Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

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Ep. 213: Ohio State football's national standing, and is the playoff biased? Jul 11, 2019

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On this Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is joined by Ralph Russo, the national college football writer for the Associated Press, to talk about where Ryan Day and the Buckeyes currently fit in the national landscape.

Doug and Ralph discuss how many programs have a legitimate shot to win a national title; how Clemson arose to take what looked to be the Buckeyes' spot in the CFB hierarchy; and how the playoff committee works and whether Ohio State is getting a fair shake.

Doug then talks about the latest recruiting commitment and takes some more of your questions. Thanks as always for listening.

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Ep. 212: Rewatching the 2006 Ohio State-Michigan game Jul 03, 2019

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There's something a little different about this Buckeye Talk episode. As promised for several weeks, the pod attempted a rewatch of a classic Ohio State game and picked one of the obvious choices -- Ohio State-Michigan from 2006.

Doug Lesmerises covered that game 13 years ago and he's joined by Jake Burns to rewatch and relive that 1-2 showdown headlined by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith.

Doug tells some stories, Jake provides great X-and-O insight as to how college football has evolved and the 90-minute experience tells the tale of that classic game. You can find the game on YouTube and watch along at home, or you can listen at the gym or in your car without the game and you'll be fine.

Either way, enjoy this different version of Buckeye Talk.

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Ep. 211: Phil Steele previews the Ohio State-Michigan battle brewing in 2019 Jun 27, 2019

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Buckeye Talk is back after a week break with one of our podcast’s favorite guests of the season.

It’s Northeast Ohio’s own Phil Steele, who puts out one of the most respected college football preview magazines of the season. This is his 25th year of producing the preview.

He joined Doug Lesmerises for a deep dive on the Buckeyes and their path in the Big Ten. They talked about where Justin Fields ranks in terms of quarterbacks in the nation, the toughest teams on Ohio State’s schedule, and why this might be the year that Michigan finally gets the edge on the Buckeyes.

Plus, Doug broke down the strongest and weakest position groups for the Buckeyes in the coming years and took your questions. Buckeye Talk is back and refreshed after a week away, and as always, thanks for listening.

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Ep. 210: Nine beliefs about Ohio State football Jun 12, 2019

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Back with another Buckeye Talk, and it's truncated this week. Also, we're taking next week off for the first week completely free of Buckeye Talk in a very, very long time.

With that in mind, Doug Lesmerises spent this week resetting the table with what he thinks about OSU football at the moment, so there will be a clean slate when Buckeye Talk returns.

Also, there's a little life talk on pizza, robots, Chili's, Press Your Luck, The Jonas Brothers, journalism and legacy.

Thanks for listening. Back again on June 26.

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Ep. 209: Will the Buckeyes keep winning almost every close game without Urban Meyer? Jun 05, 2019

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Urban Meyer was 22-3 in games that were down to one score in the fourth quarter, a remarkable record of resilience at Ohio State. How did Meyer do that in seven years with the Buckeyes, and will they keep that up under Ryan Day?

On the latest Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is joined by listener Mark Roberts, who did the research on Meyer's record, to discuss why the Buckeyes won so many tight ones. Mark also takes time to explain why he thinks Doug is wrong for even suggesting the Buckeyes could go 9-3 this season.

Then Doug takes questions on everything from the new Big Ten commissioner to how much receiver recruit Julian Fleming should play as a freshman. All that on the new Buckeye Talk.

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Ep. 208: Inside Ohio State's recruitment of 5-star receiver Julian Fleming May 30, 2019

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Julian Fleming, the 5-star receiver from Pennsylvania, will announce his college choice on Friday. Whether you're listening to this episode of Buckeye Talk before or after Fleming's announcement, you'll learn something about the best high school receiver in the country.

Doug Lesmerises talked with Jim Roth, Fleming's high school coach, and then interviewed two reporters who have covered Fleming's career -- Dan Reilly and Dave Fegley. They'll take you inside Fleming's football career at Southern Columbia High School in a rural area in Northeast Pennsylvania.

After those interviews, Doug as usual takes your questions on Ryan Day, Ed Warinner, Justin Fields and much more.

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Ep. 207: What Michigan, Penn State and Nebraska think of Ohio State without Urban Meyer May 22, 2019

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Ohio State dominated the Big Ten during Urban Meyer’s seven years as head coach. Ohio State was 54-4 in regular-season Big Ten play. The Buckeyes had the best record in their division (sometimes tied for first) all seven seasons, making the Big Ten Championship four times and winning three of them.

The rest of the league has been waiting for a shot.

Michigan State, Penn State, Iowa and Purdue each beat the Meyer-led Buckeyes during the regular season, while the Spartans also knocked out the Buckeyes in the 2013 Big Ten Championship. But everyone else never figured out what it was like to beat Meyer in scarlet and gray.

Now they get to try Ryan Day. To see how that coaching change, and the Buckeyes as a whole, are viewed around the league, Doug Lesmerises called three great writers:

• Sam McKewon from the Omaha World-Herald, who covers Nebraska

• Aaron McMann from MLive.com, who covers Michigan

and

• Bob Flounders from Pennlive.com, who covers Penn State.

They gave their views of the Buckeyes, and checked in on the challenges and expectations for those teams this season. These are the three teams Doug thinks will provide the stiffest tests for Day in year one. And you’ll know a lot more about them after this podcast.

Plus, as always, Doug takes your questions. And, as always, thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

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Ep. 206: How many college football coaches are better than Ryan Day? May 16, 2019

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Doug Lesmerises runs through a load of questions on the latest Buckeye Talk episode. He catches up on the receivers, position areas of concern, recruiting battles ahead, playoff considerations and how Clemson passed the Buckeyes.

But leading off is a dive into where Ryan Day should rank on a list of the best college coaches in the country. How many are definitely better than the first-year OSU boss?

Thanks for listening to another Buckeye Talk.

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Ep. 205: Rating the state of the Ohio State football program May 08, 2019

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Doug Lesmerises received some help from a new source on this episode of Buckeye Talk -- the listeners.

In assessing the state of the Ohio State football program, Doug brought in four Buckeye Talk diehards to break down the coaching, offense, defense and recruiting in the new Ryan Day era, while also looking at the big picture.

You've heard their Twitters handles mentioned before. Now hear the voices of Chase Richardson, Cynical Negro, G Nilly and NickyUnders as they hop on the line to help Doug rate the Buckeyes.

It's a fan pod and it's even more interesting than Doug could have hoped. Plus, more ratings of the OSU program from the ProjectText subscribers, and your questions, on yet another Buckeye Talk.

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Ep. 204: How is Ohio State recruiting under Ryan Day, as a 2021 QB commits? Apr 30, 2019

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Buckeye Talk has been planning a recruiting episode for weeks, and just as it hits, news breaks. Great timing.

This week, Doug Lesmerises, Tim Bielik and Stephen Means break down the verbal commitment of 2021 quarterback Kyle McCord hours after it happened. McCord, a four-star from St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia, announced his decision for the Buckeyes on Tuesday morning.

That's not all. Ohio State also added two other QBs since the last podcast episode, and JP Andrade and Gunnar Hoak are examined. And then it's time to get away from the QB recruiting and into the rest of the class.

Doug, Stephen and Tim discuss Ryan Day's national and Ohio strategy in 2020 recruiting; how the Buckeyes shape up in terms of top-100 recruits; the recruits not committed that the Buckeyes need the most; and position groups that must be targeted as we look at future rosters.

It's a reset of everything recruiting related under Ryan Day, plus your questions about the team, in a jam-packed episode of Buckeye Talk.

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