7 Days - 30 B1G Years - 2004

by Bama Hawkeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:04 AM CDT in Michigan

In another race that came down to the last week, Michigan had a shot at claiming an outright crown. All they needed was to win in Columbus, against what was likely the weakest team of Jim Tressel's tenure. They couldn't do it, falling 37-21. With the loss, the winner of Wisconsin at Iowa, which kicked off as the Michigan loss concluded, would claim a share of the crown. If the Badgers won, they would head to Pasadena. A Hawkeye win would send Michigan. After a tight first half, Iowa's defense suffocated any semblance of a Wisconsin offense, holding the Badgers to 41 rushing yards on 30 attempts, in the 30-7 Hawkeye win.

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Michigan faced Texas, with ~~USC drafted into the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma~~ (Vacated. USC didn't go there after all), and lost a great game on a last second field goal. Iowa drew defending champion LSU in the Capital One Bowl, and won on a last second touchdown pass. Played back-to-back, these games made for an outstanding New Year's Day.

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YAY!! FAIL TO THE "VICTORS"!!

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:12 AM CDT reply actions

MICHIGAN SUCKS!

Worst. Conference. Champions. EVER!

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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Aug 26, 2011 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Not even a video? C'mon bro.

Weak. (With the greatest intro ever.)

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by mikjones24 on Aug 25, 2011 11:23 AM CDT reply actions

I prefer this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_WvXHY9OrU

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions

I thought that

you’d like this one…

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by Bama Hawkeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions

see videos post 2004 for my response.

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Fair enough

Pretty awesome game. Especially when Tacopants showed up.

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by mikjones24 on Aug 25, 2011 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Fixed.

A glaring oversight.

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by Bama Hawkeye on Aug 25, 2011 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions

OSU didn't seem that weak looking back at the roster.

Troy Smith, Santonio Holmes, Ted Ginn, Mike Nugent. Pretty potent offense.

by jayrocks on Aug 25, 2011 11:38 AM CDT reply actions

with exception to Nugent

The rest of those guys were pretty young/inexperienced.

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yes

They didn’t lack talent, they lacked experience (at least on offense). Without Nugent and a couple big plays against Michigan and Penn State, that could’ve been a 4-7 team. It’s a credit to Hawk, Nugent, Tressel, and luck, in that order, that they were an 8 win team with an impressive bowl win.

"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.

by ckmneon on Aug 25, 2011 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree completely.

The talent level definitely helps with luck factor along, that’s for sure.

T Smith – Sophomore(RS)
T Ginn – Freshman
Santonio – Sophomore(RS)
Pittman – Sophomore

All of those young guys with tons of talent stepped up for OSU that year, and led to success in the coming seasons as well. I think that’s what OSU could be in for this year. It can go either way. I think 8-4 is the bottom of the potential, but they could swing anywhere from 8-4 or so to 11-1/12-0 depending on how the talent steps up in key situations

and in other news, footballs are brown. sorry i almost went on a John Madden stating the obvious tangent there.

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Wasn't Gonzalez there at that time or was he a year or two later?

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by DM_Purp on Aug 25, 2011 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

you're right

that would have been hist first year playing too. had a big TD against TTUN

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions

OSU can thank Iowa

For putting an end to the Zwick era at OSU

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by HoyaGoon on Aug 25, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions

simply a strange season

5 weeks in Purdue looked like a title contender, then The Fumble…

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by BoilerTMill on Aug 25, 2011 11:49 AM CDT reply actions

The year Purdue almost took the next step

And then fell flat on its face.

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by PurdueMatt on Aug 25, 2011 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Ugh...

…I was surrounded by Badger fans when this happened. They were far too happy for my tastes.

by GoAUpher on Aug 25, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions

My friends got married that day

I was an usher so skipping out was not an option, plus three other close friends were part of the wedding party. Thankfully the reception dinner was over by the second half of the game. I remember the reception hall basically emptied out as most of the people went into the bar area to watch the end of the game. After the Fumble the place exploded and the DJ cued up On Wisconsin and a couple other Badger songs as the clock hit zero. It was the kind of collective drunken happiness that makes college football so damn addictive.

by wallrock on Aug 25, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions

can we call a retroactive facemask?

/grasping at straws

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by BoilerTMill on Aug 25, 2011 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions

to be fair

Rumor was that he spent every Friday night in Iowa City before a game.

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by mikjones24 on Aug 25, 2011 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

5 weeks in you looked like a title contender?

What, are you trying to be the new Michigan/Notre Dame?

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by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 25, 2011 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions

And yet another chapter of "Michigan can't defend mobile quarterbacks" in the books.

I’ll preempt the Buckeyes by saying “Michigan can’t defend ~~mobile quarterbacks~~ anyone” LOL

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by Alex Cook on Aug 25, 2011 11:51 AM CDT reply actions

nice preemptive strike

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions

2004 Penn State

One of the greatest college defenses I’ve ever seen forced to play on the same team with one of the worst BCS offenses I’ve ever seen. No hyperbole; they’re probably top 3 in each category.

"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.

by ckmneon on Aug 25, 2011 1:13 PM CDT reply actions

So...

They were the chicago bears?

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by mikjones24 on Aug 25, 2011 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

Unmentioned

The most beautiful college football game ever played.

Iowa’s 6-4 victory over the Lions.

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by Bama Hawkeye on Aug 25, 2011 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

The game that typified the 2004 PSU team

Great defense, abysmal offense, narrow losers

"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.

by ckmneon on Aug 25, 2011 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions

2004: Anthony Morelli, Freshman.

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by J.Schnauzer on Aug 25, 2011 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions

you wrang?

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Never forget that OSU recruited that dude pretty hard too

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by ckmneon on Aug 25, 2011 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I heard he didn't pick OSU

because Tressel insisted that he shave those sideburns.

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions

The sideburns are what you notice from this picture?

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by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 25, 2011 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions

what other hair related abnormality is there???

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Tressel owns a nuclear power plant?

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by HoyaGoon on Aug 25, 2011 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions

yes

that is what i was going for

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by SouthBayBuckeye on Aug 25, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Never forget that he was a last-minute switch from Pitt.

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by J.Schnauzer on Aug 26, 2011 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions

I submit to you Nebraska 2009

That defense was ranked first in scoring defense, 7th in ypg (tops in passing, 9th in rushing… in a passing league), second in sacks with 44! We went 10-4 with losses like 9-7 to ISU because our offense ranked 106th in passing, 72nd overall, and with the exception of our non-con blowouts, would’ve been much worst. At times, I thought our defensive players were literally going to maim our offensive players.

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by KennardHusker on Aug 26, 2011 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions

And Michigan was inches away from blocking Texas's game-winning field goal

That one still hurts.

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by Alex Cook on Aug 25, 2011 1:21 PM CDT reply actions

I still wonder how that game would've gone differently

if Michigan had just let Texas get a TD with about 2 min left

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by ckmneon on Aug 25, 2011 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions