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Ep. 243: Ohio State-Penn State postgame, Did Ryan Day get too conservative in the second half? Nov 24, 2019

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On this Buckeye Talk episode from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means go through Ohio State's 28-17 win over Penn State, as the Buckeyes moved to 11-0 and clinched the Big Ten East division title. The game was close into the fourth quarter and was the first game this season the Buckeyes didn't win by at least 24. What does that mean for Michigan next week?

Was Ryan Day too conservative with his play calling in the second half or was he just being smart with a game that included three lost fumbles by Ohio State?

As usual, the text listeners came with a lot of questions, as the Buckeyes won but perhaps looked less than invincible for the first time this season.

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Ep. 242: How big is the Ohio State-Penn State talent gap? Nov 20, 2019

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Ohio State is 10-0 and facing the best team on its schedule so far on Saturday, and it's not close. The Penn State Nittany Lions are the more talented team the Buckeyes have played. The question is how close is Penn State's talent to Ohio State?

On this episode of Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means debate that question, and there's a lot of disagreement. The questions from the text subscribers are asking whether there's anything to worry about with this game, and the guys have different views on that.

For a great in-depth view on Penn State, beat writer Bob Flounders of PennLive.com joins the show to talk about where Penn State can and can't compete with Ohio State.

Then it's back to more questions from the texters, including, as always, playoff talk. It's a real game this week for Ohio State, and another real episode of Buckeye Talk. Thanks for listening.

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Ep. 241: Ohio State-Rutgers postgame, Should the Buckeyes not winning by more freak you out? Nov 17, 2019

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Ohio State won 56-21 at Rutgers on Saturday as the No. 2 Buckeyes moved to 10-0 on the season. Was that impressive enough?

On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means take many questions from fans who were worried about Ohio State's pass rush, offensive line and overall defensive performance against the lowly Scarlet Knights. Are there any reasons for concern as Ohio State hits a much tougher home stretch starting with Penn State next week?

They talk playoff ranking compared to LSU, the OSU plan to try deep balls against Rutgers, and whether to order breakfast food or dinner food at 10:30 p.m. at a diner. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com

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Ep. 240: Justin Fields in depth, Chase Young reaction, James Laurinaitis visits Nov 13, 2019

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Justin Fields has already changed Ohio State football and on this episode of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dig into the impact the sophomore has had on the Buckeyes in his first season. Nathan has a series of stories coming on Fields after a visit to Georgia, and the guys give you a look at how far Fields has come to be the quarterback of the No. 2 team in the nation.

Plus, Ohio State announced that the Chase Young absence will end after two games, and Doug reacts to that.

Also, OSU legend James Laurinaitis will call Saturday's Ohio State-Rutgers game for the Big Ten Network, so James stops by to talk about that game and to compare the 2006 Buckeyes to this Ohio State team.

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Ep. 239: Ohio State-Maryland postgame, How much can the Buckeyes win without Chase Young? Nov 10, 2019

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Ohio State demolished Maryland 73-14 on Saturday without its best player -- defensive end Chase Young. On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means break down that big OSU win over the Terrapins and look ahead to how long Young might be out and what the Buckeyes can do with or without him.

They chose not to do an emergency pod after the Young news on Friday, so this is your update on everything happening with the defensive end and what's happening with the No. 1 team in the country. As usual, questions from text message subscribers lead the way on another Buckeyes Talk.

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Ep. 238: Why the College Football Playoff committee loves Ohio State, and the results of the pizza challenge Nov 06, 2019

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Ohio State football is No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday night, and Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises are here to break that all down. They are also here to eat pizza.

On this edition of Buckeye Talk, they debate what will happen with next week’s rankings after the game between No. 2 LSU and No. 3 Alabama, and get into whether Ohio State is in such good shape, the Buckeyes could make the playoff even with a loss.

There’s some talk of seniors that could be even better pros than they are college players, and they preview the Ohio State basketball season that starts on Wednesday night. They they get into pizza. This is the week of the long awaited pizza challenge, as Stephen will attempt to eat an entire large deep dish pizza from Giordano’s by himself.

That’s in the last 20 minutes of the podcast. We appreciate you listening to all of, or any of, Buckeye Talk.

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Ep. 237: How long will Ohio State football rule the Big Ten? Oct 30, 2019

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are off this week for the second time this season, but at 8-0 they've made their case so far as maybe the best team in college football. How long will the Buckeyes keep up that level of play, this season and beyond?

On this episode of Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises talks with Adam Rittenberg of espn.com to look at whether the rest of the Big Ten has missed its window in the post-Urban Meyer era, and whether Ryan Day will keep Ohio State at the top of the conference for years to come. Doug and Adam talk about Penn State's chances of competing with the Buckeyes this season, and look at where Michigan and Wisconsin are right now.

Doug and Nathan Baird discuss whether other Big Ten programs can find their own Urban Meyers to reset their football worlds. And then Doug, Nathan and Stephen Means take text subscriber questions. This is NOT the pizza challenge podcast -- there wasn't time to make that happen. But Stephen will try to eat an entire large deep dish pizza next week by himself.

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Ep. 236: Ohio State-Wisconsin postgame, Which No. 2 for the Buckeyes dominated the Badgers more? Oct 27, 2019

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Ohio State beat Wisconsin 38-7 and on this Buckeye Talk Podcast postgame episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means take your questions on the victory that moved the No. 3 Buckeyes to 8-0.

Among them -- did No. 2 J.K. Dobbins or No. 2 Chase Young have a bigger game as Ohio State pulled away in the second half, led by their running back and defensive end? There's some Young Heisman Trophy talk, a comparison between Dobbins and Wisconsin back Jonathan Taylor and more.

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Ep. 235: What is Ohio State's level of Wisconsin worry, with Joel Klatt of Fox Sports Oct 23, 2019

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Joel Klatt of Fox Sports will call Saturday's game between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 13 Wisconsin, and he joined Buckeye Talk for a pregame chat about maybe the most important game of the Big Ten season. Klatt explained why he thinks the Buckeyes are the best team in the country, evaluated them against teams like Oklahoma and Alabama, described why Wisconsin might be able to make this a game, compared running backs J.K. Dobbins and Jonathan Taylor, and revealed his thoughts about the College Football Playoff selection committee.

That was just part of the pod. The rest of the time, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means ran through the more than 150 comments and questions they received from text subscribers, and explained how they think this matchup will unfold. They also debated recruiting rankings again, talked about next season's offensive line, and prepared for Stephen's future challenge against a deep dish pizza.

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Ep. 234: Ohio State-Northwestern postgame, Is the OSU run defense ready for Wisconsin? Oct 19, 2019

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Ohio State drubbed Northwestern 52-3 in Evanston on Friday, and the Buckeyes can now look ahead to a home game with Wisconsin next week that will be the toughest test of the season to date. At 7-0,Ohio State handled the Wildcats easily but did give up a handful of runs early Friday. Is that any reason for concern?

On this episode of Buckeye, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises took your questions about the Buckeyes after their bye week. The guys did their best trying to explain a team clearly caught in the boring awesome or awesome boring zone right now.

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