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2002 Nat Champs compared to 2014 Nat Champs

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OregonBuckeye said:
The way the D completely shut down Larry Johnson was legendary
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Buckyle said:
If MoC is 100% in this hypothetical, I can't bet against a team that didn't lose.

Also, while the 14 offense was fun and the D showed flashes of brilliance, there was something about the 02 D that still gives me chills. Even against Purdue, Cryami, etc, never thought they wouldn't win.
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You mean like Will Smith or Kenny Peterson hitting a QB so hard he ended up looking out of his helmet's ear hole?
 
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That 2014 team was special. I just rewatched the Sugar Bowl vs Alabama and it immediately put me in the Christmas spirit. If they eliminate turnovers, penalties and brain farts they absolutely boatrace the Tide. Gift after gift after fucking gift was given to Alabama. It should have been a dUMb-like 62-??? score. Of course, they were on the third string QB. Brings to mind the Onion article shortly thereafter "Ohio State's 4th string QB expected to go overall #1 in the NFL draft" LOL

I loved that team, but they were frustrating at times.
 
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JCOSU86 said:
That 2014 team was special. I just rewatched the Sugar Bowl vs Alabama and it immediately put me in the Christmas spirit. If they eliminate turnovers, penalties and brain farts they absolutely boatrace the Tide. Gift after gift after fucking gift was given to Alabama. It should have been a dUMb-like 62-??? score. Of course, they were on the third string QB. Brings to mind the Onion article shortly thereafter "Ohio State's 4th string QB expected to go overall #1 in the NFL draft" LOL

I loved that team, but they were frustrating at times.
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It really is amazing to look back at that playoff run, see the mistakes and holes they dug themselves in the first halves, and realize how dominant they were to overcome them.

Against Bama; 2 redzone possessions starting on the ~2 yard line resulting in FGs, an INT giving Bama the ball on the 15 resulting in Bama going up 21-6. There's probably more, but I remember thinking the game was over at 21-6, and then at halftime looking at the stats and thinking about some of the plays and realizing OSU was actually dominating them down by 1 point. Only thing keeping that from being a 3 score game entering the 4th was the excellent punter Bama had.

Against Oregon; OSU turned the ball over 4 times vs 1 by Oregon (literally the last play of the game). They put up 538 yards of offense, won TOP by 15 minutes, and won the game by 22 points. This one was against a worse team, but even more impressive. A blowout with one hand tied behind your back.

The opener in 2015 was almost a carbon copy of these as well. Almost 600 yards of offense, numerous turnovers and mistakes (Campbell dropping a ~40 yard TD) leading to 'only' winning by 22 instead of 35. I honestly thought 2015 was going to be a repeat of the last two games of 2015 until reality hit.
 
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1926Buckeyes said:
It really is amazing to look back at that playoff run, see the mistakes and holes they dug themselves in the first halves, and realize how dominant they were to overcome them.

Against Bama; 2 redzone possessions starting on the ~2 yard line resulting in FGs, an INT giving Bama the ball on the 15 resulting in Bama going up 21-6. There's probably more, but I remember thinking the game was over at 21-6, and then at halftime looking at the stats and thinking about some of the plays and realizing OSU was actually dominating them down by 1 point. Only thing keeping that from being a 3 score game entering the 4th was the excellent punter Bama had.

Against Oregon; OSU turned the ball over 4 times vs 1 by Oregon (literally the last play of the game). They put up 538 yards of offense, won TOP by 15 minutes, and won the game by 22 points. This one was against a worse team, but even more impressive. A blowout with one hand tied behind your back.

The opener in 2015 was almost a carbon copy of these as well. Almost 600 yards of offense, numerous turnovers and mistakes (Campbell dropping a ~40 yard TD) leading to 'only' winning by 22 instead of 35. I honestly thought 2015 was going to be a repeat of the last two games of 2015 until reality hit.
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He was a "tall drink of water" wasn't he? Mushmouth really had a boy-crush on that kid.

I do remember being mildly frustrated during the early stretch of the game and when it got to 21-6 thinking how redonk the score was because it wasn't a reflection of what I was seeing on the field... aside from the stupid mistakes. I never felt like that game was going to be a loss at any point. While Miami may have been a game for the ages and all... there was something more gratifying about the Bama game. Not sure why given the expectation for Miami to boatrace us... and the absolutely arrogant pricks they were... so that should have been very gratifying in the end... but if I were to pick one game to watch and enjoy again? Bama game... hands down.
 
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