Hear me out and these are stats, not just my opinions.
We complain every week about our offense, whether its the O-line, lack of running game or how average KM is. OSU offense is ranked #40 and that is higher than every single team on our schedule from tip to tail...let that sink in as we complain about our offense every week. 9 B10 teams are 80th or worse in total offense with 7 of them 100th or worse...that is historically bad!!!! No other way to spin that.
That being said...yes we have limited giving up the 40+ yard big plays to none. Yes we have shut down these horrible offenses, where as last few years, those teams actually scored some.
I "think" we are really good on defense, but to 100% honest I don't think any of us know or will know till we hopefully make the playoffs.