Gabriel should have unloaded the ball instead of taking about 6 of the sacks OR used his legs more to run up field. He allowed a QB spy to run right at him and nail him. Not all his fault, of course. The line were tackling dummies all game. Congrats Buckeyes. You came to the party and created garbage time before the first half ended.
JOSHUA 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
I'm nowhere near 80 but I heard a lot of Armed Forces radio growing up as a military brat and they played a lot of old radio shows including Jack Benny, and it was pretty clear that during the 40s and 50s the Rose Bowl was already the "super bowl" of college football, as it was a common theme in those old shows to try and get to the game.
Congratulations to AZ State for an actual historic season that finished with taking a heavily favoured Texas team into overtime in the playoffs. Well done, Kenny Dillingham, for building a program on professional coaching, not professional hype.
Astounding season! I know they just locked him in for another 5 years, but he's gonna be a scorching hot commodity for a blue blood if he can replicate this year. So I hope they're throwing Jimbo money at him to lock him down.
@@Atwater20 Esp since UM manages to bring that pressure rushing just 4. That frees up a Lb to help cover the backfield. Combined with very diverse coverage schemes, that keeps the opposing Qb guessing too long, unti the pass rush gets to him. That was true late last year, and is again true late this season.
@@Jaso839 basically OSU just choked and even still about beat them if we had made those two field goals. I’ll take a loss there if it wakes us up like it obviously did
I agree I'm a o state and I was at a loss for what was going on but I don't know why they kept trying to run when you have the best receives like Klatt sed were not messing.
Definitely an amazing setting. Having been there for the UGA vs Oklahoma Rose Bowl, I can tell you it's fantastic. I will say the stadium needs a major upgrade. Only l level to get in for all fans. Fun to watch on tv too
Texas and Penn State were seeded over Ohio State because Ohio State lost to Michigan in the last game of the regular season, a loss no one saw coming, including Michigan fans. If that doesn't happen, a lot of these "problems" are fixed.
I saw it coming. Michigan coaching staff have every detail of Coach Ryan Day's play calling because of the sign stealing scandal. They can predict what Day will call. Day has to change it up...
Yeah that wasn’t out of the blue, there are many people north of Ohio who saw that coming, maybe not the outright win necessarily, but it was never gonna be what we saw in the Rose Bowl 😆
Who the heck are you to say Michigan fans didn’t see this coming? It’s the biggest rivalry in all of college football! Michigan has been the winningest team in college football for a hundred years! Michigan is still the national champions!
Yes, the only reason ASU was able to mount a comeback was our texas' offense couldn't stay on the field. All their drives were 3 & outs or quick scores until the 4th and overtime
Skattebo balled out, man, what a beast. ASU punched well above their weight - how can you not appreciate that team? PSU's defense looked the part, but Jeanty kept pounding it. Ton of heart and drive from that guy! Pads were cracking for the second straight game when OSU was on defense; probably the first time since 2019 that I'd call them Silver Bullets. These teams are leaving it all on the field. Best postseason since the inaugural 4-team playoff. And we still get another one tonight and three more after that. Love this sport.
I don't appreciate ASU because they run their mouth. I am a fan of classy and professional personal accountability. ASU, in particular Scattebo, Leavitt and Dillingham, don't have that. They talked a lot of that ish and lost the game.
did ASU punch above their weight or is the SEC just not as great as people say it is anymore? Keep in mind a Big 12 team rolled in out of nowhere and almost won the thing. Granted they had a garbage schedule but still.
I don't agree with the venue setup. Atlanta is overused as a location and definitely favors a specific team. Having the Peach bowl and the championship game in Atlanta is BS. The Championship game location as the Rose Bowl every year is a great idea. A lot of the country is tired of Jerry world and MBS.
I e been saying this for years! The bowl games are geographically set up for certain teams to have advantages. We have the rose bowl on the west coast, cotton and fiesta, peach and sugar in the south. Why can’t we have a bowl game in Detroit or Indy or NY in a dome? I know it’s cold but the dome will eliminate that. Not fair these west coast and south teams get to play home games and not have to travel. Everyone always says playing in the road in college football is the hardest thing….
One thing watching the Texas/ASU game that I noticed is that ASU looked like they not only wanted to win the game, but they were actually having fun playing on the stage. It was really refreshing to see.
I think Texas’s struggles all came down to lack of offensive production. Defense played phenomenal for 3 quarters, but had played on the field for too much of the game going into the final quarter and was tired. Texas could not get a long drive going to get their defense rest, and that allowed the Sun Devils to come back big in the 4th quarter. Regarding the targeting call, if they’re gonna call Texas for theirs, then they have to call the interception play on ASU where Bond was smoked while defenseless MID-AIR. That one was more targeting than the Texas call IMO. Also, if players can’t use the crown of their helmet to tackle, then players shouldn’t be able to use the crown to truck defenders when carrying the ball. If we’re trying to discourage dangerous play, then that’s a huge inconsistency.
@ lmao, there’s no Cope in there. Texas played awful against ASU and frankly deserved to lose. But they didn’t! And if the Texas that played yesterday plays the OSU that played yesterday, it’s gonna be a Longhorn slaughter. But when Texas plays like an elite team, like against Clemson, they can hang with anyone. Continue to be a hater. A bad win is still a win. Texas is playing next week, and ASU isn’t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is where you and all Texas fans can't be objective. There is no comparison. On the interception the defenders body clearly made first contact with the chest of the receiver. The guest official even said the targeting was targeting. It is why every sports media outlet has blown up the story. Because it was insane BS that stole a likely win from ASU.
I have to disagree with your complaints about the seedings. Hindsight is 20/20. After Ohio State lost to Michigan there is no way you can say that Ohio State deserved to be seeded above Penn State (Big10 #2) and Texas (SEC#2)? Why should Ohio State have been seeded ahead of teams that played in conference championship games and lost to the #1 and #2 teams in the country. I don't understand how you can legitimately say its obvious that the Big10 #3 should have been seeded above the Big#2 when Ohio State played themselves OUT of the Conference Championship game. After Ohio State lost to Michigan (which should matter and effect seeding) Texas was going to be slated to play Texas, Penn State, or ND. Its revisionist history to suggest its an easy call to say Ohio State should be seeded above all three of those teams. Oregon got hosed by Ohio State mailing in the Michigan game. No one knew Ohio State would finally show up.
@@afranciscart8465 Absolutely. The seeding isn't the issue. The format of playoffs is. Anyone complaining about the seeding doesn't know what he's talking about.
Requiring cable (ESPN) to see the College Football Playoff is not good for the sport. Boxing fell off in popularity among the general culture when the big fights became Pay-Per-View events.
This is capitalism. If you want to watch football, you have to subscribe to ESPN-that's the American way. It may sound harsh, but it's all about business. Colleges need to get paid to produce quality staff. Didn’t you notice how dull last week’s games were?
As a lifelong Buckeye fan a lot of respect for Oregon team and staff, they didn’t quit! Oregon and Dan Lanning such a great fit in the Big Ten! I agree the path they had in the playoffs was questionable at best. Lanning is such a class act!
horrible deal for the #1 seed to have their first playoff game against an on fire OSU team, that is NOT how the higher seeds should be treated. That being said...O-H! and Lanning is absolutely a class act
That’s quite understandable recency bias but just wrong. Gotta do it over a whole season. Jeremiah Smith had 0 yards in the second half versus Michigan, and they lost. Skattebo went 24-62 yards versus Texas State and ASU almost lost to them. Jeanty didn’t have a single game under 100 yards. Even today, his worst day, the two touchdowns Boise scored were solely because the defense completely sold on Jeanty. Hunter balled out basically every game on two sides. Neither are really anywhere close to Jeanty or Hunter this year, even if Smith is probably the best player at his best.
They do this mostly because of recruiting rankings. They need to wipe out preseason rankings as a legitimate metric. I have a hard time believing the CFP rankings accurately account for the top 60 teams when they create their top 25.
I agree Iowa did choke to Missouri u know who is an SEC team plz don’t take this a real jab but more of a friendly jab cuz I wanted u guys to win im also a big ten guy but I agree LANE KIFFIN WHERE U AT???!!!??
The SEC is 1-4 vs the B1G this postseason. The only loser is, I'll apologize now, Iowa. Except 8 ohio state over 9 Tennessee the SEC teams were all higher ranked. Now that everyone can pay players the field is leveled somewhat.
The first team they face that steps up and punches them in the mouth....they'll fold like a ravioli noodle. It'll take a Notre Dame or Georgia to do that.
When Ohio State is playing to their potential they’re definitely the best team in the country and this is coming from a Bama fan. PS: Cam Skataboo is officially my favorite non-Bama player in the country. Should’ve at least been in New York:
Validation from a fan from a fanbase that has just entered football purgatory. You must feel so very blessed to have been anointed with the magical waters of the Black Warrior, Ohio fans. You may now proceed with winning your chip. It has been approved.
