New, advanced stats are becoming more and more a part of the everyday college football fan's vocabulary, but what exactly do they measure, and what can they tell us about Ohio State football this season? We chat with LGHL and Football Study Hall writer Chad Peliter, who tells us what F/+ and S&P+ are, how the 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes were actually pretty lucky, and what these new stats can say about Ohio State's running game, defense, and how the Virginia Tech matchup might shake out.

Everything you wanted to know about Ohio State and advanced stats

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The Big Ten has sent a team to the playoff both years we’ve had one, and with Michigan getting a ton of preseason love, Ohio State set to promote a zillion four and five stars, and with Michigan State fueled by white hot DISRESPECKT and Malik McDowell, there are multiple candidates to get the conference a playoff bid for the third year in a row.But all three of those teams, along with other would-be Big Ten contenders, have significant questions about their roster. Is it possible that this is the year the elite of the Big Ten beat each other up a little bit, and keep the conference out of the playoff? Could the ACC be the first conference to get two teams in the Final Four of college football.It’s a possibly, and one worth exploring, so Matt and Colton broke it down in our latest podcast. Other topics in this episode include:A quick rundown of the latest in Ohio State, and Michigan, recruiting news (SPOILER: It’s good for Ohio State).Is Michigan a legitimate Big Ten championship contender this season?Who is going to win the Big Ten West?Our predicted order of finish for each divisionand more!

Could the Big Ten miss the playoff this season?

Matt and Colton finally put down their phones long enough to record another podcast, since they've been so preoccupied by Pokemon Go. After catching everybody up on their Pokedexs, they also chat about the latest developments in Ohio State recruiting, what that means for the future of the QB room and depth chart, and just how many players the Buckeyes can take in their historic 2017 recruiting class. Big Ten power rankings and vacation plans are also discussed.

Ohio State's recruiting is awesome, but how many can they take?

Ohio State is blowing up on the recrutiing class. Could this be the very best class ever? Matt and Colton discuss, along with the following:Could a national approach to recruiting hurt Ohio State in Ohio in the long run?What is the state of Big Ten coaching?Hey, Rutgers is recruiting pretty well, how about that?What positions still need to be filled in this class?Colton's wedding problemsNever skip leg day

Could this be the greatest Ohio State recruiting class ever?

It's been a hot second since our last podcast, so let's chat again, shall we? Matt and Colton take a look at Ohio State basketball attendance figures, how Big 12 expansion could impact the Big Ten's TV deal, what's going on with recruiting, Tulane's dope new uniforms, and more.

It's been a while. How about a new Ohio State podcast?

The spring game has come and gone, and now only the NFL Draft stands in our way of the long, vast offseason. Matt and Colton break down the biggest takeaways from the Spring Game, including how wrong we were about getting 100,000 people to show up, why you shouldn't put too much stock in Torrance Gibson's performance, the state of the OL and the DL, and why you, yes you, should really learn how to cook this summer.

Everything you wanted to know about Ohio State and advanced stats

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