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View Poll Results: What would classify our run in The Dance as a success?
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Sweet 16
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04-01-2007, 11:01 PM
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Magister Equitum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by melrun78
now that we play Florida, this becomes a make or break game for me.
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make or break what?
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04-01-2007, 11:21 PM
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if I don't take us down the field, bench me
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The season is already a success.
Our two biggest stars? Freshmen.
Our best scorer? A BGSU transfer, who as early as january took questionable shots and didn't play within the offense.
Our coach? Very young, and seemed like a good coach who (earlier this year) still had room to improve with in-game decisions.
The way this team has rallied, matured and improved is astonishing. If both of these squads returned to the finals next year and OSU lost to UF again, that would be something of a failure. But accomplishing this much with what we had a few months ago is outstanding.
Had OSU lost to UCLA or GTown, the season would be bittersweet. Losing to UF in the title game will be BITTERsweet, but still a success.
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04-01-2007, 11:40 PM
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For me, this team ranks with the 2002 football Bucks as one of my favorite teams. Whatever happens tomorrow night, I am proud of how this team has developed. Now, a little icing on the cake would be nice.  |
04-02-2007, 12:48 PM
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OK, while this season has been a success, can you really look at this game and not say it has huge ramifications?
Its Florida
They whupped us in December
They whupped us in January
Maybe you just don't want to acknowledge it but right now, we look like Florida's bitch. If we lose this game, they will own us.
Sure this season was great and we will remember the back to back Big10 championships and the deep tourney run-----but we will also remember how Florida made us look like a practice squad, again and again.
We have to win this game.
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04-02-2007, 12:50 PM
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again i ask: this game makes or breaks what?
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04-02-2007, 01:02 PM
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One chance is all you need
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First off let me say this isn't directed at you melrun78, just to fans and media in general.
I'm getting very sick of the BCS game being brought up. January 8 has no ramifications on this game whatsoever. The only ones thinking this is "payback" for that game are fans. I felt sorry that Thad and the boys had to endure some questions about FOOTBALL on the eve of the biggest game of their lives. They, like Florida's players, had no part in the outcome of that game.
With that said, I hope that the Bucks come out on fire and crush the Gators for what happened on the court in December. We played with them for the first 25 minutes of the game, a little detail many people (mostly media) forget about. The team in scarlet and gray playing tonight is much better on both sides of the ball than the team that ran out of steam on December 23. Florida better be ready for a dog fight because if they think they'll steamroll the Buckeyes they could find themselves in a hole quick. (I don't believe Donovan will allow this to happen though).
Go Bucks! Beat the Gators!
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04-02-2007, 01:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OSU_Buckguy
again i ask: this game makes or breaks what?
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I'll give you the correct answer:
1) Ohio State's first basketball National Championship since 1960
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2) Florida's back-to-back National Titles
Nothing more, nothing less. |
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