by Clevedog » Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:59 pm
All the Fichigan supporters are just haters!! No, but really lookin at it objectively as possible. It should be a battle.
The keys are simple, whoever turns over the ball the most loses!
With that being said, I think the safe bet is OSU winning.
Better Defense, so even if they dont stop Texas from scoring, they will stop them more than Texas will stop OSU. OSU may arguably have the best defense in College Football, so I think they will shut down Texas just enough to outscore them.
Tressel (OSU Coach) is a big game coach. Michigan fan can atest to that even if they dont want to admit that Tressel thus far has Lloyd Carr's number and if Michigan loses to OSU AGAIN this year he will be looking for a new job. Texas's coach has, and is known for being a choke artist in big games, although he beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl last year. He regularly loses to Oklahoma, and has show a preponderance to not making proper adjustments during the game.
Lastly, homefield advantage will give the Bucks the edge over Texas. Tressel and crew was smart to take a first week opponent in Miami (Ohio) that runs a similiar spread type offense to Texas, so it gave them a good scouting look at what to sort of expect from Texas. Texas played a very poor West Louisiana southern crap State team that gave them no real challenge.
Final score:
OSU 31
Texas 21
This DOG has more than a BARK!!!