Sometimes, you say something as a sports fan that goes against the popular narrative. Case in point, most people have Notre Dame losing its season opener against Ohio State. Not only do the Buckeyes have a stronger overall showing recently, but they are one of the few programs to have an all-time winning record against the Irish. However, that didn’t stop the below tweet from IrishCast, and as you might expect, Buckeyes fans were quick to ridicule it:
Finally got the time to watch the Ohio State spring game.
The Buckeye defense looked just as bad as it was last year, which was one of the worst defenses in Power 5.
The offense is going to be great, but ND should be able to bully the OSU OL.
That OSU -13 spread vs ND is silly
— Notre Dame Recruiting (@NDrecruiting01) April 18, 2022
In less than three hours, the tweet had gotten enough blowback that another tweet was sent out, but it doubled down rather than apologized:
You’d think Ohio State didn’t get blown out by Oregon and Michigan last year with how Buckeye fans are reacting to this tweet.
That defense will be awful once again, and let’s not act like losing Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave won’t hurt at least some. https://t.co/GbPUJEC4oW
— Notre Dame Recruiting (@NDrecruiting01) April 18, 2022
Later, a lot of faith in Tyler Buchner was expressed:
If I’m right about Tyler Buchner, Notre Dame will beat Ohio State.
That’s really what it comes down to. I believe Notre Dame will be able to score more easily vs Ohio State than Ohio State will against Notre Dame.
The game should be very high scoring.
— Notre Dame Recruiting (@NDrecruiting01) April 18, 2022
And just like we’ve seen time and again with athletes, both collegiate and professional, the direct messages became a target for people who wished to express their displeasure more directly, including this person:
Ohio State fans, this is how you guys are going to come at me in the DMs?🤣
This is just embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/lntDgGpzon
— Notre Dame Recruiting (@NDrecruiting01) April 18, 2022
Alleged events during Michael Mayer’s prep career aside, you have to admire that the Irish beating the Buckeyes is a hill some people will die on. Whatever you think the Irish’s chances in Columbus are, just make sure you’re secure in your stance on them.
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