The game’s not quite over, but barring a miracle, the Buckeyes are going to the Rose Bowl. Surprisingly, given how Michigan started the year, the defense played well enough to win. Except for that one horrible play that allowed the long touchdown, they’d be within a score of winning, and they’ve been shutting down Ohio State’s offense in the second half. In fact, it’s pretty amazing that the defense held them to two scores considering how much time they had to spend on the field.

But you can’t win if you don’ t score. It was the offense that let them down, particularly with all of the dropped passes.

Still Michigan’s season ended a lot better than anyone might have thought it would after the first two games, when a lot of people expected them to have a losing season, and not go to a bowl game at all. It’s obviously a huge disappointment for Hart, Henne and the other seniors, who have never beaten Ohio State, and now never will. The question is, will Lloyd want to go out on this note, or try at least one more time to beat Jim Tressel next year?