The touchdown run that helped Ohio State derail the SEC's decade of dominance deserves a rewind
It’s January 1, 2015. We’re in New Orleans at The Superdome. Urban Meyer’s No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes are trying to close out a massive upset against Nick Saban’s No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl. Ohio State has 1st and 10 from their own 15-yard-line, up six points with under four minutes left in the game. The Buckeyes have scored 28 unanswered points to shock the best team and the best coach in college football.
Oh, we should also mention this isn’t just a regular bowl game. This is the semifinal of the inaugural College Football Playoff. For the first time in the sport’s history, an undisputed champion will be determined by more than one postseason game. This sport is trying to break with a century of weird and wonderfully corrupt tradition.
But there’s way more than even a national title at stake - Ohio State has a chance to bring the sport of college football back from the brink of total Southern dominance. How we got to such a pivotal moment for college football both on and off the field deserves a rewind.
Written and produced by Steven Godfrey
Directed and edited by Ryan Simmons
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What's up y'all, welcome Steven Godfrey to the channel for his first scripted video. You'll hear more from him moving forward, and if you're unfamiliar with his work he made an appearance in the Falcons project, but also was the mastermind behind Foul Play. Here's a link to episode 1 for the uninitiated: kzhead.info/sun/krWmXbRqnaGJeGw/bejne.html
Ohio state cheated against Alabama. On a few bad calls..And come on Ohio state ain't no Alabama bro
Foul play was outstanding, welcome to the Base Steven!!!
STEVEN!
I can definetly get behind seeing more of Steven, great content that Foul Play
Loved the video, welcome to the channel Steven!
Evan Spencer was the unsung hero of that game. 1. He threw the TD pass to Michael Thomas before the half to swing the momentum. 2. He had the crack block on the linebacker that sprung Elliott free. 3. He recovered the onside kick after the Tide scored to bring it within a touchdown.
then he retired from football at 23 and now has a career in investment banking. But his name will never be forgotten in OSU football
Always thought it said a lot about Evan Spencer as a player that he made three critical plays to help win the biggest game of his life, and none of them were a reception.
He was also robbed of a catch earlier in the game.
@@Pijonty haha what a guy, what a life!
@@harryhighland591 technically the onside recovery wasn’t a reception but the catch he made was pretty impressive
This era of Ohio sports was so much fun. OSU was back, LeBron returned to Cleveland, and the Indians were making noise in the MLB. Good times.
What most outside of OSU don't remember is that OSU lost in a WEATHER game late the following year at Michigan State, and they were dropped dramatically...Not enough time to go back into the top4, otherwise would have won back to back, most likely.....Compare that to Alabama losing to an unranked Texas A/M team with 2 losses and a back up qb, and they dropped just 4 spots...
and the bengals were winning....just to lose in painful fashion in the playoffs
@@76reliant I’m from Michigan and a huge buckeye fan. That loss to Michigan state with 2 backup QBs is the most painful loss I’ve had, more than the Michigan game this year. Zeke only ran the ball 8-9 times that game
Zeke was such a beast to close out that season. Possibly the best three game performance I’ve ever seen considering the opponents and the fact that he did it in the Big10 Championship and back to back playoff games.
Trey Sermon was gonna make a run at the best 3 game performance ever if he didn't get hurt in the final. I'll be upset about it for a long time.
that three game stretch by Zeke was phenomenal and reminds me a lot of the greatest three game stretch by a single player in sports history, LeBron James closing out the 2016 NBA Finals.
I dare say that TreVeyon Henderson is better Zeke.
@@TarenaD he may be one day, but he’s got a lot to prove. Zeke played 5 top 10 defenses in 2014 and had over 100 yards against each of them (Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Alabama). I’m pretty sure Wisconsin was actually #1 when we played them.
