Game? What game?
I am reminded from time to time that there is a football game being played today between Ohio State and Louisiana State, reportedly for the National Championship. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve been counting the days. Still, I’m nowhere near as ebullient as I was when we played in the NC game last year, when we were undefeated and looked like Team Destiny after beating Michigan to end an undefeated season. As you may remember, Florida handed us our asses in a 41-14 beatdown.
OK, time to gin up some enthusiasm with a clip from my OSU band:
[audio:http://perilsofcaffeineintheevening.com/audio/Buckeye Battle Cry.mp3]
Since the game starts at 5pm PST, I’ll probably cease working about 3:30 and catch a bus down to a sports bar near the Space Needle to meet up with our local alumni group. This isn’t a game I want to watch among infidels.
Later that day…
OK, I’m shutting down the laptop and heading downtown. Talk to you (hoarsely) tomorrow.
Forgive me, for I have sinned. I have stolen from you. But you have only yourself to blame.
Bummer
But I bet it was tons of fun to watch with a partisan crowd, Phil. There was hope in abundance. Maybe next year!
The Big Ten is no longer a major conference, should be barred from the BCS, and should only be allowed to play ACC teams in bowls. I mean, gawsh, who woulda thunk that the same gameplan that destroyed stalwarts like Northwestern, Minnesota, and Michigan State wouldn’t work against LSU?
I’m just commisserating….
Carroll - it was better than watching at home and having only the moon to howl at. When I do that, it freaks out both my MIL and my cat, and only gives Mrs. Perils ammunition to curtail my drinking.
Ken - I agree, at least this year. All the Big Ten teams were promoted, Peter Principle-wise, to a level of incompetence. Except, if we hadn’t gotten swept into the NC game, we’d have played USC in the Rose Bowl. Gawddamn, that wouldn’t have been pretty, either.
I liked this team - there were compelling personalities, and, really, it was supposed to be a rebuilding year. So they played over their heads - sue them. I wouldn’t trade the last two seasons of OSU football for anyone else’s. It’s been fun, as a fan and an alumnus.
Poor lil’ feller. What an ass-kicking.
I must add that the Blue did well on the new year!
Nancy, you’re such a comfort. Not much of a memory, though.