I won't put any game results in here for those of you retarded enough to bitch about that (you know who you are), but Willis McGahee just received what might be the nastiest injury I have ever seen. (this is in itself a result, hence the R). He was running towards the sideline on what appeared to be a draw (I only caught the second half of the play and refused to watch it again) and an Ohio State player went to hit him low (swept towards the legs, can't say it was intent to injury, but it did appear he was trying to knock his legs out from under him). McGahee's leg got caught and bent about 210 degrees, or about 20-30 degrees past straight in the wrong direction (if 180 degrees is a normal standing leg, and 90 degrees is you beding your leg at the knee). Just friggin nasty. You never know with an injury like that, but it appeared he has an equal chance of recovering in a year or never walking without a limp again. Ick. He was, of course, a heismann candidate with 1600+ rushing yards this year. Shades of Napoleon McCallum. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=100772
Miami's kicker Sievers just drilled a 40-yarder as time expired to tie the game at 17. OVERTIME This is gonna be fun
holy ************ Buckeyes does the unthinkable and beats Miami. You don't know how crazy it is to sit here in India, @ work, and listen to the OSU webcaste. The dude almost gave me a heart attack after that Pass Interference call on the 2nd OSU 4th down. Then OSU stopping Mimai 4 times from the 1? Unfrickanbelievable. This is probably the biggest upset in college football since PSU did the same thing to Miami in 84, in the Fiesta. WoW.
Nah, Alabama beating Miami in that Sugar Bowl. Anyone think of Lamar Thomas getting stripped when Maurice Clarett forced the fumble on that INT return?
That was one of the nastier injuries I've seen. At least I only saw the replay once - unlike Tim Krumrie's broken ankle during the Super Bowl.
A good game, but I must say Ohio State was a very undeserving winner. They did absolutely nothing and if it wasn't for 5 Miami turnovers, the Hurricanes would have their winning streak intact. Krentzl is an extremely one dimensional player. Most of OSU's offense came from quarterback draws and one long pass play. A very undeserving national champion. I do think they have an excellent defense, but offensively they stunk up the game. It was a good game plan for them. Ball control, take as much time between snaps and don't make turnovers. 7 of 21 passing is pathetic.
The only reason I wanted to see Ohio State lose is because now we're going to have to hear about "The worst undefeated team ever" "The worst national champion ever". And this is coming from a Michigan fan. They played by the rules, won all their games, so what if they won ugly? Winning is winning is winning. Theirs no one way to win. If you win ugly, you still win. Good job Ohio State, can't wait till next year when Michigan kicks your ass.
As an Illini Fan I cant stand OSU, and thus I cannot believe I am defending the bastards.BUT... They won this game and deserved the win.Most of those turnovers just didnt happen, they were created by OSU players.This was an awesome defensive battle, and I think many people underestimate Miami's D.Their Secondary is one of if not the best in the nation.I dont care who you have in the pocket , they are not going to have an easy time against the canes. OSU came out and did what they needed to do win.
OU 13 FSU 2:Ugly Tenn 24 - FSU 13: Ugly Who cares how you win it as long as you do it. A National Championship is a National Championship is a National Championship. And in this case. Ohio St's defense proved to be too much for the Miami offense. And whatever you say about OSU's offense they completed a huge 4th down in OT. By passing the ball. And I'm a Penn St fan. How the hell do you think they beat us? They didn't score an offensive TD. Ohio St is the best team in the country because of superior defense and becasue they can make plays under pressure on offense.
Does anyone know who that soccer player was that got his chin broken in the middle? He was wearing a powder blue jersey I believe. You've probably seen the picture in magazines.
This knee injury, IMNSHO, was worse than when Theisman got his knee wrecked many, many, many moons ago. Ouch.
In a sick sort of way, Willis McGahee should be glad he had his legs chopped off at the knee. Now he won't be doomed to playing for the Detroit Lions next season, who were expected to take him with the second pick in the draft. If I had a choice between spending my pro career playing for the Lions or getting my knees smashed into pieces...I gotta go with the smashed knees...
I thought McGahee was just a sophomore and wasn't going into the draft next year. With that said, that was an utterly gruesome injury. The squeamish should NOT watch it. Pretty much as bad as the Theismann injury. I hope to see him make it back onto the field.
he is a redshirt sophomore...so he is eligable... the rumor running around college football and it was pretty well known was that he was gone after this season to the nfl b/c the kid he replaced <frank gore or something like that, who injured his knee in the spring> is better than mcgahee and was kicking his butt in practice, but miami didnt wanna lose his medica reshirt this year for gore... basically, theory was if mcgahee sticks around he will be second string behind gore...
Damn, that's a shame. He can't think of coming out now - his draft value is going to plummet faster than a brick tossed from the International Space Station because of the obviously gruesome knee injury that he has suffered last night. I do hope that the actual diagnosis is better than we fear.
i hope so too but i fear not... the only other times i have seen injuries like that, it ended the playing career of the player injured. and i posted on another thread but; i talked to my dad tonight who watched the game with a friend of his who is a sports medicine doc. and that guy said, after seeing the injury he will be shocked if the kid ever plays football again...that he no doubt basically destroyed everything <mcl, acl, cart. and nerves> in there... i wish him luck in his recovery...
Part of football is hitting. Ohio State won because they hit Miami harder than anyone they've faced in a long time. They all felt it. Dorsey, Magahee, Johnson, Winslow. This is the same manner in which the Patriots beat the Rams last year. To say they're undeserving is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard.
Just announced on SportsCenter. Torn ACL. Will require surgery. BTW - someone get Lee Corso some water or a lozenge. He sounds completely hoarse
It was a hard hitting game from both sides of the ball and I agree that game plans like OSU's meant to shorten the game and limit the opportunities to score for the opponent, particularly explosive teams like Miami is a very sound philosophy. It was used by the Giants against the Bills as well as other teams. Answer me this do you think that OSU would have scored TD's from 70 or 80 yards out. Both TD's came inside the red zone. The Miami 14 and 17 yard lines. Did OSU cause the turnovers yes, but they were gift TD's. Look OSU is a fine team and were opportunistic, but they did not out play Miami. Miami had 100 more yard total offense and 5 more first downs.
And fewer yards rushing, more turnovers, and most importantly fewer points. It's points that count, not yards gained. Ohio State knows that, and have played that way all day. OSU's game plan is to keep the offense in front of you, don't give up big plays, hit very hard, and when the field is shortened inside the 20, lock 'em down. That's what happened. In the 2nd quarter Miami never got the ball out of their end of the field. They only made it to the red zone once in regulation. In OT they were 1 for 2 trips to the red zone.
The game was decided by the officials, which is really a shame. To have the goal judge not call pass interference on the 4th & 3 in OT but the field judge behind the play call it is a travesty. Plus, that judge has twice made calls before that the Big XII has had to publicly apologize for later. Miami deserved to lose. Five turnovers, plus an inability to score from first and goal at the 2 in the 2nd OT, plus a missed defensive holding call late in the 4th that would have given OSU a first down up 17-14 with 2 minutes left and no Miami time outs. But regardless, the game will be remembered outside of Ohio as the game that the refs gifted Ohio State.
I just hope somebody finds a better camera angle. It was the right call - the DB grabbed Gamble's left shoulder with his right hand. Yes, he let go before the ball arrived, but it's still interference. I couldn't believe the goal judge missed it, but I presume he was shielded by Gamble's body. Of course, you are right all all the other stuff, but it was the right call, regardless of how much all of the pundits are trying to cover their asses.