The Vest Abides...

In response to Bill's comment on the Miles post...

There is just one L in Tressel, both figuratively and literally. But Carr is about the finish his career with 7 L's in his first name.

Yes, Oklahoma State is not an elite program. But they had some good talent and we're playing a short-handed Buckeyes team that was ravaged by the draft after the 2003 season. So even if a 4 loss Ohio State team was superior, they shouldn't have been 26 points better.

You miss my point about talent. Despite the fact that LSU has had amazing recruiting classes during Miles' tenure, they still have a worse record over the past three years than Ohio State. And if often looks like a team full of NFL players are barely winning games they should be breezing through. This is the better version of Michigan south, where elite talent is coached down. Ohio State has beating down Michigan with less heralded talent; what will happen when the 5-stars start rolling in?

Frankly I've had my fill of Wolverine double-speak. In public, Michigan fans are crying about injuries and the turmoil and distraction of the Carr announcement. Privately they've been quietly confident about their chances in this game. Man up and either say you can win or not - no excuses to provide cover if things go bad. This was suppose to be Michigan's year - the senior back, Carr's last go round, the home field advantage, the "revenge" for the '06 game...whatever. The stakes are very high for Ohio State, but there has to be a sense of desperation around Michigan Nation. Only this win can remove some of the sting of the way this season went down, though some of the pain will never go away. Bottom line is that the Buckeyes are rolling into Ann Arbor playing with house money and a better coach. It's supposed to rain/snow, so conditions won't be great for either offense. Game On.