Braxton Miller Reinjured Right Shoulder- Playing Status for the season in Jeopardy

crimsonaudio · Aug 19, 2014

Fiu weighs in:

Miller wasn’t supposed to have big problems with his banged up shoulder after undergoing minor surgery this offseason, but now the Big Ten and national title picture have become far more interesting now that he's out for the year. Welcome to J.T. Barrett, yet another superstar Ohio State dual-threat quarterback recruit who suffered an injured knee, but has had a few years to get everything back to normal - now he's 100%, and he'll be thrust into the spotlight. The biggest key for Ohio State going forward? Welcome to the schedule. Who are the Buckeyes going to lose to before November 8th? Navy? Virginia Tech? Kent State? Cincinnati? Rutgers? Penn State? Illinois? You could play quarterback for OSU – and dot the I in the process – and the Buckeyes would be undefeated against that slate. However, going to Maryland on October 4th might be dangerous without the two-time Big Ten Player of the Year. But the key will be the showdown against Michigan State in East Lansing in early November, and Barrett will have eight games under his belt and the defense should be in full froth mode. And then there’s the brave new world of College Football Playoff and how the committee is going to think. If the team is getting better and better under Barrett, and Ohio State is, say, 9-1, maybe the committee thinks the team could go from good to four-worthy as the year goes on. In any event, Ohio State was probably an 11-1 team with Miller, and it’s probably an 11-1 team without him. It just won’t be as impressive.

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alabama mike1 · Aug 19, 2014

OSU plays only one team in the preseason top 25 and that team is Michigan St. on into the season. Meyer will have a few weeks to get some game experience from a couple of kids who have not played.

I do not want to see any kid hurt, no matter what team they play for. Miller is an outstanding athlete and had really improved his passing over the course of last season.

crimsonaudio · Aug 19, 2014

BamainBoston said:
Yeah, I don't buy that.

With their schedule, assuming the QB is decent, it wouldn't surprise me. I don't expect it but it wouldn't surprise me.

TideEngineer08 · Aug 19, 2014

What sucks about this is that Miller was a senior, probably won't get an opportunity in the NFL, and he is a fantastic collegiate player.

And yes, I still fully expect Ohio State to win 10 or 11 games and vie for the Big Ten championship. What else do you have in that league? I'll give you Michigan State and that's it. Ohio State is still living rent free in Michigan's collective heads. Nebraska has a basket case for a coach. And no one else has much of a pulse.

cuda.1973 · Aug 19, 2014

Not official yet, but looks to be heading that way:

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/08/20/0819-braxton-miller-update.html

kayakerjess · Aug 19, 2014

More confirmation. Man, I hate it for Miller. Tough break for the guy...

ESPN

Miller had an MRI on his throwing shoulder Tuesday morning, revealing the season-ending injury.

BigEasyTider · Aug 19, 2014

Hate to say it, but this sounds like Miller has some really serious structural issues with the shoulder. I'm not sure there is one of the typical "have surgery and a few months to recover and he'll be fine" type of situations.

colbysullivan · Aug 19, 2014

BamainBoston said:
And at 11-1, the committee will put them in over a one loss SEC team, taking injuries into account...

It still boggles my mind that they are taking injuries into account.

TrampLineman · Aug 19, 2014

BamainBoston said:
And at 11-1, the committee will put them in over a one loss SEC team, taking injuries into account...

Not so sure, don't they have a title game in the Big 10? If Michigan State beats them and don't lose then Ohio State wont even go to the Big 10 title game. Michigan State is in their division and I think they have to go MSU as well this year. I still believe OSU will run over most of the Big 10 but I don't see them going 11-1 without Kenny Guiton who saved them last year and the great RB they had.

mittman · Aug 19, 2014

This injury should give Ohio State at least a 2 loss cushion when the committee selects who should be in the final 4. :wink:

jthomas666 · Aug 19, 2014

Looks like the QB will be redshirt freshman JT Barrett. He blew out a knee as a HS senior, so it's been two years since he's seen any playing time.

Nolan · Aug 19, 2014

Man, makes you realize that all of our spirited discussion about having two QB candidates is a GOOD problem to have...

cuda.1973 · Aug 19, 2014

Miller did not practice this spring and had been limited by athletic trainers and coaches in the number of throws he was making this fall.

Don't know about up north, but it is still summer in Texas. Now, if they were talking about the number of throws he was going to be allowed to make, in the fall, the verb is the wrong tense.

Hate to play grammar notzy, but it is ESPN. They should know better. (I probably should not complain too much, as Fox Sports has worse proof readers.)

GrayTide · Aug 19, 2014

230kv_barehand said:
Not so sure, don't they have a title game in the Big 10? If Michigan State beats them and don't lose then Ohio State wont even go to the Big 10 title game. Michigan State is in their division and I think they have to go MSU as well this year. I still believe OSU will run over most of the Big 10 but I don't see them going 11-1 without Kenny Guiton who saved them last year and the great RB they had.

I thought MSU beat tOSU in the B1G championship game last year. If so they are in different divisions.

TrampLineman · Aug 19, 2014

Nope I believe it changed, I looked it up on their website today. I think after they added Maryland and Rutgers (or whoever it was) they reshuffled the divisions.

GrayTide · Aug 19, 2014

230kv_barehand said:
Nope I believe it changed, I looked it up on their website today. I think after they added Maryland and Rutgers (or whoever it was) they reshuffled the divisions.

You are correct they are in the same division this year.

JBama_in_PCOLA · Aug 19, 2014

rgw said:
Sparty is better than OSU anyway.

Yeah, I expect MSU to win the B1G, although on another thread I did pick OSU to make it out.

Chukker Veteran · Aug 20, 2014

5 pages discussing Ohio State, and not a single buckeye fan has pointed out they prefer to be called The Ohio State University.

I hate seeing any player get hurt. If Ohio State drops a few unexpected games, and isn't in the title playoff discussion...I could live with that. Maybe Urban would break down crying on tv again, that's always entertaining to watch.

And yes, I'm in agreement with others posting in this thread, we have one Ohio State fan that is a good sport and knows his football...
But what's that old saying...you put one good apple in a barrel of rotten apples, and what do you have?

bamaga · Aug 20, 2014

As others have said, if the injury component is part of the selection process, this may help OSU.

In the grand scheme of life this may be a blessing for Braxton. He is due to graduate this winter and said he will come back to play next year. I have doubts about an NFL future for BM, but an advanced degree from OSU will open a lot of doors.

B1GTide · Aug 20, 2014

bamaga said:
As others have said, if the injury component is part of the selection process, this may help OSU.

The injury component only comes into play if a key player (or players) were not available for a game that was lost but would be available for the playoff. That is not going to happen here. Miller will not be back in January if the reports that we are hearing are correct.

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