Nah
I had just turned 14 the month before. I was a young OSU fan from just north of Cincinnati. Not much was going for my family, but it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life cheering alongside my single Dad suffering from cancer...a Buckeye alumni. He cried after we beat Alabama. I think it was up there with one of the happiest days of his life. After Zeke's touchdown, my Dad immediately went to the stereo system we had, and blasted the OSU fight song. Thanks for bringing back the memories Secret Base.
Are you Britney’s brother?!?
I was 8 at the time and that was the first year I truly started watching football I have a few fond memories from the big ten championship game and both the playoff games. for me the most memorable play was when Evan spencer ( A wide receiver) threw the ball to Michael Thomas. I don't know why I just remember that happening and thought it was so cool.
This was a wonderful story. I had similar situations with my father watching jordan win 6 rings. “You’re watching history irvgotti.” Been a bulls fan forever ever since.
Congrats on the wonderful story man. Happy it gave you a good memory (no sarcasm)
As much as I hate OSU, I'm glad you have a memory that you'll cherish forever.
Godfrey you crushed this one. Excellent cadence & flow, truly.
I love your F1 content, do you like Ohio State
Fancy seeing you here CY! Love your vids
Best male narrator
I absolutely love F1 so seeing you here is awesome.
One of the best sports nights of my life. Got drunk, stoned, screamed out loud outside with other Buckeye fans in Denver. It was amazing.
Sounds like a hell of a night!
@@brokeboyz704 Legendary. I root for mostly Ohio teams so I definiely soak those moments up haha.
Same bub I got high with my pops for the first time lol
@@osufan77 I’m a Vols fan so not much to root for lately. But I’m from Charlotte, and have seen some really good basketball games blitzed outta my mind 😂😂
My all time favorite Buckeyes game!
Cardale Jones had 3 starts that year for the Buckeyes, and became a living legend.
"I didn't come here to play school" - Legend
😂😂😂😂
He should have immediately headed to the NFL, where he could have made 7 figures and better learned his craft behind a solid starter. The QB controversy that followed at OSU was unnecessary, and 12-Gauge didn't win the job anyway.
I dont remember, did he make the nfl? if he did he was probably a bust in the nfl. didnt he play in another league then? a new league that didnt last long. was it the Washington Generals?
Cardale DID play in the NFL. I know for sure that he made the Bills. Not sure about after that.
as an OSU fan, this is by far my favorite college football game of all time
As an Alabama fan this game hurt my soul lol. Last year almost made up for it. Hopefully we can get a tie breaker this post season!
it’s this game or 2016 michigan vs ohio state for me
This one and last years Clemson beat down are my favorites
This is second. For me, nothing will ever top the 2003 Fiesta Bowl.
@@harryhighland591 i was a year old when that game happened… if i was older that would probably be my #1
I find it interesting that the OSU Bama game ending up being remembered more than the actual title game. Just goes to show how forgettable Oregon and the Pac 12 are nowadays
As a lifelong buckeye fan, I can honestly say that this meant significantly more than winning the national title did.
I think it was more because the national championship game that year was mostly a blowout in Ohio State's favor
I know this is a dumb thing to say, but some REALLY bad turnovers kept that game from being a blowout. OSU really outplayed Oregon.
Yet the Oregon-FSU game will forever gift us with the Jameis Winston Yakety Sax fumble play. An all timer.
I loved how after the game media was like, oh well, the had their fun, but Oregon is a lock. Oregon sucks lol 🤣🤣. 0 Natty's
This game was pivotal for Bama too. After this, Saban realized he had to ditch the pro style offense and switch to a spread based scheme, and they got back on track after this winning 3 of the next 6 national titles.
So right ,thanks for the lost Osu. Some losses make you better and some wins make you better.
changed the defense too. no more Trey Depreists lol
@@Nas-nl8hu LMFAO
He definitely changed that defense up and got a slimmer defensive front 7.
I hate Bama but I hope they win every year so people can stop watching college football! Let it get old!
The narrator for this episode was fantastic! EDIT: I didn't even realize til the end of the video that it was Steven Godfrey - it all makes sense now lol. Do more Rewinders!!!
