re: Virginia Tech loses at home to Miami 30-6, who beat Ohio State by 14 in the Shoe

In all fairness, this Ohio State team is not the same team it was when they lost to VT. Much more improved. OSU is/was a lot like LSU right now. Very talented, but very young. Now that we're seeing them gel and develop they're better. J.T. Barrett started out shaky (as did Brandon Harris in his first road start) but has come along and is playing like he could be a future Heisman candidate at some point in his career (which is why I think Les Miles is handling the Harris situation sooooo shitty, but that's another argument for another day). If OSU and VT played this Saturday, I'm certain OSU would stomp them by 3+ scores.

I'm nowhere near an Ohio State fan, and I've usually rooted against them and always agreed they've gotten the benefit of the doubt most years in the media during the Tressel era. But something just feels different in the Urban era.