ND-Mich / Ohio St vs USC

I will begin with the Notre Dame loss. This was a typica ND loss of the past two-three years. Notre Dame played very well on the road in a very tough place to play. However, this year was supposed to be different. This was the year Jimmy Clausen is a Heisman candidate. The ND offense can be down right scary with two NFL wr's, a quality rb, quality o-line and Clausen at QB. Michigan played a great game and Tate Forcier established himself very quickly as the Mich qb of the future and the present and a stud in his own right. Ultimately, this game was more important to Notre Dame and they did not get it done.



Ohio St vs USC. It can only be categorized as a major L for Ohio St. Different Year. Another Ohio St Dud in a Big Game. Since the Luckeyes stole that NC from Miami, the Ohio St University has been terrible in big games and the streak continues. You got USC at home. USC is breaking EIGHT NEW DEFENSIVE PLAYERS. Starting a FRESHMAN QB ON THE ROAD IN HIS FIRST ROAD START. And yet. No. W. There isn't much more that can be said about the OSU program. It was a borderline choke in my opinion for the reasons above. This was a major stage for the OSU program to change its image of choking in big games and it did none of those things.