Lets please please please get more Steven Godfrey CFB episodes
Wow urban Meyer really turned that Ohio state program around, I can’t wait to see what he has in store for the Jacksonville Jaguars!
Urban Meyer has his fingers in the right places.
@@Sangria Finger on the pulse of the fans for sure
He’ll be working under center and driving it right down the middle
He belongs in college football...not the boring NFL.
@@Clay3613 found the buckeye fan
Cardale Jones was so good that year, bless his heart
Well, its ok he played well during that short time. That entire team was special during that run and sometimes lightning in a bottle happens which it did. This is coming from a Bama fan. Just calling it like it is/was as that Buckeye team was special when it needed to be. And that's why (Paul Harvey voice) ...we love college football because anything can happen.
Honestly though, there's no sport that has the monster upsets that changes years quite like college football. Even when Bama is destroying everyone, it's still so much fun to watch the regular season games because of the chance of something wild happening
I think those three games ruined Cardale. He wasn't ready to go pro, and really needed some more development.
as an oregon fan and cowboys fan, i enjoy this run, but it also brings me pain
Oooh, now THAT's what I call conflicting emotions
I'm a Buckeye transplant who moved to Eugene in the 90's and watched the Oregon program grow into what it is now. So I have a soft spot for the Ducks. I'd gone to Autzen earlier that year and saw all the "We want 'bama"! T shirts. So the night after the Ducks had beaten Fl. St. and the Buckeyes had beaten Alabama I was walking into Matt Knight Arena with a friend to watch the Ducks hoopsters play the Beavers. A group of Duck fans walking in front of us were talking about the Natl Championship game and were quite disappointed they weren't going to get their shot at 'bama. I told my friend, unless they can stop Zeke off-tackle, they'd better be careful what they wish for. Of course revenge was exacted a few weeks ago and I havent seen a "we want bama' shirt since. Gotta love college football. cheers.
You got some revenge this season. Go Bucks!!
Your so called Heisman winner that year was a joke.
This has to be the second best run in Buckeyes history, after the Maurice Clarett game saving td. Clarett also stripped the ball back from the defender after he fumbled and almost lost the game. That championship was the one that brought Ohio State back from the grave. Either way you rank them. These are the two most meaningful wins in Ohio State history.
Preach, bubba
Clarett didn’t fumble on that play. Sean Taylor intercepted Krenzel in the end zone and Clarett ran him down and basically stole the ball from him as he made the tackle
Last point is debatable for a program with such a rich and storied past. Bama game was among most satisfying and “necessary” ones for sure. But you don’t close the deal v Oregon some luster is lost. Don’t feel quite the same about last season. The glory of smacking Clemson down had a feeling of vindication for the season before, when OSU had a very good defense, and though badly banged up going to the CFP, was still better than Clemson or LSU before Fields got dinged later that season. The injuries (to Dobbins too)would have kept them from beating LSU though, just the same as they limited them badly v Bama
The 2014 championship was better because it didn’t require the worst penalty in history to hand the game to tOSU.
@@JamesDeBall not the worst, but still a bad call.
While we're on the topic of SEC fatuigue, can you guys do a Collapse video on the 2007-2008 US Economy?
Lmaoo that’s so random 😂😂
@@wiltpak4753 it's a pun lol SEC also stands for the "Securities Exchange Commission"
This deserves more likes
You know, as an Alabama fan, it makes me proud to see us on the losing end of several of these deep rewinds. Just goes to show the program that Coach Saban has built, when our losses have so much significance to the culture of college football. I love that Alabama is the Darth Vader of college football, it means we're doing something right down here!
After playing college football for over a humdred years it's good to see Ohio State to have one victory over Alabama. I can see why OSU's so excited about their single win.
Perfect timing dropping this video LOL
wait what why huh what happened .........
