The Columbus Dispatch · Nov 15, 2015
Rob Oller commentary | Ohio State finishes appetizers; main course awaits
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — We begin in southern India, where before a full meal people eat a tiny mouthful of dessert before digging into the main dish.
It is an unusual custom, practiced by only a few groups in a few places on Earth. Memorial Stadium, on the campus of Illinois, is one of those places. Ohio State is one of those groups.
The Buckeyes took another small bite of meringue on Saturday -- inhaling Illinois 28-3 with the help of master blaster Ezekiel Elliott and the Silver Bullets -- and now they sit down to the dinner table ready to tackle the meat of their season.
Michigan State and Michigan. No spoons allowed. Just forks and knives.
