I would like to begin my first Buckeye blog by making something very clear… This will be a biased opinion. I will give facts, I will speak the truth and I will express my love for sweater vests, poisonous nuts and scarlet and gray! Fact is, Ohio State is the best damn team in the land and there will be no negativity attributed to discussion about them!

A brief recap of the past four games:

 I would like to quote my friend Mark in saying that the team was playing “Tressel Ball”. The play was conservative. It seemed as if we were playing to the potential of our opponents (reference nail biting too close for comfort games of Tressel era seasons past … or the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball style). This manner of football did still earn the team marks in the W column but had the rest of the football world stating, matter of factly, that we would be worked by the first challenging opponent. As it turns out, the Bucks are not bad/ weak; they are actually Grade-A to the tune of the 8th place ranking (which will promptly change thanks to the neighboring Mountaineers defeat Friday night) in the polls and the second ranked defense in the nation.In the first four games of the season, Ohio State has held their opponents to a total of 29 points with the opposition averaging 177.8 yards per game (at this time I would like to thank Northwestern for maintaining zero yards last weekend to help the Bucks maintain their defensive dominance). Please note it is not just the defense pulling the team. Junior QB Todd Boeckman is currently 10th in the nation with a quarterback rating of 171.9. Who needs a Jimmy Clausen type recruit? The Buckeye coaching staff can clearly mold any QB to fill the shoes of the last.  The running game has made some big plays and will only improve as the team works through the Beanie Wells and Brandon Saine injuries. The receiving crew has also had a stellar start to a season. Brian Robiskie tops the team with 20 receptions averaging 21.6 yards per reception. 

Going to the Metrodome:

Saturday the Buckeyes walk into the Metrodome to take on the Minnesota Gophers. OSU is 10-0 when playing in this venue and Saturday looks to add another Metrodome victory to the Buckeyes brag book. There is potential for this to be a sleeper game for the Buckeyes but I do not think Minnesota has it in them. The Gopher offense, led by freshman Adam Weber, has already committed 16 turnovers this season. While they have averaged 35 points a game, they are going up against a defense that is unparalleled to what they have experienced thus far. I think the only running we are going to see from the Gophers will be that done to save their behinds from Laurinaitis and crew.

Speaking of brag book, congratulations is in order to Coach Jim Tressel for accomplishing his 200th victory (which came in the win over Washington). In addition to that, The Ohio State University football program has accomplished 22 consecutive regular season wins beating the old school record set from 1967-1969. Lastly, Ohio Stadium, aka The Shoe, celebrated 500 games played in that venue while hosting Northwestern last weekend. These are all major undertakings but does anything really compare to witnessing Michigan lose to Appalachian State? Sorry, I had to do it!

Becky

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