11/25/2023 – Michigan 30, Ohio State 24 – 12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, Big Ten East Champs Shrek was nude, erect, and prodigious. This did not phase me. I am a member of the Oregon Trail generation. When the guy who posted this at me was still in the womb I was casually scrolling past goatse and lemonparty. There is only one image on the internet that has ever shook me. I will not say what it is, and I have not seen it in fifteen years. Turgid Shrek is nothing compared to it. It goes without saying that this happened on Twitter, which was already a cesspool before Elon Musk took it over. It was already a cesspool before Ohio State's PI firm spun the Connor Stalions stuff into the Worst Scandal In College Football History™ and Tony Petitti took the bait. Combine these two events and you get the last month of the season, the most hellish one imaginable when your very excellent football team is heading for an undefeated matchup in the greatest rivalry in sports. The context is this: some
The score stood at 17-17 with 5:35 to go in the third quarter of what was described by some as the biggest edition of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry of all time. After controlling the game early on, Michigan's eleven point lead had vanished to nothing. Momentum was tilting towards the Buckeyes and they'd just strung together a 12 play drive that saw Ohio State try to steal Michigan's identity. They ran it eight straight plays to finish the drive, smashing Michigan's face over and over and paving the Wolverines down the field and into the end zone for the game-tying touchdown. The game was hanging in the balance, as Michigan's offense badly needed an answer to re-assert control of the game. They did that over the course of seven plays spanning 75 yards, despite the fact that the Wolverines lost star guard Zak Zinter along the way. JJ McCarthy used his tight ends and his own legs to move down the field, then Corum juked 5 sophomore Sonny Styles out of his shoes
Previously: Ohio State Offense While Ohio State's offense has taken a statistical stepback, its defense has taken a huge step forward. By SP+, this is now the country's #1 defense, posing a massive test to the Michigan offense tomorrow. Get ready for a challenge: The Film: I charted the Penn State game when I was doing the Nittany Lions, but have also watched OSU's defense when I did Maryland and Purdue, in addition to a review of the Notre Dame tape. Just like on offense, lots of tape to run with here. Personnel: Click for big. Two familiar faces from last season return as the starting EDGE defenders for Ohio State, JT Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer. JTT was a starter last year, Sawyer a backup behind Zach Harrison, but both players are familiar and as juniors, have been around the block. The former 5 s have taken steps forward, still not described as NFL-level pass rushers but strong all-around players. Sawyer grades out better in the pass rushing departmen
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