Football Thoughts - Ohio State

Observations and questions mostly.

- Have the Buckeyes covered a spread yet this year? I believe they were 5 touchdown favorites today. Didn't come close to that one.

- Has Urban installed a new system for the defense as well as the offense? If not, then Fickle's job is in serious jeopardy! Even if they did, he hasn't rallied the troops yet and I feel if we don't see marked improvement by the vaunted Silver Bullets before year end this could be the end for Mr. Fickle.

- Urban has continually told the fans that this team really isn't that good. They aren't where he'd like them to be. That is painfully clear, at least to me.

- Braxton Miller will be included in some preliminary Heisman talk, but only borne from necessity. He's shown some flashes of awesomeness so far this year but he is not consistent enough to really be a serious contender. The rest of the team around him is so off that he stands out like a bright light in a dim room.

- Are the Buckeyes the best team in the Big Ten? Unfortunately it looks like it. I say that because quite frankly I agree with Urban's assessment of this team and. the rest of the Big Ten looks dismal which is not good for the league. It also means as a Buckeye fan I'll hear s*** from the ACC and SEC fans out there. Nothing against them, after all, watching some of those teams play it's clear they are head and shoulders above anything the Big Ten is producing this year.

If you think I'm being hard on my beloved Buckeyes you would be correct. I've heard a lot of talk about them being the best team in the Big Ten. Of being able to go undefeated. Is that a possibility? Sure it is. Do I think it'll happen? Absolutely not.

I love the Buckeyes and will cheer for them as hard this year as I have any other year since the time I can remember. I'm also trying to state what I see as the quality of the Buckeyes and the Big Ten this season. Please feel free to comment and/or tee-off on me in the comments.