Welcome back to Friday Night Fights.
This is your chance to prove to yourself, or to others, that you are an expert in predicting Ohio State's football success. FNF keeps the receipts and shows everyone how good your takes were – if you are feeling particularly bold, get in the comments and defend your take.
When we last fought, Ohio State pulled away from the Gophers as the crescendo built towards a showdown in Ann Arbor. Congratulations to Jebpab for my FNF Take of the Week:
Not a lot of great options to pick from this week. We're all focused on that other team anyway.
Here's how FNF works:
- Vote in the Strawpolls for each question.
- Comment below with a prediction for Saturday's contest. Be bold, funny, correct, or - better yet! - all three.
- Check in on Fridays to see if your take gets framed. Then we'll (hopefully!) rinse and repeat next Friday.
Here's how you voted last week:
Question 1: Which of these Big Ten quarterbacks will pass for the fewest yards this week?
Allar - 79, JJ - 141, Kyle - 212, Taulia - 247. This question seemingly separated the true Michigan haters from the objective analysts.
Question 2: How many drives will quarterbacks not named Kyle McCord play against Minnesota?
Given that the backup QBs only played three drives against Michigan State, I feel like this was kind of a misleading question. Welp.
Question 3: Neither J.T. Tuimoloau nor Jack Sawyer have recorded even a half sack since the Penn State game.
Yeah guys, it's the Jack Sawyer breakout game! Didn't you read the script?
Question 4: Is THIS finally the week we get a shutout?
The #CollegeKickers experience apparently involves them ruining your shutout with long kicks in back-to-back weeks. Hey, I know a team that would be fun to get your shutout against...
Question 5: It's Chickenshit Saturday! Which of these thrilling games will have the lowest margin of victory?
YOU LOST BY THREE TOUCHDOWNS TO NEW MEXICO STATE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH IT JUST MEANS MORE
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Here are this week's questions!
Question 1: The highest passing yardage by an opposing QB against the Ohio State defense this year is 207 (Austin Reed, WKU). Will J.J. McCarthy set a new best?
(Vote: https://strawpoll.com/mpnboBKBMg5)
- Not even close (<150)
- Not quite (150-207)
- Yes, by a little (207-250)
- Yes, by a lot (>250)
Question 2: How many yards per carry will the Ohio State rushing attack average?
(Vote: https://strawpoll.com/e7ZJG2K1Yy3)
- Less than 3.0
- 3.0-3.9
- 4.0-4.9
- 5.0-5.9
- More than 6.0
Question 3: The team who has rushed for more yards has won every edition of The Game since 2001. Who will rush for more yards on Saturday?
(Vote: https://strawpoll.com/Qrgeb6Ov2Zp)
- Ohio State, by a lot
- Ohio State, by a little
- Michigan, by a little
- Michigan, by a lot
Question 4: How many "Fire Parker Fleming" moments will we see?
(Vote: https://strawpoll.com/eJnvvwQEknv)
- None
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four or more
Question 5: Who wins the turnover battle?
(Vote: https://strawpoll.com/wAg3AVR21y8)
- Ohio State, +2 or more
- Ohio State, +1
- Each team will have the same number of turnovers
- Michigan, +1
- Michigan, +2 or more
Question 6: The 2023 season has reached its climax. How does it resolve?
(Vote: https://strawpoll.com/05ZdWdKNNg6)
- Ohio State wins big
- Ohio State squeaks by
- Michigan wins close
- Michigan wins comfortably
Happy fighting! Hope you all don't pass away from heart attacks before our next fight.