I’ve really enjoyed diving into the numbers for Oregon football this season. As it has allowed me to either confirm or deny some suspicions that I have developed from watching games.
When I watched Ohio State not just beat Tennessee, but absolutely demolish them into oblivion, it made me suspect that the Buckeyes have returned to being the mostly excellent team we have seen all year after taking a one game hiatus against Michigan.
If Ohio State had limped away a win against Tennessee 17-13, as I thought what was going to happen, and would be coming into the Rose Bowl the shell of their former selves my feelings and outlook for this game would be very different.