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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 8, 2015 13:04:45 GMT -6
If Ball State somehow wins, I'm going sell all my worldly possessions and send the check to the athletic program XD
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Post by cardfan on Sept 8, 2015 13:13:02 GMT -6
How epic would that be?
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Post by stlchirp on Sept 8, 2015 13:13:46 GMT -6
Got my heartbroken in person as BSU lost a two possession lead in the last 5 minutes to almost beat Iowa at a packed 72k crowd stadium. The Iowa game absolutely killed me...gave up tix at last minute to attend family function. Family standing around the everyone congratulating me..shots, were being had and beers bought...then. ugh... still insane how mad it makes me. A little of that is going to happen Saturday..when we get on a big stage being on ESPN U and they just get trashed. its going to be in the 60-7 range.
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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 8, 2015 13:26:48 GMT -6
We had Iowa fans LEAVING the stadium congratulating us. Ugh. It may get ugly, but it could be respectable. I'm just hoping it's respectable..
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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 8, 2015 13:28:37 GMT -6
BTW - if anyone is traveling down for this game, we now have 7 total at our BSU tailgate. We'll have a truck and I may Amazon prime a flag pole for the tailgate lot so we can raise the colors. All who are making the game are welcome (and encouraged!) to join us.
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Post by cardfan on Sept 8, 2015 13:41:54 GMT -6
I was close to certain we had that game locked up. But when we just needed one first down....
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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 8, 2015 13:47:11 GMT -6
Ay yi yi. I think the bowl game two years ago was worse. We were there (of course ) and after that blocked kick the let down was palpable. We stayed at the team hotel and man our players were dead silent walking into the hotel, but all of us stood and applauded them for their effort. It was a hell of a lot better than the BSU vs. Golden Hurricane bowl though. We refused to buy the ponchos at WalMart as they were blue, and sat there in freezing rain the entire second half watching as Nate imploded. On the flip side, the win at IU/BSU for the first time (and even the other two) was nothing short of incredible. The win at Virginia was something amazing as well. Ups and downs, such is football!
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Post by Bigfoot on Sept 8, 2015 14:21:23 GMT -6
For me the 41-40 loss at a packed house in Lincoln against the Huskers in 2007 was "the ultimate heart breaker". Led by two scores with under 7 minutes in the game. Our star receiver Dante Love who had made terrific catches all day drops a wide open pass inside their 10 yard line with nobody even close which would have been the game winner with like 23 seconds left.
We were forced to do a long field goal attempt and ended up losing by one freaking point! I also think it was the only PAT we missed the entire season which would have at a minimum tied the score at 41 and sent to OT.
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Post by Bigfoot on Sept 8, 2015 14:26:57 GMT -6
I also forgot to mention above we lost RB Miqual Lewis the second half of the Nebraska game (missed the rest of the season, broken bone) after rushing for over 120 in the first half.
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Post by cardfan on Sept 8, 2015 14:34:10 GMT -6
The close but no cigars we've had. :-(
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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 8, 2015 15:37:53 GMT -6
The one game I wish I would have been able to go to was the 2008 BSU vs CMU game at CMU. I had a job interview on campus, brother went up for it. Said the bus ride there/back and the atmosphere of the game was nothing short of incredible.
But, I've been to so many good ones as well. That season ending win over WMU in 2008 game was off the chart amazing.
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Post by cardfan on Sept 8, 2015 16:11:47 GMT -6
That win over Cmu is probably one of the most delicious wins I've seen. Hated them.
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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 8, 2015 17:37:18 GMT -6
Seeing their student section throw snowballs at our offense took out what little sympathy I had for them
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Post by cardcat on Sept 8, 2015 17:56:56 GMT -6
I’m surprised no one mentioned Oklahoma in 2011. We hung with them until right before halftime before the wheels flew off. The onside kick and BSU recovery to start the game was executed perfectly and quieted the whole stadium. Oklahoma may have been ranked in the top 5 when we played them -definitely top 10. Oklahoma has a great “game time” experience, it was fun to soak it all in. They were a respectful and knowledgeable group of college fans, they knew all about our close losses at Nebraska and Michigan and were not overlooking us. I would also argue the Blake Bortles led University of Central Florida team we played in Beef ‘O’Brady’s bowl Dec 2012 was one of the best teams we have ever faced. They flew under the radar and built steadily as 2012 progressed. Basically the entire same group of players stormed through the 2013 season with one loss to South Carolina and finished the season ranked #10.
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Post by Bigfoot on Sept 8, 2015 18:36:28 GMT -6
Agree about that Central Florida team being a national title contender team.
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