@@SecretBaseSBN search up, “urban meter, woman, Ohio bar”
@@matthewforbes2969 oh dang, he has network connectivity issues? t's & p's
@@SecretBaseSBN can’t wait for the USC press conference with Urban “Medical Condition” Meyer in a Bobby Petrino branded neck brace
@@SecretBaseSBN I bought it was because bama just lost
Crazy. I remember being a big TCU believer this year and thinking they got robbed of that 4 spot. Then Ohio State shocked the world and proved alot of us wrong. I'll bet poor Ole Miss thinks TCU was a top 4 team though!
Its cause noone cares about whatever that last game is, unless their team is playing.
If anything TCU should’ve got in over FSU that year.
That TCU team was awesome. Probably the last great team Patterson had/will have.
Tcu were better Florida st for sure
TCU was definitely deserving of a playoff spot..in hind sight they should've been in but Ohio State beat Wisconsin so bad....59-0....and Fla St. was defending natl champ and think they were also undefeated that they just barely got voted out...being a Buckeye fan I can say at least that they proved they belonged by winning it all and beating Bama as part of it made it a bigger accomplishment.
This Ohio State season deserves a movie. It was completely illogical and magical all at the same time.
Something that was really cool about this game to me was how so many of the key players for Ohio State were natives of the 17th state, despite OSU's new focus on national recruiting. Cardale Jones, Cleveland. Devin Smith, Massillon. Steve Miller, Canton.
Well I think Alabama and the SEC have done pretty well since then,just add southern teams in general.Nothing more than a bump on the road..
Dynasty ain't over yet
@@angelobrodie9415 seeing how OU is joining the SEC and Clemson is still in the Southeast, i'd say the region will continue to kick the rest of the countries ass
This was the Ohio State team that got me into football
In this particular situation, my interpretation of derailed would be completely stopping Alabama's reign of terror over college football for an ex-amount of years. So far, that hasn't happened.
Right, I’m not even an Alabama fan but fast forward 6 years and they just stomped Ohio state out for their 3 title since this moment
To that point Saban and Bama were 3-0 in the BCS going for titles when they had a chance, not to mention Florida and LSU were 3-1 as well (LSUs loss was to Bama). So the SEC was 6-0 going for titles against other conferences. Following this run, Bama is 3-3 and LSUs win in 2019 makes it 4-4 (counting the Georgia loss to Bama in the 2017 season)
The title is inaccurate. It says the SEC was derailed, and that is very wrong. If anything it was a hiccup.
@@buckguy720 But the title says the SEC (not Bama) was derailed. You can’t really count those losses where the teams played each other in the playoffs. That’s even more of a dominance, and it could continue this season.
@@kweli05 6-0 in the “playoff” during the BCS, they now have 3 losses in 7 years during the playoff. And that started with that Sugar Bowl
As a buckeye fan, it was such a great feeling to do this to bama right after everyone said that we didn’t deserve to be there. And then went on to beat Oregon 42-20
What happened last year..Bama bulldozed osu
@@MARION25758 no one was talking about last year😭
@@MARION25758 you know what else happened last year? Nothing that has to do with the outcome of this game...sit down dummy.
@@cainekass aww poor poor buckeye baby brat..Truth is baby that osu is not on the level as Bama or Clemson
@@XCodes Bama Georgia Florida and toss up games would be auburn lsu Texas am . Ole miss
As an Ohio State fan that game brings me more joy than any other game ever has and that was the loudest I’ve ever screamed at the TV because not only did we take down Goliath at that point we were coming off a pretty disappointing decade of Ohio State football. We won the natty in 02 but lost start running back Maurice Clarrett then we had an okay 2003 where we lost to Michigan and won the Fiesta Bowl again. In 04 we went 8-4, in 05 we were super close to beating Texas who went on to win the natty but still not a horrible season going 11-2 with another Fiesta Bowl win. In 06 our best team in decades got curb stomped by Florida in 07 we lost again in the natty to LSU and we lost the Fiesta Bowl in 08 to Texas in 09 when it was supposed to be the year we lost to USC in a heartbreaker and got upset by Purdue but we won the Rose Bowl in 2010 we went 12-1 winning the sugar bowl but missed out on the natty thanks to an upset to Wisconsin and that’s when the tattoo scandal broke out and led to Tressel being fired. 2011 we went 6-7 in the aftermath of that scandal, in 2012 we went 12-0 but thanks to a post season ban we didn’t get to play for a natty against Notre Dame, in 2013 we went 12-0 only to lose to Michigan State in the big ten championship ruining another chance at a natty and we lost to Clemson and lost Braxton Miller to an injury. So when you add up those disappointments and being so close to a natty only to choke it away 4 times and have the opportunity taken away from you one other time beating Alabama and winning that natty just felt amazing and it was a relief because every other time since 2002 we choked when we got that close.
