In one of the craziest, most upset filled, college football seasons, Ohio State has landed back in the number 1 spot at just the right time. Last weekend, former #1 Missouri and former #2 West Virginia both fell flat on their face while skipping toward the BCS Championship game. Very wacky to see both top ranking teams get replaced on the eve of the bowl pairings.
So, it’ll be OSU going down to LSU territory in New Orleans for the big game on Jan 7th. The number 2 LSU, with one more loss than OSU and the only team with two losses to ever play in the BCS championship, will almost certainly be a heavy favorite. Besides the home crowd advantage, many fingers will point to the cupcake, practically intramural, schedule OSU has had. And they would have a good point. Others will point to the shellacking the Bucks took last year in the championship game when they had a much more potent offense. And they would have a good point. And others will point to the 50-day layoff between the annual Michigan spanking and the showdown in the Big Easy.
But the Buckeyes have some pluses in their favor. First off, they’ve been steaming over the loss to Florida for a whole year. Tressel and the rest of the staff haven’t let them forget with constant reminders like using the embarrassing score as the team training center’s key code in the offseason. Second, Beanie Wells has had a lot of time to heal up (even though the wear and tear was rarely reflected in his numbers). And third, there’s no Heisman hoopla distracting our QB this time around. In general, I think the offense will be more level-headed and focused than last year’s squad and the defense should be as solid as last year’s should’ve been.
So for sure it’s not going to be a easy game for the Bucks. Still, to lose eight player to the NFL draft (including the Heisman winner) and be right back in the thick of it is pretty damn cool.
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GO MICHIGAN!!!