This season has not started out according to plan. That doesn't mean it's and over and done with.
The fact that Ohio State has started the season slowly isn't too much of a surprise, as basically everybody, including Thad Matta, admitted this would be a bit of a rebuilding year. Virtually everyone on the team is an underclassman, and many of the key contributors had never played in a college basketball game before this season. But even those with relatively modest expectations probably weren't expecting the Buckeyes to be sitting with a 4-6 record in mid-December. Any dreams of potentially contending for an NCAA bid seem out the window at this point.