Well that was a start to the 2022 season.
The Buckeyes ended up defeating the Irish 21-10 in the Week 1 season opener for both squads. Expectations were all over the place in the lead-up to Saturday night’s game and I feel comfortable saying that everyone walked away with much more conservative takes about the performance during the game as well as what the season may look like for each team through the remainder of their seasons.
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The conservatism that’s running through a lot of the takes (the ones that are at least somewhat based in reality) was initially surprising to me.