I want you to rewind to August. Think back to when Braxton Miller injured his shoulder. Think back to the Virginia Tech loss at home. Think back to when Ohio State dropped to #22 in the AP Poll. The amount of adversity Ohio State faced this season is incredible. Lose your Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback? Check. Lose to an unranked team at home and embarrass yourself on national TV? Check. Having a member of the team go missing a few days before you square off against your biggest rival who would later be found dead? Check. Losing your OTHER Heisman Trophy candidate before the conference championship? Check. Being the underdog in three straight games to round out the season? Check. Check. Check. Check. And check.
The amount of respect you should have for this group of athletes and this group of coaches should be second to none. I was at the Virginia Tech game and if you would have told me Ohio State would STILL win the championship I would have slapped the shit out of you right then and there.
I’m speechless right now. Hats off to Urban Meyer. Hats off to Ezekiel Elliott. Hats off to Luke Fickell. HATS FUCKING OFF to Cardale Jones. Unreal. The road to college football immortality runs through Columbus. It’s a party on High Street tonight, see you guys at the Varsity Club.