Oh man, we get a new voice on this one! At least new to me haha. The scripts sound very natural coming from mr. Godfrey. Also good to have a rewinder highlighting the transition to the cfp. Great work
The way fans of SEC bottom feeder teams used to brag about the exploits of Bama or LSU was so annoying, like aren't y'all rivals?
LSU fan here. It's not just about the rivalries. With so many high end programs (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU. Auburn), We have come to understand what we do to each other is our own thing but it's much better for our own school if someone we beat or beats us does well against another school, especially out of conference. Making the other leagues look bad on the national stage (Obviously LSU isn't doing that this year) boosts the SEC image, and that helps everyone (except Vandy who will always get a pass). We also have OU and Texas coming in so it's going to be even more vital to keep the perception of the other P5s limited. This brings better players not only to Alabama and LSU, but to MS State and Texas A&M.
@@JK-ce5lo a lot of your teams are over ranked and with the partnership your conference has with ESPN you get built-in promotion I watched after 1998 how ESPN dog the Big ten which by the way they offered the money first to. in order to prop up your conference the only team that I give any respect to is LSU because they're the only ones who would do a home alone a home and away game against legit power 5 team Alabama won't even come across the Mason-Dixon line y'all have every built-in advantage bowl games down south then when you do a non-conference game you do it in the southern field just check Alabama schedule it's ridiculous
@@andrejamison2723 pretty sure its OSU that has the overrated and easy conference. In the 21st century Bama has won 6 titles (1 vs OSU), LSU has won 3 titles (1 vs OSU), UF has won 2 titles (again 1 vs OSU) and Auburn 1 won. Has anyone else in OSU's conference even made it to title?
@@vulcanraven9701 the big ten teams beat each other. There's always some asinine upset, and then Wisc, PSU, OSU,MSU, and Mich, round Robin each other to two plus losses a piece and outta contention.
My favorite Buckeye of all time. So glad to see this be a rewind
Thank you for the rewind on my home state Ohio State Buckeyes….for decades, this was the only Ohio sports team in the state that didn’t break your heart.
Most meaningful game I’ve ever been apart of as an Ohio State fan 1) Known Saban/Meyer rivalry 2) Ohio State losing NC in ‘07 and ‘08 to SEC 3) OSU huge dogs (almost 2 tds if I remember)
DERAIL is a pretty big word considering the SEC has went on to win 4 out of 6 nattys after this Ohio State championship.
85 yards through the heart of the south!!!!
One of the best days of my life as an Ohio state fan. To me, this game was even more memorable than the ensuing national Championship game.
It’s October 1, 2021… we’re at the Urban Chophouse in Columbus, OH… we’re watching Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer at the restaurant’s bar We’re asking ourselves: how did we get here? Let’s rewind…
Welcome to a moment in history... 🍑 ✌️
Man that was blown soo far out of proportion. He barely even did anything and he kept his hands tucked under him. Lol
Perfect timing with the Meyer News
You know this series is amazing when you start watching videos about sports you do not watch or understand just because you love the story!
Bama got the last laugh, and the dynasty continues.
Man, as an Ohio State fan, I loved every second of this.
Alabama won 3 National Championships after this, so they didn't really end much did they?
Including one where they just dismantled OSU 52-24. Roll Tide!
