Three Strikes and You're Out

10-2 isn't half bad, is it?

The Buckeye nation has come to expect so much that 10-2 seems like a let down. But let's get real. About 100 teams in the FBS would give their left kidney to be where the Buckeyes are right now. 10-2, co-champions of their conference, and a chance to play in a BCS game (Fiesta again?) against a team that arguably should be in the BCS Naitonal Championship Game.

Not half bad.

And given how awful the Buckeyes were at times this season, every Buckeye fan should be eternally grateful to the Fiesta Bowl for picking the Buckeyes. I will even admit that Boise State is more deserving of being in the game than OSU. You could make a case for a handful of other teams as well.

Ohio State now has yet another chance to prove itself on the big stage against a big time foe. This game may be the most important the program plays in a long time. If the Buckeyes lay another egg in this game like it did against Florida and LSU, everybody is going to say, "Three strikes and you're out." If the Buckeyes don't play a respectable game against Texas, they will have to go undefeated and win impressively all season long if they ever dream of playing in another BCS game, especially the BCS title game.

Let's hope they do.

Way to early and off the cuff prediction: Texas 27, Ohio State 20