THE Live Show: Putting The Game loss in perspective, next steps as Ohio State awaits postseason fate 

I was there. We never expected to lose. Go Blue!

Ryan Day has losing scars from The Game that will NOT go away. And that’s a huge huge psychological edge for Michigan.

Only Ohio State fans think the Roman Wilson touchdown was an Ohio State interception! That’s ridiculous! As soon as the ball broke the plane, it’s a touchdown. It doesn’t matter that the ball is even moving because prior to that he completed all of the criteria for that to be a catch, and when after that, if the ball bobbles a little bit does not mean it’s now not a catch. He still has possession when it crosses the line. That’s a touchdown! Only Ohio State fans think it isn’t because you only look at the point when the ball is bobbling, but prior to that he had already caught the ball, watch play to its entirety! That’s why it stood on the field by the officials!

PROUD to be a Buckeye For EVER! Congrats to THE Ohio State Buckeyes on a great 11-1 season. Remember in Sept we were suppose to lose 4 games to Wisconsin, ND, PSU and TTUN. Congrats to Michigan and pray they win it all for the B1G. I hope they don't lay an egg against Iowa and or CFP like they did last year.

Austin defends Kyle all season and what happened is exactly what we all thought would.

Also, I think our receiver group top members got a case of the big head, not getting open nor responding to problematic throws aggressive enough or blocking consistently well.

OSU does NOT have a LB on Roster who can shed blocks and make tackles - think about that

Austin you are wrong. Kyle cannot lead this team to a championship. He doesn't have "it".

It's a sad day when we can't get 2 yards on the ground.Sad. Terrible play call to go for a FG outside of your kicker's range. WTH ??

Kyle McCord will never WIN any meaningful games against elite competition. Day has a large enough sample size to prove McCord cannot play at this level. Day is just like lazy coach John Cooper against Michigan and he plays not to lose. Dancing and prancing doesn't mean crap Austin. It means a lack of focus and mental toughness.

MHJ was making ‘business decisions’ out there - in The Game‼️👀- tarnished his legacy, bad body language on top of it, unacceptable

Our defense letting mich hold the ball for over 7 mins. Was the last big opertunity we let slip. Im ok with forcing 3 points there. If thats what it came to. But 7 mins. We had to make plays. They did and we did not.

Phil Steele said we were a 3 or 4 loss team.

Kyle obviously didn't absorb the film study. Like the quick slant vs Will Johnson was tempting fate and he got burned. After that he didn't really do that again but damn the one time he tried that it bacame a key turnover.

All year McCord was the problem. This game he was the problem. Point blank he’s the problem.

The tears taste soooooo good.

It was an incredible game. Those were two very evenly matched teams. I thought Day blew it big time at end of half. That was a game changer. But even Michigan fans deep down know that OSU is one of the best 4 teams in the country. I know it sucks and hurts like hell, but it was a helluva college football game. Both teams did the Big Ten proud.

Why does Ohio State end up with no talent at quarterback? This is best Ohio can di so sad

Michigan is ahead of OSU as a program right bow. In coaching, development, leadership, intensity, you name it. What happens on the field is just a byproduct of those things. Until OSU catches up in those areas don’t expect the result on the field to change. And Austin quit making excuses for Kyle. He held the offense back and screwed the team with bad turnovers all year

O-h-i-o has almost no shot at a spot this year. Too many things have to happen. At least going forward you'll be in the playoffs for the foreseeable future. The expanded playoffs kills the winner- take- all element of The Game...which is really sad. Glad Michigan got the last one that really matters!!

It's a tough lost, but these young men played tough , it stinks us taking a lost we get punished so much. Proud of this team and thankful for them. Thankful for all of the people that Sits and talk on this podcast.

All year long….we could not confidently get a 4th and 1…..that’s not TOUGH!

This game was lost in September when Day overrode the straw vote about the qb battle.

We we're 0-3 on third down attempts, inexcusable.

At 15:00 you guys fall for the same thing every year. Michigan had 2 bad games last year. They almost lost to Illinoise and MD would have beaten them if Tua does not get hurt. But you can't base those 2 trap games against the last and biggest game of the year. This year JJ had been banged up. His leg was bothering him so of course his throws were going to be off. But they were saving everything for the big game.

