In the Quarterbacks thread, somebody opined that, of the teams on the Bucks' schedule this year, only Wisconsin (and UNL) had defenses on a par with tOSU's.
Really?
National Rankings
____________________Ohio State____Wisconsin
Rushing Defense_________3____________26____
Passing Defense_________8____________26____
Pass Eff. Defense_______4____________53____
Total Defense___________4____________20____
Scoring Defense_________5____________25____
Last year was a good year for the Badgers by their standards; but if Ohio State posted defensive stats like that we'd be slitting our wrists. Their history does not suggest that they can replace defensive linemen like they lost without skipping a beat. Ohio State reloads on defense. The Badgers have no such reputation.
I doubt that Wisconsin's defense will be within 20 spots of Ohio State's in any of the above categories for 2011.