An Uneven Playing Field

Ohio State getting thrashed at the hands of USC has many of us in Buckeye Nation scratching our heads. What happened? Why did this happen? Has OSU become outdated? Are the glory days over? Will OSU become an elite team again? With all these questions swirling about, we try to look at one major reason why this OSU team has suffered 3 consecutive humiliating defeats in front of the entire nation. It hasn't always been like this. There was a time when OSU and Jim Tressel were considered a big time team…a program that rose up to the big games and was never an easy out. There was a time when OSU handled out of conference ranked opponents like Texas A&M, Kansas State, Washington State, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma State with ease. OSU was once able to topple the juggernaut program that was the Miami Hurricanes in the National Championship game. OSU was able to beat Texas on the road. They were a dropped pass in the endzone by Ryan Hamby away from beating Texas in the 'Shoe…..th...