Once again, Jeff at Fox Sports Ohio is bringing the goods. He published a piece yesterday on Ohio State’s chances to win it all (he’s in favor of it, I’m told).
My two favorite reasons;
7) Offense wins games. The current offense, which has 10 starters returning from last year’s squad, is capable of putting up big points. In 2009, Ohio State averaged 29 points. Under Jim Tressel’s leadership, Ohio State is 54-0 when scoring 30 points or more. An undefeated season may depend on the Buckeyes ability to score 30 points or more in all of their games this season. But before you get worried and start thinking about low-scoring Tressel-ball games, please note that the offense scored 29 points per game in 2009. And they return ten starters. Feel better?
Did you know Tressel was 54-0 when we score 30? Damn….
And this one;
5) Experience in the trenches. Ohio State returns four starters on the offensive line, and the newcomer to the line is no rookie. Mike Adams is listed at 6-9, 310 lbs and was highly recruited out of Dublin Coffman High School two years ago. The starters will AVERAGE 6-foot-5, 307 pounds, and all five of them are on preseason All-Conference lists. Players on the offensive line are often overlooked when it comes to jersey sales. If there is any justice in the world, the names Browning, Shugarts, Adams, Boren and Brewster will be big sellers this season.
You’ve got to love it when the OL gets regular ink.
Go check out the rest of the list. You’ll be convinced.
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