There’s a common trope among Ohio State fans and media that I think needs to be questioned a bit. The trope is that Ohio State’s 29-point loss to Purdue was the result of “one bad night”, and not reflective of the “true” or “real” Ohio State. I’ve seen it at least a hundred times in the last week in response to any indication that Oklahoma, or even Georgia “deserves” the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff more than Ohio State. It’s probably true! Ohio State had a bad game against Purdue, and got blown out because of it. The defense, the game plan, and the rushing attack were worse in that game than in any other, and they got burnt for it. However, can’t the exact opposite be said about Ohio State’s dominant win over Michigan, where everything seemed to go right? Who’s to say that the only time…
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