Comments on: Drive-Thru: Let’s Party Columbus!

By: Kip

Kip — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:28:46 +0000

He was number 64 in 1970. Sadly that was the year they decided not to put names on the back of the jerseys.

By: Georgia Buckeye

Georgia Buckeye — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:10:15 +0000

I vote for 1994, partly because I was there, and partly because it was a symbolic of the shift from the hopeless Cooper years to the hope-that would-be-dashed Cooper years. Of course the 93 season falls in the former category, but this game allowed me and many other realists to believe that John Cooper was building a great team, and that the Michigan series was going to change significantly.

It turns out, of course, that he was building a great team, but beating Michigan was an exception to the rule. Alas.

In any case, it was a great relief to get a win.

By: Vico

Vico — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:15:53 +0000

Sigh, if I had the full 1968 game, I would’ve uploaded it already with a triumphant header of the 2pt conversion at the end being the greatest dick move of all time. I’m still searching for that one, though.

If your dad was still playing in 1970, I could try to spot him and take a screencap. What # was he?

By: Kip

Kip — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:03:23 +0000

The memories of this game still give me the chills. I have been to every OSU home game against those turds since 1988(minus 2000, not in the country, the only thing that could keep me away) and I will be attending this year as well. This game was easily my favourite of them all. Dont get me wrong 2006 was awesome, but 2002 was about the experience.

2006 was with my Dad in the old people section, it got loud for being full of the old folk but “bedlam” would not be the word to use. 2002 on the other hand was great and just as Vico described it. We squeezed 6 of my friends from High School who also attended OSU in two actual seats. I think of all my memories of OSU games my absolute tops was that afternoon. It was that final play of the game, it was huddling with the stangers around you almost willing that interception. It was breathing the biggest sigh of relief that only an OSU fan who lived thru the Cooper era could ever know. For me and a few of my close friends that day was one of the happiest we had ever known. It was truly one of those, “if you weren’t there you just wouldnt get it” moments. Thanks for letting us all relive that one.

Can I do a write in for 1968, actually just us going for two at the end, for both the “take that” quality of it and the Woody story that follows it. I also like seeing my dad on the sideline.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:14:39 +0000

I also made that game.

Things I remember: Clarett didn’t play the first series. When he left the sideline to go in, the crowd erupted. He caught a little screen pass, made a guy miss, and went for 10. The crowd really erupted. Then he had that long carry. The crowd went absolutely nuts. Mo wasn’t 100% that day. Maybe 80% at best.

I also got on the field, and got a little piece of the turf, which I still posess. The students tried for a good 20 minutes to get the goalposts down, and little did we know, that they weren’t coing out save for gale force winds.

By: Eric G

Eric G — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:52 +0000

I was also a freshman that year, sitting up in D-deck. I’ll always remember seeing 105,000 fans storm the field and cover it from endzone to endzone. What a sight! Though, I think the sounds that erupted after the Wells TD, and the on the Will Allen interception were slightly louder than the Gamble interception – as I recall =)

Incidentally, I vote for the 1994 clip. Another game where Michigan scored only field-goals, and the first OSU/scUM game I attended. =D

By: bup bup bup

bup bup bup — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:10:53 +0000

so awesome, thanks vico.

and the next one has to be 87

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:57:21 +0000

I remember the triangle of state troopers around each goal post with the pepper spray. Of course this was after the renovation so the goal posts weren’t going anywhere.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:00:45 +0000

I was in C-Deck section 7. Practically fell down flights of stairs to get down to A-deck after the Allen interception. Had to shove some old people out of my way. Over the fence, onto the field, pushed to the south end zone. Pepper Sprayed, Shoved/punched by cops. Sang “don’t give a damn for the whole state of michigan” to the remaining Michigan fans in the south stands.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:47:03 +0000

McNutt for Heisman ’02.