One of the things that sets this board apart from much of the internet (especially sports message boards) is that most of us don't try to draw more information from games than what they really offer.
Much of Buckeye Twitter et al, will, if past behavior is any indication, draw far too much from the Maryland game, one way or the other. In particular, they will draw way too many comparisons to the Iowa defense. This is exactly the kind of situation where applying the transitive property of algebra to college football leads to ridiculous conclusions.
When a defense grabs 6 interceptions from a team that has thrown just one in its previous 4 games, there is always more than one reason why. Some of it might be that Taulia just had a REALLY bad day (though his 7 interceptions thrown in just 4 games last year suggests there's more to it). Some of it is probably that Iowa exposed some things. But Iowa did not just expose those things to Maryland's opponents. It also gave Maryland some things to work on. Taulia is going to spend all week focusing on making the right reads, and the right throws. It is entirely possible that he will make a lot fewer mistakes against the Buckeyes than he did against the Hawkeyes. Yet Buckeye Twitter et al will lose their collective minds if Ohio State doesn't snag 6 interceptions (5 from Taulia) and hold them to 14 points.
Please take this post for what it is; it is directed at the rest of the Buckeyesphere, not to anyone here.
