What is the best OSU game you have seen in person?
OSU/Illinois 1984 might be the best I've seen. Illinois took a 24-0 lead, Cris Carter made an unreal TD catch right before the half, and, of course, Byars went berserk, going for an OSU rushing record (at the time) of 274 yds.
http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2012/10/12/gameday/rearv...
Of course, its always hard to pick just one, so witnessing the Bucks knock off No 1 Iowa in '85 was pretty great.
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2009/11/flashback-ohio-state-vs-iowa-1985....
1974 Michigan game - 12-10 OSU. Michigan kicker misses the game winner for the second year in a row.
Check out the video below. By the way , if Mich wants to go to retro uniforms, how about these all whites?
And, while it was a loss, the Oklahoma game from 1977 was a pretty good game.
Oklahoma and OSU were both in the top 5. Oklahoma got up 20-0 before the good guys came back to go up 28-20, only to lose in the last few minutes on a late TD, missed conversion, onside kick, and then a last second field goal. At least we got some revenge in '83.
Is it obvious that I havent attended a home game in about 20 years!
2011 Wisconsin
2012 Nebraska
2010 Miami
Was fortunate enough to be at the 2002 National Championship game.
Sugar Bowl. TOSU beats the Hogs. Sssoooooe..hack..hack...gasp...
An angry fan...rooting for an angry team...led by angry coaches
I have only been going to games recently. Vs Toledo last year, same with vs. Indiana last year, and I was at the game vs Cal this year.
Favorite was probably vs. Toledo. It was my first game in the shoe, and the game went to the wire.... Love it, it was awesome.
In the Big House - Troy Smith to Gonzo on that unbeleivable play then Pittman caps the drive with his run into end zone. We out played scUM all game long but a couple of fumbles kept them in it.
Ohio State Michigan 2006 - The first game of the century
"Because the rules won't let you go for three." - Woody Hayes
THE Ohio State University
1998 OSU vs tsun a rare Cooper win against the enemy 31-16 Tom Brady looked bad in that game and I got to hear some tsun fans calling him Marsha Brady..
To top that off with going to the 1999 Sugar bowl and watch the Buckeyes beat Texas A&M 24-14
O H I O is the Buckeye State
My fav I've been to was OSU-Iowa in 09 when we clinched the rose bowl in overtime the stadium was crazy loud and I got to storm the field
I'm with Buckeyeneer. 06 #1 undefeated OSU vs #2 undefeated Michigan. I was 9 rows up in the corner of the endzone. Best game ever!
2006 edition of The Game. My first OSU-scUM game. 3 hours of pandemonium. Just incredible.
I covered Ohio State as a photog from 2005-2008. Best game I've ever seen was 2006 OSU vs scUM. Second was the 2005 OSU vs Tex at the Shoe. Even though the Buckeyes lost, the atmosphere was electric and the game went down to the wire.
@Buckeyeneer if I had the pleasure of attending that game it would be my #1 pick for sure.
O H I O is the Buckeye State
2001 game versus that team up north.
"I'm One Bad Buckeye, and I approve this message."
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That win over Mich is one of my all-time favorites. I watched that last drive over and over. I love it when Gonzo catches the ball and the camera shows Lloyd Carr look at the clock and then he takes it all in and knows Michigan has another loss to the Bucks (unfortunately, you only get a glimpse of Carr's face at the very end of this clip)
I have 2. I went to the UC game at PBS and that wound up being one of many nail biters that year. I also was at the Iowa game a few years back that clinched the Rose Bowl berth. That was a heck of a game too.
There are so many it's hard to pick but Earle's last game came to mind first. Man it was cold but we didn't feel a thing aftet Carlos Snow took a pass and rumbled 70 yards.
Any win over tsun is a great win, but we took extra pleasure dancing on the field and slapping Earle a high five as the players carried him to the locker room.
It's really hard to decide. I've seen a great game in each of my seasons at the Shoe;
Iowa 09, Penn State 10, Wisconsin 11, and Nebraska 12 have been the highlights of each season, but Iowa was probably the best since I had a great seat, it was a great game the whole way, and I got to rush the field. Wisky is a close second, but it didn't send us to the Rose Bowl, even as crazy as Miller's pass was.
...and Michigan still sucks.
Both of the best I evers were losses:
#2 Charles White carrying it like 11 out of 12 plays to score while about killing the clock to beat us 17-16 in Rose Bowl. A bunch of 3rd and 1's and 4th and 1's that he got by a whisker.
#1 JBLNYC's game at home versus Oklahoma. They had Billy Sims and Kenny King and JC Watt, and Elvis Peacock and a Selmon or two. It was a great game. Poster talks about ffield gol as time expired to beat us 29-28, but what he didn't tell you was that Uwe Von Schamann (spell?) MISSED the kick, but OSU called for offside.