As a die hard Nittany Lions 🦁 fan, I agree and admit the Buckeyes at their best, are the best!!! But, every single game is different, and you might not always have your A game, or breaks go your way!!!! WE ARE
If we are going to talk at length about the missed targeting on UT, can we at least acknowledge that there was a (more egregious) missed target on ASU on the Ewers interception play?
True, but given the chance to knock the rust off on a weaker team and the possibility that OSU cools, it could've been a more competitive matchup in the semis or championship. I'm an OSU fan and am thrilled with their playoff performances, but I don't feel confident that will continue.
@@banjohombre7252 Yes, I think so. But, sometimes it's not enough of an advantage. I think the way ASU played as massive underdogs demonstrates your point. OSU played at their upper limit, which is arguably the highest in CFB right now, so it seems that the bye advantage for Oregon wasn't enough.
Also they played in conference championship weekend so the amount of rust is equal to the teams with byes and the teams that had to play the first round.
I disagree, Ohio state definitely deserves to be lower than Penn state and Texas because they lost a second game and they lost to a terrible 6-5 Michigan team at home, so they deserved to be lower
And a 'terrible' Michigan team took down SEC powerhouse Alabama that all the pundit talking heads said should have made the CFP. And as a die hard Buckeye fan I find it very satisfying watching Michigan and Illinois take down the SEC.
@@freeclimb5487 I think it’s the first time ever not beating us and winning a natty if they can do it. What would be amazing is to see Penn State wake up and actually beat them in the finals or something haha, would be epic egg on their face
Its a fairly easy fix. Campus games for the first two rounds, then take 3 of the New Year's 6 bowls ....say Rose, Sugar and Peach....two of them get the semi and the third gets the national championship. Then the next year it's the Cotton, Fiesta and Orange. Then each set of 3 bowls takes turns hosting semis and national championship in rotation. In the off years, it gives other teams that didn't make the playoff a chance to play in a traditional big bowl game. It's a little odd to see one team get to play in the Rose and Cotton in the same year. I'd love the Rose to host the national championship every year but I seriously doubt all the other major bowls would agree to that.
Texas defense got tired I think. First they were on the field a lot of minutes. Second, they chased their qb all over the field. This is where the ASU qb did his damage. The ASU qb completed about 52% of his passes, no tds and a pick when the game was on the line. It was all Skattebo period. It was Texas vs Skattebo. Ohio State does not have a Skattebo. Will Howard does not have the scrambling ability of the ASU qb. Not saying the horns will beat Ohio State but will be close. Ohio State did lose to Michigan so they are beatable. Texas losses were to one of the best teams in the nation. Go horns.
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The loss to Michigan was a slap in the face to Ohio St. that woke Ohio St. up. Ohio St. should acknowledge Michigan’s assistance when they win the National Championship.
I think you are right. The loss also gave them a 3 week break to get healthy. Not playing Oregon in the Big Ten championship game was a blessing in disguise.
@ So you are saying that the Ohio St. team that dominated Tennessee and Oregon is the same Ohio St. that got embarrassed by Michigan? If that is your point then if Ohio St. wins the National Championship it should have an asterisk that they lost to Michigan before the playoffs.
@@Diggy1010idk I can see how it could technically be considered targeting but I wouldn’t say it was textbook. I don’t think it fits the spirit of the rule. There was no launch, no lowering of the helmet/leading with crown, he wrapped him up and finished the tackle…Like if you wanted to demonstrate targeting you would never choose that play. It didn’t have any of the traditional indicators. But yes that receiver is considered defenseless and there was contact with their helmets so you could call it, but no one wants the officials to decide the game with a penalty that didn’t effect the result of the play or following events.
@@Diggy1010 it is not textbook as you and Joel refused to admit the receiver completed the catch, and was making the turn to run. When you start to make that turn, you are no longer a defenseless receiver.
Not 1 holding call against Ohio State's defensive line... The entire year! This is criminal and needs to be fixed the next 2 games. The game films confirm.
Oregon held the entire series the first time they scored right before the half. No call! Then continued to hold the rest of the game...no calls whatsoever! ACC refs were blind last night!
I am on a plane leaving LA now and have to say the Rose Bowl was the best game I’ve ever been to and that should be the national championship game every year. Wow - what an experience!
Facts. Even IF they reseeded, OSU was still #8. The other 3 teams in front of them had better records/better position. The only thing that could change that is not giving conf champs auto byes, just auto bids. Then ASU/Boise would have been lower ranked.
@@derrickmarsh50 The original seeding was a joke. OSU beat Penn State in Happy Valley. Same record. OSU should have be 6 or 7. I think ND should have been ahead of PSU too.
@@ShallowPocketthey did not have the same record. Penn state played an extra conference championship game against the number 1 team because OSU lost to an unranked team at home.
@@ShallowPocketthey certainly did not have the same record. Ohio State lost to Michigan who was barely bowl eligible and during the regular season Penn State was 11-1 compared to Ohio States 10-2. This is objective facts here we are talking about.
@@ethanfields7526 Penn State had one ranked win on the year. Didnt play Oregon, Indiana, Michigan, or Iowa. Only beat one team in the top 7 in B10 standings. Really weak schedule compared to Ohio State. Plus head to head loss at home. Playoff committee got it wrong obviously.
Because of old school BCS bowl contracts. NFL owns every stadium they play in. College football wants all neutral site games for bowls which oftentimes end up in NFL stadiums and only certain bowls are considered the cream of the crop, the New Year's six. The only "East Coast" bowls are the Orange Bowl in Miami and the Peach Bowl in Atlanta.
@@ecole146 yeah that's why I specified east coast. I also don't know how much the time zones actually matter after like day 2 of being there. Don't teams usually fly in like 3-5 days before?
@@TheAppalachianEsq Well, technically it's the city but it's the franchises that are driving the bulk of revenue. Have you seen an NFL super bowl in a stadium not affiliated with a team?
yes i agree but its a once a year event that can be planned far into the future. its a hike for most teams, but history has shown that the east coast is mostly always the two teams in the natty, so its kinda even for both fan bases in most years. and its not like going to arizona for the fiesta bowl is much different.
@@redfuryinlet’s take UGA and let’s say a majority of fans are in Georgia Flights to LA at any time are minimum $400 a person, then hotels are expensive in California and a ticket might be $500-$1000 It’s not affordable for the common college football fan… people don’t have 3-5k a year to plan for a football game It’s better to have rotations in more affordable cities
@@BroDudeManGuy_Official i would say most people could afford a single 3-5k dollar trip in a year with planning and saving. now if youre making 30k a year thats probably not so much on the table but the average house hold could. and there is a lot of teams who dont have bowl games in thier own state that travel EVERY year. and going to the national championship game has never been affordable unless youre a 3 hour or less drive. the affordable cities thing goes out the window when you have hotels and game tickets sky rocket for events like they always do. just say you want home games for your favorite team in the national championship.
@@redfuryin I definitely don’t want home games in the natty because it’s going to be unfair for one of the teams, but maybe they can have 4 pre selected locations and depending on where the 2 teams are from they can select one of those 4 in real time… so if Ohio state and UGA are in the natty they get to play in Nashville If USC and Clemson are in the natty they play in Dallas Etc
@@deathgrinderb3284 you can have a 20 million dollar team when you start actually compensating the players for the revenue they generate for the school. The football team literally pays for the entire rest of the OSU athletic department.
@@calebleeson5662 no we get it ohio state cant compete unless they are one of 5 teams with a 20+ million dollar team. indiana pays more than tn. so we get it the big ten cant compete unless they pay lots more than the sec.
Why doesn't anyone talk about the No targeting call against Texas WR Isaiah Bond, that led to an ASU interception, nor the pass interference called against Texas in the end zone? That pass was not catchable. I have family that goes to ASU but come one dont be one sided.
Also if you’re talking about the two point, it wasn’t pass interference, it was defensive holding which is called before the pass, and the flag was thrown about 5 seconds before the qb even threw the ball, so the idea it wasn’t catchable doesn’t make sense lol
@@taylorgander1966 doesn’t have to be head to head whenever you’re literally LAUNCHING INTO A DEFENSELESS RECEIVER. It can literally be a shoulder pad as well. Read the rules bruh.
Insane that anyone actually wants those things to be called in a serious playoff situation like that. Like sure those rules are there because we want to protect the players, but if a huge game is on the line no one wants it to be decided by a f'ing targeting call. Get real. It's kind of like how jaywalking or parking on the wrong side of the street are laws but no cop if going to ticket you for those things if there's an emergency nearby. Obviously yes football is just a game and not real life, but it's still the same concept.
This is about the CFP, nobody cares about Michigan! Lol I'm just playing. Love you klatt. It was nice seeing Michigan beat Bama again, and that's coming from an Ohio State fan!
Will anyone talk about the unbelievable amount of holding by Oregon's OL that weren't called ? There weren't just a few, there were an unfathomable amount. Yes OSU won, but its painfully clear that the refs were not being fair to them. The refs should not be able to control the outcome.
