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Game Thread THE GAME: #1 Ohio State 42, #2 Michigan 39 (11/18/06)

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lvbuckeye;667019; said:
i saw a game squad from TSUN not quit when the going got rough
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that was the basic point of my reply to him. my version feels a tad long winded now... :p

i saw Ohio State lead for the final 42 minutes of the game, and by double digits for 26 of those 42 minutes... , and Ohio State go to sleep in the 3rd quarter (minus 1 play), which allowed TSUN back into the game. i saw M have ONE possession in which they could regain the lead in the second half, and Ohio State stop them cold and force a 3 and out. i saw Ohio State dominate the best team that TSUN has fielded in the last 10 years- too bad the final score does not bear that dominance out. and now i'm seeing morons everywhere crow that TSUN is somehow deserving of a rematch.
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i was driving home thinking about posting exactly this in the rematch thread! we are talking about a game in which scum was in go for it on 4th and 11 mode from our 40 from the 3rd quarter on. i really think people need to drop the emotion and rewatch the game. we didn't win on a 50 yrd field goal as time expired. we didn't win the game on a drive down the field for a touchdown as time ran out. we didn't win the game by intercepting a sure td pass at the 1 yrd line to secure a less than 6 point lead. we won the game by taking a knee on the scum side of the 50 yrd line! (we didn't actually have to take a knee, but it was 1st and 10... we could have killed another full minute and a half if needed). this after a desperation drive for a td and 2 point converstion then an on sides kick. which mind you only took place because of a questionable pass interference call on 4th and bunches. even if they get the onsides kick, a field goal gets them a tie not a win.

but the helmet on helmet on troy you say? ok, lets say that doesn't happen. we're up 4 and have to punt it away. lets say scum takes over and drives down the field scoring a go ahead by 3 points td. anyone here have any doubts what-so-ever in troys ability to drive down the field for a td against scum with a couple minutes on the clock? anybody? seriously... anyone have any doubts..?

let's face it. if the Buckeyes don't get sloppy in the 3rd quarter (4 dropped passes, 2 bad snaps, shanked punt) that game is a blowout.
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i don't know about a blowout. and i would say that 1 of those bad snaps was caused by datish being more conscerned about the guy across the line from him than he was in making sure troy got a good snap. but i would most certainly agree with you that this game was far more in hand than most seem to realize. i can't speak for anyone else, but when robo caught the last td with a little over 6 min left to give us an 11 point lead. i personally sat back and said "game, set, match".

oh and by the by, all that said and we turned the ball over 3 times. 2 inside our own 30 and once inside their 30 if im not mistaken. its interesting, we beat scum "handily" last year on a drive down the field and last second score forcing the d to stop their offense with a less than 6 point lead as time ran out. this year we "barely got by" scum by taking a knee at midfield after their desperation onsides kick.

listening to some people, you have to wonder if they'd be all for us playing illinois for the national championship...
 
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i posted this in the rematch/no rematch thread, but i'll put it here too, because it is SO SWEET!

michigama79 on GBW said:
Now that I have given OSU all the compliments they deserve, I'm still extremely bitter about losing 3 games in a row, especially when one is a potential National Championship run. I'm sick of having good seasons only to come down to an OSU loss and a bowl game loss. It frustrates me even more when I don't know how this problem can be solved. Is it the coaches, the talent level, the gameplan, the general offensive/defensive philosophy, the recruiting process, the lack of motivation, the eagerness to win a game, etc ?

