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tOSU at Minnesota, Thurs. Sep 2nd, 8 ET on Fox

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First games are always hard to figure. If I did ever bet real $ (I don’t) I would certainly not bet on week 1.

The battle for the trenches is usually pretty important. When the team with better skill position players wins that battle, games can get out of hand.

Well, our OL is better than theirs. The size of the gap is debatable, but not the direction of the gap. Our DL is massively better than theirs. In this case, the size of the gap is NOT debatable.

With a better OL and a much better DL, the overall battle for the trenches should break the Buckeyes’ way. Given that alone, I like the Buckeyes to cover the current spread.

Do I like it enough to bet on it?

I never bet. And on week 1… you might as well be playing craps
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:
First games are always hard to figure. If I did ever bet real $ (I don’t) I would certainly not bet on week 1.

The battle for the trenches is usually pretty important. When the team with better skill position players wins that battle, games can get out of hand.

Well, our OL is better than theirs. The size of the gap is debatable, but not the direction of the gap. Our DL is massively better than theirs. In this case, the size of the gap is NOT debatable.

With a better OL and a much better DL, the overall battle for the trenches should break the Buckeyes’ way. Given that alone, I like the Buckeyes to cover the current spread.

Do I like it enough to bet on it?

I never bet. And on week 1… you might as well be playing craps
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I bet I can get you gambling by the end of the week.
 
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P.J. Fleck has a question for you.

“Have you ever been to the Kentucky Derby?” he said.

Nope.

“Have you ever ridden a horse in the Kentucky Derby?” he said.

Nope.

“I haven't either,” said the Minnesota head coach.

Stick with him. He’s getting to the point.

And the point, in this case, is about the Golden Gophers’ season opener with Ohio State under the lights on Sept. 2.

“But I can imagine right before you get into the chute and they open that gate, that anticipation that you feel,” Fleck said. “And then when they open the gate, you go. The anticipation playing a top-five team to open the season at Huntington Bank Stadium with the crowd being back first the time, a sellout crowd, our third straight, with a top-five opponent, it's awesome. But it's still a football game. Our players are taught to be humble enough to know that anybody can beat you if you're not at your best but confident enough to know that you can beat anybody if you are at your best. They're trained that way. And it's just like the Derby – there are so many horses, and on any given day, one can beat the other.”

Fleck called the awaiting challenge of facing the Big Ten preseason favorite an “enormous challenge.”
 
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Bestbuck36 said:
$500 down today -13.5. I can't really figure out why people Minny will give the Bucks that close of a game. Only have to win each half by a tug and a kick. Great way to start the season!
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Because they're extremely veteran, have the best OL we'll play all year, best RB we'll play all year and have a fairly efficient QB too. You combine that with us having a first time starting QB and I can absolutely see how this is a 1 possession game potentially.

Would not be shocked if Minnesota is the tougher game than Oregon.
 
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bukIpower said:
Because they're extremely veteran, have the best OL we'll play all year, best RB we'll play all year and have a fairly efficient QB too. You combine that with us having a first time starting QB and I can absolutely see how this is a 1 possession game potentially.

Would not be shocked if Minnesota is the tougher game than Oregon.
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It'll take 3+ Buckeye turnovers to keep this a one possession game or Covid to cancel it.
 
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