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For the second time in three years, Buckeye fans made their way to Glendale, both times coming up short
Thousands of fans came out early to enjoy the block party, free food and music
Ohio State vs Texas
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The Buckeyes and the Longhorns hook for the third time in four years, in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl. Although Ohio State managed to hold Texas to 24 points under their season average, they came up short by 16 seconds. The close victory will likely cost the Longhorns a chance at the AP National Championship, but that will be little consolation for the fans of the Scarlet and Gray who thought we were going to win this one. This will be the third straight year Ohio State will come up short in a BCS bowl game.
January 5th, 2009
11/23/08
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Coach Mack Brown fires up the team in pre-game warm-ups although neither team really needed an outside motivation
Colt McCoy(12) and Quan Cosby(6) entry the field before the game together, and have a big hook-up in the end
It was football's version of a Texas stampede as the Longhorns enter the field
The Ohio State Band a.k.a TBDBITL, treated the crowd to an uplifting version of "Hang On Sloopy" during pre-game
It was not a big surprise to see Todd Boeckman(17) take the first snap of the game with Pryor out wide
Just a personal opinion but I thought Posey(8) should have played a lot more this year
Beanie Wells(28) had a few good runs before leaving the game with a concussion. Has he run his last time for OSU?
For the third straight year, Ohio State scored first, with this 51 yard field goal by Aaron Pettrey(20)
They announced a sell-out but here are those seats that ticket brokers could not sell, even at 50% below face value
James Laurinaitis(33) and the OSU defense was much more aggressive this bowl game, compared to the previous years
Ryan Pretorius(85) gave the Buckeyes their 6-3 lead at half-time with his 30 yard field goal
Media Day
January 2nd, 2009
The Media Day events were moved from The University of Phoenix Stadium to the media hotel due to the playoff game between the Cardinals and the Falcons. We knew that would mean fewer players would come out but I could not have predicted the drop in media coverage as well. There were more credentialed personnel at the OSU Media/Picture Day in August (Buckeye 50 photos) than showed up for the bowl Media Day. (Perhaps OSU officials kicked them out for leaking the Boeckman/Pryor story?)
Here is the scene half way through the Texas Media Day. Those Black shirts are Fiesta Bowl Volunteers.
Coach Brown was excited about the opportunity to play
the Buckeyes once again
Quarterback Colt McCoy(12) said he does what the
team needs but prefers passing to rushing
Senior Captain James Laurinaitis(33) suits up for one more game, would love another interception from Colt McCoy
Jordan Shipley(8) led the Longhorns with 79 receptions in 2008 for 982 yards and 11 touchdowns
Senior Captain Brian Robiskie(80) hopes to watch his father Terry Robiskie coach the Cardinals tomorrow night
Texas Senior Quan Cosby(6) added 8 touchdowns and averaged 12.2 yards on his 78 receptions
5th year player Rory Nicol(88) enjoyed 5 wins over Michigan but wants to end with his third bowl victory
Defensive Tackle Roy Miller(99) assures the media the Longhorns are focused on this game, not "what if's"
DE Brian Orakpo(98) was the 2008 Hendrick's Award winner and won this years Lombardi over OSU's Laurinaitis
Coach Brown always had 5-6 media types around
him at all times
The crowd around Coach Tressel remained three to
four people deep at all times
Brandon Smith(87) traded catches as a Tight End for more playing time as a Fullback in 2008
Senior Offensive Lineman Steve Rehring(71) entertains the 2009 Fiesta Bowl Princess Court
DB Anderson Russell(21) knows the Buckeye secondary has a stiff challenge when they face Colt McCoy's offense
DL Cameron Heyward(97) is smiling now but he plans to spend a lot of time in the Texas backfield in Glendale
Tyson Gentry(24) finishes off his courageous tenure as a member of the OSU football family
5th Year Senior AJ Trapasso(15) hopes he doesn't have
a single punt during the Fiesta Bowl
Kick Specialist Ryan Pretorius(85) has enjoyed greatly his time in the US and at Ohio State
The rumors continue to swirl as to the role to be played by Senior Captain Todd Boeckman(17) Monday night
Senior Captain Malcolm Jenkins(2) made the most of his final year, winning this year's Thorpe Award
Junior Todd Denlinger(92) and his teammates on the defensive line will need to create a lot of pressure on Colt
