Ohio State Football

Quote Originally Posted by collectNOW:

Coach....without being an osu homer,what are your feelings going to usc? I think it will be a 17-16 or 20-17 game either way.USC has a stud defense and has 4 all americans on that side of the ball.They are strong in the backfield,but sanchez is a question mark,although he plays more conservative and tries not to turn it over.The place will be rocking on national tv and I'M GOING

Well obviously I am a homer and will be taking OSU with the points.  I think OSU wins the game for several reasons.  The first is as you said Mark Sanchez.  From watching him he was far from impressive and OSU will shut down the running game forcing him to throw.  This will not be good considering OSU has one of the best secondary units in the country.  Now I do understand that Tod Boeckman is the exact same.  However I feel the addition of Preyor will allow OSU to covert those third and 5 plays with much more ease.  Overall I think the OSU defense will win this game with a final score of around 24-17.  I can't reiterate how important Pryor will be for this team.  In no way am I saying he will win the Heisman nor even put up huge state.  However he will be used to convert the 3rd and 5 plays which will help imensely.  OSU will win this game because of the inexpireience of the USC QB Sanchez

They have 3 tough games on their schedule.  Uconn, Auburn, and South Florida.  Colorado will be tricky but I don't think the Buffs are for real yet.  The reason I see them in the NC is that their offesne will be more balanced and more explosive.  Devine is a MUCH better back than Slaton and he will reduce offensive turnovers greatly by not fumbling the ball.  Pat White will only get better and he should be more healthy considering he won't be running the ball as much.  I think the Big East is a joke and I think they have too much offense for Auburn to compete with. 

I'm not saying Rutgers is going to be awful but you are underestimating the importance of Rice in my opinion.

But honestly start a Rutgers thread, this is for Ohio State football.

Here is my current state:  The winner of Ohio State/USC plays the national title game.  NO SEC will make the title game this year due to stength and schedule.  West Va. has a tough schedule but I still think they play the winnder of the OSU/USC game.  My second choice for the title game is Oklahoma.  I don't think they would ever win that game because their coach is an AWFUL big game coach.  However, their schedule is more than gavorable and I don't believe in Mizzou or Kansas or Texas.