| Breaking down Ohio State vs.
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| | while Henne is your classic drop-back
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| MichiganKnown simply in Columbus, Ann
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| | passer. If the Wolverines and forced into
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| Arbor, and every place in-between as "The
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| | second and third- and long, Henne and a
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| Game", Ohio State and Michigan meet in
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| | sometimes shaky offensive line will have
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| the regular season finale for both teams
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| | added pressure on them (literally) and
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| again. And, as is usually the case, the
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| | these Ohio State linebackers led by A.J.
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| stakes are very high.The Buckeyes can
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| | Hawk could feast on him all day.Last year
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| claim no worse than a share of the Big 10
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| | with basically the same lineups, Smith
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| crown, and will be assured of a spot in
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| | ran wild for 145 yards and a score and
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| one of the big BCS game with a win. The
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| | threw for two more in the Buckeyes 37-21
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| Wolverines, who were thought to have been
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| | win in Columbus. Michigan's linebackers
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| reduced to a pure spoiler role, have
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| | and safeties may have to blitz him at
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| risen back up into the conference race.
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| | times to force quick decisions, which
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| The turning point of the Wolverines
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| | leaves one-on-one coverage against a trio
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| season has to be when Chad Henne threw a
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| | of talented receivers.The Wolverines
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| touchdown pass on the last play of the
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| | secondary has been their defensive
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| game against Penn State to knock them
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| | strength all year, and they will be
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| from the ranks of the undefeated a month
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| | tested here. With Smith becoming a better
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| ago.If that pass falls incomplete,
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| | passer, coach Jim Tressel has given him
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| Michigan falls to 3-4 and this weeks
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| | more opportunities to go down field to
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| game, though still their biggest of the
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| | Santonio Holmes and Ted Ginn.I give Ohio
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| year, would be more about pride for the
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| | State a small advantage overall on
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| Wolverines than aspirations.They not only
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| | offense, as I feel Henne has improved
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| need to emerge victorious on Saturday,
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| | from his early season woes. He can do
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| but would also need in-state rival
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| | some damage with his receivers, Jason
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| Michigan State to pull an improbable
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| | Avant and Steve Breaston, but he will
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| upset versus Penn State later on in the
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| | need more time to throw than I think
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| afternoon to snare a share of conference
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| | he'll get on Saturday.But, the bigger
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| honors.Both squads enter this game
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| | advantage to the Buckeyes rest on
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| playing their best football of the
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| | defense, where they physically beat teams
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| season, Ohio State's offense has put up
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| | up and wear them down n the second
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| 40 points in the past four games, after
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| | half.On special teams, both teams boast
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| quarterback Troy Smith struggled early on
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| | dangerous return men. Ginn and Breaston
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| directing the offense, only to look
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| | can both change the game in a matter of
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| nearly flawless after his grip on the
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| | seconds. Both coverage teams will be
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| starting job was slipping away. Due to
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| | under the gun, and the punters would be
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| this, everyone around him has gotten
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| | best advised to kick away from these
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| better.Michigan on the other hand, has
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| | guys, even out of bounds if they can
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| moved the ball better behind sophomore
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| | without shan king it.The home crowd gives
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| signal-caller Henne, and this maligned
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| | the Wolverines probably their lone
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| defense is even stopping the opposition
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| | advantage, but I still do not think
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| with regularity. Wins over Iowa,
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| | that's not enough. Notre Dame and
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| Northwestern and Indiana are nice (only
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| | Minnesota both came out with out Michigan
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| the IU win wasn't competitive) , but
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| | Stadium victorious and the Buckeyes are
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| remember, Ohio State DESTROYED those
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| | better overall than either of those
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| three squads by a combined score of
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| | teams. History tells us that Michigan has
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| 120-23.THE GAMEPLANSBoth teams will want
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| | controlled this series at The Big House,
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| to establish the running game, and they
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| | but Ohio State wins this one with a
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| have the backs to do it, Ohio State's
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| | brutal display on D.Ohio State 24
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| Antonio Pittman and Michigan's
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| | Michigan 13John O'Nan is sports writer
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| combination of Jason Hart and Kevin
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| | moderator at and contributes to various
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| Grady. I give the Buckeyes the edge, as
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| | sports websites.You can reach Mr.
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| Smith is also a threat on the ground,
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