USC - OHIO ST....

[ejthree]

Someone please explain this line to me....I know Urban is a very good big game coach but this team to me has under achieved and i think they will continue to do so...I hear that they have a lot to prove that they belonged in the Championship Series but i totally disagree...I think that not being chosen is going to have a adverse effect on the mental prep for them even if they go though the motions...Iowa just torched this team though the air and i just can't imagine USC with a much better QB and a ton of talented receivers not doing the same...Plz help me with this because nine out of ten times i feel this strongly about a game such as this i'm the one that gets torched ....I must take the plus 7 and over 63 ....HELP !!!!

 

[boomer1]

Someone please explain this line to me....I know Urban is a very good big game coach but this team to me has under achieved and i think they will continue to do so...I hear that they have a lot to prove that they belonged in the Championship Series but i totally disagree...I think that not being chosen is going to have a adverse effect on the mental prep for them even if they go though the motions...Iowa just torched this team though the air and i just can't imagine USC with a much better QB and a ton of talented receivers not doing the same...Plz help me with this because nine out of ten times i feel this strongly about a game such as this i'm the one that gets torched ....I must take the plus 7 and over 63 ....HELP !!!!

I'm always cautious when dealing with a team that rather be playing somewhere else . Do they come out to prove they should be in the playoffs or do they say screw it let's get the season over with .

 

[TLankford]

if the motivation is there I think OSU wins pretty easily. good coach + month to prepare = normally can outcoach a lesser guy. Motivation is the key though. A couple of years that Saban's team has missed the NCG they got beat by a team that was less talented: Utah 2008 (Urbans Utes Team) and 2013 Oklahoma. Both years they were undefeated until the last week of the season, lost, didn't make it in. Played uninspired in bowl game.

average day I think OSU wins anyways. For as bad as Iowa beat OSU through the air, ND put up like 400 rushing yards when they took USC to the woodshed. So basically devils advocate for what you said:

USC - should be able to throw at will on OSU because of the Iowa game

on the other hand

OSU - should be able to run at will on USC because of the ND game

in this situation I'll probably side with the team that just has to hand it off to get yards instead of having to throw it. GL with whichever side you take

 

[boomer1]

if the motivation is there I think OSU wins pretty easily. good coach + month to prepare = normally can outcoach a lesser guy. Motivation is the key though. A couple of years that Saban's team has missed the NCG they got beat by a team that was less talented: Utah 2008 (Urbans Utes Team) and 2013 Oklahoma. Both years they were undefeated until the last week of the season, lost, didn't make it in. Played uninspired in bowl game.

average day I think OSU wins anyways. For as bad as Iowa beat OSU through the air, ND put up like 400 rushing yards when they took USC to the woodshed. So basically devils advocate for what you said:

USC - should be able to throw at will on OSU because of the Iowa game

on the other hand

OSU - should be able to run at will on USC because of the ND game

in this situation I'll probably side with the team that just has to hand it off to get yards instead of having to throw it. GL with whichever side you take

I ageee ^^^ I watched the USC/Stanford game close . Standfords Love ran all over them with one leg totally injured . Osu should eat them up on the ground

 

[ejthree]

Thanks guys for the input and each of you guys convinced me that the OVER is the way to go here...:shrug: