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10-26-2006, 10:12 PM
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Great idea for a thread.
I made a post in the "Polls" thread that I said I would repeat. And as long as we have a thread with this theme, it belongs here.
This is the second time this season that I will be asserting what follows. I sincerely hope that I will repeat myself many times, because that would mean the Buckeyes have continued to win.
*ahem*
Wasn't there enough hand-wringing in 2002? Weren't there enough people on a message board that shall remain nameless that were upset at Tressel, the pollsters, the computer programmers and the media for screwing us out of a NC berth that we WEREN'T screwed out of? Didn't enough of Buckeye Nation completely fail to relish that glorious season?
This is a fantastic time to be a Buckeye. Let's enjoy it people.
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When I made this point in that other hideous place during 2002, people reminded me ad nauseum that "just because we're winning doesn't mean we shouldn't discuss what could be done better..." blah blah flippity frickin blah.
Hey, it's a message board. I get it. Some of you are going to complain because that's what you do. Fine.
Those of us who choose to enjoy the ENTIRE season instead of just the glorious ending will be glad to welcome you to the party when you come to join us.
And if there is a stumble along the way, so be it. These are OUR BUCKEYES. This edition is giving their all for the Scarlet & Grey. God Bless Them no matter what happens.
I'm going to enjoy every second of this, all the way to Glendale.
In the context of this thread I will add that this is a great PLACE to be a Buckeye. For a message board to maintain the positive, mutually affirming atmosphere that we have here violates every known cliche about sports message boards. For such a site to be a Buckeye Board with giant collective man-crushes on Jim Tressel and Troy Smith makes it one of the best places imaginable to bask in the bliss of this season.
To 'Ryn, Sushi, Peach, Crystal, Deety etc... sorry about the man-crush thing. Just trying to capture the BP zeitgeist. I'm sure if you were really offended by comments like that, you wouldn't be here.
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10-26-2006, 10:24 PM
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Holy hell. Who are you and what have you done with Thump?
What an awesome thread.
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10-26-2006, 10:42 PM
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well said! i agree!
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My great great uncle Clifford Heffelfinger (#45) played at OSU in 1939. And my cousin Evan Jablonka (#84) plays right now. Anyway, I read if you're related to somebody who has played at Ohio State, they will put you on their practice squad. But that doesn't mean you'll dress for the games though. When I go to Ohio State to major in Sports Journalism, this is what I am going to do. I won't stop there, because I will try to dress and make the team.
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10-27-2006, 07:20 AM
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Well deserved GPA Thump - like the title says - "Enjoy this time"
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10-27-2006, 07:35 AM
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I didn't realize Thump knew where the Football forum was located...
Good stuff Galindo.
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10-27-2006, 07:57 AM
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Damn.......
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Originally Posted by BrutusMaximus
Holy hell. Who are you and what have you done with Thump?
What an awesome thread.
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My sentiments exactly. 
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10-27-2006, 08:09 AM
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Ohio State went something like 75 years between national championships. Maybe not quite that long. But one was before I was born, and then the next was after I'd been watching football for many years. And judging by the incoherent ramblings of all the voices in my head, I estimate my age to be pretty close to 75.
To think that, only 4 years later, the Buckeyes are on the verge of playing for another national championship is pretty cool. And it's times like this that it's easy to think that the Buckeyes will be back next year, and the year after, and so on. But a pendulum will always swing back down. The Buckeyes will have some off-years. And then it will swing back up. About once every 4 years would be OK with me.
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