I noticed the same during the b1g championship, it's like they just don't care about holding. You have to literally tackle a defender before they say "i guess he held him..."
This happened in the big ten championship game Oregon held Penn state on some of their touchdowns including when there wasn’t OPI called on the 4th down call
As for those saying “ the Michigan loss is confusing “ etc.. you’ve gotta learn a bit more about defense. OSU threw the ball more against Michigan than it did TN. It also threw early, but if you remember, their first drive started deep in their own end and they tried to throw wide to get away from Michigans “strength “ and Howard got picked off. The difference is Michigans D. Their coverage and scheme is what limited OSU. They got to Howard early and often and clearly rattled him. His throws became rushed and inaccurate and eventually led to another pic. His performance made OSU have to try to run the ball to pull our coverage up.. but they couldn’t handle our front 7. It’s really simple. Michigan out played and out coached them. Did the same thing to Bama. Michigan’s D really clicked in the second half of the season. If we had any kind of offense we wouldn’t have lost another game after Oregon. To be honest, the only reason we are talking about Michigan having the best D in the country is BECAUSE of its offense. The oline was hurting, QB situation was very rough and the OC was asleep at the wheel half the time. With a decent offense, Michigan is in the playoffs.
Sorry Joel but have to disagree with the targetting. If Taafe didnt lead with the arms to wrap him up - would have been more of a case imo. Youve also said this too on a previous Texas game. You also should keep in mind the final TD by ASU to tie the game was aided by 4 penalties in final 3 or 4 plays - one giving them a 2nd chance at a 2 pt conversion. Speaking of calls late affecting the game
Haven't finished listening to Joel's explanation for "Rose Bowl as National Championship Game," but I disagree for a few reasons that maybe he refutes later. 1) Pull weather / field conditions out of the picture. Play it indoors, always. 2) Rose Bowl would effectively be home field for any California / West Coast teams and literally home field if/when UCLA ever makes it back. Can't systematically set it up that way. The natty stadium location should rotate such that it's just dumb good fortune if it is played at or near one of the team's home fields. 3) Let other venues / cities share the wealth. Yes, the Rose Bowl is iconic, but there are other cities and stadiums that are deserving as well.
How is the season supposed to end at the Rose Bowl? You want the games on campus, you want to not tax the fans, you want more conference games. Most schools won’t even be in session if they move the season up. No students will be on campus. It happens at some schools already and it takes away from all of it.
Baloney, If Oregon can't beat Ohio State then they don't belong into the championship game. It doesn't matter who you play. Win your in. lose your out.
54:20 Tell ‘em Joel! GoBlue or GoHome baby! Shout out to Arizona State. There’s so much Money in the game now, they’re not going to Call the ridiculously obvious Targeting. I have to disagree with Joel. That Non-Call took the Life out of ASU. Their best player was already running of fumes. It’s not fair. Penn State? Just hand the ball to the RB. They can’t stop him. They can only hope to contain him.. so I agree with Joel on that point.
Watching your channel for the first time, Joel. I’m hooked. You will now be my go to. Your input about how many games the OSU fans or Texas fans have to travel to is spot on. As you said the Rose Bowl is the best! Pre-Eminent destination! Thanks for your unbiased and pointed input. You rocked it today! Go Buckeyes.
Media and analysts insulted buckeye fans (fringe fans) because of their criticisms of Day and Kelly…but I would argue that we would have never seen this current Buckeye team otherwise. Shameful that fans knew our identity before the coaches did.
I’m of two minds on this one. A) Day and Kelly most definitely deserved harsh criticism for the UM game. Their approach and handling of the game was a colossal blunder, a self-own. But B) Many of my fellow OSU fans have been insufferably negative, unreasonable, and downright toxic. Who knows, maybe he’ll come up with a better game plan if he isn’t worrying about all the death threats he’ll receive if they lose. The dude has won 3 playoff games, and the narrative around him would be far far different were it not for choking kickers and other strokes of misfortune.
Hey Joel, Your commentary and opinion on moving forward in the college footbal playoffs was excellent. I completely agree with your view on the Rose Bowl being the championship game. Awesome! I hope the decision makers feel the same way.
As a Michigan fan I was cheering for the Ducks to beat the Bucks, but as a conference supporter I will now cheer on OSU and Penn State. Looking forward to seeing Michigan “win” the off season. Oregon was a great addition to the BIG10. Go Blue! 〽️🏈 🔥🏆🔥
UT had a 2 minute burst in 1st quarter with TD, and punt return. Then largely got outplayed the next 3 quarters. And there was a pretty blatant hold against ASU on the Ewers TD run that didn't get called.
I have to say. Over the last 25 years I've listened and watched ALOT and I do mean ALOT of sports shows. When I say I'm not sure if I recall a time where I've seen someone NAIL as many takes in an hour as I had this segment. My goodness, Joel was COOKIN! First time I've ever watched his show. Stumbled upon it
I guess let’s not talk about the other targeting miss against ASU on the INT 😑 good grief Klatt. If you watched the FULL game you would know they were pretty consistent across all calls.
Are we talking about the no call targeting on Bond? Oh no we don't we only mention the play with Texas. So the media decides Texas targeted but quickly forgets about the no call smash to the head on Bond.
I like the bowl games being part of the playoff. It actually helps that it “softens” the ticket market. If fans are trying to go to 3 bowl games they are rich anyways. It’s better for the majority of fans to be able to pick one and have a great time. Also if you make the Rose Bowl the college football Super Bowl, you’ll basically keep average people from ever being able to experience the Rose Bowl because it will make the tickets like $10k a piece.
Joel Klatt.. I totally agree about the seeding.... but I think if OHIO STATE beats Texas, and I hope Penn State wins to see a team for the B10 NATTY.... GO BUCKEYES...... O-H
I agree that Oregon got hosed on the draw, Ohio State got it worse IMO. Aside from game 1, they have to get everyone else “at home” Oregon on the west coast, Texas in Arlington, possibly Georgia in Atlanta. The seeding was ridiculous. Top twelve teams should be seeded accordingly. No reason that Oregon, the best team in the country should get Ohio State first game.
It just worked out that way. OSU doesnt get embarrassed by Michigan and they wouldn't have played in the first game. The real issue is giving ASU and Boise byes.
@ correct but the seeding worked out that way because they didn’t give importance to overall ranking. My complaint is that they just need to seed everyone according to their final CFP ranking
@@JVM-dc6lj Agreed but the conference commissioners all agreed to this format. My point was nobody got hosed. Teams get tougher draws all the time in playoff brackets- based on results from the regular season. I think we are agreeing that the seeding needs to be updated. If we dont give byes to the 7th and 12th ranked teams it should be better
That's a good point, but Oregon was undefeated, had beaten two top 10 teams, and no other Power 5 team had only 1 loss. Then they put them in a situation after three weeks off where they were likely to match up w/ a team that they'd beaten closely but now on a neutral site. That's tough.
I put the issue more on Texas offense. Defense played lights out fueled by offensive players in the first half. But I felt ASU just had ton of time of possession in 1H and 3rd quarter just tipped it over the top. I think it was like 13 mins vs. 2 mins with like less than 7-8 plays by Texas. Offense could not keep it going to give a break to defense. And when they still play lights out in 2H but unfortunately lose out on 2-3 trick plays, it does put the air out of the room. I thought defense did what it was suppose to do. 500 yards is a LOT and 31 pts as well, but if offense can help bring some balance, I think defense would've been okay.
Joel, there’s so many Ohio State football fans across the US it’s insane. I remember going to college in STL. Walked into a BDubs thinking I was going to be the only person in there wearing OSU gear…. Come to find out it was the OSU fans meeting grounds and the entire place was filled with Ohio State fans
I’m a Texas fan and Ohio State scares the heck out of me. I don’t think we have a secondary to stop Howard and Smith. Longhorns better get started early! Hook’em!
I have ESPN+, and still don’t have access to watch the College Football playoff. Watching the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day on ABC was something I always looked forward to as a kid growing up the 90’s. It was tradition, until ESPN got involved.
Joel, the only reason I disagree with you on the Ohio State, Texas, and Penn St seeding take is because even though Ohio State has the head to head win against Penn St, they didn’t make it to their conference championship game. And if I remember correctly, one of the main topic points going into the playoff was don’t punish conference championship game losers. So even though Ohio State is playing better than both Penn St and Texas right now, they shouldn’t be seeded above them because they lost to Michigan and didn’t make it to the Conference Championship game. I love the Rose Bowl take and I love this show. Keep up the good work🤘.
@@jillmontague-long6271so when 2 teams don’t play each other and go undefeated. What should we go with? A ranking that most people don’t agree with. A time breaker? That’s exciting. Yeah let’s not make you in charge
Joel, you are genuinely always looking at what is the best for College Football. That’s one of the best things about you. You’re not looking at what’s best for the pocketbooks. All the respect in the World.
Forever a Buckeye fan…you’re spot on with your suggestions for the playoffs. The Rose Bowl is the grand daddy of them all and the most beautiful venue in any sport. Maybe I’m old school but there is no better place for a college national championship.
