As I watched our Buckeyes unleash an offensive, defensive, and special teams show on Nebraska the other night I couldn't help but grow sick and tired of listening to the announcers speak about how "great" Alabama is. 

Me personally, I think that we will beat them.  First and foremost, we have had a few weeks of lower production but in the beginning of the season and this most recent game have shown what we are capable of. 

*** The stats show that the two teams are closer than anyone is giving credit to our Buckeyes (stats as of today) despite a few weeks of less than stellar production.

   Ohio State:              Alabama:
              Passing Statistics

  CMP – 187                CMP – 159

  ATT – 286                  ATT – 252

  YDS – 2116               YDS – 1973

  CMP% - 65.4%         CMP% - 63.1%

  YDS/A – 7.40            YDS/A – 7.83

  TD – 22                      TD – 14

  INT – 4                       INT – 6

  RAT – 150.1              RAT – 142.4
 

  Ohio State:                 Alabama: 

            Rushing Statistics

  CAR – 422                  CAR – 405

  YDS – 2417                YDS – 2334

  AVG – 5.7                  AVG – 5.8

  LONG – 74                 LONG – 85

  TD – 24                      TD - 21

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DEFENSIVE STATS:
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* Alabama - #2 Defensive Rank, 9 games, 571 plays, 2321 yards allowed, 4.06 yards/play, 257.9 yards/game

* Ohio State - #5 Defensive Rank, 9 games, 595 plays, 2568 yards allowed, 4.32 yards/play, 285.3 yards/game