Unlike the prior OSU/Michigan game preview (a series of 7 entries,) this is going to be short and sweet because I don’t have many spare cycles to burn at the moment. Florida can win if they: Pressure Troy Smith consistently with 4 linemen Stop the running game Jam receivers at the line of scrimmage Don’t […]
Congratulations to Troy Smith and the entire Ohio State team and coaching staff. There’s no doubt Smith is a talent, but the folks around him deserve credit as well. There is no shortage of content on this award or on Smith himself with the adversity he’s overcome to be in the position to win the […]
I guess it’s up to the pollsters now, those enigmatic coaches and college football luminaries on the Coaches and Harris polls respectively. Until UCLA whacked USC yesterday, it was pretty simple. USC wins and plays in the championship game against Ohio State. Now, not so simple. The contenders? Michigan (11-1,) Florida (12-1,) Louisville (11-1,) and […]
Here’s an example of a good call, late hit out of bounds that was helmet to helmet, with the defender leading with the helmet (also called spearing.) Not only was the call correct, under the spearing rules, Crable could have been ejected for that type of hit (which, for the record, I think would have […]
It was hard to imagine that any outcome could match the hype that preceded this game. Add in the emotional dimension of Bo’s passing and you’ve got an unbelievable cocktail. Well, the game did live up to the hype and had many twists and turns provided by the fact that neither team gave up, they […]