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Saturday, October 18, 2008
If Buckeyes beat Penn State, expect BCS critics to melt down
Ohio State fans got the win they’ve been looking for. The Buckeyes completely crushed Michigan State on Saturday, a 45-7 stuffing in East Lansing that puts OSU back in the … BCS national championship picture?
Sure, why not?
A win next week against Penn State would create all kinds of possibilities. A lot of teams in front of the Buckeyes — including half the Big 12, it seems — will eventually fall. And if one-loss USC should stumble, who knows?
BTW, if you need to start making plans, the BCS championship is Jan. 9 in Miami. Man, if Ohio State showed up on South Beach you might see Congress try to pass legislation forcing a playoff system.
Anyway, back to Saturday’s game. If you drank the Javon Ringer Kool-Aid, it’s time to spit it out. Great player, but he can’t do it alone. Michigan State jinxed Javon by launching a web site Friday pumping him for the Heisman Trophy. The Buckeyes finished him off, allowing the C-J grad to rush for a quiet 67 yards.
“He’s a great back and even a better person,” OSU coach Jim Tressel said after the game. “We were able to keep him from going crazy.”
MSU wasn’t able to say the same about the Buckeyes’ defense, which would’ve produced huge points in a college football fantasy league.
A late Buckeye defensive touchdown — their second of the game — capped this mismatch.
“That was not a 45-7 ballgame, we all know that,” Tressel said, perhaps trying to soothe the psyche of old friend Mark Dantonio, whose team fell apart just as Michigan State teams always seem to do.
Up next is Penn State. The last time the Nittany Lions came to Columbus, Joe Paterno sprinted to the bathroom near the end of the first half. He was fighting a flu bug.
This time, we might not even see JoePa on the sideline, bad hip and all. But his team is better. Should be fun.
