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TheBlueVan · 11-12-2006, 12:15 PM

Here's the breakdown as I see it...

Offense:
QB-Ohio State (Henne is no slouch, but he's not a Heisman frontrunner)
WR/TE- Michigan (As crazy as that would have sounded at the beginning of the year,
Manningham is back, Arrington emerged, Breaston is great out of the
slot, and yesterday we got our top 2 tight ends back)
RB- push with slight edge to Michigan (Hart is a reliable beast, but Pittman is explosive)
O-Line- push with slight OSU edge (Michigan's line is good but banged up)

Defense:
D-Line- Michigan's biggest strength and advantage (Woodley/ Branch are 1st-rounders)
Linebackers- Michigan (Harris and Laurinitis are about even, but the rest of Michigan's
corps is better than the buckeyes)
DBs- Ohio State(Hall is fantastic for Michigan, but Trent is very weak, and the safeties are
not great in pass coverage)

Special Teams
Ohio State (this is where Ginn truly excels)

Coaching
i dont know, tressel supposedly owns carr, but we have new offensive and defensive coordinators

Intangibles
Ohio State, they play at home against michigan. BUT, michigan has has a chip on its shoulder and been underrated all year, so who knows

OSU is the popular pick to win, but I'll wait for the game to be played

11-12-2006, 12:15 PM	#28
TheBlueVan Golden Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,410	Here's the breakdown as I see it... Offense: QB-Ohio State (Henne is no slouch, but he's not a Heisman frontrunner) WR/TE- Michigan (As crazy as that would have sounded at the beginning of the year, Manningham is back, Arrington emerged, Breaston is great out of the slot, and yesterday we got our top 2 tight ends back) RB- push with slight edge to Michigan (Hart is a reliable beast, but Pittman is explosive) O-Line- push with slight OSU edge (Michigan's line is good but banged up) Defense: D-Line- Michigan's biggest strength and advantage (Woodley/ Branch are 1st-rounders) Linebackers- Michigan (Harris and Laurinitis are about even, but the rest of Michigan's corps is better than the buckeyes) DBs- Ohio State(Hall is fantastic for Michigan, but Trent is very weak, and the safeties are not great in pass coverage) Special Teams Ohio State (this is where Ginn truly excels) Coaching i dont know, tressel supposedly owns carr, but we have new offensive and defensive coordinators Intangibles Ohio State, they play at home against michigan. BUT, michigan has has a chip on its shoulder and been underrated all year, so who knows OSU is the popular pick to win, but I'll wait for the game to be played Last edited by TheBlueVan; 11-12-2006 at 12:18 PM.