Then you don't understand targeting. It wasn't. The only thing that was close was a defenseless player but as soon as he turned his head before the hit he was no longer defenseless. It was a hard hit, sure. Not all hard hits are automatically targeting.
So you're saying they called every other play exactly right, and TX didn't get the short end of the stick once? Refs mess up on the regular. It is what it is. Old news.
it was helmet to helmet but he didn't lower his head and the receiver wasn't quite defenseless. Also who tf wants targeting to actually be called in a huge playoff moment like that. Get real
It is interesting to me that so many members of the press seem certain that Taafe (UT) targeted the ASU receiver. I was unclear on the rule so i read the entire rule. And in reading the entire definition of targeting (not just a few bullets from the rule) it is far less clear to me. Do i think the player was defenseless = Yes. Does the fact that the pass was tipped matter = No. But, as an example from the entire targeting rule, “Note 1: “Targeting means that a player takes aim at an opponent for purposes of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle…”. The best example given in the rule is “Leading with helmet ….to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area”. It is important to note that a face mask is not “a helmet”. We can all form our own opinions, but i think it’s unclear that Taafe was “taking aim with his helmet for the purpose of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle. In my opinion, Taafe was making a normal football move tackle, he didnt lead with his helmet (and certainly not the crown of his helmet), and his face mask and likely some of his helmet contacted the defender simultaneously with the rest of his body, shoulder pads, etc.
Some great takes here, i'll subscribe. For me its always about player care quality on and off the field. Then fans and player base support. Then these big ncaa committees. Players first, fans second, the college structure after. You did a great job advocating for fans!
Joel, would love to see a 13th game added for all teams, then an 8-team playoff finishing with the Rose Bowl on January 1. I thought 12 teams was too many, and I think coaches don’t want to be at a disadvantage without the 13th game.
ASU stepped up, need to learn to finish. First time in a while they're playing in such a big game with so much on the line. They'll get it right if they make it out of the B12 next year...and should be favorites to.
I thought it was a combination of ASU sustaining long drives but shooting themselves in the foot in the 1st few quarters, Texas being up 16 points and being conservative on O (right way to play IMHO), and right after Texas' D stuffs ASU in the red zone, Texas O pooped the bed with a safety. Momentum completely shifted, ASU got super lucky on that half back pass whilest Texas D wore down.
They didnt call Targeting when they hit defenseless Bond on the interception. They also allowed the OL to roll Scatebo into the endzone. Thats an illegal play. That's not allowed.
Oregon -23 yards rushing has to be at least a Rose Bowl record
it is indeed the record for the rose bowl lol. Previous was Stanford -5
Way to go Oregon. Look at you setting Rose Bowl records. 👏
if you had told Oregon that they would set a Rose Bowl record for rushing yards they would have been very excited
@@Matt-uk8dvYikes.
Gabriel should have unloaded the ball instead of taking about 6 of the sacks OR used his legs more to run up field. He allowed a QB spy to run right at him and nail him. Not all his fault, of course. The line were tackling dummies all game. Congrats Buckeyes. You came to the party and created garbage time before the first half ended.
From the time I was a young girl until, and including right now, at age 82, the Rose Bowl was the game to watch.
Me also, an 80 year old from Warren Co.
Rose ain’t 💩
JOSHUA 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Love you Garnet.
I'm nowhere near 80 but I heard a lot of Armed Forces radio growing up as a military brat and they played a lot of old radio shows including Jack Benny, and it was pretty clear that during the 40s and 50s the Rose Bowl was already the "super bowl" of college football, as it was a common theme in those old shows to try and get to the game.
Congratulations to AZ State for an actual historic season that finished with taking a heavily favoured Texas team into overtime in the playoffs. Well done, Kenny Dillingham, for building a program on professional coaching, not professional hype.
Agreed. They represented themselves well.
ASUs turnaround is astronomically more impressive than anything that fraud up in Boulder has ever done.
Astounding season! I know they just locked him in for another 5 years, but he's gonna be a scorching hot commodity for a blue blood if he can replicate this year. So I hope they're throwing Jimbo money at him to lock him down.
That was an astounding performance - and I'm a Buckeye!!😁
Why take digs while trying to give a compliment? Stop the bs! The only “professional hype” is the love affair with SEC football.
Agreed on the Rose Bowl. Last year's Michigan vs Alabama Rose Bowl was one of the most incredible environments for a game I've ever seen.
For sure. The year prior the Ohio State Utah game was an instant CLASSIC. love the vibes for a big college football game out there.
Was there and was the most incredible sports atmosphere I've been to! Better than Indy 500, NFL playoffs, or F1 race even!
As a Michigan fan, I wholeheartedly agree
Ohio State's win over Oregon makes their loss against Michigan even more bewildering.
Not really. No defensive line puts pressure on a quarterback like Michigan's. If a quarterback spends the game running for his life, he can't do much.
@@Atwater20yep, they can rush 4 and still put pressure on the qb, osus strength is its receivers and michigan was able to put alot of guys in coverage
@@Atwater20 Esp since UM manages to bring that pressure rushing just 4.
That frees up a Lb to help cover the backfield.
Combined with very diverse coverage schemes, that keeps the opposing Qb guessing too long,
unti the pass rush gets to him. That was true late last year, and is again true late this season.
@@Jaso839 basically OSU just choked and even still about beat them if we had made those two field goals. I’ll take a loss there if it wakes us up like it obviously did
I agree I'm a o state and I was at a loss for what was going on but I don't know why they kept trying to run when you have the best receives like Klatt sed were not messing.
Rose bowl gotta be the national championship game every year the vibes are immaculate. The sunset man it just does something to my soul ♏️👁️🗨️
the grass always looks like plush carpet
Definitely an amazing setting. Having been there for the UGA vs Oklahoma Rose Bowl, I can tell you it's fantastic. I will say the stadium needs a major upgrade. Only l level to get in for all fans. Fun to watch on tv too
No
@@tjizzle12386having been on that field before I can confirm. It’s the nicest surface in college football.
I agree,that place is like the Field Of Dreams for College Football ! Make it happen suits !
Texas and Penn State were seeded over Ohio State because Ohio State lost to Michigan in the last game of the regular season, a loss no one saw coming, including Michigan fans. If that doesn't happen, a lot of these "problems" are fixed.
Of course we saw it coming they can't beat us
Agreed, they were seeded correctly due to that loss!
I saw it coming. Michigan coaching staff have every detail of Coach Ryan Day's play calling because of the sign stealing scandal. They can predict what Day will call. Day has to change it up...
Yeah that wasn’t out of the blue, there are many people north of Ohio who saw that coming, maybe not the outright win necessarily, but it was never gonna be what we saw in the Rose Bowl 😆
Who the heck are you to say Michigan fans didn’t see this coming? It’s the biggest rivalry in all of college football! Michigan has been the winningest team in college football for a hundred years! Michigan is still the national champions!
Thank you for calling out the single network provider for the CFP games. Variety is great especially the top announcing teams from each network.
ESPN: Let's pretend the B1G does not exist till we are forced to air their games.
Yes! Herby and Folwer are worth watching but all their other teams are just not what we need for the sport.
34-0 is largest deficit faced by consensus #1 team ever... Oregon was totally outclassed in this one.
1000%
I disagree about the Texas defense. I was there. They were on the field for 95 plays. Simply got wore down.
I watched the game. ASU struggled big time. Texas offense didn’t really show up until overtime. Eventually that defense had to break.
Yes, the only reason ASU was able to mount a comeback was our texas' offense couldn't stay on the field. All their drives were 3 & outs or quick scores until the 4th and overtime
Exactly, The Offense didn't help the defense at all until OT. That's gotta be shored up next week
@gamempire96 if I'm sark I'm heated because we have to much talent for our offense to completely die like this.
Skattebo balled out, man, what a beast. ASU punched well above their weight - how can you not appreciate that team? PSU's defense looked the part, but Jeanty kept pounding it. Ton of heart and drive from that guy! Pads were cracking for the second straight game when OSU was on defense; probably the first time since 2019 that I'd call them Silver Bullets. These teams are leaving it all on the field. Best postseason since the inaugural 4-team playoff. And we still get another one tonight and three more after that. Love this sport.
Agree, I’m a PSU backer, but nothing is stopping the Buckeyes. This is gonna be sweet redemption for Ryan Day. I love it too
If I was an NFL owner, I'm taking Skattebo as soon as I can...
100% agreed
I don't appreciate ASU because they run their mouth. I am a fan of classy and professional personal accountability. ASU, in particular Scattebo, Leavitt and Dillingham, don't have that. They talked a lot of that ish and lost the game.
did ASU punch above their weight or is the SEC just not as great as people say it is anymore? Keep in mind a Big 12 team rolled in out of nowhere and almost won the thing. Granted they had a garbage schedule but still.
Let's give Oregon fans a lot of credit for that 2 1/2 hour flight
DO NOT be happy about this result. Phil Knight just gonna peel off another 30 Million more a year to win.
