Ohio State football fans sound a lot like Lincoln Riley

Ohio State football, unlike USC's Lincoln Riley, has been very successful in recent years. The Buckeyes have won a national championship. They have made multiple College Football Playoff appearances. They win north of 10-11 games per season. Ohio State shouldn't worry about the small stuff. Yet, it does. An article from The Comeback affirms this:

"Being in the Big Ten has one oft-overlooked disadvantage, and the Buckeyes are feeling it in a major way. The Big Ten’s broadcast partner is Fox, which regularly puts its premier games in the noon time slot. On the other hand, college football’s other major conference, the SEC, is partnered with ESPN, which features its primetime games in the evening. This has resulted in a scenario where the Buckeyes are scheduling home and homes against premier SEC programs such as the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns, where the road games are expected to be in the evening, but the home games are all but guaranteed to kick off at noon. It may seem like a small thing, but evening games tend to lead to more hostile stadiums, and the added pressure that comes with being a road team under the lights.

"Fans and reporters on social media are well aware of the uniquely disadvantaged circumstances the Big Ten’s flagship programs are in.

“'Ohio State lives in a world where it has a home-and-home series with three SEC teams right now and everyone knows the games in Columbus will be at noon and all the road games will be at night,' Ohio State reporter Stephen Means posted on X.

"'I remember when so many were so thrilled that #B1G was no longer affiliated with ABC/ESPN. There is a lot wrong with ESPN but this and Fox’s coverage being terrible are huge downsides to that partnership dying,' one fan added.

“'Should’ve never signed that contract. Hopefully they’ll learn from it,' one fan added."