Also, for sheer asskicking in enemy territory I loved the 1982 or 83 Holiday bowl where Spencer ran about 50 yards without hi shoe and our DL pounded Steve Young mercilessly
2010 @ Iowa - Went with a group of 8 other OSU students and we honestly had the best tickets ever. We were right by the endzone and on the field. 4th quarter, 4th and 10 Pryor the Liar scrabbles for the 1st down which leads to the win..
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2011 Wisconsin- After going to Wisconsin in 2010 and watching us lose this win felt so gratifying to have after being the underdog in our own house. Last game as senior and going out with a win was awesome.
You tell the SEC when they can learn to read and write, then they can figure out what we're doing. - Gordon Gee
2002 Michigan
The energy in Columbus was unlike anything I have been a part of before or since, including 2006. We were so accustomed to losing to the team up north that when Allen picked the ball off to seal the win the whole stadium just went off. Of course 5 weeks later they won another classic that made this one that much more special.
In person: 2001 @ M!CH!G@N.
On TV: 2005 and 2006 M!CH!G@N.
'97 Rose Bowl because of what it meant to me to be there with my brother, father and grandfather. '02 tsun game for obvious reasons. '06 tsun game was definitely incredible being the "game of the century" (how little did we know at the time) and I was a student at the time and the whole buildup to that game (that was probably the most fun week of college I ever had) all the way through the rushing of the field and victory celebration on campus was unforgettable. '11 Wisky game was unbelievable. '03 NC State was a really good game. The beatdown at Texas in '06 was great too because it was such a fun trip.
Also, adding on...'05 and '07 @ tsun because it's so much fun to be a student and to be there at tsun and to pull it out at their stadium. The roadtrip victories always hold a special place in my heart as well. Especially tsun.
1) 2002 Michigan - 1st Michigan game and I remember walking back to the parking garage after and seeing a guy hang out the side on the 3rd floor yelling "It's a new era, get used to it!"
2) 2006 Michigan - 1 vs 2
3) 2010 Rose Bowl - They don't call it "The Grandaddy of them all" for no reason.
4) 2011 Wisconsin - Crazy finish
5) 2009 USC - Loudest I have ever heard the stadium even though I don't remember the last 5 minutes for some odd reason.
2006 #1 vs #2. Cliche, but it was just electric. Then I have to say, Texas at the shoe. I know we lost, but the stadium was so loud and getting to see vince young in person that year was incredible.
2006 TSUN game - obvious choice - the 2002 and 2004 games were great too
I went to every home game in '02 - obviously TSUN, PSU game was electric, and the Washington State game was a nice test against what ended up being a top 10 team.
2003 vs. NC State - triple OT - craziness. This year against Purdue also was great for OT craziness.
2011 Wisconsin falls in there, too. 2005 vs. Texas and 2009 vs. USC even though those were losses.
Class of 2010.
Best football game I will ever have the privilage of attending: 2002 against Michigan. That game is followed by 2006 Michigan and 2002 Penn State.
Our honor defend we will fight to the end for Ohio..
my 1st and last game was msu vs osu 1998 so that sucked. I might be a jinx
so i just attend spring games from now on.
Gotta go with the 77 Sooners game. Even in a loss, best cfb game ever attended.
In some order:
Michigan 1982: my first Michigan game, and one that's been underrated by time--we trailed them entering the fourth quarter and won. No Rose Bowl on the line, though (they already had it clinched).
Michigan 2002: tense and with immeasurable stakes...pessimistic as I tend to be, I was strangely never that worried in this one despite how much of it we spent behind. By that time, the whole "team of destiny" feeling had really kicked in.
Michigan 2006: #1 vs. #2, and with the added drama of Bo Schembechler's death...not a clear top choice because first, it simply wasn't as tense once the game got going (that is, despite all our third quarter turnovers, I never really felt we might lose); and second, the way the season ended inevitably cast a pall on what had come before.
You'll notice a theme here.
I have to put my one Rose Bowl on the list too (1985) even though it was a loss, because, you know, the Rose Bowl.
Honorable mention:
'95 Illinois where Eddie George set the single-game rushing record. As a bonus, those were probably the best seats I ever had at the Shoe (midfield, just below the old press box).
The Iowa game ('95 or '96) where we had the 56-0 lead in the second quarter.
Michigan '98. I had seats not far from their bench. I made sure they heard me, especially as things got very painful for a certain future supermodel's husband.
Penn State '02. There's something very cool--and really rare in this era of football--to have a slim lead and watch it hold up, 3-and-out after 3-and-out. Neither offense could really do a thing, but we had Chris Gamble and they didn't.
The most "loud mouth, disrespect" poster on 11W.
This year's Purdue game. I've taken my son to one game the last two years and this year Purdue got the call.