Interesting only guy talking is an ohio guy in Sawyer.

Don't get the hopes up for playoffs. We don't deserve to go this year and McCord isn't winning no natty. Let's just win another meaningless bowl game and move on to next year.

I'm not here to troll, but the dancing looked really soft. Toughness 101 says you get rid of that 2 years ago.

Hey Mike Vrabel!?! Long time. How you doin’ down there? It’s Brutus. Just thought I’d give ya a call……

The WR group are not dawgs. McCord is not a dawg. The play calling is an issue.

I don’t think analysts or fans understand this team to the extent Ryan day does. If Ryan day let Dwayne Haskins, Justin fields and cj stroud take risks, and he doesn’t let Kyle McCord take risks, what does that tell you. It has more to say about the quarterback than the head coach. And if ryan day understands anything, it’s qb play. Go look at what stroud is doing right now. Ryan made a calculated decision that Kmc could end the game at any given moment and he did his best all afternoon to not let that happen

Michigan looked focus and Ohio State players acted like they were playing Akron. Dropped ball, pick, false starts, bad coaching are all bc this team wasn’t focused on this game.

Officials gave them 10. Voided the best defensive play of the game by Denzel, somehow calling it a TD. Then they turn a blind eye to an obvious OPI, which subtracts 4 minutes and adds 3 points. So frustrating

REMIND YOU? THEY FIRED THE CHEATERS? BUT DID NOT TAKE THE (ILLEGAL INFO) USED TO CHEAT!!!!

True freshman Air Noland would absolutely be better than Kyle was this year, no doubt in my mind. Then you get a chance to have a QB developed for a full 3 years instead of the crap that is coming down the pike..fot all the stars and flashy shiny things in the QB room, the reality is there is an extremely high chance most of it gets wasted/mismanaged in the next 3-5 years..

The Roman wilson TD was the correct call! He caught the ball inside the five yard lane and all he needed to do was break the plain with football. He had control when he crossed the goal line and his knee was down before the ball was stripped. This is a TD by rule. Now if he caught the ball in the endzone, he needs to complete the catch by going to the ground with possession, but he caught the ball inside the five. It's funny how you Buckeye fans can't grasp this!

Hypothetical, TTUN gets the death penalty for 5 years, Day wins the next 5 against bad teams, are we content???

Not 1 time this year did the offense carry the defense this year.. and like i said earlier this year ..the offense was going to have to carry the defense when the offense was needed it didnt happen!!!!! There is NO WAY KYLE MCORD SHOULD EVEN HAVE A SCOLERSHIP NEXT YEAR!!! GIVE 1 OF THE OTHERS THERE CHANCE... MCORD SHOWED NO LEADERSHIP ALL YEAR.. IF YOUR QUARTERBACK ISNT THE LEADER YOUR NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!!

Seems like Larry Johnson was bull headed after taking criticism for rotating players during critical moments to not rotating at all. Rediculous the snap count on the D line.

Michigan plays to WIN. Ohio plays NOT TO LOSE. UM has the cultural and mental edge in The Game. When those players in maize and blue walk into The Game expecting to beat Ohio, it’s a huge psychological edge over Ohio.

Even a 32 ounce New York Strip Steak at Roosters wouldn’t taste good right now. 🏈🤢🏈

Osu had this game take back kyles interception and Days 2 bad calls and osu wins by probably 2 scores period

Improve the QB position however you need to period. I feel good about the rest of the team. Ryan Day is the COACH for THE OHIO STATE.

This was as painful a loss as any I can remember. Maybe up there with the 2019 Clemson loss in recent memory. No excuses for this, we pissed away the game with bad turnovers and lackluster special teams play. 3 losses in a row to TTUN, unbelievable. I love our Buckeyes to the end. We have some soul searching to do. Let’s crush them next year!!

Austin…..we’ve been begging you to stop this caping BS for Kyle for WEEKS. Weeks my man. Just admit what it was, he made the two biggest errors in the game. That’s what happened. Be honest man. For once.

If you win the games you don’t have to hope and pray for dominoes to fall! Sad the state of OSU Football under Ryan Day.

I knew McCord was going to blow this game. I knew if he didn’t make mistakes we would win. But McCord is who he is. A mediocre QB with no heart.

