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Shots From St. John: Celebrating Perfection

Janelle — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 06:17:16 +0000

Chills were running down my spine as TBDBITL marched into St. John Arena on Friday night for our Celebration of Perfection. As I looked around at my Buckeye family decked out in their scarlet & gray while singing “Across the Field” at the top of their lungs, all I could think was, “I am so proud to be an Ohio State Buckeye.”

Because I am a member of Block “O,” I had the luxury of sitting in the first row behind the stage and therefore, had a great view of all the evening’s festivities. And lucky for us, Coach Meyer and the team walked right past us to get to their seats, giving us high-fives and smiling at us as we cheered.

It was in that moment, when the team was standing in front of us, when the entire arena was giving them a standing ovation, that I realized it … [Read More]

Ohio State Survives in Madison, 21-14

Tim Shoemaker — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:06 +0000

After it was unclear if he would return after a brutal collision with Wisconsin running back Montee Ball in the fourth quarter, Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier made announced his return in the biggest way possible.

With the Buckeyes leading 14-7 and just over three minutes remaining in the game, Wisconsin had the ball 4th-and-1 from the OSU 2-yard line. We all knew who was getting the football, and Shazier knocked the ball out of Montee Ball’s hands and Christian Bryant recovered, giving the Buckeyes possession and the ability to hold on and get a 14-7 victory in Madison.

Ballgame, right?

Far from it. The Badgers got the ball back and drove 41 yards in 1:25 and quarterback Curt Phillips found Jacob Pederson for a 5-yard touchdown to tie the game at 14 and send it to overtime.

In overtime, the Buckeyes scored first on just four plays as Carlos … [Read More]

Behind Enemy Lines: A Trip to Un-Happy Valley

Janelle — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:29:10 +0000

Last week I had the pleasure of traveling to Happy Valley to see the Buckeyes play on the road. If you read my previous article about Penn State, you know I don’t exactly have warm, fuzzy feelings for the Nittany Lions and their fans, so when I decided to travel to State College, I was wary of what foolishness I might encounter while there.

I am happy to report that for the most part, everyone we encountered last Saturday was very pleasant and welcoming. In fact, we even got “welcome to Happy Valley,” “enjoy the game,” “good luck tonight,” etc. from various fans in blue and white. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t shocked when people were being warm and welcoming toward us. It was astounding after how they have treated other OSU fans and myself in the past. Could I really have a trip to Penn … [Read More]