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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: ELA on July 24, 2022, 04:11:37 PM
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The resumes:
2015 Ohio State (12-1)
- Ranked #1 all season in the AP Poll, but were #3 in initial CFP Rankings
- Lone loss was 17-14 at home to #9 Michigan State on a game ending FG
- Closed season by winning @#10 Michigan 42-13 and 44-28 over #8 Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, their only wins over ranked opponents
- All-Americans: OT Taylor Decker (consensus), DE Joey Bosa (consensus), RB Ezekiel Elliott, OG Pat Elflein, DT Adolphus Washington, LB Raekwon McMillan, S Von Bell
2021 Ohio State (11-2)
- Went 4-2 against ranked teams
- Loss at #5 Michigan in season finale cost them a shot at the Big Ten title
- All-Americans: WR Chris Olave; WR Garrett Wilson; OT Thayer Munford; OT Nicholas Petit-Frere; K Noah Ruggles
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Weird one - a defensive OSU team vs a BIGGGG offense OSU team. 2015's offense wasn't great, especially the passing game, for a Meyer attack. But the defense was great.
2021's offense was bananas. But the defense was kind of a poop salad.
I guess I have to go with defense here. But the 19 TD to 9 INT ratio Barrett and Jones put up wasn't fun.
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2015
points per drive
O: 21st
D: 3rd
YPP
O: 29th
D: 7th
2021
points per drive
O: 1st
D: 38th
YPP
O: 1st
D: 36th
I guess 2015. I'd rather be deeply unexplosive, but mostly efficent on offense, as compared to kind of a mess on defense.
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I voted 2015 because I think if they played 10 times, that one would be more likely to win 6+ but man, in a one off this is anyone's game. 2021 could put up 50 even on a D that good so you never know