Back up the Brinks truck for Vrabel,

Better team has won the last three years

Bobby, your dad grew up in Lancaster OH and is not a Buckeye fan? Dafuq?

Austin- what would you be saying if the Buckeyes went for the 4th and 2 and failed, and ten Michigan goes down and kicks a last second fg? This would push the score to 17-10, and then Michigan gets the ball to start the 2nd half. There is a risk that the Buckeyes are down 14 points (instead of 4 at worst) before the Buckeyes get the ball in the 2nd half (in which case the game is over).

Our advantage was our receiver room and Cade Stover. I would have been super aggressive in the first half and tried to get up early. 65% pass 35%run. Michigan is not built to come from behind. Instead we tried to out-Michigan Michigan. I would rather lose playing aggressive and to our strengths

My thing is yes it was Kyle fault but don’t we have another receivers than Harrison like come on coach Day you know they were on him the whole game but let Kyle tell it 3 in the row coach Day 😡😡😡😡that team up north got his number 😢😢😢😢

Not much talking about cheating anymore?

Didn’t the kicker make the kick when Michigan called timeout? Length was not a problem for him.

Bobby is more annoying than Austin. And that's HAAAARD to do!!! 💯

If oregon loses to washington and florida state wins close late or loses were in at 4. We STILL have the BEST loss in the country and a top strength of schedule. ESPECIALLY if michigan moves up to one. Plus that will show how much the committee thinks of us!

If, if, if buts and maybe

Oh and youre right, Ohio State certainly cant win them all! Especially with a Day coached team. Thats why there wont be another championship of any kind with him at the helm! Glad theyve go more cupcakes on these schedules, it hides just how weak they are. BTW Marvin quit!

After that interception, we were playing on the back foot the rest of the game. The only chance it seemed we had to switch momentum or one of the only chances was right before the end of the first half but Ryan D stalled out.

these people calling for day to be fired have no idea what these comments do to OSU recruiting, keep your negative comments to yourself it hurts OSU on a national level

Ryan Day in 2023 weve had a bad taste in our mouth for 365 days going into thee game!!!! Took a L again I guess that taste wasn't so baaaaaad 😡😡😡😡😡💯

News Flash! The Michigan crowd did not expect to LOSE TO YOU! 😢 Better luck next time. #goblue "It's good to be a MICHIGAN WOLVERINE..."

Bobby, stop with the whining about Florida State winning.

Hey guys I don’t want to hear shit about cheating. Michigan didn’t cheat. They prove that they don’t cheat by winning all of their games at the end of the season. I hate Ryan Day I have always hated Ryan Day after the first season when he choked. He has not won one meaningful game. You will say that he beat Notre Dame you will say that he beat Penn State Those games don’t mean shit when you lose The Game to Michigan. I don’t ever want to see us ever again in the playoffs with Ryan Day coaching. It is a automatic loss with him coaching. It is not his fault. Ryan is just another John Cooper . John Cooper was a real good coach until it came to The Game.All of those other games he won was worthless. I hope that Ryan Day starts losing two or more games in a year. There is not one reason why he should not be able to recruit offensives lineman. He should be fired just for that reason. Guys we have no business going to the playoffs. Ryan Day would choke it away. Ryan would get us embarrassed again. 35:34 !

Pretty disgusting the excuses being made for Ryan on this podcast.

Weak, soft, pathetic is what your program has become and you guys can take some credit for it as well. Excuses. Glad I witnessed the OSU rivalry of old because this is sad. If it was Marvin instead of Wilson making that catch you would've given every excuse as to why Marvin had control and broke the plan and it was a touchdown. Just sad.

Birm can you find someone else that works at Roosters that maybe knows anything about football? I know she's very pretty to look at but she is god awful on this panel. Today she was at her worst. She brings absolutely nothing to this podcast. Nicole, not everything is always peaches and creams every single week. Go Bucks!!!

Anytime someone says that was an interception in the endzone I stop listening. There is no way in hell that would ever be called that way which means you are not a good commentator. Oh and no sane couch would punt on their 44 yard line in a defensive struggle like that game was at that point. Michigan was on the other side of the field when they went for it,, its a much easier call. Just more whinny nonsense from Ohio fans. Say what you want about JJ but you can trust him to make 5 yard throws, you can't say that about your guy.

