Well, we saw how close my prediction was didn’t we. Guess that shows why I’m not a sports analyst. I thought about deleating that post before many of you read it, but instead I will face the music and take my lumps.

Some people say the game wasn’t as close as the score. I could argue on the contrary, that several times early we had them on the ropes and failed to deliver the knockout punches. On the second series, 2nd and goal and we are a couple of Beanie runs from going up two full scores. Later, a 10-10 tie and we give up a blocked field goal which would have put us ahead. Start of third quarter, we miss the ball blocking a punt in their territory by inches after holding them 3 and out to start the second half. They go on to score. It’s potentially a 14 point swing. They put the ball on the ground twice and it bounces up to them both times.

Don’t get me wrong. They beat us. We had the chance to make plays and didn’t get it done. We made way too many penalties. You can’t win a big game if you do that. Hat’s off to LSU. But when people say we are a failure because we went 11-2, finished #4, had a shot at all the marbles and came up short for the second year in a row....well I just don’t buy it. Not in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year.

Hats off to what the Buckeyes did accomplish this year. As for the 33% of people that graded this team a “C” in the Dispatch online pole....I am sure there are some fans at other schools that would trade places with you.