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Game Thread tOSU at Wiscy, Nov 17th, 3:30 ABC

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Wisconsin is a run heavy team as is evident by their rankings (#17 in the country in rushing, #108 in the country in passing)

Wisconsin averages 218.8 ypg on the ground. Let's look at how Ohio State has defended against the run:

Miami (OH) averages 86.2 ypg. Ohio State held them to -1
UCF averages 189.2 ypg. Ohio State held them to 103
California averages 182.36 ypg. Ohio State let them run 224 (can you tell when our defensive players started getting injured?)
UAB averages 120.83 ypg. Ohio State let them run 144
Michigan St. averages 141.9 ypg. Ohio State held them to 34 (We had a couple of defensive players come back)
Nebraska averages 269.3 ypg. Ohio State held them to 223. (Although Burkhead was injured in the 3rd so it's hard to gauge what would have happened against the average - as well as we lost some on defense)
Indiana averages 138.2 ypg. Ohio State held them to 129. (This was the first game Boren started)
Purdue averages 158.8 ypg. Ohio State held them to 117.
Penn St. averages 141.3 ypg. Ohio State held them to 32.
Illinois averages 123.5 ypg. Ohio State held them to 74.

Ohio State's defense is missing Devin Bogard at DB but everyone else should be playing. So against the run? Ohio State is full strength. Going on averages, Ohio State should hold Wisconsin below their rushing average.

Wisconsin is on their 3rd starting QB this season. He will be the X-factor in determining what Wiscy will do against this defense. He's more mobile than the other QBs and has the ability to pass but his only real viable target is Abbrederis. We have arguably the best CB in the NCAA in Roby who should be lining up against him

Ohio State's offense is almost clicking on all cylinders. Wisconsin couldn't beat the worst team in Ohio State history in the past 70 years last year.

While I'm not ready to predict a blow out, I'm picking Ohio State to win this game easily.
 
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Me and my buddy are just north of Chicago on our way to Madison. Looking forward to State Street Brats and The Essen Haus. To those Buckeye fans visiting there for the first time, speaking from previous experience with them 2 years ago, they are great fans and fun to talk to up until 30 mins before the game. At that point, they mutate into drunk dickheads. Def enjoy the pregame festivities though without fear. Few places are more fun before kick.

Go Bucks!! Let's go 11-0 today.
 
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I think this one is going to be a slugfest. First a defensive slugfest which eventually will turn into more of a shootout as the defenses wear down, but theirs a little more than ours. I have it close late though, but we are able to run out the clock with the ball late.

Ohio State 31
Wisconsin 24
 
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Living in VA, last time Ohio State had the 3:30 ABC/ESPN 2 game against Purdue, I couldn't even get the Ohio St game on the the ESPN alternate station on DIRECTV, I had to resort to watching a live feed on the web. Until this year, they always showed the shit ass ACC game on ABC and then the B1G game on ESPN2, why the hell did they change it up this year? Makes no sense to show the same fucking ACC game on two stations...


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