Me – “If the Bucks can make it past the Fightin’ Goiters (Virginia Tech) unscathed, then the next most dangerous opponent on the schedule will not be Michigan State. It will be the bye week.”
Friend – “The what? Fightin’ Goiters?”
So it’s pretty obvious that I need to get some new friends that can understand the reference to Frank Beamer’s surgically repaired neck. But the point was that the most difficult opponent the Buckeyes would face before the back to back meetings with the teams from That State Up North would be… themselves. The injuries and off-the-field issues would be the only true obstacles between our Buckeyes and a 10-0 start before hosting the Spartans.