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alexiscartwheelPretty damn awesome.
On Saturday, the Bucks won 37-17 in a nationally televised match-up against the Nittany Lions. The victory places Ohio State at #1 for another week, which is exciting in itself because this year was supposed to be a "rebuilding" year. But what makes this game really special? It's vindication for the horrible loss in Happy Valley two years ago. I was at the 2005 game as a member of TBDBITL, and boy was it miserable! Watching the Bucks take down the Lions was incredibly satisfying, even though I only got to see the second half. (My roommates had tons of people over, and since I'm such an obliging gal, I let two of the guys watch the end of a hockey game, even though I live here and they don't. The guests though my football jersey was a Halloween costume.)
And here's what makes the Buckeyes ever more awesome: they dedicated the game to the band. Kirk Barton, senior offensive tackle for the Bucks, told a reporter "Real quick before I go on, I just want to say we dedicated this to our band, well, that's something I came up with because they couldn't come back after they had like piss bombs and blood balls thrown at them last year, so this is for our band... It's not all Penn State fans, it only takes a couple, but it spoils the whole experience of college football for our band. Just let them know we're thinking about them." As if that weren't good enough, to top it off, after the game the team went to the section of the stands where the OSU fans were seated and sang Carmen Ohio!
To me, that highlights one of the great aspects of TBDBITL. During my four years, I always appreciated the amount of respect that we received from Tressel and the team. It was always clear that, to them, the band was an important part of the OSU football tradition. As I member of the 2005 band, I was both proud of the team victory and touched by their dedication.
How firm thy friendship... O-HI-O.
(Oh, and if someone has guests over during the M*ch*g*n game, I'm not playing nice. No watching hockey games, no playing the stereo so loud I can't hear the commentators' idiotic comments, no standing in front of the television. Definitely no making fun of Tressel's sweater vest. That kind of nonsense just won't be tolerated.)
On Saturday, the Bucks won 37-17 in a nationally televised match-up against the Nittany Lions. The victory places Ohio State at #1 for another week, which is exciting in itself because this year was supposed to be a "rebuilding" year. But what makes this game really special? It's vindication for the horrible loss in Happy Valley two years ago. I was at the 2005 game as a member of TBDBITL, and boy was it miserable! Watching the Bucks take down the Lions was incredibly satisfying, even though I only got to see the second half. (My roommates had tons of people over, and since I'm such an obliging gal, I let two of the guys watch the end of a hockey game, even though I live here and they don't. The guests though my football jersey was a Halloween costume.)
And here's what makes the Buckeyes ever more awesome: they dedicated the game to the band. Kirk Barton, senior offensive tackle for the Bucks, told a reporter "Real quick before I go on, I just want to say we dedicated this to our band, well, that's something I came up with because they couldn't come back after they had like piss bombs and blood balls thrown at them last year, so this is for our band... It's not all Penn State fans, it only takes a couple, but it spoils the whole experience of college football for our band. Just let them know we're thinking about them." As if that weren't good enough, to top it off, after the game the team went to the section of the stands where the OSU fans were seated and sang Carmen Ohio!
To me, that highlights one of the great aspects of TBDBITL. During my four years, I always appreciated the amount of respect that we received from Tressel and the team. It was always clear that, to them, the band was an important part of the OSU football tradition. As I member of the 2005 band, I was both proud of the team victory and touched by their dedication.
How firm thy friendship... O-HI-O.
(Oh, and if someone has guests over during the M*ch*g*n game, I'm not playing nice. No watching hockey games, no playing the stereo so loud I can't hear the commentators' idiotic comments, no standing in front of the television. Definitely no making fun of Tressel's sweater vest. That kind of nonsense just won't be tolerated.)
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:06 am (UTC)