I can't imagine all the thoughts and feelings and emotions running through the minds of the players and coaches as they sat, victorious, in the Ohio State lockerroom after the National Championship.
A team that was left for dead before the season even started, left for double dead after the Virginia Tech game, and left for triple dead after J.T. Barrett went down with a season-ending injury somehow responded and became National Champions despite being serious underdogs in each of their last three games. I'm having a lot of trouble processing this and I'm just some random idiot on the internet writing about it; to actually go through the pain and the work and the adversity and come out on the other side of champions has got to be a surreal feeling.
Which is why we have Twitter! If nothing else, 140 characters sometimes suffices to let the rest of the world into your brain, and sometimes into the lockerroom.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
— Patrick Elflein (@elflein65) January 13, 2015
We get to go to the White House and meet the President! BOOM!
— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) January 13, 2015
My childhood dreams came true tonight.. we did it!! thank you God .. love my team and love the… http://t.co/rZS9Q0rvJ3
— Vonn Bell (@TheVonnBell7) January 13, 2015
How awesome was that? They play together, they fight for each other, they never give up on each and they love each other. National Champions
— Stan Drayton (@OSUcoachDrayton) January 13, 2015
National Champion Selfie pic.twitter.com/x1YjUqxrIJ
— Warren Ball Jr. (@WarrenB_) January 13, 2015
We the champs!!! #ToGodBeTheGlory #buckeyenation we did it for yall!
— Eli Apple (@EliApple13) January 13, 2015
Going to miss these seniors, some of the best people I've been around. Glad we sent them out the right way.
— Tommy Schutt (@TommySchutt) January 13, 2015
Some guys were feeling the love...
I love my team
— steve miller (@stevenmiller88) January 13, 2015
WE DID MAN. BEST TEAM IN THE NATION. LOVE MY BROTHERS. NEVER GONNA FORGET THIS GROUP OF GUYS.
— EzekielElliott#(@EzekielElliott) January 13, 2015
I love this team so much! Wouldn't trade any of these people for the world #slobs #nationalchamps
— Darryl Baldwin (@UncleDarryl76) January 13, 2015
Best group of guys I have ever been around, true love and care for one another. It pays off! National Champions! Go down in history
— Joe Burger (@jburgs37) January 13, 2015
And others were confused as hell...
Shocked
— Joey Bosa (@jbbigbear) January 13, 2015
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! #NationalChamps #BIA #BestInAmerica I don't even know what just happened
— Camren Williams (@Camren___) January 13, 2015
You try winning the national championship and being able to conceptualize what's going on enough to put it into words
— Joey Bosa (@jbbigbear) January 13, 2015
Can someone explain to me wat just happened #LostForWords
— EzekielElliott#(@EzekielElliott) January 13, 2015
But most were just basking in the glow.
The Best Oline in the Country!! So proud to Coach them! pic.twitter.com/7H9HyZvzwO
— Ed Warinner (@4Warinner) January 13, 2015
Waited all my life to be able to say this...... I AM A NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!!
— Tyvis Powell (@1Tyvis) January 13, 2015
Sooooo @KingJames was rocking that two three jersey tonight. #Respect
— Tyvis Powell (@1Tyvis) January 13, 2015
#BuckeyeNation thank you for these past 4 yrs. thankful I get to share this with my teammates, my family, and my 2 cities, cbus and cville
— Mike (@mike63bennett) January 13, 2015
All I gotta say is........ Hi Haters
— Cardale Jones (@CJ12_) January 13, 2015
And dammit, as they should! What a ridiculous, amazing, beautiful, improbable, weird, hilarious season. Everything is great forever, and thanks to everyone, especially the seniors, for bringing Buckeye Nation this championship. I'm going to remember this one for a long, long time.
