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It Switched! Bucks By 100

The doom and gloom on Ohio State in the Rose Bowl has switched thanks to Kirk Herbsreit and some random square from Utah.

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D.J. Byrnes
Dec 29, 2021
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ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit (left) and Utah sports radio Patrick Kinahan

Shayleigh Frank of WOSU reported yesterday that the Ohio gambling hotline saw an “increase” in calls after Ohio State lost to Michigan last month for the first time in over a decade.

Whether that was an increase in one or millions of calls is immaterial. The message is clear: Buckeye fans are down historically bad considering this time last year we were preparing to send Dabo Swinney back to the pits of Hell from whence he came.

Lord knows I too felt the psychic damage when the Buckeyes fumbled the bag against that weirdo Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines. Anybody who thinks the Wolverines don’t have a legitimate shot at the title are fools at best.

I’ve been myopic about the future of Ryan Day’s program and the latest Rose Bowl bid against Utah.

Questions remain about Day regardless of Rose Bowl result, but I’m no longer predicting a loss for Ohio State despite Buckeye left tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere, defensive tackle Haskell Garrett and wide receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson correctly choosing not to play in order to protect their draft stock.

All thanks to fake Buckeye Kirk Herbstreit and some radio freak from Utah.

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