Why do people assume Ohio State will beat Michigan?

[pumpkinhead33793]

They barely beat Northwestern on the road. Northwestern is 4-5 and 0-5 in the Big Ten. Michigan is 6-3 and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Northwestern was Ohio State's only good road win and the only other team they have beaten with a winning record in conference is Wisconsin.

Here is Ohio State's schedule:

7-3; 5-1 Buffalo (Beat them 40-20; Baylor beat them 70-13)
5-4; 4-1 San Diego State (Beat them 42-7; FBS team Eastern Illinois beat them 40-19)
1-9; 0-7 at Cal (nothing to say here)
Florida A&M (3-7 FBS team)
7-2; 4-1 Wisconsin (only good win here by 7 points at home)
4-5; 0-5 at Northwestern (best road win by effectively 4 pts)
6-4; 3-3 Iowa (10 pt home win over average team)
5-4; 2-3 Penn State (ran score up on average team at home)
1-8; 0-5 at Purdue (on par with Cal)
3-6; 0-5 at Illinois
4-5; 2-3 Indiana
6-3; 2-3 Michigan

So Michigan is not a good team, but they certainly are not a BAD team. This is the biggest rivalry in college sports. Michigan is at home. This will easily be Ohio State's biggest test.

 

[cwerph]

I assume nothing.

 

[Doctor Krieger]

Because Michigan sucks.

 

[cwerph]

Because Michigan sucks.

Well, there is that.

 

[PIBuckeye]

They barely beat Northwestern on the road. Northwestern is 4-5 and 0-5 in the Big Ten. Michigan is 6-3 and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Northwestern was Ohio State's only good road win and the only other team they have beaten with a winning record in conference is Wisconsin.

Here is Ohio State's schedule:

7-3; 5-1 Buffalo (Beat them 40-20; Baylor beat them 70-13)
5-4; 4-1 San Diego State (Beat them 42-7; FBS team Eastern Illinois beat them 40-19)
1-9; 0-7 at Cal (nothing to say here)
Florida A&M (3-7 FBS team)
7-2; 4-1 Wisconsin (only good win here by 7 points at home)
4-5; 0-5 at Northwestern (best road win by effectively 4 pts)
6-4; 3-3 Iowa (10 pt home win over average team)
5-4; 2-3 Penn State (ran score up on average team at home)
1-8; 0-5 at Purdue (on par with Cal)
3-6; 0-5 at Illinois
4-5; 2-3 Indiana
6-3; 2-3 Michigan

So Michigan is not a good team, but they certainly are not a BAD team. This is the biggest rivalry in college sports. Michigan is at home. This will easily be Ohio State's biggest test.

Because I watched UM play akron, UConn, PSU, and MSU..........

If anyone watched those games, they'd feel pretty strongly about OSU in this one.

 

[Sox33OSU]

They barely beat Northwestern on the road. Northwestern is 4-5 and 0-5 in the Big Ten. Michigan is 6-3 and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Northwestern was Ohio State's only good road win and the only other team they have beaten with a winning record in conference is Wisconsin.

We're invoking the Clemson clause. We beat them when they were at full health and unbeaten.

Also, another reason a lot of people are assuming we will win is that we match up extremely well against them and, well, they blow.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Assume and you make an ass out of you and me. ASS-U-ME

It is never a gimme, but we have a great chance at winning.

 

[pumpkinhead33793]

Because I watched UM play akron, UConn, PSU, and MSU..........

If anyone watched those games, they'd feel pretty strongly about OSU in this one.

I get that. However, they played well vs Notre Dame, their 2nd rival. Point being, Ohio State will see Michigan's best.

 

[pumpkinhead33793]

I put it at 60/40 chance Ohio State wins.

 

[BoiseMike19]

Pretty much an annual event like Christmas anymore isn't it?

 

[Shanemansj13]

I get that. However, they played well vs Notre Dame, their 2nd rival. Point being, Ohio State will see Michigan's best.

Noth teams always see the others best. I just think tOSU's beat is much better than Michigan'sbest. Still not taking it for granted and Urban won't either.

 

[PIBuckeye]

I put it at 60/40 chance Ohio State wins.

eh, I'd put it more at about 70/30..........

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Cause they want it mooooaaaarrr

 

[Team Mookie]

Michigan will come out and give it everything they got. This game means a lot to them, but they just don't have the horses to win this race. In the next couple of years this game will get better as Michigan begins to get the players they want in their system. Until then blow out city.

 

[tabascojet]

Cause they want it mooooaaaarrr

ha i was watching that live....i wonder how she loves her new fame.

 

[Team Mookie]

ha i was watching that live....i wonder how she loves her new fame.

What's up with creeper dude behind her. He's got a look on his face like what the fuck am I doing here..

 

[TDs3nOut]

Cause they want it mooooaaaarrr

^ she looks like she'd be a lot of fun.

 

[Sox33OSU]

^ she looks like she'd be a lot of fun.

Don't even need to roofie her, she's already there.

 

[Team Mookie]

^ she looks like she'd be a lot of fun.

She looks as if she has down syndrome.

I wonder if she is DD..? Serious

 

[TDs3nOut]

Yeah, that was pretty tasteless. I'm a bad person.