Road to Miami: All Hope is Not Gone, Buckeye Nation

35–3. A flop that big hasn't been seen in Los Angeles since the days of Vlade Divac. 35-3. The Buckeyes are done.  Their hopes of an unprecedented third-straight BCS Championship are gone…or are they? It's still early in the season and some very strange things can happen in the next two-plus months of college football.  Here's a clear road map of how the Buckeyes can wind up in the BCS Championship Game: Ohio State is currently ranked 13th in the nation.  The dirty dozen ahead of them are USC, Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida, Missouri, LSU, Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama, Auburn, Texas Tech, and South Florida. With the exception of USC, South Florida, and Wisconsin, every team ranked ahead of the Buckeyes will be playing one another at least once between now and the end of the season guaranteeing most teams ahead of at least one loss.  Another advantage that Wisconsin, USC and USF, have over the other teams is that they do not have a conference championship ... (link)