This question is aimed more at our in-house OSU guy - was last night a fairly typical Ohio State game, or have they been playing a bit better than that? Have they been able to run up the score against poor teams but are struggling a bit against top-tier competition?
Judged solely off the performances yesterday (I've seen only one OSU game), I would have to say that Alabama is not just the better team but playing at a whole different level right now. I do not think this even has much to do with coaching, or maybe even recruiting (I have the highest appreciation for OSU talent level).
FWIW I think OSU, Mich and A&M are the only teams I fear at all, and I think we could beat them all fairly easily.