It was two years ago, I stood on the sidelines in complete awe, in complete disbelief of what I was seeing and more importantly, hearing. Beaver Stadium was rockin'. It was October 8, 2005. The Buckeyes, led by Troy Smith, invaded Beaver Stadium... only to meet Tambi Hali and Paul Posluszny. It was truly a sight to see... a story as a journalist, I loved to tell. I yearn to tell. The story about wrote itself. The players, even, in total awe of the event. I remember Dan Connor telling me his helmet was shaking because of the noise. Wow! I remember Tom Bradley telling me he would never forget this game. And he's been around for a while. Heck, I will never forget this game. And then there was the heart of this team... Michael Robinson who would not give up in this game. In the press conference afterwards, he said he would remember this experience forever. I hear you, M-Rob, I hear you!
Fast forward two years. Maurice Evans is on his way to becoming the next Hali. He's only a sophomore. Dan Connor and Sean Lee are certainly amazing linebackers. And Anthony Morelli... well, he's not exactly Michael Robinson. But that's ok, I guess.
If Morelli can play with the same intensity as he has the past 3 games, I think the Nittany Lions stand a chance. And if Morelli could play with 75% of the heart Robinson did... they'd be in great shape. The O-line has to give Morelli time to find his 19 receivers. And if he has the time, Penn State will be in business. But no coughing up the ball this week!!!
The crowd is going to be incredible I'm sure... just like 2 years ago, I expect the Buckeyes to have to use some timeouts because they can't hear.
Wow... I'm already excited and it's Thursday. I don't want to give you a score prediction, but let's just say I haven't been extremely worried about this game. I just want to say -- the record-breaking crowd at Beaver Stadium MUST be loud. You literally can make the difference and in my opinion, WILL make the difference.
