ESPN did a piece today on the Buckeyes practice session. Maybe the ice is thawing between the network and the Athletic Department at OSU. The article on their visit contains the latest depth chart, and that's why it's here.
By the way, the Buckeyes are loaded. The scary thing is how young they also are, on offense especially. It'll be tough to get through three games against highly ranked teams #2 Texas, #4 Michigan, and #10 Iowa, plus #16 Purdue without having a bad day. You have to play a tough Penn State team at Happy Valley at night, and The Game is at Ann Arbor this year. That's a damn tough schedule, but there are still real expectations in Columbus that this team could win all its games.
If the inexperienced kicking game comes through, and they get some pass rush from the DE's, the rest of the talent is there to make a run for it all. If I'm predicting though, I'll say 9-2, a BCS Bowl game, and a win in Ann Arbor. Whatever happens on the field, it's my considered take that the football talent currently assembled in Columbus is as good as or better than the 2002 team, but might be a year away offensively from kicking down the door for the NC.
Posted by dan at August 25, 2005 12:10 AM