well, it's gameday. not real thrilled about major bowl games being played on 12/29/17, a Friday. I think that sucks. I would of much preferred playing on Saturday or the 1st. I would have even taken a game on the 31st, screw the NFL, their rating suck anyways.
with that being said, I think OSU has an excellent chance to take it to USC in this game, but I'm expecting a heavy dose of JT left JT right per usual. I can only dream of Dobbins/Weber getting 25 carries and airing the ball out a little bit. But I think no matter what OSU calls, they should score at least 30 in this game unless they have an Iowa meltdown.
The wild card is Darnold, not that he's necessarily inconsistent or anything, but can he go nuts like he did in the Rose Bowl last year? I think a lot depends on if the OSU defensive line shows up or not. They've been good this year, great at times like against Wisconsin, and at other times just ok. If they bring their ok game and Darnold has time to sit in the pocket, then I think the OSU LB/DB's will struggle to control the SC WRs and the Trojans might go off.
In the grand scheme of things this game doesn't mean a whole lot other than pride, will both teams show up ready to rock and roll? I think they will, but I also think at this point OSU still has overall a better roster than USC, and that depth will help them to a 38-24 victory.
