Helmut Focker wrote:My question is,when was the last time osu lost to a team they were heavily favored to beat at home or away? Seems like they may be the one team that has skirted that negative destiction for awhile now.

Anyone diehard fan remember a game they should have won and didn't?
um...last year...illinois...ring a bell???
Captain Cavalier wrote:When you pretty much play rent a victim early on it's hard to get upset is'nt it???
you dont think Appy State and Utah were "rent a victim" games? so it must not be that hard, Michigan has managed it two years in a row now
you could probably count the number of big time programs that DON'T do this on one hand. it's a good confidence booster and gives younger guys some game experience before getting into the real grit of the schedule. it's nothing new.