Ohio state had a 5 hour flight
And no time change
Let’s give Oregon credit they live in a beautiful state.
@@Spiritofthewild1969 Let's also give credit to Oregonians for tolerating all the open drug use and pooping in public in that beautiful state. 😅
I don't agree with the venue setup. Atlanta is overused as a location and definitely favors a specific team. Having the Peach bowl and the championship game in Atlanta is BS. The Championship game location as the Rose Bowl every year is a great idea. A lot of the country is tired of Jerry world and MBS.
Minnesota has a beautiful stadium
Lol we lose just as much as we win in ATL. Definitely doesn't favor us as much as you think. It's almost a curse
Need some cold and snow climate stadiums thrown in the mix.
There’s no way to avoid giving geographic advantage to some schools. Rose Bowl advantages SoCal teams.
I e been saying this for years! The bowl games are geographically set up for certain teams to have advantages. We have the rose bowl on the west coast, cotton and fiesta, peach and sugar in the south. Why can’t we have a bowl game in Detroit or Indy or NY in a dome? I know it’s cold but the dome will eliminate that. Not fair these west coast and south teams get to play home games and not have to travel. Everyone always says playing in the road in college football is the hardest thing….
Jeremiah Smith is NFL ready RIGHT NOW. A generational player for sure.
I hope we get to keep him another 2 years OSU will be a great team for sure
One thing watching the Texas/ASU game that I noticed is that ASU looked like they not only wanted to win the game, but they were actually having fun playing on the stage. It was really refreshing to see.
They were playing like they had nothing to lose.
Except when they were yelling at each other and shoving, or taunting opponents.
I think Texas’s struggles all came down to lack of offensive production. Defense played phenomenal for 3 quarters, but had played on the field for too much of the game going into the final quarter and was tired. Texas could not get a long drive going to get their defense rest, and that allowed the Sun Devils to come back big in the 4th quarter.
Regarding the targeting call, if they’re gonna call Texas for theirs, then they have to call the interception play on ASU where Bond was smoked while defenseless MID-AIR. That one was more targeting than the Texas call IMO. Also, if players can’t use the crown of their helmet to tackle, then players shouldn’t be able to use the crown to truck defenders when carrying the ball. If we’re trying to discourage dangerous play, then that’s a huge inconsistency.
Cope Texas will get trounced by OSU they had a cupcake regular season and playoff walk the fact yall couldn’t put ASU away shows
@@atl_heat8609but they did put ASU away. They won by 8 lol.
@ No game that goes to OT is putting a team away that’s called winning the game have fun with OSU they will treat you like UGA did this year TWICE
@ lmao, there’s no Cope in there. Texas played awful against ASU and frankly deserved to lose. But they didn’t! And if the Texas that played yesterday plays the OSU that played yesterday, it’s gonna be a Longhorn slaughter. But when Texas plays like an elite team, like against Clemson, they can hang with anyone.
Continue to be a hater. A bad win is still a win. Texas is playing next week, and ASU isn’t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is where you and all Texas fans can't be objective. There is no comparison. On the interception the defenders body clearly made first contact with the chest of the receiver. The guest official even said the targeting was targeting. It is why every sports media outlet has blown up the story. Because it was insane BS that stole a likely win from ASU.
I have to disagree with your complaints about the seedings. Hindsight is 20/20. After Ohio State lost to Michigan there is no way you can say that Ohio State deserved to be seeded above Penn State (Big10 #2) and Texas (SEC#2)? Why should Ohio State have been seeded ahead of teams that played in conference championship games and lost to the #1 and #2 teams in the country. I don't understand how you can legitimately say its obvious that the Big10 #3 should have been seeded above the Big#2 when Ohio State played themselves OUT of the Conference Championship game. After Ohio State lost to Michigan (which should matter and effect seeding) Texas was going to be slated to play Texas, Penn State, or ND. Its revisionist history to suggest its an easy call to say Ohio State should be seeded above all three of those teams. Oregon got hosed by Ohio State mailing in the Michigan game. No one knew Ohio State would finally show up.
@@afranciscart8465 Absolutely. The seeding isn't the issue. The format of playoffs is. Anyone complaining about the seeding doesn't know what he's talking about.
Tbf Ohio state beat penn state so you could argue it
@wat5709 yeah but Penn St having a better record trumps the head to head
Requiring cable (ESPN) to see the College Football Playoff is not good for the sport. Boxing fell off in popularity among the general culture when the big fights became Pay-Per-View events.
Keep football from the poor!
Some of the games were on tnt... I really like college football but I am done buying cable, period.
I agree b4 long u will have to either have cable/satellite or subscribe to a streaming channel & that’s bs
This is capitalism. If you want to watch football, you have to subscribe to ESPN-that's the American way. It may sound harsh, but it's all about business. Colleges need to get paid to produce quality staff. Didn’t you notice how dull last week’s games were?
The odds of that happening now that we're in the NIL era--and schools desperately need broadcast licensing revenue to compete--seems nonexistent
As a lifelong Buckeye fan a lot of respect for Oregon team and staff, they didn’t quit! Oregon and Dan Lanning such a great fit in the Big Ten! I agree the path they had in the playoffs was questionable at best. Lanning is such a class act!
horrible deal for the #1 seed to have their first playoff game against an on fire OSU team, that is NOT how the higher seeds should be treated. That being said...O-H! and Lanning is absolutely a class act
I was still a little worried until 41-15. It could've gotten tense had the Ducks gotten that margin to 34-22, but OSU's D stepped up to prevent that.
@@Blown4vlet’s hope the playoffs get fixed next year
Gotta love OSU, classy when they win, classless when they lose. LMAO
They (Oregon) didn't quit holding!
Cam Skattebo and Jeremiah Smith are far and away the best 2 players I've seen this year. It's crazy that neither were finalists for the Heisman
Cam was #5 take Jeanty out he's sitting there
Smith will probably end up winning it at some point. Hunter was the only WR to be nominated and had similar stats to Smith while playing DB.
OSU has a lot of mouths to feed and it seems like they were sort of waiting to truly unleash him until the playoff
That’s quite understandable recency bias but just wrong. Gotta do it over a whole season.
Jeremiah Smith had 0 yards in the second half versus Michigan, and they lost.
Skattebo went 24-62 yards versus Texas State and ASU almost lost to them.
Jeanty didn’t have a single game under 100 yards. Even today, his worst day, the two touchdowns Boise scored were solely because the defense completely sold on Jeanty.
Hunter balled out basically every game on two sides.
Neither are really anywhere close to Jeanty or Hunter this year, even if Smith is probably the best player at his best.
@@ZephraFPSHunters stats would be cut in half if he played in the Big 10
SEC bias needs to STOP. Next year I don't want to hear anything about SEC needing more teams in than any other conference.
You know they’ll have 9 teams in the top 25 to start the year.
@@ReganSouth Yup, just like always for some reason.
They do this mostly because of recruiting rankings. They need to wipe out preseason rankings as a legitimate metric. I have a hard time believing the CFP rankings accurately account for the top 60 teams when they create their top 25.
I agree Iowa did choke to Missouri u know who is an SEC team plz don’t take this a real jab but more of a friendly jab cuz I wanted u guys to win im also a big ten guy but I agree LANE KIFFIN WHERE U AT???!!!??
The SEC is 1-4 vs the B1G this postseason. The only loser is, I'll apologize now, Iowa. Except 8 ohio state over 9 Tennessee the SEC teams were all higher ranked. Now that everyone can pay players the field is leveled somewhat.
If Buckeyes play like they did yesterday against Oregon, nobody is beating them.
Exactly
Thanks captain obvious
They won’t
The first team they face that steps up and punches them in the mouth....they'll fold like a ravioli noodle. It'll take a Notre Dame or Georgia to do that.
You realize the Georgia defense is their kryptonite right?? Lmao go look at some film
When Ohio State is playing to their potential they’re definitely the best team in the country and this is coming from a Bama fan.
PS: Cam Skataboo is officially my favorite non-Bama player in the country. Should’ve at least been in New York:
Validation from a fan from a fanbase that has just entered football purgatory. You must feel so very blessed to have been anointed with the magical waters of the Black Warrior, Ohio fans. You may now proceed with winning your chip. It has been approved.
PSALMS 42:1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.
Ashton Jeanty was the guy I liked to watch. He was so small but so powerful. He's the only reason Boise was even considered for a playoff spot.
As a die hard Nittany Lions 🦁 fan, I agree and admit the Buckeyes at their best, are the best!!! But, every single game is different, and you might not always have your A game, or breaks go your way!!!! WE ARE
If we are going to talk at length about the missed targeting on UT, can we at least acknowledge that there was a (more egregious) missed target on ASU on the Ewers interception play?
They missed targeting, OPI and a line man pulling his running back into the endzone on ASU.
To be fair assisting the ball carrier hasn't been called since 1991
The lineman is allowed to pull his player and/or push them
Doesn’t matter where the ducks played in the tournament, they wldve lost to the ohio state team that showed up yesterday.
