Troy A Trap Game For Ohio State

[MeanGreen61]

Some respect for the Trojans

BIG TEN

The victim: Ohio State.

The game: Ohio State vs. Troy, September 20.

The setup: at USC the week before.

Why it Will be a Trap Game: Principally, this could be a trap game because it comes the week after Ohio State plays the USC Trojans in Los Angeles. That is a critical game on many levels for the Buckeyes, mainly in restoring credibility to itself and to its conference. The ESPN College GameDay crew will be there, it will receive endless hype, and it may end up being the best regular season game.

The week after that circus, the feisty Trojans from Troy, Alabama come to town. They are well known throughout the South for near misses against good ACC and SEC teams. Troy runs the spread offense that gives OSU fits, and though former offensive coordinator and spread guru Tony Franklin has left for Auburn, his protege Neal Brown is taking over and keeping complete continuity.

In a similar trap game scenario, Troy played Georgia to within 10 points the week after the Bulldogs played Florida. If Ohio State comes home fat and happy after a win in L.A., this game could be a lot closer of a contest than anyone thinks.

Why it May Not Matter: If Ohio State loses to USC, they will probably take it out on Troy in ugly fashion. While it's true that the Troy played Georgia to within 10 points, it took a touchdown with five seconds left to keep that from being 17. Troy also lost senior QB Omar Haugabrook to graduation and star CB Leodis McKelvin to the NFL draft this offseason.

Ohio State is absolutely loaded on both sides of the ball, so it's a bit much to expect a Sun Belt Conference team to win in the Horseshoe no matter the circumstances.

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[forevereagle]

But now that it has been labeled as a trap game, is it still a trap? 3 months ahead of time, they have been warned...

[GreenBlooded1]

it's a bit much to expect a Sun Belt Conference team to win in the Horseshoe no matter the circumstances.

Won't we all be thrilled when statements like this are no longer the norm? It will happen, the Belt is getting stronger. Unfortunately just not quickly enough!

[Charlie NT 73]

Was it too much to expect a Sun Belt Conference team, La Monroe, to win

in Tuscaloosa against Nick Satan and Alabama?

Was it to much to expect that Jerry Moore and Appalachian State would

knock off Michigan at their house?

How about Stanford beating USC?

This is one of the many reasons I like college football. The opportunity for

a underdog to beat a power team.

Troy already has the mind set, they can play school in the country, and

they expect to win the game. That alone makes Troy a dangerious team for any

school to play them.

The mind set to win concept is one of the many reasons I like Coach Dodge,

and how he and the staff are developing North Texas football.

Coach Dodge expects to win every game his teams play, no matter who the

opponent will be.