OSU missed two FG's, and IU scored a touchdown on the last play of the game after calling a timeout with seconds left, so it realistically should have been 39-7.
By HD HandshoeFounder—BlockONation
In the words of Eminem's song Slim Shady, "Will the real Indiana (and Michigan for that matter) please stand up?The untested Michigan Wolverines are now 4-0 while the surprising Indiana Hoosiers are 3-1, their only loss coming to the Wolverines, but more on that in a bit.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are 3-1, and probably should be 4-0, but we won't dwell on the past mistakes that led to the loss against USC, but rather, we will look ahead.
Ohio State won easily vs. Illinois as I predicted. I specifically said I was not expecting another shutout, but definitely a win. My prediction was 38-13. The actual final score was 30-0.
Meh, close enough.
This Buckeye "D" is much better than I imagined, and I already thought they were very good.
This week, Ohio State will play their first true road game of the season (the Toledo Rockets were the home team in Cleveland two weeks ago) as they will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on the Hoosiers.
Last week, Indiana nearly pulled out a win vs. Michigan in the Big House.
Unfortunately for them, the officials gave the game away on a terrible call when there clearly appeared to be a simultaneous catch and possession by an IU receiver and a UM defensive back, but the officials ruled it an interception.
After a home cooked booth review, the call was upheld (how convenient) and UM escaped with a shady 36-33 "win".
IU coach Bill Lynch was livid, and rightfully so.
While I don't mean to totally disrespect Indiana, they really aren't a good football program (their three wins were all pretty close over FCS or small FBS foes Eastern Kentucky, Western Michigan, and Akron), the closeness of this game shows me the Wolverines are vastly overrated, and that Ohio State "should" win over IU by a minimum of three to four scores this week.
TV: Big Ten Network
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Here is the recent and all-time history between OSU and IU.
• Ohio State leads the all-time head-to-head series (65-12-5)
• Ohio State is 17-2-1 vs. IU last 20 meetings (dating back to 1985).
• Last Ohio State loss at IU was in 1988 by a score of 41-7 (That year, IU was 8-3-1 and OSU was 4-6-1).
• Since 1991, Ohio State is 16-0 vs. IU.
• Tressel is 6-0 vs. IU, outscoring them 222-57, or an average game score of 37-10.
A third straight shutout win could become a reality, but either way, I fully expect the Buckeyes to win, and win big.
Maybe Indiana will prove me wrong.
Maybe they are far better than I believe they are, and they actually keep it close against the Bucks—Or even pull off the huge upset win...?
NAH...I'm not a crackhead.
Final score prediction:
Ohio State 44
Indiana 16
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haha what a horseshit call, I bet this win is actually making UM and it's fans thinking that their football team is good.
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