True, but given the chance to knock the rust off on a weaker team and the possibility that OSU cools, it could've been a more competitive matchup in the semis or championship. I'm an OSU fan and am thrilled with their playoff performances, but I don't feel confident that will continue.
@ fair enough
@@ejesbd But wasn't getting a bye an advantage? Prep time and getting healthy.
@@banjohombre7252 Yes, I think so. But, sometimes it's not enough of an advantage. I think the way ASU played as massive underdogs demonstrates your point. OSU played at their upper limit, which is arguably the highest in CFB right now, so it seems that the bye advantage for Oregon wasn't enough.
Also they played in conference championship weekend so the amount of rust is equal to the teams with byes and the teams that had to play the first round.
I disagree, Ohio state definitely deserves to be lower than Penn state and Texas because they lost a second game and they lost to a terrible 6-5 Michigan team at home, so they deserved to be lower
And a 'terrible' Michigan team took down SEC powerhouse Alabama that all the pundit talking heads said should have made the CFP. And as a die hard Buckeye fan I find it very satisfying watching Michigan and Illinois take down the SEC.
Michigan is not a terrible 6-5 team.
Its about whose the best teams. Not the most deserving.
@@matthewm325 As clearly demonstrated that they did the same thing to Alabama that they did to OSU.
@@anthonyderosa8082 no quarterback team.
Ohio State potentially could be the champions of both of the inaugural CFP in 2014 and the first year of the expanded CFP.
It’s like poetry, it rhymes.
Yet didn't win the Big10 or Michigan.... just sayin.
@@freeclimb5487 I think it’s the first time ever not beating us and winning a natty if they can do it. What would be amazing is to see Penn State wake up and actually beat them in the finals or something haha, would be epic egg on their face
@@freeclimb5487don’t care
@@freeclimb5487I'm ok with that because a Natty trumps both of those.
Its a fairly easy fix. Campus games for the first two rounds, then take 3 of the New Year's 6 bowls ....say Rose, Sugar and Peach....two of them get the semi and the third gets the national championship. Then the next year it's the Cotton, Fiesta and Orange. Then each set of 3 bowls takes turns hosting semis and national championship in rotation. In the off years, it gives other teams that didn't make the playoff a chance to play in a traditional big bowl game. It's a little odd to see one team get to play in the Rose and Cotton in the same year.
I'd love the Rose to host the national championship every year but I seriously doubt all the other major bowls would agree to that.
Oregon got what they deserved for what they did to the buckeyes in the regular season if you can't see that there's no help for you
Texas defense got tired I think. First they were on the field a lot of minutes. Second, they chased their qb all over the field. This is where the ASU qb did his damage. The ASU qb completed about 52% of his passes, no tds and a pick when the game was on the line. It was all Skattebo period. It was Texas vs Skattebo. Ohio State does not have a Skattebo. Will Howard does not have the scrambling ability of the ASU qb. Not saying the horns will beat Ohio State but will be close. Ohio State did lose to Michigan so they are beatable. Texas losses were to one of the best teams in the nation. Go horns.
Y'all mfs are cooked buddy
You and Gus do a Great and Fair Job doing Big Ten Games !
Gus does not Klatt
you watch the end of michigan vs ohio state? 😂😂😂
Gus is trash.
Gus and Klatt > ESPN
CAR.......DALE..........JONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Best modern day call ever.
I say all play off game should be on ABC,NBC,CBS or Fox f…, espn
ABC, ESPN, HULU, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IS 80% OWNED BY DISNEY ENTERPRISES. ALONG WITH PRAXAR AND SOME OTHER BUSINESSES. WOKE DISNEY! YEP! GREED! NOW YOU KNOW WHY.
Why?
@chrisbradford5893 So everyone can watch for free. You gotta have cable or streaming subscription when it's on ESPN
@@chrisbradford5893everyone does not have cable TV
@@chrisbradford5893 because david can't afford cable.
The loss to Michigan was a slap in the face to Ohio St. that woke Ohio St. up. Ohio St. should acknowledge Michigan’s assistance when they win the National Championship.
I think you are right. The loss also gave them a 3 week break to get healthy. Not playing Oregon in the Big Ten championship game was a blessing in disguise.
No
@ So you are saying that the Ohio St. team that dominated Tennessee and Oregon is the same Ohio St. that got embarrassed by Michigan? If that is your point then if Ohio St. wins the National Championship it should have an asterisk that they lost to Michigan before the playoffs.
Isaiah Bond was targeted then on the interception by ASU atleast the booth was consistent
This 1000x!! NO ONE talking about that
Just not comparable at all look it up. Second angle clearly shows contact to the chest the other hit was textbook definition of targeting.
@@Diggy1010idk I can see how it could technically be considered targeting but I wouldn’t say it was textbook. I don’t think it fits the spirit of the rule. There was no launch, no lowering of the helmet/leading with crown, he wrapped him up and finished the tackle…Like if you wanted to demonstrate targeting you would never choose that play. It didn’t have any of the traditional indicators. But yes that receiver is considered defenseless and there was contact with their helmets so you could call it, but no one wants the officials to decide the game with a penalty that didn’t effect the result of the play or following events.
@@Diggy1010 it is not textbook as you and Joel refused to admit the receiver completed the catch, and was making the turn to run. When you start to make that turn, you are no longer a defenseless receiver.
@@jimbobsmith2496lowered his helmet, went head to head. Text book targeting.
Not 1 holding call against Ohio State's defensive line... The entire year! This is criminal and needs to be fixed the next 2 games. The game films confirm.
lol - Jack Sawyer is up to 51 games straight "without being held"... mmmmkay refs. LGB!
They would’ve shut them out if they called the holds. It was blatant and they called a pancake block on the Bucks.
Go cry more
its all subjective. The refs did a fine job. Stop the whining.
Oregon held the entire series the first time they scored right before the half. No call! Then continued to hold the rest of the game...no calls whatsoever! ACC refs were blind last night!
I am on a plane leaving LA now and have to say the Rose Bowl was the best game I’ve ever been to and that should be the national championship game every year. Wow - what an experience!
Yeah, I agree - It used to be, but they've lessened it.
Oregon did not get a bad draw the committee seeded Ohio State number 8!
Facts. Even IF they reseeded, OSU was still #8. The other 3 teams in front of them had better records/better position. The only thing that could change that is not giving conf champs auto byes, just auto bids. Then ASU/Boise would have been lower ranked.
@@derrickmarsh50 The original seeding was a joke. OSU beat Penn State in Happy Valley. Same record. OSU should have be 6 or 7. I think ND should have been ahead of PSU too.
@@ShallowPocketthey did not have the same record. Penn state played an extra conference championship game against the number 1 team because OSU lost to an unranked team at home.
@@ShallowPocketthey certainly did not have the same record. Ohio State lost to Michigan who was barely bowl eligible and during the regular season Penn State was 11-1 compared to Ohio States 10-2. This is objective facts here we are talking about.
@@ethanfields7526 Penn State had one ranked win on the year. Didnt play Oregon, Indiana, Michigan, or Iowa. Only beat one team in the top 7 in B10 standings. Really weak schedule compared to Ohio State. Plus head to head loss at home. Playoff committee got it wrong obviously.
was the hit to the Texas receiver in the 4th quarter interception by ASU targeting too?
Joel klatt is the #1 analyst period....the G.O.A.T. imo...love him..him and his together is magical
The Superbowl is played in a different venue every year
So why not the National Championship ?
Because of old school BCS bowl contracts. NFL owns every stadium they play in. College football wants all neutral site games for bowls which oftentimes end up in NFL stadiums and only certain bowls are considered the cream of the crop, the New Year's six. The only "East Coast" bowls are the Orange Bowl in Miami and the Peach Bowl in Atlanta.
@@chrisbradford5893 You're technically right but 4 of the 6 bowls are played in Central or Eastern time zones.
@@ecole146 yeah that's why I specified east coast. I also don't know how much the time zones actually matter after like day 2 of being there. Don't teams usually fly in like 3-5 days before?
@@chrisbradford5893 The NFL owns every stadium they play in?!?
@@TheAppalachianEsq Well, technically it's the city but it's the franchises that are driving the bulk of revenue. Have you seen an NFL super bowl in a stadium not affiliated with a team?
GG's Ohio state! Excited for the battles that im sure will ensue between us going forward!
Hate the idea that every national championship is a flight across the whole country for any east coast team
yes i agree but its a once a year event that can be planned far into the future. its a hike for most teams, but history has shown that the east coast is mostly always the two teams in the natty, so its kinda even for both fan bases in most years. and its not like going to arizona for the fiesta bowl is much different.
Oh well. Get better weather.
