Ohio State Updates 2025 Schedule, Replaces UConn With Grambling State
Ohio State has updated its 2025 nonconference schedule, replacing its Oct. 18 game against UConn with a Sept. 6 contest against Grambling State.
OT: Ryan Day Chickens Out Against UConn?
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Sounds to me like Ohio State strengthened their schedule with this change.
I assume that gives them a midseason week off on October 18 that probably would be welcomed. I wonder how the payouts compare?
Very provocative headline from Mr. Shift. GSU is a more interesting opponent and probably has a better band. We should've beat OSU last year. Missed opportunity.
IDK about that.
They have a new coach, Mickey Joseph, who was interim HC at Nebraska.
2022-23, they went 3-8 and 5-6.
Prior to that were 0-4 and 3-7 in 2020 and 2021.
They were pretty good 2014-17.
Very good question. I couldn't remember what the issue was, and you have a good memory.
Dismissed because victim would not testify.
He addresses it here (sort of). Warning, he said, "Make America great." 🤔
Assault case dismissed against former Nebraska coach Joseph
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The felony assault case against former Nebraska interim head coach and assistant Mickey Joseph was dismissed Wednesday because the alleged victim refuses to testify.
apnews.com
It's a feature of HBCU football and one that I'll bet few Ohio St. fans have ever seen live.
Not to mention OSU’s band is sort of legendary. It would be pretty cool to have them both perform at the same game.
I doubt Ohio St. fans will care. They have The Best Damn Band In The Land! (Don't believe me? Go ask them, they'll tell you.) If Grambling brought their band, OSU fans would be pissed about them cutting into THEIR band's time.
I have relatives who are Ohio St. fans who would not be pissed. In fact they would be curious about the show Grambling would put on. Now they DO think the Ohio St. band is great
I don’t think we do it anymore.🤷♂️
And as @Doctor Worm pointed out, the price tag is a LOT less. Could be why we don’t see the MEAC bands here as much as we used to.
Here's my guess.. since they took an early season game instead of the October game.. they have inside knowledge who they will be playing the following week in 2025 in October and want teh bye week to fall before that game... and that bye week is worth $650K to them... and they were going to pay UCONN 1.95M.. so if they get Grambling for less than 1.3M they actually save money.
And Ohio State fans.. Grambling vs UCONN? same-same. What do they care?
And Ohio State fans.. Grambling vs UCONN? same-same. What do they care?
"claiming" they chickened out is just some fun mockery, I'd assume.
Have your prunes and go to bed.
Now Lincoln Riley chickens out:"claiming" they chickened out is just some fun mockery, I'd assume.
UConn is only G5 in name only. They honestly should just move down to FCS at this point.
I don’t think we will.
But UConn didn’t do what BC,Cuse and Pitt did. I would be ok with it.
I think the B10 considers UConn a power confernece game for OOC scheduling purposes.
Very…like insanely so. Considering they are a perennial title contender and their worst year in the last 20 would mean a parade and day off at Rutgers, it is beyond silly….
Some people are dense or intentionally obtuse. Old Bobby doesn't like me. He claims to have me on ignore, but he likes to take jabs from a distance. He's like a gnat that won't go away.
yes the proper term should be "Ducked out" of playing a Mora led UConn
Either way: it was a foul move 😁
agree. UConn would be a better game than the Wagner cupcake type and would be a better win .
But any /every UConn game must be held at Rutgers stadium, nowhere else
Which will not happen. At least it would shock me if it did.
UConn has been routinely getting home-and-homes with P4's comparable to us. They'll sell roadies to the blue bloods who will pay top dollar, but not to us.
Then we move on to someone else. UMass/UCan’t what’s really the difference at this point.
To be honest the only similar one I’m okay with doing this is Temple and that is only because of proximity and it’s basically a home game for us. But would really rather that be uneven as well (2/1, 3/2, etc.).
Exactly. Temple is the only G5 team I'd be okay with giving a road game to, when it more or less is RU Stadium South every time we go to the Linc. But yes, it would be a 2/1, 3/1 type of deal.
Which according to those in the know say the Owls won’t do…even Steven or no deal.
I’ll compromise for UCan’t…their home game at MetLife. As I’m a reasonable man.😎
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