Bring on the Trojans

Much like the rest of Ohio was doing on Saturday night, I was glued to the TV and watching USC destroy Notre Dame as the Trojans moved much closer to a BCS championship berth. USC dominated the flighty Irish 44-24, and once again this was a case of Notre Dame's defense being so atrocious that it has no business playing with the big boys of college football.

USC is now a sure lock to play our beloved Buckeyes on January 8th in Glendale, Arizona. I am very impressed with the USC WR triumvirate of Dwayne Jarrett, Steve Smith and Patrick Turner. This USC offense is like no other offense that Ohio State has seen in recent years, which leaves me a little skeptical on how this one will turn out for our Bucks.

But here is what I took from last night's game:
1. John David Booty, USC's senior QB, can be erratic when pressured. I wasn't overly impressed by JDB's play when under duress, and I think that Ohio State's D-line should be able to put ample pressure on the relatively slow quarterback.
2. I didn't see anything too special about the USC rushing attack. CJ Gable and Chauncey Washington combined to rush for 131 yards on 26 carries, but against the Notre Dame Defense that is quite pedestrian.
3. The USC defense was moderately impressive. I really think they've got an awesome secondary, but they are young and the OSU spread offense might create some confusion for them.

I don't want to get too deep into what will happen on January 8th just quite yet, but these are just a few observations from last night's game. I do think that the Buckeye D should be able to have success in stopping the USC rushing attack, which will make the Trojan offense very one-dimensional. However, that might not be the best thing for the Buckeye D with that stable of stud WR's that the Trojans boast.

This National Championship game will be something very special however, and I am fairly certain that January 8th will be the most anticipated game of my Buckeye lifetime.

I haven't said much about Buckeye Basketball yet, but I will do so after the OSU/NC game on Wednesday night.