Ugh.

As an Ohio State fan, there doesn't seem much to say about Saturday night's blowout. USC is that good. Not only are they talented, but they're aggressive and confident.

It's the last two items there that this Buckeye team seems to lack. The confidence went away as soon as OSU had to settle for another field goal. (That's EIGHT in three games with TWO misses.)

The confidence with this Buckeye team was on a pretty thin string anyway after last year's LSU game. And it dissipated pretty quickly Saturday night.

Aggression is lacking in both the offensive and defensive schemes. As soon as this group somehow reached the top of the polls last year it began playing unfailingly tight and, almost to a man, just doesn't have much fun out there. While the Trojans played loose and fast, OSU has been playing not to make a mistake since the middle of 2007. Todd Boeckman is completely shell-shocked right now. Boeckman needs great protection to be an effective QB. He ain't getting it.

I blame everyone.

Okay, okay - it wasn't MY fault.

OSU's talent is adequate, but lacks difference makers at key spots along the lines. This is magnified by offensive and defensive schemes that rely almost exclusively on execution and very little on deception. Not sure what, if anything will change this year. At this rate, I don't see Ohio State winning the Big Ten with Wisconsin, Penn State and Illinois at least AS good if not better than OSU right now.

Oh yeah, and watch out for Troy this Saturday. Hard to tell where OSU's collective heads will be this week. Troy will certainly be smelling blood.