@@redfuryinlet’s take UGA and let’s say a majority of fans are in Georgia
Flights to LA at any time are minimum $400 a person, then hotels are expensive in California and a ticket might be $500-$1000
It’s not affordable for the common college football fan… people don’t have 3-5k a year to plan for a football game
It’s better to have rotations in more affordable cities
@@BroDudeManGuy_Official i would say most people could afford a single 3-5k dollar trip in a year with planning and saving. now if youre making 30k a year thats probably not so much on the table but the average house hold could. and there is a lot of teams who dont have bowl games in thier own state that travel EVERY year. and going to the national championship game has never been affordable unless youre a 3 hour or less drive. the affordable cities thing goes out the window when you have hotels and game tickets sky rocket for events like they always do. just say you want home games for your favorite team in the national championship.
@@redfuryin I definitely don’t want home games in the natty because it’s going to be unfair for one of the teams, but maybe they can have 4 pre selected locations and depending on where the 2 teams are from they can select one of those 4 in real time… so if Ohio state and UGA are in the natty they get to play in Nashville
If USC and Clemson are in the natty they play in Dallas
Etc
That first half was a clinic sponsored by Ohio State.
u can do that with a 20 million dollar team.
@@deathgrinderb3284 you can have a 20 million dollar team when you start actually compensating the players for the revenue they generate for the school. The football team literally pays for the entire rest of the OSU athletic department.
@@deathgrinderb3284can we just not…there’s other teams that spent more and nobody talks about it. We get it, your team can’t compete move on
@@calebleeson5662 no we get it ohio state cant compete unless they are one of 5 teams with a 20+ million dollar team. indiana pays more than tn. so we get it the big ten cant compete unless they pay lots more than the sec.
Why doesn't anyone talk about the No targeting call against Texas WR Isaiah Bond, that led to an ASU interception, nor the pass interference called against Texas in the end zone? That pass was not catchable. I have family that goes to ASU but come one dont be one sided.
What?
It happened after the interception, and the asu player didn’t use his helmet
Also if you’re talking about the two point, it wasn’t pass interference, it was defensive holding which is called before the pass, and the flag was thrown about 5 seconds before the qb even threw the ball, so the idea it wasn’t catchable doesn’t make sense lol
@@taylorgander1966 doesn’t have to be head to head whenever you’re literally LAUNCHING INTO A DEFENSELESS RECEIVER. It can literally be a shoulder pad as well. Read the rules bruh.
Insane that anyone actually wants those things to be called in a serious playoff situation like that. Like sure those rules are there because we want to protect the players, but if a huge game is on the line no one wants it to be decided by a f'ing targeting call. Get real. It's kind of like how jaywalking or parking on the wrong side of the street are laws but no cop if going to ticket you for those things if there's an emergency nearby. Obviously yes football is just a game and not real life, but it's still the same concept.
This is about the CFP, nobody cares about Michigan! Lol I'm just playing. Love you klatt. It was nice seeing Michigan beat Bama again, and that's coming from an Ohio State fan!
Go Blue!!
Will anyone talk about the unbelievable amount of holding by Oregon's OL that weren't called ? There weren't just a few, there were an unfathomable amount. Yes OSU won, but its painfully clear that the refs were not being fair to them. The refs should not be able to control the outcome.
I noticed the same during the b1g championship, it's like they just don't care about holding. You have to literally tackle a defender before they say "i guess he held him..."
Oregon fans are bitching the other direction...
This happened in the big ten championship game Oregon held Penn state on some of their touchdowns including when there wasn’t OPI called on the 4th down call
For sure
OSU hasn't got a holding call since week 3 lol
Texas defense isn't going to allow wide open receivers like Oregons defense did. It's going to be a good game.
Great point about the cost to the fans regarding being and to attend so many away games 😅. That's a factor í hadn't heard anyone bring up. 🤙🏽
Joel. You do an outstanding job. Been around college ball for 54 yrs. Keep it up my man. Love Gus and you on the call.
As for those saying “ the Michigan loss is confusing “ etc.. you’ve gotta learn a bit more about defense. OSU threw the ball more against Michigan than it did TN. It also threw early, but if you remember, their first drive started deep in their own end and they tried to throw wide to get away from Michigans “strength “ and Howard got picked off. The difference is Michigans D. Their coverage and scheme is what limited OSU. They got to Howard early and often and clearly rattled him. His throws became rushed and inaccurate and eventually led to another pic. His performance made OSU have to try to run the ball to pull our coverage up.. but they couldn’t handle our front 7. It’s really simple. Michigan out played and out coached them. Did the same thing to Bama. Michigan’s D really clicked in the second half of the season. If we had any kind of offense we wouldn’t have lost another game after Oregon. To be honest, the only reason we are talking about Michigan having the best D in the country is BECAUSE of its offense. The oline was hurting, QB situation was very rough and the OC was asleep at the wheel half the time. With a decent offense, Michigan is in the playoffs.
Sorry Joel but have to disagree with the targetting. If Taafe didnt lead with the arms to wrap him up - would have been more of a case imo. Youve also said this too on a previous Texas game. You also should keep in mind the final TD by ASU to tie the game was aided by 4 penalties in final 3 or 4 plays - one giving them a 2nd chance at a 2 pt conversion. Speaking of calls late affecting the game
Facts man…
Don’t hate the non-targeting call, especially when the one on the interception wasn’t called on ASU.
Haven't finished listening to Joel's explanation for "Rose Bowl as National Championship Game," but I disagree for a few reasons that maybe he refutes later.
1) Pull weather / field conditions out of the picture. Play it indoors, always.
2) Rose Bowl would effectively be home field for any California / West Coast teams and literally home field if/when UCLA ever makes it back. Can't systematically set it up that way. The natty stadium location should rotate such that it's just dumb good fortune if it is played at or near one of the team's home fields.
3) Let other venues / cities share the wealth. Yes, the Rose Bowl is iconic, but there are other cities and stadiums that are deserving as well.
How is the season supposed to end at the Rose Bowl? You want the games on campus, you want to not tax the fans, you want more conference games. Most schools won’t even be in session if they move the season up. No students will be on campus. It happens at some schools already and it takes away from all of it.
"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it" - William Muny.
Baloney, If Oregon can't beat Ohio State then they don't belong into the championship game. It doesn't matter who you play. Win your in. lose your out.
54:20 Tell ‘em Joel! GoBlue or GoHome baby! Shout out to Arizona State. There’s so much Money in the game now, they’re not going to Call the ridiculously obvious Targeting. I have to disagree with Joel. That Non-Call took the Life out of ASU. Their best player was already running of fumes. It’s not fair. Penn State? Just hand the ball to the RB. They can’t stop him. They can only hope to contain him.. so I agree with Joel on that point.
Thanks your prayer is Joel. You're so very kind!!!!
Happy New Year Joel. Appreciate your coverage. Have a great vacation with your family
Watching your channel for the first time, Joel. I’m hooked. You will now be my go to. Your input about how many games the OSU fans or Texas fans have to travel to is spot on. As you said the Rose Bowl is the best! Pre-Eminent destination! Thanks for your unbiased and pointed input. You rocked it today!
Go Buckeyes.
They BOTH had home games in the first round and Texas has virtual home game in the next round in the cotton bowl, stop complaining.
Media and analysts insulted buckeye fans (fringe fans) because of their criticisms of Day and Kelly…but I would argue that we would have never seen this current Buckeye team otherwise. Shameful that fans knew our identity before the coaches did.
yep
I’m of two minds on this one.
A) Day and Kelly most definitely deserved harsh criticism for the UM game. Their approach and handling of the game was a colossal blunder, a self-own.
But
B) Many of my fellow OSU fans have been insufferably negative, unreasonable, and downright toxic. Who knows, maybe he’ll come up with a better game plan if he isn’t worrying about all the death threats he’ll receive if they lose.
The dude has won 3 playoff games, and the narrative around him would be far far different were it not for choking kickers and other strokes of misfortune.
@ fair statement
21:58 its not a neutral site if Texas is playing at Texas and Georgia is playing in Georgia
I really appreciate the coaching job done by Dillingham and his staff, and I’m a Longhorn fan!
Hey Joel, Your commentary and opinion on moving forward in the college footbal playoffs was excellent. I completely agree with your view on the Rose Bowl being the championship game. Awesome! I hope the decision makers feel the same way.
As a Michigan fan I was cheering for the Ducks to beat the Bucks, but as a conference supporter I will now cheer on OSU and Penn State. Looking forward to seeing Michigan “win” the off season. Oregon was a great addition to the BIG10. Go Blue! 〽️🏈 🔥🏆🔥
Texas was up 24-8. Not sure how they outplayed Texas.
Last 6 Mins of the 4th quarter The Horns Defense had a meltdown (Penalty wise) but the still mustard a Victory.
@@JiggaMayun "Mustard a victory" is probably the funniest malaprop I've ever read, thank you for that!
UT had a 2 minute burst in 1st quarter with TD, and punt return. Then largely got outplayed the next 3 quarters. And there was a pretty blatant hold against ASU on the Ewers TD run that didn't get called.