@@AK-sq1jl can't really dismantle a defense that doesn't exist in the first place
@@alexanderbuffington6711 And holding them to 24 points wasn't dismantling their offense?
@@darthsaban8665 true but that was already done first play of the game when apparently the only good RB OSU had goes down for the game
@@alexanderbuffington6711 So? His backup was the starter most of the year and scored 2 TDs in the game. You still had Fields and what everyone says is the best WR corps in the country this year. Alabama lost the Heisman winner for the entire second half, had WRs 2 and 3 playing on shattered ankles and still outscored Ohio St 17-7 in the second half with Mac throwing throwing ball to Slade Bolden. Hell....we dropped 52 in 3 quarters and could have hung 80 if necessary. Besides....if Ohio Sts only chance to compete hung on the production of one player, they never had much of a chance to begin with.
85 yards through the heart of the South.
Evan Spencer’s crack back block was legendary
I read that as Crack Baby an was extremely confused Lmaoo 😂
The sound of it was epic!you knew it was solid on Reuben Foster, he got tha wood 🪵 put on eem✅💯
One thing everyone forgets is our starting MLB Reggie Ragland got a concussion earlier in the game and was replaced by true freshman Shaun-Dion Hamilton, who got absolutely shellacked to spring Zeke on this play
Spencer actually blocked 2 guys. And threw the option pass at the end of the half. And recovered the onside kick.
This was only missing one detail at the end: this was then followed by another six years in a row where a team from the south won the national championship, even if two titles were by an ACC team. Every Midwest/Plains team that entered the playoff was destroyed by an SEC/Clemson team. So far in 2021, it looks more than likely that Alabama or Georgia will give the same dismantling to whatever unlucky team draws one of them.
Georgia is never elite. They'll get exposed in time. Alabama looks vulnerable. B1G looks to have 3 legit CFP contenders right now (not including Michigan, they're not actually good). Probably OSU will recover from the bad early loss and steamroll everyone with the best offense in the nation. It's literally just Alabama that's the problem, ever. The rest of the SEC is dogwater unless they get some rare generational talent like Burrow that can carry them. Otherwise it's a sea of very overrated teams held up by Bama. Also, including Clemson in the SEC just because of geography is idiotic. The two conferences, especially right now, hate each other. This is about the SEC, not the south, so grouping them in makes no sense
@@imafraidjumitebeeinnagang155 the video explicitly makes the point that it was SOUTHERN dominance- mentioning the fsu and texas titles in one of the map segments
Not to mention the fact that the cfp has only exacerbated the issues that were present with the bcs- we now have even more stratification between the haves and have-nots in college football.
@@gideonsochay.2098 That was so long ago, though. I mean, I'm a college student and I'm too young to remember that stuff. As far as I'm concerned that's all that matters for college football. They're both totally irrelevant now, as are the other non-Bama SEC teams. Literally the only contenders (outside of the LSU flash in a pan) have been Bama, Clemson, and OSU. SEC dominance isn't what it was because it's just one team and I don't think there's a single Bama or Clemson fan who'd want their team grouped together with the other under some nebulous "southern dominance" narrative
@@imafraidjumitebeeinnagang155 I’m a buckeye fan but this is some serious homerism bro, assuming you are a fan of a B1g team.
This is actually one of the best rewinders I've seen, Steven did a great job on his first video damn.
Finally another football rewind I love these
This was absolutely outstanding. Great job setting it up with the background and CFB landscape at the time.
"85 Yards Thru The Heart Of The South". Will forever live in Buckeye lore, and Zeke will have Ohio kids named after him for years to come.
I blew a blood vessel in my eye on that play. It's time for Ryan Day to bring home a title
But now how can he get over the michigan hump.
85 yards through the heart of the south!
I'm a born and raised Bama fan with 44 seasons of cheering on the Crimson Tide under my belt. That Bama team had one of the best defenses I've seen them have in those 44 years and I felt pretty confident going into that game because of that defense, and the fact that Bama had pretty much owned Meyers while he was the coach of the gators. Needless to say that Ohio State game was one I'd like to forget.
