Poll: Majority of Ohioans think Ohio St. would beat the Browns

Remember the debate surrounding the 2014-2015 Kentucky Wildcats basketball team and if it would be able to beat the Philadelphia 76ers?

Well, here comes the football version of that discussion. According to a Public Policy Polling survey released Thursday, 57 percent of Ohio residents believe Ohio State would beat the Cleveland Browns.

The Browns are bad. But come on, Ohioans. Johnny Manziel dominated college football in 2012 when he won the Heisman Trophy. Yeah, he was released Friday by the Browns and has struggled for two seasons in the NFL both on and off the field. But, we repeat, he won the 2012 Heisman Trophy.

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And even if you believe the Buckeyes' top talent could compete with the Browns, the overall depth of the NFL team would manhandle the Buckeyes in the second half of a hypothetical matchup. This isn't even worthy of discussion. Think of how many players on the 2015 Ohio State team that won't end up sniffing the NFL.

23 percent think the Browns would win and 19 percent aren't sure. Those 23 percent are clearly in the right on this one.

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Since the poll was conducted before Manziel's release, it also asked if Ohio residents thought the Browns should release Manziel. 72 percent said yes.

The poll was conducted in conjunction with the upcoming primary elections in Ohio. 1,248 residents participated.

You can view the full results here.

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