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.
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