WTF are you talking about? Prior to 2019, the 2014 defense was statistcally Alabama's worst defense since 2007. They were decent against the run, but were like 53rd against the pass. They had given up 19 points and over 300 yards per game....by far the most since 2007.
Has a diehard Buckeye fan that was one of my favorite moments in Buckeye history.
Nah bro you forgot to mention florida state won it the year before to a Cinderella story Auburn team. Then OSU wins but since that year bama has won 3 out of 6 and one of those was LSU.SEC is still dominating. IT JUST MEANS MORE in the SEC
Imma need some MLB postseason rewinders. Who agrees with me?
Jeter flip I think he did that one. One of the best baseball plays. Top 20 of all time probably
1997 World Series Game 7
In a few years, that Rays/Dodgers Game 4 ending should be one for sure
Growing up out side of Columbus, this was during my senior year of high school. I remember everyone saying OSU was doomed when Braxton Miller was out for another season. Then JT popped off all season. Then I remember everyone being hesitant with Cardale Jones after he took over. Everyone, even OSU fans thought they were doomed but they just popped off. I remember being out to eat at a tavern in Columbus during the Big 10 championship and people were screaming about how bad we blew out Wisconsin. This playoff run was awesome, even the Oregon vs OSU Championship game. Felt good to be in Ohio when OSU won the first College Football Playoff Championship
Such a great KZhead channel. Love all your content.
Since this game the SEC is a perfect 9-0 in semi-finals of the College Football Playoffs in 7 seasons. I don't see the derailment of the SEC's dominance of college football from this OSU vs Bama game. 5 out of the past 7 National Champions are SEC teams with the last 3 in a row from 3 different SEC teams. The SEC became even more dominant after this game.
Yes sir
"OSU stopped the Southern Dominance" Bama, Clemson, and LSU winning every championship since then: Allow us to introduce ourselves
I'm saying tho
Civil War--Look up at the scoreboard.
Great video! That was such a wild season for the Buckeyes. I went to two games that year. My first experience in Columbus to watch Virginia Tech and the Sugar Bowl. I still remember my pops booking our Sugar Bowl trip at halftime of the Big Ten championship without knowing if Ohio state would jump TCU. Great memories. Go bucks.
I'll forever remember this game. Got me into football and been a buckeyes and browns ever since!
I asked two years ago and I'll ask again. Where is the Rewinder for Dirk Nowitzki's game winner in game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals? Hopefully there's one soon!
I second this. Either that or Dirk’s and 1 in game 7 of the 2006 series against San Antonio
I grew up in Mississippi. I remember seeing Eddie George and the Buckeyes play Penn St for the first time. Instant Buckeye fan. This game was top 3 buckeye games ever played. The other 2 are against Michigan.
You mean the first time YOU saw them play? The first game with Penn State in the Big 10 (1993)? I don't think you saw their first game ever - your grandpa didn't see that one.
Zeke ran 85 yards thru the heart of the south . His legacy is cemented , hell in the south they build statues . Up here he's a hero , pure and simple .
Boy, you guys sure picked an interesting time to release a Rewinder episode celebrating an Urban Meyer moment...
I was at the Ohio state game when we lost to virgins tech earlier that season, and I remember thinking we would be lucky to win 10 games. I ended up going to that sugar bowl game in New Orleans and it was amazing how much of a turn around that team made since losing to VT in week 2
This season has a similar feel to it. Lost in week 2 against Oregon the team we beat for the national championship back in 2015. Started off the year shaky finish it off with a bang
I'm liking Steve!
As a life-long Buckeye fan, that run was a moment I will never forget as long as my lungs draw breath. Thanks for covering it.
I hate the circular logic of college football. SEC is the best because they play the SEC!
Has the 4 team playoff changed much of the SEC fatigue?
