You never really know how to feel about opening games. On one hand you're excited, because it represents the beginning of a brand new football season. On the other, you're not quite sure what to make of either the team (which, despite all those preseason magazines you bought you still don't really know too much about), or their opponent, which generally ranges in quality from "scrappy MAC opponent who might put a scare in you" to "scrappy MAC opponent that will absolutely under no circumstances put a scare in you."
That wasn't the case last night. Here we had an established team with well known starters, a marquee road opponent that was definitely capable of pulling the upset, and an electrifying atmosphere that absolutely lived up to the billing.
This is the beginning of the season as it should be. Though teams with a lot to lose are loath to attempt this kind of thing on a regular basis, games like these are infinitely more entertaining than a crubstomping of a lesser opponent from the wilds of northwestern Ohio or some such. Everything about last night was fun as hell, so let's see how the Buckeyes reacted to the festivities.
Sidenote: I went around and looked for as many "hype" tweets from players as I could find, but the team was basically on lockdown before the game. Which in turn got me excited for it even more? Is the lack of hype in fact, hype itself? Anti-hype?
People don't even say "hi" anymore they just ask who the quarterback is
— Brady Taylor (@beTaylor79) September 5, 2015
And then it turned out to be Cardale, which basically none of guessed.
O-H! Man I miss college #1 team in the country in football, yep it's going to be a great year.
— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) September 5, 2015
It's always nice to see former Buckeyes of all stripes root for the various sports teams, but DAR especially. He was an in and out dude from the moment he stepped on campus, but he enthusiasm for Ohio State is pretty lovable.
Anyway: things happened, VT got rocked. It was cool. This is how the players reacted:
If Enter Sandman is the stadium song...then it is my pre-game song #GoBucks #slobs
— Taylor Decker (@TDeck68) September 5, 2015
God #Cornerbackslivesmatter #zone6 #shhhhhhhhhh #dontbelievethehype https://t.co/6a2E9uees0
— Mike Thomas (@Cantguardmike) September 8, 2015
I think when my playing days are over I'm going to become a referee....
— Tyvis Powell (@1Tyvis) September 8, 2015
Got a lot of room for improvement but that was a hell of a start... Love my team, man! #GoBucks
— Joshua Edward Perry (@RIP_JEP) September 8, 2015
Great Team Win, S/O to my team and most of all, them five guys up front!!!!! #O-H-1-O
— Cardale Jones (@CJ12_) September 8, 2015
Ezekiel Elliott doing interviews in a crop top pic.twitter.com/gIFWpLYgJG
— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) September 8, 2015
Cardale and Collier had a funny back and forth last night, too. Mostly because Collier fell victim to the spin move:
@CJ12_ you gotta get dropped if you do this again https://t.co/EmrVAhZj8G
— Stephen Collier (@S13Collier) September 8, 2015
But here's the thing that sucks about a roadie at night on a Monday; class still goes on the next day. And food allergies never go away. Well, I guess sometimes they do. But they still suck.
Update: everyone has boarded and we will be taking off shortly. There is Chic-Fil-A to eat. I'm allergic (peanut oil) Even if it is refined
— Joshua Edward Perry (@RIP_JEP) September 8, 2015
Update: 3:41am and we have finally arrived at the WHAC!
— Joshua Edward Perry (@RIP_JEP) September 8, 2015
Bye, Blacksburg! Hello, Honolulu! Get ready for some fun in the sun, because we're rolling out to Hawai'i and catch- wait. That's a home game?
Does it have to be?
