Posted on 01/07/2008 10:39:05 AM PST by gobucks
Well, in a few hours, a few LSU folks will recall with dread the name Greg Frey. Yep, the Buckeye quarterback no one remembers but die-hard Buckeye and LSU fans. The quarterback who led the team to one of the most spectacular comebacks ever witnessed at Ohio Stadium.
As Wikipedia puts it: On September 24, 1988, he rallied Ohio State from a 33-20 deficit in the final four minutes for a 36-33 victory over the ninth-ranked LSU Tigers.
I was at that game in the shoe, urging all the fans who were leaving early to stay put. It was gratifying to see them pour back in as the miracle comeback unfolded. When Bobby Olive made that flying catch in the end zone for the win, I distinctly remember sharing overwhelmingly jubilant joy with thousands of other Buckeyes around me.
The LSU fans who shuffled back to their cars were morose indeed .... it's a long long drive to Louisiana from Ohio. These same fans are now hoping for a dose of that gloom to be heaped upon the carloads of Bucknuts on their way back home from the Dome tonight.
I have some advice for Tiger fans: don't buy the extra beer for the party after the game. The spirit of Greg Frey is with us still.
OSU over Tigers, 24-21.
I still think USC is the best team in the country right now. Perhaps we will get a playoff in the future, but then how many teams? 4, 8, 16, 32? We will probably never be satisfied.
Ohio State did a touchdown!
Outrunned LSU so far.
Yes, they did a touchdown.
The Tigers looked stunned.
Could OSU pull it off this year?
oooooo. Irwin heard those Buckeye plowboy steps!
Go for it, GOP_Raider. :)
3 and out !
Worst. National. Anthem. Ever.
What? LSU on their own 5 yard line? Somebody tell those Tigers they gots to go DOWNFIELD
Yes, and this could be a good match.
Last BCS championship game Ohio lead 7-0 after 15 seconds.
Are you physic?
And worth saying twice! I just checked with my kids (one at Michigan and one at James Madison) and they both are rooting for LSU. Good enough for me...
What you mean physic?
WOW!!!!
oooooo. Sain down to the 15. OSU threatening again. Unlike last year, Positron, the Buckeyes are ready.
Slow as molasses Buckeye catches long pass. Red Zone.
Michigan
Ohio State
Penn State
Michigan State
Indiana
Illinois
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Purdue
Iowa
Count 'em. Eleven.
You called LSU at their own 5 1 minute before it occurred.
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