timmy, we thank Michigan's
defense is pretty stout.
What that said, have they played the
caliber of offense that of an Ohio State.
What the weapons they have and my
question is why can't Ohio State
just go out there and light them up?
Like we saw what Urban Meyer
did to him in his last game,
put 62 thought about putting 70 on him.
Yeah, I mean that's honestly.
I I go into this one with a lot of questions.
I feel like there's a lot of
unknowns because you mentioned the
schedule breakdown for both teams,
right Dom Michigan's non conference.
Was that just a complete joke?
I mean that that should never happen
at this level of college football.
I'm more for and and I love
the Mac and and everything.
I even love the FCS.
But I think you need to get
to a point where it's FBS,
maybe even power 5 versus power
five and all 12 games and that
would be fun for everybody.
But Michigan is not seen
an offense like Ohio State.
You could also make the case that.
Ohio State hasn't had to go up
against a tough, hard nosed defense.
Everyday practice,
everyday practice, everyday
practice. But, but come on,
that's selling the intensity
of the game a little bit short.
You cannot replicate that
in a practice in the woody,
even if you put the,
you know, the the sticker one.
Yeah, the the tape,
the colored tape on the helmets,
which I think is an amazing thing to sort
of set the mood that Ohio State does.
I love how people on social media didn't
understand what was going on with that,
so they were just rocking them.
20 years, yeah, there's the thing here,
but it's.
The way that Michigan has played
this past obviously last year,
and you know that there's gonna
be some carryover with their
attitude going into this game,
it's I respect how fast and hard they play.
It's one thing to to criticize Jim Harbaugh
and his overall performance in big games,
but that he has seemed to gotten
them on track despite turnover with
their coaching staff where they're
playing extremely hard all the
time despite my questions if J.
Mccarthys that good of
a throwing quarterback,
whether that's, you know,
CJ Stroud in Ohio State's offense,
if we think they're gonna light it up or not,
it's it's going to be
interesting on Saturday.
Dave, last thing, how much of this
game is on CJ Stroud's shoulders and
do you see him running on Saturday?
So this is interesting for Stroud's legacy
because he's on the short list right now
of best quarterbacks in Ohio State history.
He's right there with Fields and
Braxton and Troy Smith and JT Barrett
on stats and longevity, for sure.
But. He would be one of the.
I mean, how many? How long has it been?
Let me ask this question since an Ohio
State starting quarterback left school
without being without beating Michigan.
No pants. Yeah, exactly.
I think we can all agree that CJ
Stroud is probably out after this year.
I think that's fairly safe.
So for him to leave.
Oh, and two would be wild.
He deserves better. He's better than that.
So he needs to go out there and
get the job done. Now, will he run?
Yes. And if he runs well,
he will run straight to New York City
to grab himself a Heisman Trophy after
this if they win this game in the Big 10.
Championship,
so a lot of the line for CJ,
I do think that they started to
turn him loose a little bit more on
keeping the ball on some option plays.
And this is the game where you
put your body on the line,
no doubt. Alright guys, great stuff.
Be sure and keep it on 10 TV and 97 point.