You Win Some, You Lose Some

As I'm sure you're all aware, I am a huge Ohio State fan. I bleed scarlet for my Buckeyes. If you follow football at all, you're also aware that we ran into a defeat yesterday playing the USC Trojans. Needless to say I was very disappointed. I was very nervous going into the game... maybe not as much as the players themselves, but pretty dang close. But then things were going our way for the longest time. We were ahead by the end of the first quarter, tied by half time, and then were up again for most of the second half up until the last couple minutes. Needless to say, it was a pretty intense game. I'm still so proud of my Buckeyes though. Most people didn't think we even stood a chance against the Trojans based on our loss last season and our only slight win over Navy last week. A victory over the Trojans would have commanded respect for the Buckeyes as well as the Big Ten. Alas, we barely missed the mark. I'd like to think however, that the performance of the game has almost as much baring as the score itself. We made the Trojans work for their points. We proved to them and hopefully to the rest of country that we are a formidable opponent. We lost to a higher ranked team, but we gave them a run for their money. As a true Buckeye, I must say that win or lose, the Buckeyes are still my team. To be a true fan of any team you must support them no matter how they play or what the scores are. Even though we lost based on point score, we won in the fact that we played an excellent game. We had a great defense and offense. Not everything was perfect and not everything went our way, obviously, but we still played an amazing game (even though I was ready to throw up at the end, lol). We are still a force to be reckoned with. And there are still many teams and games to play that will test that. GO BUCKS!