I have to say. Over the last 25 years I've listened and watched ALOT and I do mean ALOT of sports shows. When I say I'm not sure if I recall a time where I've seen someone NAIL as many takes in an hour as I had this segment. My goodness, Joel was COOKIN! First time I've ever watched his show. Stumbled upon it
I guess let’s not talk about the other targeting miss against ASU on the INT 😑 good grief Klatt. If you watched the FULL game you would know they were pretty consistent across all calls.
Are we talking about the no call targeting on Bond? Oh no we don't we only mention the play with Texas. So the media decides Texas targeted but quickly forgets about the no call smash to the head on Bond.
I like the bowl games being part of the playoff. It actually helps that it “softens” the ticket market. If fans are trying to go to 3 bowl games they are rich anyways. It’s better for the majority of fans to be able to pick one and have a great time. Also if you make the Rose Bowl the college football Super Bowl, you’ll basically keep average people from ever being able to experience the Rose Bowl because it will make the tickets like $10k a piece.
Love this show keep it up my man
Joel Klatt.. I totally agree about the seeding.... but I think if OHIO STATE beats Texas, and I hope Penn State wins to see a team for the B10 NATTY.... GO BUCKEYES...... O-H
I-O. I feel the same way. I would love to see a BIG 10 National Championship
Nailed it about the Rose Bowl----I'm in total agreement, and seeing the Buckeyes play there in that amazing venue is one of my bucket list items.
I agree that Oregon got hosed on the draw, Ohio State got it worse IMO. Aside from game 1, they have to get everyone else “at home” Oregon on the west coast, Texas in Arlington, possibly Georgia in Atlanta. The seeding was ridiculous. Top twelve teams should be seeded accordingly. No reason that Oregon, the best team in the country should get Ohio State first game.
It just worked out that way. OSU doesnt get embarrassed by Michigan and they wouldn't have played in the first game. The real issue is giving ASU and Boise byes.
@ correct but the seeding worked out that way because they didn’t give importance to overall ranking. My complaint is that they just need to seed everyone according to their final CFP ranking
@@JVM-dc6lj Agreed but the conference commissioners all agreed to this format. My point was nobody got hosed. Teams get tougher draws all the time in playoff brackets- based on results from the regular season. I think we are agreeing that the seeding needs to be updated. If we dont give byes to the 7th and 12th ranked teams it should be better
That's a good point, but Oregon was undefeated, had beaten two top 10 teams, and no other Power 5 team had only 1 loss. Then they put them in a situation after three weeks off where they were likely to match up w/ a team that they'd beaten closely but now on a neutral site. That's tough.
As a Buckeye fan, i’d be happy to have those locations. Would be amazing to beat all those teams “in their own backyard.”
I put the issue more on Texas offense. Defense played lights out fueled by offensive players in the first half. But I felt ASU just had ton of time of possession in 1H and 3rd quarter just tipped it over the top. I think it was like 13 mins vs. 2 mins with like less than 7-8 plays by Texas. Offense could not keep it going to give a break to defense. And when they still play lights out in 2H but unfortunately lose out on 2-3 trick plays, it does put the air out of the room. I thought defense did what it was suppose to do. 500 yards is a LOT and 31 pts as well, but if offense can help bring some balance, I think defense would've been okay.
Joel, there’s so many Ohio State football fans across the US it’s insane. I remember going to college in STL. Walked into a BDubs thinking I was going to be the only person in there wearing OSU gear…. Come to find out it was the OSU fans meeting grounds and the entire place was filled with Ohio State fans
Silver Bullets fans are like the a virus! They'll represent in Arlington for sure. Better yet, so will the players.
Joel Klatt is the man. Keep up the amazing work bro!
I’m a Texas fan and Ohio State scares the heck out of me. I don’t think we have a secondary to stop Howard and Smith. Longhorns better get started early! Hook’em!
I have ESPN+, and still don’t have access to watch the College Football playoff. Watching the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day on ABC was something I always looked forward to as a kid growing up the 90’s. It was tradition, until ESPN got involved.
Joel, the only reason I disagree with you on the Ohio State, Texas, and Penn St seeding take is because even though Ohio State has the head to head win against Penn St, they didn’t make it to their conference championship game. And if I remember correctly, one of the main topic points going into the playoff was don’t punish conference championship game losers. So even though Ohio State is playing better than both Penn St and Texas right now, they shouldn’t be seeded above them because they lost to Michigan and didn’t make it to the Conference Championship game. I love the Rose Bowl take and I love this show. Keep up the good work🤘.
Maybe we should get rid of conference championships
@@jillmontague-long6271so when 2 teams don’t play each other and go undefeated. What should we go with? A ranking that most people don’t agree with. A time breaker? That’s exciting. Yeah let’s not make you in charge
It's pretty crazy that all the bye teams have lost. If Georgia loses tonight there needs to he a discussion about the seeding and the byes
The three that lost were all underdogs. Wouldn't call that crazy.
Joel, you are genuinely always looking at what is the best for College Football. That’s one of the best things about you. You’re not looking at what’s best for the pocketbooks. All the respect in the World.
Forever a Buckeye fan…you’re spot on with your suggestions for the playoffs. The Rose Bowl is the grand daddy of them all and the most beautiful venue in any sport. Maybe I’m old school but there is no better place for a college national championship.
Ohio State has an amazing team and they are getting hot at the right time....gonna be hard to beat.
Arizona State was ROBBED. That was one of the most extreme examples of targeting that I ever saw.
Who cares. It’s a dumb rule. Get rid of it
So true
Then you don't understand targeting. It wasn't. The only thing that was close was a defenseless player but as soon as he turned his head before the hit he was no longer defenseless. It was a hard hit, sure. Not all hard hits are automatically targeting.
So you're saying they called every other play exactly right, and TX didn't get the short end of the stick once? Refs mess up on the regular. It is what it is. Old news.
it was helmet to helmet but he didn't lower his head and the receiver wasn't quite defenseless. Also who tf wants targeting to actually be called in a huge playoff moment like that. Get real
"Arizona St outplayed them all day" REALLY? come on bro!! No need to be hyperbolic!
haha yeah I'm with you, rolling my eyes hard at that comment. Texas was worse at times and better at other times. It was a tight game
It is interesting to me that so many members of the press seem certain that Taafe (UT) targeted the ASU receiver. I was unclear on the rule so i read the entire rule. And in reading the entire definition of targeting (not just a few bullets from the rule) it is far less clear to me. Do i think the player was defenseless = Yes. Does the fact that the pass was tipped matter = No. But, as an example from the entire targeting rule, “Note 1: “Targeting means that a player takes aim at an opponent for purposes of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle…”. The best example given in the rule is “Leading with helmet ….to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area”. It is important to note that a face mask is not “a helmet”. We can all form our own opinions, but i think it’s unclear that Taafe was “taking aim with his helmet for the purpose of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle. In my opinion, Taafe was making a normal football move tackle, he didnt lead with his helmet (and certainly not the crown of his helmet), and his face mask and likely some of his helmet contacted the defender simultaneously with the rest of his body, shoulder pads, etc.
This was one of your best shows this year. A lot of wisdom spoken here.
I think penn state knew they would need to be able to throw the ball later in the playoff so they was getting some real time practice
Yep
Can’t wait for this video to drop! Can’t wait for tonight’s game too!!!
Joel, I'm usually a big fan. Your take on Texas getting by with some help is absurd. Go actually watch the game
Some great takes here, i'll subscribe. For me its always about player care quality on and off the field. Then fans and player base support. Then these big ncaa committees. Players first, fans second, the college structure after. You did a great job advocating for fans!
Joel, would love to see a 13th game added for all teams, then an 8-team playoff finishing with the Rose Bowl on January 1. I thought 12 teams was too many, and I think coaches don’t want to be at a disadvantage without the 13th game.
Rose bowl is heck of a lot closer to Oregon than ohio.
Scattaboo is amazing and at the same time REALLY REALLY ANNOYING. Throwing a temper tantrum on the sideline? Give me a break
But the offensive line got it together after that moment.. it's a sports thing he's holding them accountable because he knows how good they are.
Did Texas play poorly, or did ASU step up? Or were they just more evenly matched from the beginning?
If they would be evenly matched it would show up in their draft positions.
@@adrianbuck8772source?
ASU stepped up, need to learn to finish. First time in a while they're playing in such a big game with so much on the line. They'll get it right if they make it out of the B12 next year...and should be favorites to.
I thought it was a combination of ASU sustaining long drives but shooting themselves in the foot in the 1st few quarters, Texas being up 16 points and being conservative on O (right way to play IMHO), and right after Texas' D stuffs ASU in the red zone, Texas O pooped the bed with a safety. Momentum completely shifted, ASU got super lucky on that half back pass whilest Texas D wore down.
Love this show - thanks, Joel!
That analysis on PSU was spot on. Kotelniki’s pkaycalling was atrocious and Franklin really needs to clean that up.
We Are 🙌🏽💙⚪️
Have to agree. And settle Sutton down too. 98 yds penalized is not typical
They didnt call Targeting when they hit defenseless Bond on the interception. They also allowed the OL to roll Scatebo into the endzone. Thats an illegal play. That's not allowed.