Are we talking degrees? The way I see it, tOSU has horses and the Gophers and Badgers both have ponies and I've never seen a pony win the Kentucky Derby.
Ideally, our offense gets enough first downs and eats enough clock to keep the defense rested. McCord is a step down from previous tOSU QBs, but Harrison, Jr., is all-world. Henderson and Stover are also very good. Problem with a ball-control offense at this level is that if you aren't successful early and get behind, you have to go off script and then things can get ugly.