Author's Note: I am trying writing in a different style than I normally do. I chose a topic that I am passionate about which is sports, instead of just writing about my sports experience I wanted to write about something that some people probably have a issue . Plus I LOVE Ohio State.I wanted this piece to have a strong opinion and want other people to comment on this and tell me what you think about your thoughts on the idea of Wisconsin beating Ohio.
Overall the better team is Ohio. They were ranked number 1 coming into this game, Wisconsin was ranked in double digits. One bad game is all it took for Wisconsin to capitalized on the opportunity to take the lead. Wisconsin is not a bad team but they aren't good. Wisconsin fans were affable that day when they scored the last touchdown of the game, the touchdown that sealed the game - there was no way that they could win now. Wisconsin fans cheered and bragged to the Ohio fans; but the question is, should they have won?
I will say that Wisconsin had a good game, J.J. Watt was a star on the field sacking the Ohio State quarter back multiple times. The Ohio State quarterback Tyrell Pryor had a terrible game, he couldn't make up his mind on where to pass the ball and when he tried to run the ball he either got tackled or ran out of bounds. Ohio was cursed or something because they never play like this. They either just had a terrible game or came into the game thinking "Hey we are ranked number 1 we don't need to try." But the truth is that they did need to try. Wisconsin scored first and I think that this shocked not only Ohio state but the fans as well. Through out the game Ohio and Wisconsin both kept scoring but with Wisconsin keeping their impressive lead on this number one ranked team.
At one point in the game Ohio was not that far behind trailing behind by a couple points. I am sure that cacophony went through the stadium for both teams fans and for me as well. I thought that Hey, they could win here! All it would have took is one interception by Ohio and then run it in for a touchdown - but no, Wisconsin came through with another touchdown. This one touch down sealed the game.
Of course I happened to watching the game at a Wisconsin fans house with other former Wisconsin fans. I got many text messages and calls that night about how Ohio lost and Wisconsin won. Since Ohio lost, they got re-ranked to 11 while Wisconsin was 10. One bad game, one good game, is all it took for Ohio to loose and Wisconsin to capitalize on their mistakes. The following week Ohio State proved that it was just unlucky because they defeated a team a big time.
People still talk about this game and brag. They brag about Wisconsin defeating the best team in the league and ask if I am happy about the great win for our state and I being the contrarian that I am, I say no. All I can say to them is just wait until they play again.
I love this piece Katelyn. I love how you put your voice and opinion into it which makes it a lot of fun to read. I know you posted this awhile ago, maybe you reconsidered and joined the right side, but as a huge Badger fan, I've gotta say "Rose Bowl here we come." Ohio State is a good team but in football, I'm starting to figure out that it's not really about stats and rankings, but where your head's at during that game. For the Ohio vs. Wisconsin game, Ohio just didn't show what their "supposed" to be made of.
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