Ohio State Silences Doubters

We ran a poll the last week on the Ohio State-Michigan battle and found that 71% of people felt that Michigan would go into Ohio State and defeat the Buckeyes. Apparently the consensus was wrong.

Our heads still hurt, probably from the number of beers we drank and our ears are still ringing from the celebration that happened yesterday in Columbus, as Ohio State defeated Michigan 42-39 in a long battle last night at Ohio Stadium.

Will there be a rematch? Who knows, with USC winning big against Cal and if they roll Notre Dame next week, Ohio State will likely play USC it would appear. Is Michigan the second best team in the nation still? Probably, but does anyone really want to see a rematch besides Michigan fans?

Interestingly enough at the postgame news conference Michigan RB Mike Hart was saying how he didn't see anything special about the Ohio State defense and he wasn't impressed by them. However, wasn't it Michigan's Defense that was tops in the nation and not Ohio State? Yes, Ohio State was the leader in defensive points scored but they certainly didn't have the defensive line that UM possessed. The Wolverines were putting a lot of pressure on Troy Smith, but at times it appeared that Smith was standing back there for a while maybe having a sandwich, waiting for his receivers to get open.

There will be some interesting questions that will loom in the upcoming weeks. It could all work itself out if USC and Florida don't take care of their business. Then there will surely be another matchup.

UM Would Welcome Rematch