For the 2nd year in a row, The Ohio State University Buckeyes lose in the national championship game to a Southeastern Conference team. January 2007 saw a 41-14 shellacking to Florida, and January 2008 found the Bucks on the wrong side of a 38-24 score with LSU.
Curses.
Truly a nauseating evening. It started out so well with a 65-yard touchdown run to put the Bucks up 7-0 on just the 4th play. But sadly that was really all she wrote. It was great to see them make it to the big game, but quite knife-twisting to watch the debacle occur.
Since our births in 1971, our sports teams have only made it to the ultimate game/series in the following years:
1993 (Ohio Northern basketball)
1995 (Indians)
1997 (Indians)
2002 (Buckeyes football)
2006 (Buckeyes football)
2006 (Cavaliers)
2007 (Buckeyes basketball)
2007 (Buckeyes football)
with just the 1993 Ohio Northern and 2002 Ohio State teams winning it all. Locally, we did see the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes make it to the Stanley Cup finals versus Detroit in 2002 and Edmonton in 2006, with the 'Canes winning it all against the Oilers. But we didn't "grow up" with the Hurricanes; so that victorious joy, albeit exciting and a thrill to experience, wasn't truly near and dear.
Until next year, Coach Tressel. Hang on Sloopy.
2 comments:
As another person that was hatched in 1971, I have shared all the pains of being an Ohio sports fan as mentioned by Chris. The day the Browns, Cavs or Tribe win it all, I'll probably be in denial that it ever happened.
As for the Buckeyes, why is it that two of the largest games Ohio State has played in (in recent history) have been games where lack of focus was on prominent display? That definitely hasn't been a hallmark of teams during the Tressel era.
Back to last night, one could just feel the wheels starting to come off with the 10-0 lead. A personal foul by an O-lineman, a late hit out of bounds, and later, probably the biggest penalty of the game, roughing the punter on 4th Down and 23. Are you kidding me? Why not throw in a blocked field goal as well?
I really hope some of these guys stick around and try to give it another go next year. It would be great to see them get back to the Big Game and take care of business.
The Buckeyes had a great season. Too bad it had to end that way.
At Least we have The Best Damn Band In The Land! really, does that count? Please some one tell us we all don't suck!
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