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First Street Forever
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Posted: 9/1/2012 11:20 AM
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A real, national game on Saturday against a true, historical football power... of which we have a good chance of winning. Honestly, I think we'd have a better chance of winning if none of the off-field stuff happened and good ol' Paternoing-a-Blind-Eye was on the sidelines (or in coordinators' booth).

The Bobcat is out of the bag - everyone knows that this could be one special season for Ohio. It starts today.

Team? Check. Steam? Check. May this really be ol' Ohio's (finest) day!!!!


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Posted: 9/1/2012 5:34 PM
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This was a fantastic win on what was probably the biggest national audience Ohio Football has played in front of. But I was struck by something I heard on ESPN -- this is the biggest win in recent program history.

I felt like the win vs. Pitt on ESPN was the biggest win in recent times. Solich's home debut, first national TV appearance in a generation, night game at Peden, dramatic win...just felt like that was the beginning of a whole new era of success for Ohio Football.

This win doesn't seem like an upset to me now. I expected Ohio to win.

Thoughts?
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Posted: 9/1/2012 5:48 PM
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The Pitt win had long-term effects for the program.  A lot of players found out about Ohio because of that win, mostly because it was in prime time, the only game on during its time slot and the crowd was electric.  Today's win may be bigger because it was on the road against a storied program in front of 90,000+ hostile fans.  Even though Penn St may not the caliber team it once was, a win over them is still huge; it's like beating ND even in an off year for them.  Plus, we knew that the 2005 team would not be a contender (although they ultimately were in the race until November); today's win could be a springboard to a phenomenal season.  If the Cats ultimately win the MAC and become nationally ranked this season, it may well be the biggest win so far this millennium.
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Posted: 9/1/2012 5:55 PM
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I go with the Potatoes.  That catch by LaVon was enormous.  If we lose that game, we cap a solid season by a horric MAC title game loss and a not good bowl performance.  Then, LaVon went up and got it.

1)  If you are in Athens, you ought to be there when the team gets back in town to salute 'em.

2) Since last we played in Peden, we've put up a bowl win and today.  It ought to be frenzied in Peden next Saturday.  Just crazy emotional.
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Posted: 9/1/2012 6:52 PM
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What was big about this win was that it was so widely predicted beforehand.
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Posted: 9/1/2012 7:05 PM
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L.C. wrote:expand_more
What was big about this win was that it was so widely predicted beforehand.


Nail meet hammer.

People outside of the realm of the Ohio football lockeroom, Athens, and BobcatAttack.com actually thought we would win this game and we did. That's absolutely huge.

I mentioned this on Twitter earlier, but I couldn't be more proud of our athletics program because we're doing it the right way. Absolutely no mention of NCAA infractions or investigations.
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Posted: 9/1/2012 7:09 PM
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GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
What was big about this win was that it was so widely predicted beforehand.


Nail meet hammer.

People outside of the realm of the Ohio football lockeroom, Athens, and BobcatAttack.com actually thought we would win this game and we did. That's absolutely huge.

I mentioned this on Twitter earlier, but I couldn't be more proud of our athletics program because we're doing it the right way. Absolutely no mention of NCAA infractions or investigations.


+1

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Posted: 9/1/2012 8:12 PM
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The dispatch article, referenced in another thread addresses this point dead on:
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So there was an almost ho-hum quality to Ohio’s 24-14 season-opening win over Penn State today before a crowd of 97,186 at Beaver Stadium. The Mid-American Conference upstarts dominated the final three quarters against their tradition-proud Big Ten hosts.

The methodical nature of Ohio’s victory, in which the visitors scored all 21 second-half points, was a testament to how far the once-insignificant Bobcats have come...
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In the final three quarters, The Bobcats outgained the Nittany Lions 447-179 and outscored them 24-7 despite two missed field goals.

The Pitt win was big, because it was a huge upset, and because it was so badly needed at the time. The Potato win was big because it was a major achievement. This was big because it was routine.
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