I anticipate they come out swinging through the first 3 games. I anticipate a hard fought and probably high scoring victory against Nebraska. I think we roll up until Northwestern and fight a team that throws everything at us they can think of and we escape with a win while catching our breath.

Wisconsin will be down (Taylor doesn't worry me), Maryland and Rutgers will be walks, then we play Penn State and Michigan. 

Penn State is a W, I think they will have to find a new identity this year.

I feel good about beating Michigan, I am not impressed by Patterson like the analysts seem to be.

I think winning the East at 12-0 is very doable this year. 

I think whether you talk about corners, safeties, DL, LB's whatever it is, any position on all levels you can't just line up and do the same thing every single play, that will get predictable and offenses will adjust.

Offenses HAVE to be multiple, it only makes sense that defenses follow suit.

When did adidas start making their uniforms? Get that cheeeeeese $$$

This went from a group when Meyer took over that made you cringe to a group that makes you proud.

Let's go!

I think it's okay to buy in at this point until we're proven that the defense isn't any better. There's nothing wrong with hindsight in cases like this, meaning "yes, before the season started I had high hopes for the defense," and if the defense doesn't deliver it's okay to be disappointed, but out of the gate, may be better to be cautiously optimistic.

I'm honestly a little more concerned about White and his development. I normally am not a fan of "tweener" positions, like this LB/S sort of spot. I know he's physically suited for it but he was still developing as a safety last year, I'd hate for this to be a move from a solid starting spot to becoming a guy with no defined position. 

A few things I thought:

1. I don't know if Notre Dame is necessarily "overrated," that's a talented roster, but looking at their schedule, no way they finish with less than 3 losses. They won't be top 10 by the end of the year.

2. Georgia is a PS top 3 for me, but there's no way they're there in the end. The East is going to be pretty decent this year, I think Florida gives them a ton of trouble, Auburn will be a tough test. I think they could smoke ND, but that remains to be seen as well.

3. LSU is going to start the season 4-0 and probably leap frog Ohio State and Oklahoma. They'll beat Texas (more on them later) and that will help them to "arrive" in the national scene (as if they needed to anymore) and their defense is going to be NASTY.

4. Texas is not a top 10 team. They've got a nice offense, not great, and they have an awful defense. I think they were 110th in the country last year in pass defense? Please... Spare me. I don't care how good they are on offense, their secondary is a leaky faucet that can't stop anyone.

5. Michigan is overrated, period.

That's all I have off the top of my head, but I think at least 1 of Clemson or Bama are there in the end. If i had to put money on it I would say Clemson since their schedule is so easy.

Only 10 days left! Moe Claurett and Dan Herron are a gift from WGH that I'll never forget.

When you can use facts to show how crappy Michigan is, that makes for a good start to the day. Like Folgers.

Agreed, I kind of feel the same way about White moving to "bullet," my main concern being you take a guy who is a very high level safety, move him to this safety/LB position, do you make him a man without a position at that point?

Probably overthinking on my part, but I love what I saw from White at safety last year. My ideal secondary is: Okudah/Fuller/White/Wade and Arnette and Banks swapping rotation at the nickel, but I'm not paid hundreds of thousands to decide who plays where, why, and what.

Man, Joey Galloway just telling it like it is. He’s not wrong and he HAS been right before 

Bulldog mouth, puppy dog ass

For me, the trend has been early on to watch a decent amount of football early in the season, but once the pretenders have shook loose I typically just focus on Ohio State.

Honestly, I have two kids, so once the Ohio State game is done I'm usually up doing stuff with them. My wholesale interest in college football has for sure decreased as I've gotten older, but I haven't missed a Buckeye game in a loooooong time.

He'll be surrounded by weapons, and he's got a coach that knows how to move and shake the pieces so that the scheme is a fit for his QB. I feel good about what this offense SHOULD be in 2019

Not surprising, now it's just time to make it happen in the for really real world.

Chase Young is a monster. I wasn't aware they had a value to denote his projections in terms of the hype?

That's the kind of story you want to hear, no question.

Hope Saunders makes the most of this year, but I would be willing to bet he's going to have a nice time getting passes thrown to him in New England. 

I think we'll know pretty early what we have in Ryan Day. Obviously the schedule is going to allow both Day and Fields to get their feet wet before the competition ramps up.

Massillon has been very good to the buckeyes, no question.

Stoked for Devin Smith, if he can catch on and bring his career out of the darkness that would be a great story.

This is the right answer. We hope he is healed up and has turned the corner, but if not, captain or no, the coaching staff has to have the stones to put him on the bench for a guy who can handle the duties 

I mean had he made that flip to WR as a freshman or sophomore it's probably a different story.

Kind of surprised he wasn't getting looks as a running back and return specialist. 

Texas has 4 or 5 losses written all over them, so you're right.

I'll root for Ohio Jeaux against anyone but the Buckeyes, even if it does mean I'm rooting for Ol Ed Orgeron by proxy.

One has to hope. From what I've read and the little video I've seen, it seems as those Coach Day and the staff worked this camp closer to the likes of a NFL camp. I like that.

Hey, I'll take a JT vs. Navy-like debut for Fields. I think FAU is a pretty comparable opponent to Oregon State, they will probably have a better offense, but I think it's a good warm-up game for Fields. A defense that won't offer much opposition but will try to come up with some creative looks.

Both LSU and Ohio State will start out 4-0

LSU will jump Ohio State, and potentially Oklahoma on the strength of a win vs. Texas.

Doesn't matter, just win, take care of business.