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Game Thread Game Eleven: Ohio state 25, Michigan 21 (final)

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Look at accurate CFB's prediction was...

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[FONT=verdana, arial, sans serif]Big Ten Fearless Predictions
[/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, sans serif]Nov. 19 - Week Twelve
[/FONT] Big Ten | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Michigan | Michigan State
Minnesota | Northwestern | Ohio State | Penn State | Purdue | Wisconsin

Big Ten picks Sept 3 | Sept 3, Part 2 | Sept 10 | Sept 10, Part 2 | Sept. 17 | Sept 17, Part 2
Sept 24 | Sept 24, Part 2 | Oct 1 | Oct 1, Part 2 | Oct 8 | Oct 8, Part 2 | Oct 15 | Oct 15, Part 2
Oct 22 | Oct 22, Part 2 | Oct 29 | Oct 29, Part 2 | Nov 5 | Nov 5, Part 2 | Nov 12 | Nov 12, Part 2
Nov 19, Part 2

CFN Big Ten Record: 56-17 straight up, 34-35 ATS

Make your picks for all the big games

Big Ten Game of the Week
Ohio State (8-2) at Michigan (7-3) 1 pm ET ABC
Why to watch: It's win and wait. The winner of, arguably, college football's best rivalry will win the Big Ten's automatic BCS bid if Penn State loses to Michigan State later in the day. With each team realistically out of the at-large BCS process, the worst the winner can hope for will likely be the Capital One Bowl, but winning this game would be reward enough. The two have traded road wins for the last two seasons with Ohio State almost ruining Michigan's Big Ten BCS hopes last year in a 37-21 stomping. This has been a crazy season for the Wolverines with three early losses getting the Maize and Blue fans grumbling. With a four-game winning streak, including clutch wins over Penn State and Iowa, Lloyd Carr's club is in a position to win its third straight Big Ten title if it gets help from the Spartans. Ohio State lost to Texas and Penn State, no shame there, and is the hottest team outside of Austin and L.A. scoring more than 40 points in each of its last four games outscoring its last five opponents by an average of 42-15.
Why Ohio State might win: Absolutely everything is working for Ohio State right now. Yeah, it's easy to look good when you're playing Indiana and Illinois, but the defense completely shut down Northwestern's attack and outbombed Minnesota. The running game has gotten rolling with Antonio Pittman and Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr. is starting to make plays, and Smith is the Big Ten's most efficient passer. Michigan might be playing well, but does it have enough on both sides of the ball to play the complete game needed to pull this out? The Wolverines won't be able to run the ball unless Mike Hart is back and effective after missing time with a variety of problems from a bad hamstring to a bum ankle, so if Chad Henne can't handle the pressure from the Buckeye front seven, this might not be pretty.
Why Michigan might win: Smith ran wild on the Michigan defense last year, and most college football fans still think the Wolverines can't handle running quarterbacks. They've faced three quarterbacks who can move in Michigan State's Drew Stanton, Penn State's Michael Robinson and Northwestern's Brett Basanez, and they won all three games. To be fair, Stanton and Basanez haven't been running too much lately, while Robinson had an efficient passing game, but the back seven is handling the spread far better than last year. Minnesota proved the Buckeye secondary can be bombed on, and Henne should be able to do the same if he gets the time to throw. This is the best receiving corps the Buckeyes will face all year and it should be able to get deep and make several big plays.
Who to watch: In a game as even as this one should be, one or two big plays should turn the tide. After disappointing for most of the year, Michigan's Steve Breaston and Ohio State's Ted Ginn Jr. are starting to break out. Breaston has been a bust as a receiver with only 18 catches for 230 yards and two touchdowns, but he's averaging 26.9 yards per kickoff return and 12.9 yards per punt return. Ginn Jr. has been more of a playmaker as a receiver with 34 grabs for 547 yards and three touchdowns, and is averaging 12.2 yards per punt return and 29.6 yards on kickoff returns. It's not a reach to assume the playmaker who has the better game will lead his team to the win.
What will happen: Ohio State can't turn the ball over. As long as Michigan doesn't get any big breaks, and is limited to a few big plays, the Buckeye running game and pass rush should lead the way to a tough win.
CFN Prediction: Ohio State 24 .. Michigan 20 ... Line: Ohio State -3 | Make your pick and compete against others
Must See Rating: (5 lock yourself in a room to watch - 1 Geraldo at Large) ... 5
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What will happen: Ohio State can't turn the ball over. As long as Michigan doesn't get any big breaks, and is limited to a few big plays, the Buckeye running game and pass rush should lead the way to a tough win
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Yes, their prediction on score was scary good.

BUT, scUM got numerous Big Breaks and our pass rush was not great with the absence of BC. We pulled out the tough win ANYWAY because we have better athletes AND a better coach.

Isn't it great to be alive...
 
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So who do we have to thank for this?

After the Penn State game, there was a thread where people posted their superstitions about why the game was lost. While the board has more than enough threads going right now; I think we can still have some fun with the other side of the superstition coin here in the game thread.

So who among us is really responsible for the victory?

While I don't lay claim to any game balls, I did the following:
  • wore my lucky, albeit threadbare, scarlet underwear
  • wore my lucky, albeit threadbare, tube socks with gray stripes
  • bought a proper B&T glass and used it liberally
    • made B&T's in a less-than-ideal glass for the psu game
  • ate a lot of Chili and took a huge Michigan at half-time
  • had my autistic 2-year-old son saying Go Bucks and obsessively doing high 5s with me throughout the 4th qtr
  • did not sit down during any 3rd down
Did you guys do anything, or do I get all the credit for this one?
 
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Well I have a ritual with my dad of talking to him on the phone the whole game... but It has seemed to be a bit of bad luck this year so after scUM went up 21-12 I told him we had to get off the phone because the bucks always do better after we stop talking... and the rest is history :) oh, and I didnt bet all my Vcash either.. so where is my pass around plate someone offered?
 
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"When we came in the door (to the locker room), I’d forgotten about the Big Ten championship stuff," Tressel said, "and all the sudden they hand you a hat and bring you a trophy. I’m thinking, ‘Wow, that wasn’t even what we were out there playing for.’
"We were out there playing the Wolverines. It’s so much fun to be a part of this game."
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If ever there was a quote that could stand on its own, that's it. Then I had to go ruin it by typing this. Oh well.

Tressel get it. Go Bucks.
 
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