'Best Buckeye ever?' Joel Klatt weighs Jeremiah Smith after another big day at Iowa
Minnesota's upset of Michigan gets the longest chapter, but Ohio State fans have filled the comments with Archie Griffin and Orlando Pace.
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Jeremiah Smith: Best Buckeye ever? Are Michigan’s problems fixable? DeBoer’s Bama is here & Top 10
Minnesota got top billing. The title of Joel Klatt's Week 5 episode leads with Jeremiah Smith, yet the first and by far the longest chapter, a quarter of an hour, goes to the Gophers beating Michigan. The FOX Sports analyst says the game reminded him of old-school college football in the best way. He also tries to work out why Michigan keeps stumbling and what would have to change.
The episode had close to 150,000 views in its first 16 hours, many times what a new episode here usually gathers in a full day.
Smith's segment follows, built on another 200-yard game, this time against Iowa, and the question of where he stands among Ohio State's greats. That is the part the comment section has seized on. Buckeye fans are drawing up their own short lists, and two names keep appearing next to his: Archie Griffin and Orlando Pace. Several Michigan fans stop by to congratulate Minnesota, and P.J. Fleck's "row the boat" motto comes up as well. Many viewers also compare Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell with the start everyone had expected from Michigan's Bryce Underwood.
The second half moves quickly. Klatt goes all in on Kalen DeBoer's Alabama after the rout of Mississippi State, takes a look at USC's comeback against Washington and the talk around Lincoln Riley, and admits he was wrong about Missouri after its win over Florida, a rare bit of humility that Tigers fans did not let pass. His Top 10, with a new team in the top five, closes the show.
One of the most liked comments asks for more of the play-by-play breakdowns, the kind he gave of Minnesota's win, once the season is over.
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Best Buckeye ever is between 3 guys. Archie. Orlando. Jeremiah.
There really isn't a wrong answer. All are legends.@crazcaneSee it on YouTubeYou know it’s special when Joel says “it’s not always about the playoffs”
@billycarter155See it on YouTubeGreat segment on OSU, Jeremiah and the top 2 OSU all time of him and Orlando...spot on.
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