The game 2006. Could not believe how awesome that atmosphere was. I've been a fan since the early eighties and never seen anything like it. I'm not sure I can forgive Urban for the way my heart was ripped out in the next game. I've sorta divided old Urban and new Urban in my head. When people mention him at Florida I always pause for a second as my brain goes into a tizzy with that unwanted fact.
Probably the 2010 Rose Bowl, but the Nebraska game this year was electric and honestly being at the closing minutes of this years Purdue game (after a bunch of purple left) was the most exciting finish I've witnessed.
I was lucky enough to be sitting in the Purdue Alumni section during "Holy Buckeye".
In person 1993 OSU-Washington
Don't make it to too many games, so I have a small sample size:
2006 Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame has to be #1 for me
2009 game against Iowa whre we clinched the Rose Bowl would be #2
Fiesta Bowl was a more fun atmosphere, more party-like. And the game was less stressful. But it's always fun shutting up noisy ND fans.
Iowa game was just intense and crazy, but the stadium was awesome in OT.
When told OSU set school record for 50+ games this year, UFM said "That's good. We're gonna break that next year."
The Game in 2003. 100th meeting between the two and everything just felt right. Definitely a special day. Also, the only time Michigan ever beat Tressel.
Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler
2002 Michigan game to seal the NC bid.
2006 24-7 win at Texas.
2005 win at Michigan.
1996 vs a stacked Penn State team with Ki-jana Carter 38-7.
@Hail- I want to downvote that soooooo badddd........but I won't
Honeymoon trip to the 1997 Rose Bowl!
Tomorrow
95 Notre Dame. I was a freshman at OSU, and this was the first game I attended. Watching Eddie tear them apart made it an amazing first game.
98 Michigan. The first win I witnessed! Had great seats behind the OSU bench on the 35, my roommate and I stormed the field with everyone else and took a patch of turf home that we planted in a flower pot and tended to over the winter.
02 Michigan. The LAST game I attended, and what an amazing game. I was about 4 rows from the top of C deck, and was geniunely concerned for the structural integrity of the stadium when we won. I've had a few other chances to go to games since then, but that was such an amazing experience that it would be tough to top. :)
In 2006, when Ohio State beat Michigan. I was so nervous during that game. I hate feeling that way. To this day, my husband and I call that day, " The best worst day of my life".
Also, last year against Wisconsin. The pass to Devin Smith was right in front if us. Awesome.
1995 vs Illinois! My first time in the 'Shoe! Eddie goes for over 300! At that time Illinois had great defenses and the Bucks just ran down their throats! Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!
Definately '02 version of The Game. Except for the old guy who sat next to me and declared we were going to lose after the first series because we ran the Dave 3 times and punted. After the last pick, my friend and I sprinted downstairs from C-Deck to storm the field. Got me a chunk of the south endzone. My roommate was in the band. That's the day he learned that if you're in a riot and you smell oranges, its already too late; you've been pepper-sprayed.
The one and only Ohio State/Michigan clash I've ever been lucky enough to see in person... 2006.
I will never, ever forget that day or the feeling and atmosphere in the Shoe that day. There was literally a feeling of buzz or electricity in the air that was indescribable. I think I had goosebumps the moment I entered the Skull Session, and they didn't go away until that night.
"What we do in life echoes in eternity"
2002 and 2006 Michigan games tied at the top.
#1 vs #2 "The Game", OSU vs USC in The Shoe, Holy Kenny G this year
1994 Michigan Game at the Shoe. During a string of utter ineptitude against Michigan, OSU pulled off a 22-6 win which turned into a mob scene of borderline violent celebrations on the field afterward. It was almost surreal.
To make it even sweeter, I took my 12yo. brother to the game (who at the time was a front-running Michigan fan). I purposely parked east of campus and walked him down 15th Ave where there was complete mayhem pre-game (frats beating VW bugs painted like the Michigan helmet with sledgehammers, etc). After the whole experience, my brother has been a die-hard OSU fan ever since. He simply couldnt believe the experience. We still talk about it to this day some 18 years later...
1995 OSU-Iowa (first game), 2004 OSU-TSUN, 2006 OSU-UT, 2006 OSU-TSUN, 2007 OSU-TSUN, 2011 OSU-Wisconsin, and MAYBE 2012 OSU-Nebraska.
Class of 2008
OSU-Iowa 2009
hard to pick just one
02 Michigan
06 Michigan
11 Wisconsin
gun to my head and have to make a choice......02 Michigan
2010 Rose Bowl. The whole thing was amazing.
OSU vs scUM 1998 - Coopers 2nd win & a crushing one at that... It was the first year that renos were beginning to the shoe, & I took my son. After the victory, everyone stormed the field & most of the crazies were trying to tear down the south end goal post. So, of course, my son & I stayed around mid-field, standing next to a cop. Soon, a female student came running up, w/ a big chunk of turf in her arms & accidentally ran square into the cop.
