POLL B1G Championship Game Ohio State vs Wisconsin

[TrustMeIamRight]

If OSU win they're in since the Committee responds to teams with wins over top 5 teams and boosts them up.

Show me the last time Wisconsin was destroyed over the last two seasons. Sorry, that doesn't happen with this defense.

OSU will be lucky to score more than one TD in this game. I can't see them doing anything with a bad pass offense. Wisconsin shuts down their rush attack easily and then they're done. It will be strip sacks and pick sixes from there on out. On the flip side, I've seen nothing showing that OSU's charmin soft defense can stop Wisconsin. This is the best O-line and pure runner they've faced all year and they allowed 245 yards to Iowa. IOWA!!!.

Badgers do start slow but mainly it's on purpose. They play conservative in the first half just to test out the opponent and see how they react. Then in the second half they make their adjustments and dominate. It's basically, what Floyd Mayweather did to McGregor. He let him believe he was in the match and then in the later rounds he destroyed him. Badgers are statistically the best all around team in the second half. In the fourth Q they outscore their opponent 118-0 (not including garbage time when backups allowed 3 total TD's). Last year their weakness was finishing games which is why they couldn't put away OSU, Michigan and PSU despite being tied or having huge leads in all those games. Now, the team is not only better on offense and defense but they've learned to step on the throat of teams in the second half.

OSU wins 35-17

Wisconsin falls behind early, but OSU has the offense to hold the ball, something they haven’t faced all year.

And OSU won’t get in because their loss to OU wasn’t very close and their loss to Iowa was embarrassing. When your big wins are over PSU, who played no one OOC and Wisconsin (possibly) who played no one all year — they won’t get the benefit of the doubt. Not over Bama with 1 loss.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

What a beautiful list

• 2012: John Simon, DE, Ohio State
• 2013: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
• 2014: Joey Bosa, DL, Ohio State
• 2015: Joey Bosa, DL, Ohio State
• 2016: Tyquan Lewis, DL, Ohio State
• 2017: Nick Bosa, DL, Ohio State

One Bosa was definitely deserving. So was Tyquan Lewis. The Bosa this year is a great player, but definitely not the best DL this year. Personally, I don’t care one way or the other as it is individual awards. I just got a good laugh when I read Bosa got it over Hurst

 

[osubuckeye89]

One Bosa was definitely deserving. So was Tyquan Lewis. The Bosa this year is a great player, but definitely not the best DL this year. Personally, I don’t care one way or the other as it is individual awards. I just got a good laugh when I read Bosa got it over Hurst

At least you just laugh about it, it's really not a huge deal and rather meaningless in the grand scheme. According to the fine folks over at mgoboard. There is an all out B1G conspiracy against Michigan.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

At least you just laugh about it, it's really not a huge deal and rather meaningless in the grand scheme. According to the fine folks over at mgoboard. There is an all out B1G conspiracy against Michigan.

It isn’t a big deal — I only posted it to needle @Across The Field. If UM wants to win individual awards, start winning meaningful games. That isn’t going to happen if we don’t put out better QB’s than we have the last few years. I’m surprised we were as close with OSU as we have been the last two years, to be honest.

Crossing my fingers McCaffrey or Peters are the real deal. The two QB’s we have committed for 2018 are high upside unpolished guys according to the recruiting sites.

 

[kburjr]

I'm gonna pass, but I appreciate the offer.

I would be willing to do the avi bet if you want to stack them like @7Samurai13 does. If WIS wins, you get to put two people in an avi of your choice, and if they lose, you sport the other guy's avi for a week and then mine the second.

I understand if you don't want to do that. Just let me know, and either way, good luck Saturday.

Good luck to you guys. My av bet is for the month of December(basically until the playoffs start). Just too far out.

 

[Great Dayne]

 

[fishinabarrel]

So you're rooting for the team that was beat 31-0 last year in the CFP and are far worse this year. That makes sense.

Badgers have carried the BIG in bowls over the last three years now. If anything we wouldn't want MSU or OSU in based off recent history.

Umm 3 years? Really? Ok last year, stellar win over Western Michigan. Congrats. Ohhh in 2015 you got that big win against 8-5 USC in the Holiday bowl! Such an honor. Last but not least who could forget getting a W in the Outback bowl in 2014.

I will take getting blown out in a CFP semi any day over winning the holiday or outback bowls. Other than that Ohio State only won a National championship (that thing Wisky has never done) and put a beat down on ND in the Fiesta. (We considered that a failure for the season. Then, after they had the besr draft in the modern history of NFL drafts, they still went to the playoffs.

 

[The Derski]

Sounds like osu fans are scared.

 

[fishinabarrel]

I honestly wouldn’t have the slightest idea and definitely don’t want to look up snap counts for CFB players.

My guess is both played in some sort of rotation and both sat out the backend of some lopsided games? I do know the DT was rated the #1 defensive player, regardless of position, by PFF. (But I’m not going to pretend I know what that means, because all the new metrics give me headaches)

Bosa gets rotated out quite a bit. He is playing with last years D lineman of the year in Tyquan Lewis, Sam Hubbard (projected first rounder) and Jalyn Holmes (2nd rounder) I don't even think Bosa was considered the starter at the beginning of the year

 

[fishinabarrel]

Sounds like osu fans are scared.

Scared? No. Most reasonable ones are nervous. This team has been so up and down this year it's impossible not to be concerned.

 

[The Derski]

Scared? No. Most reasonable ones are nervous. This team has been so up and down this year it's impossible not to be concerned.

I think both sides are equally nervous. both teams playoff hopes ride on this game.

 

[The Derski]

at least we aren’t scared of camera men tho.

 

[kburjr]

I think both sides are equally nervous. both teams playoff hopes ride on this game.

Besides, UW's football players are tired of seeing the basketball team's Final Four banner and want to hang a CFP banner next to them

 

[fishinabarrel]

at least we aren’t scared of camera men tho.

Thats cause they don't know Ohio State just hired Robert Reynolds as a photographer for this game yet

 

[Great Dayne]

I think both sides are equally nervous. both teams playoff hopes ride on this game.

More confident vs OSU than I was vs Michigan with Peters

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Sounds like osu fans are scared.

1 week avi bet on the game?

 

[The Derski]

1 week avi bet on the game?

I’m game.

 

[kburjr]

I just noticed that we play Ohio State in basketball on Saturday, also.

 

[Voltaire26]

Both teams are real good teams, but Wisconsin has been much more stable ohio state has been a little bipolar. I am picking Wisconsin to beat ohio state by 7. I won't be taking any bets on Wisconsin -7 ... bookies have it ohio state -6

 

[Vadered]

Besides, UW's football players are tired of seeing the basketball team's Final Four banner and want to hang a CFP banner next to them

I mean, I'm happy they feel that way, because I think the only way we get a Final Four banner this year is by making the semifinals of the NIT.