Simply amazing

I thought Ohio State would make up for lost time & with it a lost opportunity when they played for all the marbles against LSU on Monday night. Not only was a championship on the line; there was also a shot at redemption, something the Buckeyes couldn't find against Florida back in good ol' 2007.

Was I ever wrong to harbor such thoughts, was I ever wrong.

The LSU Tigers roared to a 38-24 victory & with it a chance to yell out "Who then now? Who's really #1?"

All season long, the quest for #1 was a very precarious one; both the Buckeyes & Tigers fell off the top perch at one point in time on their complicated journey to the national title. And we thought being ranked #2 was bad enough...Just staying #1 was just as harrowing if not more so.

This season has been one roller-coaster ride for the ages, one of the more interesting (as well as intriguing) to date. But now the smoke has cleared, the victory gained, a champion has emerged straight from Baton Rouge, not Columbus.

Oh, wait: isn't this the same LSU team who lost in 3 OTs to Arkansas & the happy feet of Mr. McFadden? to Kentucky earlier on when one of their defenders slipped & fell, paving the way for the winning TD? It sure is; unfortunately, those who didn't know how good LSU was all season long finally know now, as we speak.

As for the Buckeyes: I can't say enough for the great season they had. Sure, I would have liked to see them grab the championship game as much as any ardent OSU fan out there. But this latest loss takes the cake...but you know what? I'll still be rooting for those Buckeyes next season. I know...lol...I'm a bit stubborn at times but I can't hide my Ohio State pride!!

And I can't hide my feelings when it comes to summing up how this season has been in the world of college football: "Man, this was a crazy year. But a very good one at that."

Crazy but good...oh, & simply amazing!!