The events of last Saturday in Columbus should remind us that "good feelings" don't guarantee good outcomes.

Let's not upset the spirits of the gridiron.

I've got a very, very good feeling about this game. I'm going to take the unusual step of agreeing with OhioBobcat. Ohio is going to win the MACC. They have improved a lot since the first game. Miami is much the same team as last year, so their game to game improvement is incrementally smaller. Ohio has a lot of new players, and that meant a lot to learn, about the playbook, about Ohio systems, and about each other. Game by game, they have improved a lot, and they are a much better team than the first time.

I call this one Ohio 27, Miami 17.

This is what we asked for. This is the game we all wanted. In order to win, we must beat our main rival to stop a potential 3 game losing streak. It doesn't get any better than this. This game will be remembered for a long time and to have a 1-0 record against them in a championship game would be fantastic

Keys to the game:

1. Both teams have good defenses so staying ahead of the chains and avoiding sacks/TFLs is critical. Field position is everything this game.

2. Salopek. This guy is the heart of Miami defense. Calling zone runs away from him or pulling OL to his side for extra blocking on runs can really slow him down. I would not try to throw in his zone on pass plays.

3. Confuse Gabbert. Mix man coverage with zone press (looks like man at the snap). It can be a great scheme to force some bad decisions. Gabbert has been taking deeps shots with Virgil and McDonald at WR. Ideally, we need to take away those deep shots early (no defensive holding/PI calls) and force Gabbert to throw elsewhere or hold the ball longer.

4. No turnovers. We have to play a clean game with minimal penalties. Especially, those 15+ penalties.

5. Time to bring out the old option pass after we run a successful option to get a first down. With Miami playing heavy zone, we must force them to come downhill to eventually get behind their DBs.

6. With Miami playing heavy zone, jet and orbit motions are good ways to get catch their defense in bad positions. Our pre-snap motions can be great decoys for PA passes and quick underneath routes.

7. Keep Mozee from bouncing runs to the outside. Easy to say, hard to do. Little backs are shifty and he hides well on inside/outside zone runs.

I have some family that lives around Cleveland that is looking for a watch party, like at a bar. Does anyone know of any place hosting anything?

Pretty certain Barley House is still an OU bar.

Turnovers are what worry me. Navarro has shown that he will give the ball away at times. That can't happen tomorrow.

I was there for the 1968 championship game in the frozen tundra called BG. As I recall Ohio was down 27-14 with under 5 minutes left and pulled out a 28-27 win. Best game I ever saw.56 years is a long time so please take them down.