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Dave Biddle said...
The Buckeyes are going to go up to Ann Arbor and beat Mich, and will name Urban Meyer as the new head coach soon after.
The latter is basically a foregone conclusion at this point (the only possible thing that could prevent it from happening is if the NCAA hammers OSU with a bowl ban, which isn't going to happen IMO) but no one seems to be giving OSU a chance against the Wolverines. I beg to differ. Actually, I don't beg. I just differ.
Going man-by-man, there is NO WAY Mich has more talent than this Ohio State team. They have a coaching advantage (merely a one-year coaching advantage, sorry Blue fans, but a coaching advantage nonetheless) and a QB advantage just because Robinson is a junior and not a true freshman. I fully expect Braxton Miller to be a better quarterback than Denard later in his career, but he's not there yet.
Although Toussaint has come on for Mich, OSU has clearly the better RB in Boom. Hopefully his ankle will hold up for one more week. He might need to carry it 25 times. Herron>Toussaint
Posey being back is huge. We saw glimpses of that against PSU and hopefully it's even more glaring in the Big House. OSU's WRs/TEs match up very well against Mich's.
O-lines? Wash. OSU should have the better line, but they're not playing up to their potential (see: Brewster botching shotgun snaps several times). If anything I would give the Buckeyes a slight edge here, but it's close. Basically a wash.
D-lines? Ohio State all day. Mich has a good one in senior DT Mike Martin, but I'll take Simon over Martin. And then man-for-man the rest of the way on the respective D-lines, OSU blows Mich away.
Linebackers? If Sweat can play, it will be huge because I would expect the two LBs that will be on the field most of the game would be Sweat and Shazier. Sweat would move to MIKE in this scenario, in other words where he should have been playing all year. Shazier is made for the WILL spot. Michigan has some decent LBs like Demens, but let's not act like they have a good LB corps. The only reason Mich's defense is so much improved this year is because of DC Greg Mattison. He's been a difference-maker. From 108th in the country in scoring D last year to 8th in the nation this year. Yes, Mich is 8th in scoring D. Not in the Big Ten, in the nation.
Secondary? Listen, the Buckeyes haven't played well in the defensive backfield, but I would still take OSU's corners/safeties over Mich's and it's not even close.
Special teams? A slight edge to Mich, but OSU has not been poor in the ST department this year like they were last. I almost said "wash" but Mich gets the slight edge from me.
Finally, I believe the underdog role is great for Ohio State in this game. Everyone now is expecting the 9-2 Wolverines to just roll over the 6-5 Buckeyes. However, keep in mind who has more talent on their roster. If OSU's coaches can Buck-up and put together a good gameplan (aka get on the horn with Jim Tressel ASAFP) then this is at least going to be a close game and I'm picking Ohio State to win. It won't be easy, but I guarantee you this will be a game that could go either way. I'm hearing people predicting the Buckeyes will get blown out. Yeah, love to see someone put their money where their mouth is on that one.
I see a 1987 repeat. Not necessarily the players coming out with LUKE headbands, but a similar result.
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liam98 said...
dave. love the good vibes but the two units that you are matching up don't play against each other. The X factor is Robinson. Miller is a great talent but we dont use him.....Their passing and running QB game is way ahead of ours
sorry, but Michigans defense is a better unit right now. Sad but true
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Dave Biddle said...
The Buckeyes are going to go up to Ann Arbor and beat Mich, and will name Urban Meyer as the new head coach soon after.
The latter is basically a foregone conclusion at this point (the only possible thing that could prevent it from happening is if the NCAA hammers OSU with a bowl ban, which isn't going to happen IMO) but no one seems to be giving OSU a chance against the Wolverines. I beg to differ. Actually, I don't beg. I just differ.
Going man-by-man, there is NO WAY Mich has more talent than this Ohio State team. They have a coaching advantage (merely a one-year coaching advantage, sorry Blue fans, but a coaching advantage nonetheless) and a QB advantage just because Robinson is a junior and not a true freshman. I fully expect Braxton Miller to be a better quarterback than Denard later in his career, but he's not there yet.
Although Toussaint has come on for Mich, OSU has clearly the better RB in Boom. Hopefully his ankle will hold up for one more week. He might need to carry it 25 times. Herron>Toussaint
Posey being back is huge. We saw glimpses of that against PSU and hopefully it's even more glaring in the Big House. OSU's WRs/TEs match up very well against Mich's.
O-lines? Wash. OSU should have the better line, but they're not playing up to their potential (see: Brewster botching shotgun snaps several times). If anything I would give the Buckeyes a slight edge here, but it's close. Basically a wash.
D-lines? Ohio State all day. Mich has a good one in senior DT Mike Martin, but I'll take Simon over Martin. And then man-for-man the rest of the way on the respective D-lines, OSU blows Mich away.
Linebackers? If Sweat can play, it will be huge because I would expect the two LBs that will be on the field most of the game would be Sweat and Shazier. Sweat would move to MIKE in this scenario, in other words where he should have been playing all year. Shazier is made for the WILL spot. Michigan has some decent LBs like Demens, but let's not act like they have a good LB corps. The only reason Mich's defense is so much improved this year is because of DC Greg Mattison. He's been a difference-maker. From 108th in the country in scoring D last year to 8th in the nation this year. Yes, Mich is 8th in scoring D. Not in the Big Ten, in the nation.
