As I am sorting through the stats of yesterday and the season for OSU it appeared to me that yesterday, even against an injured MSU team might be OSU's best performance of the season
Four Awful Games
I will not burden this with stats but the four games (Indiana, Minnesota, @Purdue, Nebraska) that proceeded the MSU game were OSU's worst four performances of the year. The Purdue game is almost certainly the worst performance by an Urban Meyer team at OSU. The Nebraska game was pretty awful as well.
The MSU game was turnaround, especially doing that on the road.
Candidates for best performance of the year for OSU
#1. Beating MSU in East Lansing by 20 points (OSU Offense had 100 Yards more than MSU)
#2. Beating PSU in Happy Valley by 1 point (PSU Offense had 100yds more Offense than OSU)
None of their other opponents are very good.
Overall
Though Michigan's performance vs. MSU was better by most measures than OSU's, OSU's performance against MSU was very good. Some might say it was "comparable" to Michigan's.
Looking Ahead to THE GAME
Only a FOOL does not expect that the game in Columbus will be very, very tough.
I like our chances, but I expect the game to be in doubt well into the 4th quarter.
Four Awful Games
I will not burden this with stats but the four games (Indiana, Minnesota, @Purdue, Nebraska) that proceeded the MSU game were OSU's worst four performances of the year. The Purdue game is almost certainly the worst performance by an Urban Meyer team at OSU. The Nebraska game was pretty awful as well.
The MSU game was turnaround, especially doing that on the road.
Candidates for best performance of the year for OSU
#1. Beating MSU in East Lansing by 20 points (OSU Offense had 100 Yards more than MSU)
#2. Beating PSU in Happy Valley by 1 point (PSU Offense had 100yds more Offense than OSU)
None of their other opponents are very good.
Overall
Though Michigan's performance vs. MSU was better by most measures than OSU's, OSU's performance against MSU was very good. Some might say it was "comparable" to Michigan's.
Looking Ahead to THE GAME
Only a FOOL does not expect that the game in Columbus will be very, very tough.
I like our chances, but I expect the game to be in doubt well into the 4th quarter.