Excuses !!! 3 in a row

I never been on the Ryan Day train. I like to give a HC time to prove he’s the guy. I don’t care about beating teams with an ounce of our talent like Indiana or Purdue. I focus on the top dawgs. We’re 1 of 4 teams that the standard is Championship or bust and so far Ryan Day is showing he can’t get pass the top dawgs. 1-6 vs top 5 CFP teams isn’t the TOSU standard. Nick and Kirby have shown they can get the job done. At one point it was also Dabo.

2:35 typical woman moment, “it’s personal now” people like you are the reason this fanbase is the biggest joke in college football

Day be smoking the baloney poney.

Buckeyes did not want the game as much as Michigan.

Buckeyes be cream puffs against top teams. Buckeyes have been emasculated.

KYLE MCCORD IS NOT THE DUDE. He doesn't offer consistant dynamic playmaking at the most important position on the field. He's good but he's not OSU national champion good. Stop making excuses for him. He looks like a puppy, not a dog.

Ahh this never gets old 😂😂😂 #goblue

It is so mind blowing listening to the excuses. 🤦🏼‍♂️

OSU changed their signs before the game last yr. And '21 was run, run, run. No signs needed.

OMG - please get JZ off this show - he said he’s just glad OSU didn’t get blown out⁉️WTF

TTUN has better S&C Coaching and Leadership - OSU has higher rated recruits and more talented players BUT TTUN is better team - WHY⁉️

Stadium wasn't loud??? Bud I was there and it was rockin..... quit lyin.

Can we just stop with this I don't wanna call for someone's job crap. He makes 500k a yr and this is big boy football

Kyle improved far too little too late. Poor pocket movement. Poor downfield recognition of receiver options or check down patience. Weak recognition of run option play including keeping it for qb run. Weak leadership on sidelines appearance.

Osu hasn't had a relevant victory since that Clemson playoff game. Officially taken a backseat to Michigan.

It's been 4 years since we've beaten ttun. 4. Enough is enough. #goreds #gobucks #whodey

“Orji, getting everyone together!” Bob 😂

OSU is not good enough to be in the playoffs

tOSU Second half defensive let downs since 21, 22, 23 are the difference. In 6 second half quarters, Michigan had 12 drives and scored on all of them. UNACCEPTABLE.

McCord is the most underwhelming OSU QB I’ve ever seen. I also want a JT Barrett fan but dude was a gamer in some big moments.

If thinking 2 of the 3 victories don't count makes you feel better because of whatever then God bless you 😅. They definitely matter to 〽️ichigan Fans 😂😂😂😂! #JohnCooper#GoBlue〽️

10 million a year for the HC, the highest paid staff in college football, and NIL money and free luxury automobiles for the "kids" means the fans get to criticize and critique as much as they want to. That they "played hard" is irrelevant, because it's literally what they're PAID TO DO -- just like an NFL team. These guys are now paid professionals in a variety of ways, so criticizing within reasonable parameters, i.e., no threats, no vile, viscous suggestions or name calling, is completely fair and warranted, and the people in the program -- millionaire coaches and handsomely paid players -- shouldn't be offended over it or whine about it (Dabo Swinney).

OHIO STATE is in denial! THEY ARE NOT, one of the top 4 teams in the country! If you have to make excuses about why you lost and ONLY SCORED 3 points , you don’t understand that you were out coached and out worked!

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts what a great Christmas it would be

To the "McCord sympathizers"... I get it, you think he's still a good QB. The problem is, Hartline is bringing in "ELITE" WR talent! The QB talent should be just as good (If not better than) as them! You can't have a Honda Civic engine running something that's supposed to be a "Maserati"! 🤷🏾‍♂️💯

Lol listening to you guys be delusional is great. I was like this for years losing to the buckeyes. Tides turned and get ready for your annual beat down

Hahahahah sad Buckeyes

Zero energy including the coaching staff…freaking bizarre 😢

Stop it! They looked good the last 2 years, and the beginning of this year because they cheated. Let's be real. That's a fact

Both lines suck and either coaches are inept or past their prime, Ryan Day continues to call a lame duck offense, there’s a culture problem in The Game, Knowles continues to have second half fails in the rivalry. Don’t see OSU beating M anytime soon, certainly not with this staff.