Secondary? Listen, the Buckeyes haven't played well in the defensive backfield, but I would still take OSU's corners/safeties over Mich's and it's not even close.
Special teams? A slight edge to Mich, but OSU has not been poor in the ST department this year like they were last. I almost said "wash" but Mich gets the slight edge from me.
Finally, I believe the underdog role is great for Ohio State in this game. Everyone now is expecting the 9-2 Wolverines to just roll over the 6-5 Buckeyes. However, keep in mind who has more talent on their roster. If OSU's coaches can Buck-up and put together a good gameplan (aka get on the horn with Jim Tressel ASAFP) then this is at least going to be a close game and I'm picking Ohio State to win. It won't be easy, but I guarantee you this will be a game that could go either way. I'm hearing people predicting the Buckeyes will get blown out. Yeah, love to see someone put their money where their mouth is on that one.
I see a 1987 repeat. Not necessarily the players coming out with LUKE headbands, but a similar result.
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Dave Biddle said...
The Buckeyes are going to go up to Ann Arbor and beat Mich, and will name Urban Meyer as the new head coach soon after.
The latter is basically a foregone conclusion at this point (the only possible thing that could prevent it from happening is if the NCAA hammers OSU with a bowl ban, which isn't going to happen IMO) but no one seems to be giving OSU a chance against the Wolverines. I beg to differ. Actually, I don't beg. I just differ.
Going man-by-man, there is NO WAY Mich has more talent than this Ohio State team. They have a coaching advantage (merely a one-year coaching advantage, sorry Blue fans, but a coaching advantage nonetheless) and a QB advantage just because Robinson is a junior and not a true freshman. I fully expect Braxton Miller to be a better quarterback than Denard later in his career, but he's not there yet.
Although Toussaint has come on for Mich, OSU has clearly the better RB in Boom. Hopefully his ankle will hold up for one more week. He might need to carry it 25 times. Herron>Toussaint
Posey being back is huge. We saw glimpses of that against PSU and hopefully it's even more glaring in the Big House. OSU's WRs/TEs match up very well against Mich's.
O-lines? Wash. OSU should have the better line, but they're not playing up to their potential (see: Brewster botching shotgun snaps several times). If anything I would give the Buckeyes a slight edge here, but it's close. Basically a wash.
D-lines? Ohio State all day. Mich has a good one in senior DT Mike Martin, but I'll take Simon over Martin. And then man-for-man the rest of the way on the respective D-lines, OSU blows Mich away.
Linebackers? If Sweat can play, it will be huge because I would expect the two LBs that will be on the field most of the game would be Sweat and Shazier. Sweat would move to MIKE in this scenario, in other words where he should have been playing all year. Shazier is made for the WILL spot. Michigan has some decent LBs like Demens, but let's not act like they have a good LB corps. The only reason Mich's defense is so much improved this year is because of DC Greg Mattison. He's been a difference-maker. From 108th in the country in scoring D last year to 8th in the nation this year. Yes, Mich is 8th in scoring D. Not in the Big Ten, in the nation.
Secondary? Listen, the Buckeyes haven't played well in the defensive backfield, but I would still take OSU's corners/safeties over Mich's and it's not even close.
Special teams? A slight edge to Mich, but OSU has not been poor in the ST department this year like they were last. I almost said "wash" but Mich gets the slight edge from me.
Finally, I believe the underdog role is great for Ohio State in this game. Everyone now is expecting the 9-2 Wolverines to just roll over the 6-5 Buckeyes. However, keep in mind who has more talent on their roster. If OSU's coaches can Buck-up and put together a good gameplan (aka get on the horn with Jim Tressel ASAFP) then this is at least going to be a close game and I'm picking Ohio State to win. It won't be easy, but I guarantee you this will be a game that could go either way. I'm hearing people predicting the Buckeyes will get blown out. Yeah, love to see someone put their money where their mouth is on that one.
I see a 1987 repeat. Not necessarily the players coming out with LUKE headbands, but a similar result.
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Ducksworth said...
Hey quick question, Dave. Why do you compare the units against each other? It doesn't really matter if your DL is better than our DL. It matters if your OL is better than our DL.
I'd be much more interested to see:
UM's running game vs. OSU's running defense: UM advantage
UM's passing game vs. OSU's passing defense: OSU advantage
OSU's running game vs. UM's running defense: OSU advantage
OSU's passing game vs. UM's passing defense: UM advantage
Special Teams: UM advantage
Those matter a lot more than our OL vs. your OL, IMO.
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Dave Biddle said...
As for the people saying "Yeah, but we had talent advantages against Purdue, Penn State, etc" ... that's true. However, OSU will be much-more focused on this game. Also, they are underdogs with everyone about to tell them all week how they have no chance. They thought they were just going to roll their helmets on the field against a distracted Penn State team playing on the road and they got caught off-guard. They also had no respect for Purdue, as usual. I expect OSU to thrive in the underdog role and come in very-well prepared for this game. (OK, as well as this limited coaching staff could have a team prepared. Hopefully Wisconsin-like.)
Listen, this is a solid, well-coached Mich team and I know they could win. They will be heavily-favored in Vegas. But I'm picking the Buckeyes. Let's not pretend like Mich is some great team.
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