Fiesta Bowl

[gameoverDude]

Yep... this Fiesta Bowl was always close. The suspense in this one was way up there. They had to work for it, but Jim Tressel & Co. pulled through in the end.

Great game.

Originally posted by gamevet
What!!!????


That was far more exciting, then seeing one team get the ball, and not even getting a chance to respond, like the NFL does. I've always hated how the NFL handled overtime. This was one of the best championship games I've seen, since the Rams Vs. Titans.

[StriderKyo]

Originally posted by gamevet
This was one of the best championship games I've seen, since the Rams Vs. Titans.

Rams vs. Titans was better than Patriots vs. Rams? Come on now...

[stormy]

Miami was cheated. What a terrible call on that 4th and 3 Ohio pass into the end zone. Ruins what was otherwise a great game

[alan_fatima]

The thing is, the wrong penalty was called. Gamble was clearly held before the judgement interference call. The result should have been half the distance to the goal line instead of at the 1.

Maybe it would have changed things, but then, you could also say the same to an earlier judgement call where an OSU receiver was ruled out of bounds that would have resulted in a first down near field goal range.

EDIT: What the ref said about his call:

"I saw the guy holding the guy prior to the ball being put in the air," Porter said. "He was still holding him, pulling him down while the ball was in the air. I gave the signal for holding. Then I realized it should be pass interference because the ball was in the air."

He should have just stuck with holding.

[Klonoa]

the refs were shoddy both ways.

I kinda pity McGahee. He had all this money to look forward to after the game, now he has to go back to Miami, recover that fucked up knee for a year and wont even know if he'll be #1 on the depth charts in 2004.

[Diff-chan]

Yea, the penalty was holding, not pass interference. Klonoa's right. But in any case, Ohio State deserved to win that game. They outplayed Miami from start to finish, and executed their game plan remarkably well. It's only because Miami was so good that they were able to stick with it; a lesser team would've been crushed by halftime. But ultimately Miami's luck ran out and they were outplayed.

[Gooch]

This has to be the best college football game I've ever witnessed. That was a botched PI call in the endzone, I agree, but the refs also botched up the 4th down catch by OSU with around 1:30 left in the fourth that would have been a first down, and would have avoided the punt return into field goal range by Miami. The Big Ten really needed to come through this bowl season and that they did.

[Klonoa]

Its safe to say he tore every ligament in his knee.

He probably doesn't have a kneecap either.

[stormy]

ooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

yeah, that is really to bad for him. No more shoe deals now.

[Timber]

Best football game I've ever watched. I live on OSU's campus and it was fucking nuts here all night. I drank more than I ever have in my life, campus was nuts (and still is!) I didn't get home from the bars and partys until about 6 am this morning. Columbus fucking rocks!!!! (well, for a few days it will )