as a wise man Troy Bolton once sang On “High School Musical” – and Nick Saban chimed in on Friday – get your head in the game!
The former Crimson Tide football head coach appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Friday and said he was more concerned about the Buckeyes' loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the final regular-season game than the promise of a national championship. He blamed the Ohio State fans who appeared to be. Three more wins.
“Ohio State fans have a psychotic obsession with Michigan and they need to go to therapy or something to fix it.” Saban said.found something of a second career as an analyst for ESPN's “College GameDay.”
The former head coach continued:[Ohio State has] A chance to win a national championship, and here we are. We lost to Michigan, so no one is excited about the opportunity to play. It was a tough game and they made some mistakes and lost the game, so those are things we can fix.”
If the world truly stopped spinning when the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes, it wasn't just Ohio State fans who were thrown into orbit.
Head coach Ryan Day previously said last season's loss to Michigan was one of the worst experiences of his life.
“Aside from losing my dad and a few other things, it was honestly the worst thing that happened to my family. So something like that will never happen again. That's the season. It was a through-and-through approach,” Day said before this year's game.
And about four days later, after Day and company played their worst game of the season with just 252 yards and 10 scores, Ohio State Representative Josh Williams made it a felony to plant a flag in the center of Ohio Stadium. proposed a bill.
This happened after University of Michigan edge rusher Derrick Moore planted the team's flag at the Buckeyes' home base after a 13-10 win. A scuffle broke out.
The Buckeyes still qualified for the first 12-team College Football Playoff, defeating the ninth-seeded Tennessee Volunteers 42-17 the following week.
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Ohio State's performance in the first game of the postseason far exceeded the characteristics of a team that won 11 contests during the regular season, and reportedly NIL's funding amount is approximately $20 million.
Quarterback Will Howard tossed for 311 yards and two touchdowns, and senior running back Treveyon Henderson added two scores on the ground.
Freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith brought in two of his own.
“I think this is probably the most talented team.” [remaining in the playoffs] If they play up to their standards,” Saban said Friday. “Offense, defense, they pretty much have it all.”
It remains to be seen which version of the Buckeyes will emerge when they take on the top-seeded Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.
