Trading Places: Ohio State vs. Michigan

Remember way back when, when Ohio State couldn't beat Michigan...ever?

We do.

We also remember all those childish Michigan fans (who weren't really Michigan fans, they just were anti-Ohio State fans) giving downtrodden Buckeye fans a hard time.



It's payback time.

Ohio State is favored by 20 points.

20.

That's right, 20.

It is fair to say that most of us never expected to see that against Michigan.

20. (Check USA Today for the current odds here)

That said, this is still a great rivalry for one reason: Michigan has the ability to beat Ohio State this weekend.

Sure, it would be near-miraculous. Pretty much everyone expects the Buckeyes to roll on Saturday. Thanks to The Buckeye Blog for alerting us that even Rich Rodriguez is hedging his bets for the game.

Dave over at Maize n Brew finds some positives in being 3-8 heading into the Ohio State game, and makes some excuses too.

Our prediction: Anything can happen, but Ohio State should roll at home. If the Wolverines win, consider it the biggest moral victory of all-time. Go Bucks.