Well, another National Championship Game for the Buckeyes… and another loss to the Gators.  Unlike the last loss, however, I’m not mad about this one.  We played our gameplan, Oden layed the smack down harder than a kid throwing a box of Kellogg’s brand cereal down (think about it..) – our shots just didn’t fall (Florida’s seemed to be raining in from everywhere though).

Whereas our Football performance was less than stellar and can be partly blamed on our gameplan, our Basketball performance just suffered from a few shooters having off nights (and by few, I mean everyone but Oden).

(Not-so-brief-side-note: Isn’t it amazing how just because I attended the school in the past (not even this year), that it’s “we?”  “We played our gameplan.”  “We?”  What did I do to contribute to the “we?”  I’ve never even seen any of the current players in real life, let alone done much to actually help them with their gameplan.  But I suppose by attending OSU, I paid tuition that supported the school that supported the athletic department which supports the basketball team.   So then how do people who have never been to Ohio State become part of the Ohio State’s Men’s Basketball’s (or any team for that matter) “we?” (Side note-within-a-side-note: I used three possessive words in a row, that’s pretty impressive.))

Regardless, I’m still proud of our team for getting to both championships, playing with class, and leaving it on the field.  We’ll be seeing players from both sports playing at the next level next year, and how many other schools can say they saw two great seasons in both major college sports (obviously besides Florida – bastards).

But on the real, I can’t even be mad at Florida.  Both games they came out and played very well.  The starting five for the Gators play so well as a team, it’s makes you wonder how they lost at all this season (though had Ohio State hit even 1/3 of the 3 pointers they attempted, the Bucks would be champions).

Now come on Oden, you know you want an NCAA Championship – just one more year…