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The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes will go on the road to play the Northwestern Wildcats this Saturday in Evanston Chicago, Illinois. The two Big Ten teams will be playing in Wrigley Field as Northwestern’s Jack Ryan Stadium is undergoing renovations and the water-front Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium is little more than a high school stadium at a capacity of 12,023; not exactly where you want to play Ohio State when trying to maximize your gate revenue.
So, for this week’s LGHL fan survey, we want to see how you are feeling about the Buckeyes playing in a cramped baseball stadium, especially with arguably the two most important games of the regular season still to come. Then, we want to know what you think the margin of victory will be in the friendly confines on Saturday.
So, check out the questions and then vote in the survey at the bottom of the article. If you have more to add to a question, or none of our options line up with what you are thinking about a topic, feel free to write in your responses in the comments at the bottom of the page.
Question 1: What do you think about Ohio State playing a football game in Wrigley Field this weekend?
True story, after I graduated from Ohio State, my first job was working for the Big Ten Conference in the suburbs outside of Chicago. But, my apartment in the Windy City was in Wrigleyville, just about three or four blocks from Wrigley Field. I went to games there often, especially when my beloved Cincinnati Reds were in town. I loved the vibe in the neighborhood; I loved the old-school aesthetic of the park; I loved the unique, Midwestern grandeur of the ivy-covered brick; I loved going to Wrigley Field.
You know what I never thought in my year of living within five minutes of that glorious cathedral of America’s Pastime? I never once thought, “Wow, they should play football games in here.”
I understand the logistical reasonings for why Northwestern is not playing this game on campus, but it still does not explain why in the hell they are forcing a 120-yard field into those friendly confines. With brink walls butted up against endzone lines, what could be more unfriendly than that for elite athletes running at full speed?
I am sure that it will make for very pretty pictures, but this is dumb, imo.
Question 2: What will the margin of victory be in Saturday’s game against Northwestern?
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be looking for a repeat performance this weekend after blanking Purdue 45-0 last Saturday. With the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers coming to Columbus next week and the rival Michigan Wolverines to cap the regular season, Ryan Day and company undoubtedly want to eliminate any doubt against overmatched opponents.
The FanDuel Sportsbook has installed Ohio State as a 31.5-point favorite and the gold standard college football analytics model SP+ projects the Buckeyes to win by a score of 37-6.
I don’t know about you, but I think that if Day, his team, and staff want to win by 60, they could. However, the only question in terms of margin of victory for me is whether or not they want to put their players out there with seven incredibly important games left to play.
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