06-15-2021, 11:19 AM
(06-15-2021, 11:00 AM)TJ528 Wrote: I mean the last time the Bengals had any good Karma was in the 1980's when we went to the Super Bowl.
However, in Bengal fashion, Tim Krumrie breaks his leg during the 89 Super Bowl and that affected the defense big time.
As far as how Xichigan owned OSU in the 90's, it was more the case Ohio State didnt have a coach who lived and breathed the hatred of the TTUN like most of the fan base. I mean even Earl Bruce had a winning record against TTUN. However, Cooper was chased out of Ohio State because he wasn't a Buckeye. He didn't understand what the game meant. It was another game to him. Change coaches and bring in a culture that you have 3 objective every year...beat the TTUN, Win the Big Ten, and compete for a National Title.
Hopefully, this coaching staff can learn how to coach this year because the past 2 years haven't shown that the OC (Taylor) nor the DC (Lou) can scheme a game plan to win ball games.
While I think you're mostly right, I think they have shown flashes of competence. Steelers MNF with Ryan Finley comes to mind. Really, last year we seemed much more competitive just from an eye test, but there were positions (CB,OL,WR for example) where our depth just wasn't good enough.
However, I hope I'm not alone (meaning delusional) in seeing that our depth is becoming something to take pride in this year.
