The title continues a five year title run (Outright and Shared titles) for Jim Tressel and OSU in the Big 10.
Ohio State is headed for the Rose Bowl for the first time since their win over Arizona State in the 1997 classic and will face the winner of the December 3rd game between the Oregon Ducks
and the Oregon State Beavers.....Buckeye Leaves
1) Terrelle Pryor's stats aren't overwhelming,but he continued to do what he has done since the Purdue loss-be a winning QB,use his feet at the right time and avoid the big mistake.
I am not sure what the difference is,whether Pryor got himself together or Jim Tressel made some changes,but the sophomore appears to be far more poised...
2) The running game has picked up too and continued its fine work with a total 251 yards on the ground.
You have to consider the opposition,but looking at the defensive numbers for the possible Pac Ten reps in the Rose Bowl,Ohio State should be able to run the football on both possible opponents...
3) The stars on this day were on the defense though.
Two picks for Kurt Coleman, Brian Rolle and Ross Homan controlling the michigan backfield and Cameron Heyward delivering such a dominant performance that suddenly give me concerns about losing him early to the NFL.
4) The Buckeyes were given little respect by the voters for the All Big Ten team as the outright champs placed just two players on the first team in Justin Boren and Kurt Coleman.
Only four players on the second team as defensive linemen Cameron Heyward and Thaddeus Gibson joined linebacker Ross Homan and running back Brandon Saine there.
Two things stand out to me-Cameron Heyward should have been on the first team and linebacker Brian Rolle on the second team.
5) The sixth straight win is the longest run over OSU over michigan in school history and ties the second longest run in the series.
6) Ohio State wore what they described as the "tribute to the 1954 National Champions" uniforms in the game.
They were OK,but the helmets were too much Penn State style for me.
I wish they would have worn them in another game rather than the michigan game,but I am sure Nike paid a pretty penny to pick this one.
Here is hoping that OSU sticks to the basics and resists the money and avoid being Oregon East or Nike's test mannequins.
7) Time for a few nuggets on the losers.
Funny,I don't hear much from the ESPN Clowns (This is to you,Mark May) about michigan being BACK now after losing seven of their last eight games and the win was Delaware State.
Those four wins only looked good at the time because Notre Dame was overrated as they are every year.
8) The combined record of the four teams in the four and zero start?
15-31.
Notre Dame (6-5) Western Michigan (5-7),Eastern Michigan (0-11) and Indiana (4-8).
The media loves for the perennial powerhouses to do well and Ohio State is among that chosen bunch,but anyone that knew anything about knew that start was a mirage,although I did not think the wheels were going to fly off to the tune of 5-7.
Snicker.....
9) As much as I am enjoying this dominance over michigan,I haven't forgotten how quickly things can turn in this series.
Jim Tressel is 8-1 vs the team up north,but his predecessor John Cooper was just 2-10-1 and I remember just how bad the michigan fans are feeling right now.
10) Finally,for those of you with a sense of humor.
What would the score be in game of equal talent between a Rich Rodriguez coached michigan against Ohio State under John Cooper????
Back later with melting pot and the Browns collapse in Detroit
Photo Credits
Team and Coleman:Carlos Osorio-AP Photo
Heyward:Tony Ding-AP Photo
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