
10-06-2008, 05:58 AM
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Capo Regime
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Buckeyes saved the last dance for Pryor
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER
Jim Tressel will never be accused of being the 2008 version of Don Cornelius. All the current Ohio State coach and the former host of Soul Train have in common is that they both wear wire-rimmed glasses. But late on Saturday evening, Tressel found himself standing in front of a bunch of kids who were dancing their hearts out, a position where Cornelius made a pretty decent living for himself as the host of the popular dance show. Late Saturday, instead of being distracted or intimidated by a stadium full of 80,000 fans at Wisconsin doing their traditional dancing to "Jump Around" at the start of the fourth quarter in a tense, tied game, the relaxed Buckeyes just danced along. Locked in a 10-10 slugfest at the time, Ohio State maintained its cool and went on to win the crucial Big Ten game 20-17 by retaking the lead twice in the final period. The Buckeyes mounted the winning drive in that highly-charged atmosphere and scored with just over a minute left in the game. Ohio State senior linebacker James Laurinaitis said the Buckeyes expected to be in a wire-to- wire sumo match with the Badgers, but that the spontaneous dance on the sideline between quarters showed him that his team was relaxed and enjoying the moment.
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