January 10, 2025

Skull Session: Peacock Strikes Back, Ohio State Would Be Ranked Seventh in the Current BCS Poll and Cody Simon Has Been Impressive in 2023

Welcome to the Skull Session. C.J. Stroud is The Real Deal. The Deal@CJ7STROUD proving he is elite early & often #DevelopedHere pic.twitter.com/ZOYcyN5N8K — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 1, 2023 Let’s have a good Tuesday, shall we?  PEACOCK STRIKES BACK. On Aug. 15, The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy, a.k.a. “Persona Non-Grata” to Skull Session readers, reported that Ohio State’s Week 6 matchup with Maryland would be televised on Peacock, leading Buckeye Nation to lament that their favorite college football team would be forced to face the Terrapins on a streaming-only platform. As the matchup between the Buckeyes and Terps drew closer, and Peacock approached Columbus like the Death Star closed in on Yavin 4 at the end of Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope, Gene Smith hopped in his X-Wing, located the thermal exhaust port and – as the NBC executives shouted, “I have you now!” – fired his ion torpedos and blew up the company’s threat to Ohio State fans.…

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