[Belfry0304]

I prefer my Buckeyes to be underdogs.

Going into this game all I've heard about is Ray Maualuga. How he's just as good as Laurinaitis, how it didn't make a difference if Beanie played because Rey would stop him. Rey's fast and strong, built like a safety, there's one issue. Beanie Wells is such a rare combination of speed and power, hardly anyone can stop him. If he wants to overpower Rey he can, if he wants to outrun him he can, it's Maualuga's job to try to guess which one he does.

Then, you've got Terrelle Pryor. I don't think I've ever been so excited about an incoming freshman, he's got talent. He stiff armed a defensive player to the ground in the Ohio game, I thought it was a fullback with the ball. He's going to mix in a little, and confuse the Trojans defense by either running it himself, handing it to Chris Wells, or throwing it to the nation's most polished receiver, Brian Robiskie, or Brian Hartline. Boeckman brings the same game, he just doesn't run.

Then you've got Mr. James Laurinaitis. The speedy, strong, shove the ball down your throat linebacker. Malcolm Jenkins and the returning Donald Washington will handle Mark Sanchez and the passing, Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis will take care of Joe McKnight.

It's that simple, they're predicted to lose because they choke. Ohio State struggles against spread offenses. USC doesn't have one, they either going to pass, in which Ohio State's DB depth can take care of, or run... and #33 is the game-changer there.

Maybe it's because I watch and analyze Ohio State so much, after all they ARE my team, but I've gotta take the Buckeyes, 27-14.