Due to the format of the BCS, in order to win a national championship, everything has to go right for one team. A single loss could completely take you out of contention and two losses is almost a death sentence. Starting the season at least near the top ten is almost required and sometimes just winning isn’t even good enough.
Despite all these hurdles, to say Ohio State has a chance to win a national title in the next three years is sensible and can be backed up with several reasons…