SB Nation’s Purdue blog, Hammer and Rails, recognizes that the Saturday’s Ohio State team wasn’t the team we’re used to:
Hammer and Rails: Happy to Win, But Ohio State Was ‘Terrible’
Make no mistake, Ohio State was TERRIBLE in this game, and that is a huge reason we won. They had five turnovers. They had an ineffective offense. Their passing game consisted of Terrelle Pryor throwing the ball up for grabs and hoping his receivers came down with it. We did what we needed to defensively in shutting down their running game and making Pryor beat us with his arm. He was unable to do so.
But a huge upset win is still a huge upset win, and Hammer and Rails is no less happy:
I am an emotional guy. I get fired up easily and put my heart into everything. Today, as we kept building on an inexplicable lead, I was so elated I was almost crying. As Ohio State began its comeback I kept saying, “If they want to kill me, blowing a 16-point fourth quarter lead against Ohio State after five straight losses is the way to do it.” Even when they announced the final face mask penalty, which gave us the clinching first down, I was more stunned with disbelief than overjoyed. After several primal screams following each big sack, I just stood there once we had hte last first down. Was it really over?
Seeing the students run on the field, Mrs. T-Mill and I couldn’t resist. After a few moments we went down and joined everyone on the field. It was quite a sight. Alumni were out there taking pictures. The players were shaking hands with the students. I personally shook hands with Jaycen Taylor and David Pender, thanking them for the game. Mrs. T-Mill even got a hug from Pender. No one wanted to leave.
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