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The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes have played 11 games so far this season with six (but preferably five) games potentially ahead of them. With each prospective game, there is something unique on the line for Ryan Day’s squad. So, in this week’s fan survey, we want to see what is more important for Buckeye Nation between now and the start of the College Football Playoff.
We also want your thoughts on the margin of victory and winner (there is only one right answer on that last part) for this weekend’s rivalry game. So, check out the questions below, then make sure to vote in the survey at the bottom of the article.
If we didn’t include an option that is at the top of the list for you, feel free to write it in in the comments below.
Question 1: What is most important to you over the next few weeks?
There is a lot at stake for Ohio State over the next few weeks. The Buckeyes start this week looking to win their first rivalry game in five years when the Mitten Men come to Columbus. If OSU is able to win The Game, then they will turn their attention to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship Game against the No. 1 Oregon Ducks.
But there’s a lot built into that game, so what’s most important to you? Avenging OSU’s lone loss of the season by beating Dan Lanning’s squad, getting the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, or winning the Big Ten title? A win in Indy would accomplish all three, but
Then there is the possibility — albeit a longshot — that Will Howard is named a Heisman Trophy finalist. Obviously, I think that he deserves it, but we will see if the Heisman voters do too.
Question 2: What will the margin of victory be in Saturday’s game against TTUN?
When the FanDuel Sportsbook opened up betting on this year’s edition of The Game, it installed the No. 2 Buckeyes as a 21.5-point favorite. The gold standard college football analytics model SP+ projects Ohio State to win by a score of 36-10. So, no matter how anxious you are about this game (and deservedly so), it is not expected to be especially close.
While I am hoping that Ryan Day is finally able to #Hang100OnEm, even if it doesn’t get there, I will be predicting a massive blowout, especially with how salty the Buckeyes were following their win over Indiana and how little glimpses of the same animosity have trickled out since.
I don’t think that it would be journalistically prudent to actually predict Ohio State to put up 100 points on Saturday, but I will almost certainly be predicting a 50-burger when I make my official prediction on Saturday’s “Tailgate” podcast and in our staff predictions article.
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