I just don't know. However, I know one thing for sure, I'm sick of losing to OSU year after year.
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[FONT=arial, helvetica]Dear Diary: Gameday at the horseshoe[/FONT] Jake Trochelman Staff Writer
When No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan met in the Horseshoe in Columbus on Saturday more was on the line besides bragging rights with your friends. The number one ranking in college football, an outright big ten conference championship and a guaranteed spot on the national title game in Glendale in seven weeks were also up for grabs. The game was being billed by many television pundits as the �Game of the Century� and �Judgment day, but would it live up to the hype on and off the field? I was in Columbus for the game to take in the atmosphere, have a good time, and experience what would be the biggest and best-played college football game since I can remember. For your benefit, I documented all the day�s action.
9:30 a.m.�The campus population must have at least doubled for the day. I see a line of at least 100 people, most hoping to recover with McDonald�s breakfast, from the building all the way to high street. It is incredible to see the amount of people who have migrated to Columbus for the game. And for most of them, the festivities started early. There seems to be 5 or 6 raucous house parties on every block. Traffic is slow moving and people are jammed shoulder-to-shoulder on the sidewalks; I hear many murmurs along the lines of �3:30 can get here soon enough�
11:59 a.m.�ESPN�s College Gameday, which was broadcast live on campus before the game, is ending with the analysts making their picks for the winners of the games that day. Placing a Michigan helmet on his head, notable commentator Lee Corso selects UM to win the game. The people viewing Gameday in my vicinity all agreed that his selection was a good sign: Corso�s selections are never right.
2:00 p.m.�Walking to my game-time destination with two huge Notre Dame fans, both wearing bright green jerseys. As we pass each house one of two things are yelled in our general direction: either �Go Irish� or obscenities about Notre Dame. We walk past former Ohio State running back and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George�s sports bar and grill, I look inside and see so many people that fire marshal would cringe. I keep glancing at the time, but my wait is almost over, kickoff is within the hour,
2:45 p.m.�A friend sells the 4 parking spots available behind his rented home for sixty dollars per spot. Amazingly, people are willing to pay the fee. Curious, I ask a scalper how much for the cheapest pair of tickets he has. The reply was 1700 dollars; I wondered whether I could trade him my car for the tickets.
3:34 p.m.�A week of anticipation for the entire city culminates when Ohio States Aaron Pettrey kicks off to Michigan�s Steve Breaston.
3:42 p.m.�Columbus has never been so quiet as Michigan easily takes the opening kickoff and marches down the field and scores on a one-yard Mike Hart touchdown run. Ohio State�s Heisman candidate (probably the run away winner after his performance) Troy Smith answers the opening score with a touchdown pass to wide receiver Roy Hall 6 minutes later.
4:37 p.m.�Ohio State freshman Chris Wells scampers for a 52-yard touchdown run with 13:57 to go in the 2nd quarter. The buckeyes would score touchdowns twice more before halftime and never looked back.
5:17 p.m.�Pizzas are ordered at halftime; unfortunately they would not be delivered until there was 2 minutes left in the game. I can not begin to imagine how many hot wings and pepperoni pizzas were consumed by the campus throughout the day.
7:12 p.m.�Ted Ginn Jr. recovers an onside kick with 1:37 left in the game, sealing the victory for Ohio State. The block I am on erupts: A fire is lit and quickly extinguished by police in the street in front of the house, the fight song blares from 4 or 5 different houses, and I spot someone giving themselves a champagne shower.
7:41 p.m.�Walking on high street after the game and stadium has let out was quite an experience. 200,000 people and after a victory everyone is your friend, strangers are giving high-fives to each other, and police officers directing traffic are giving hugs to people. With Ohio State�s victory The National championship game was no longer taboo to be discussed, it was everyone�s topic of conversation. Unfortunately, football fans have to wait 50 days for the national title to be decided in Glendale, Arizona on Jan. 8. I�m sure Columbus doesn�t mind the wait​
 
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7:41 p.m.�Walking on high street after the game and stadium has let out was quite an experience. 200,000 people and after a victory everyone is your friend, strangers are giving high-fives to each other, and police officers directing traffic are giving hugs to people.
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Hes right man High Street was fucking crazy after the game!

This was my first gameday experience in Columbus, I drove down Friday night and stayed on 17th then left Sunday around 5 PM.
 
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another gem from GBW:

HollandSeaofBlue said:
We're all very upset about this. As most of you tOSU fans will tell us, 57-40-6 means nothing if we can't win now.
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