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This guy can never admit he’s wrong. He picked Michigan to win, but now he’s saying on ESPN’s Cold Pizza that Ohio State won only because Tressel outcoached Lloyd Carr. He claims that Michigan is more talented. Then, in a statement that shows he knows nothing about football, he said that Ohio State did something in the game that he had not seen all year – that they went into 4 and 5 wide receiver sets and played a run-and-shoot type offense. This is an amazing statement. Ohio State has been using this offense and these formations ALL SEASON! This was not a surprise. Michigan just wasn’t good enough on defense to stop it.

Why does ESPN hire clowns like Skip Bayless and Lee Corso? As for Corso, I was thrilled to see him pick Michigan before the game. That practically ensured an Ohio State victory. This moron couldn’t pick a winner if his life depended on it.

Despite Michigan’s loss to Ohio State, Michigan is hanging on as the #2 team in the BCS standings. Their lead over #3 USC, however, is very small. Thus the Trojans will likely leapfrog Michigan if they can win their remaining games against Notre Dame and UCLA. Michigan doesn’t have any more games, so the Wolverines don’t have any more opportunities to impress the voters. Also, if USC loses and Florida wins the SEC championship, the Gators will also have the opportunity to leapfrog Michigan. I won’t even bother discussing scenarios for Arkansas, Notre Dame and West Virginia.

Those arguing in favor of Michigan are focusing on the three-point margin of defeat in their road game against #1 Ohio State. Those arguing against Michigan can focus on the three Ohio State turnovers that made the game close. Without a couple of errant snaps, the Buckeyes could have won that game by three touchdowns. They torched Michigan’s celebrated defense for 42 points and over 500 yards.

I don’t want to see a rematch, and I’m glad to see that USC or Florida will likely pass Michigan if they win out. Neither USC nor Florida has been overly impressive this season, but each will have impressive victories on their resumes if they can win out. It’s hard to argue that they should not get a shot at the Buckeyes. Also, an Ohio State/USC match-up would be awesome.

Meanwhile, Ohio State is the unanimous #1 team in the BCS after Saturday’s win over Michigan.

The No. 1 Buckeyes locked up a spot in the BCS title game Jan. 8 in Arizona with their victory over the Wolverines on Saturday, their 19th straight overall. They also became the first team to have a perfect score (1.000) under the BCS formula introduced in 2004. Ohio State is a unanimous No. 1 in the polls and the best team in the country according to the BCS computer ratings.

The Buckeyes need to take care of business on January 8th, and we know Jim Tressel will have them ready to play.

The #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes and Troy Smith used all their weapons to beat the #2 Michigan Wolverines and head into the BCS Championship game. The game was full of big plays on offense as Smith and the Buckeyes had 6 different players see the end zone.

The Buckeyes were far from perfect as they committed three turnovers in this big contest and still managed to beat the overmatched Wolverines. The game was a classic match up with big plays and big hits, to go with the largest crowd in Ohio Stadium history.