“The Process” is a term Alabama head coach Nick Saban has made famous in recent years, stressing the importance of the future rather than dwelling on each successful check mark along the way. This emotionless pitch has been the guiding voice throughout Alabama’s ceiling-less dynasty, yet another way Saban has motivated his team to avoid getting cozy in success.
For Ohio State, however, the process is significant. And at the very least, the process should get the appreciation it most certainly lacks in its current state, regardless of what the postseason future entails.
As we line up each week for our regularly scheduled clobbering of Ohio State’s powder-puff 2013 schedule, we lose sight of what’s taking place in Columbus: Urban Meyer has yet to lose sporting scarlet and gray.
Think about that.
Twenty-two wins, zero losses.
I don’t care if you’re playing a team full of cardboard cutouts—and you could argue that a handful of Big Ten teams aren’t far off—the current winning streak is newsworthy and impressive.
Being perfect over the course of two seasons is exceedingly difficult, and Ohio State could enter 2014 with another perfect season and little to show for it. But again, we’ll get there if and when we get there.
For a moment, let’s take a break from dissecting whether the current No. 3 team BCS will stay that way. Let’s holster all talk of how the Buckeyes’ resume matches up…
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