Said cop, just put his hands on his hips as if to say, "You know you cant do that". She promptly dumped the turf into the arms of my 12 year old son, & bolted. Petrified, my son, just looked up to the cop, & "Go on, get outta here". Soon as we got home, we planted in in a hole where we TRIED to grow a buckeye tree, but it had died.
Ah, memories.
Tied between OSU-Iowa in '09 (and subsquently rushing the field), or OSU-Wisconsin in '11.
Ah, f**k it, AIR BRAX FOR THE WIN.
Wisconson 2011 was the best i have been to.
I have 3:
1997 Rose bowl
2002 Championship
2009 Iowa
no explanations needed.
“The teams that don’t respect their coaches and don’t trust their coaches are the teams that go .500"
~Zach Boren
I've got to go with several others, 2011 Wisconsin. What a sweet ending and a omen of the future for XBRAX360.
After being at the 2010 game at Camp Randall, this was sweet revenge.
WIBUCKEYE
Only been to about 8 games in my life, so my choices are limited. I'd have to say Purdue and Nebraska 2012.
The last 2 minutes and then OT of the Purdue game, the shoe was LOUD. I mean, it was absolutely awesome to watch.
OSU- M 2006
OSU- Wisky 2011
The Game of the Century- 2006 #1 OSU v #2 Michigan
Honorable mention:
2010 Sugar Bowl* v Arkansas
2011 Wisconsin
2012 Purdue was pretty amazing, it may not stand the test of time but it was awesome to hear the place erupt at the end.
We should strive to keep thy name, of fair repute and spotless fame...
(Also, I'm not a dude)
Sugar Bowl* where we beat Arakansas (2010)
-my buddy cried after the game because, in his words, "we finally beat an SEC team, now they cant say shit!"
2011 Wisconsin at Home
Another one I had forgotten about -- OSU vs LSU 1988
Coop's first year. LSU was ranked in the top ten and we won on a last second TD pass to Bobby Olive. We were down by 13 late, but we cut it to 6 with 2 min to go. Coop kicks away instead of going for the onside kick, but we stop them, LSU takes a safety on their punt, we take the free kick to around midfield and then score with 40 sec to go! LSU thought they had it in the bag and their fans were not happy leaving the Shoe. It was a rare bright moment in a brutal season.
Check out the video below (i hated the "big 1" in the middle of our field)
Ive Been to the Texas '05, USC , Iowa '09, Wisconsin '11 and Nebraska '12 and I can say without a doubt that the '06 Ohio State vs Michigan game is head and shoulders above the rest. The atmosphere plus the game itself put it way above any other game i've been to
The 1995 thumping of Notre Dame. Loved it more than I did the 2005 Fiesta Bowl thumping of Notre Dame, which I also got to see as I was in Arizona at the time.
"Sherman ran an option play right through the south" - Greatest.Civil.War.Analogy.Ever
2011 Wiscy game and this years Neb game.
2011 Wisconsin by a mile.
Too many!
2006 vs. Michigan
2010 Sugar Bowl
2011 Wisconsin
2012 Nebraska
2007 at Michigan - A overall boring game couldn't have been more exciting and satisfying. Watching motor mouth Mike Hart get dominated in his last home game, and seeing Vernon Gholston hit Chad Henne so hard he could have been sued for attempted murder was truly amazing. A cold, wet, miserable day has never been so satisfying!
Illinois game in 1984. Keith Byars running out of his shoe while breaking Archie single rushing yards for a game.
1985 against Iowa - no doubt. I had managed to get down to A right before the punt was blocked. Wonderful
2002 vs. Penn State - great defensive game -
made a couple of games against ttun, but we were on the wrong end both times - last time was 1996 (sob)
2006 vs UM. No game was more awesome, 1 vs. 2, day after Bo died, 42-39.
2002 vs UM. Fantastic.
2005 vs UM.
1995 vs Notre Dame.
2006 vs Texas in Austin. Great setting, great fans.
2005 vs Texas. Only loss I'd ever consider putting on this list. A great game between 2 great teams.
2003 vs NC St. 3 OT classic vs. Philip Rivers. Rivers and Vince Young are the 2 best QBs I've seen OSU play since I started college in '92.
2002 National Championship game. When Krenzel hit Jenkins to convert 4th and 13, I knew we would win. When it was over I stood there repeating over and over... They did it, they did it.... Years of pent up near national title misses came to an end.
2005 Michigan game at Ann Arbor. I sat next to two huge former um players, who had Rose bowl rings. They were feeling pretty good until Troy Smith ruined their day. When it was over, this mountain of a man gets in my face... Smiles and says, "I need a hug." It was hilarious. I had been to 4 previous Ohio State - um games in Ann Arbor, all of which were Buckeye losses. The 2005 win was healing for my soul.
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