Cynical Buckeye fans who refused to celebrate last weekend's win were only half-justified.
That's because Rutgers isn't a measuring stick. It’s no rival, either. Rutgers isn't also $265M in debt despite its membership in a money-printing conference (just kidding, it is). Rutgers' only purpose for inclusion was giving the conference a larger shoe size.
So it's hard to find true joy whenever Rutgers is involved, despite the win it provides annually. The average Ohio State-Rutgers football score since Jim Delany permanently inserted the Scarlet Knights into the Buckeyes' schedule was 54-11 entering this season.
Saturday it was 52-13.