Big 10 on fraud alert?

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

This. They’ve lost 2 games by 4 points. Yes, they lost to Michigan, and losing to this years version of Michigan should be unacceptable, but they’re loaded w/ talent. This is a huge challenge. It’s going to take our best game to win I think . We have to win upfront on the d line . If we slow down Judkins and Henderson we can be in a good spot .

It will only take our best if they elevate significantly. Our B game would take care of the version of OSU that we saw against Michigan fairly easily.

There’s a world, though, where Nico has a breakout game AND Ohio State plays to potential and this game is an absolute barnburner instant classic that propels the winner to the national championship and makes neutral fans start guzzling the 12-team playoof kool-aid.

I don’t think we live in that world. Rock fight (snowball fight?) incoming. Defense. D-Samp. Nico just has to be good enough, but not world-beating. 3 point margin or less is likely.

 

[walkenvol]

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I said this earlier, Notre Dame is actually pretty good and Indiana is really bad. In the CFP and did not beat a ranked team this year, and going to lose tonight.

I only watched the first half, but was surprised this morning with the final score as I expected much worse than 10 point margin.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Oregon beat Idaho by *7 points*, Boise by 3, Ohio State by 1, Wisconsin by 3. Alabama pounded Wisconsin by 32 points at Wisconsin.

Ohio State of course lost to Michigan at home. Texas beat Michigan by 19 at Michigan.

Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon haven't played in a good out-of-conference game this year. Ohio State has undeniable talent, but how battle tested are they in big out of conference games?

All this to say, I think its a big mistake to write off Tennessee on our side of the bracket given how untested the cream of the Big 10 crop is.

Anyone who follows football will only respect OSU, Michigan, Penn State, and Oregon from the BIG 10.