@@XCodes Remind us all again.....who besides Ohio St in the Big 10 has even sniffed a NC in the last 20 years?
Do a Aaron Rodgers vs Mike McCarthy BEEF EPISODE Been asking for awhile
Most of the beef isn't public
@@noammosek1319 Lot of it is
Well done! I remember this game like it was yesterday!! The whole postseason run was magical!!!
Godfrey! your delivery and the retro soundtrack just gave me goosebumps,I thought back to when I was actually this game! and the excitement I felt for OSU. to finally knock off AU.
GREAT REWINDER. GO BUCKEYES. NOW PLS BRING BACK THE WORST
Steven Godfrey was phenomenal! Foul Play is one of my favorite series and his style fits Rewinder perfectly!
This game put every one on notice of just how much a problem Zeke was dude was unstoppable
I don’t even watch college football, but your videos inspired me to watch next season. KZhead help me pick a team to root for, if possible maybe a team with a lot of heart brake. I’m a Vikings fan so I love the pain of being so close, yet so far away
OSU fans have been bragging about that game the past 6 years. Of course now Bama fans can just say 52-24
Hell yeah so glad Steven is getting his shine now! You deserve it man
I was at this game. As a Buckeye Fan, this literally brought a tear to my eye reliving this moment. You guys are simply the F*&KING best at sports stories
Man, I love rewinds!!!
Thanks for this, it was awesome. As a European NFL fan (GO BIRDS!) im really thankful for the explenation in the beginning. Always wanted to follow college football, but the ranking thing is just so confusing and the whole thing messy. Think i will follow Ohio from now on even though Zeke played there once.
Hello! Welcome to college football! I went to Ohio State and I think we're a great team to follow! OSU is a great team to follow because winning it all is always an uphill battle for us, so it's worth a huge celebration, but one that's doable each year so there's a lot of hope and drive and no boredom with success. Just a side note, be careful about saying "Ohio" instead of "Ohio State", Ohio University is a separate team than OSU and they get very sensitive about the distinction. OSU isn't even allowed to produce licenced merchandise that just says "Ohio" on it, OU is very serious about that. Most Ohio State fans won't care much though.
@@clat5139 That's a confusing thing about American universities for most folks who aren't from here. Most states have at least* two major public universities, one simply the name of the state and the other as (name) State U. Here in Washington, there's a bitter rivalry between "U-Dub" (the University of Washington, in Seattle) and "Wazzu" (Washington State, in Pullman just outside Spokane, pronounced "spo-CAN" for those who aren't familiar.) Western Washington and Eastern Washington might as well be two different states-for a recent example, Joe Biden won Washington statewide easily in 2020, but just about every county east of the mountain passes voted heavily for Trump; eastern Washington is more like Idaho politically. Politics, culture, religion...and it tends to bleed into the sports rivalry between the colleges. The same is often true in other states that have a University of (state) and a (state) State U. One's inevitably in a liberal enclave even in a red state while the other is just as likely to be in an area that's more conservative even in a blue state. *"at least" because there are often also "A&M" (agriculture and mining, or "cow colleges" as city folk call them) or "Tech" or stuff like Cal State-Bakersfield and Cal State-Fullerton in California or North Carolina-Greensboro as contrasted to the "Tar Heel" North Carolina in Chapel Hill where Michael Jordan played college basketball. Or the difference between Boston College and Boston University (one's a major power-conference sports squad, the other is a small school sports-wise even though it's got a huge enrollment.) It's all thoroughly confusing, sometimes even to Americans and especially to folks in other countries.
I remember watching this game. That zeke run was truly electric. I still get goosebumps watching that run and I got to Nebraska
Wow this video is an absolute BANGER. Bravo
Well done video and glad to see it. One thing to note is that the disrespect for the Big Ten conference was out of control before this season. Many were saying it shouldn't have even been considered a Power 5 conference after the Buckeyes lost to Virginia Tech. It made this run all the more satisfying!
Man, the sec really lost its dominance after that year… how many championships have they won since then again? Just like half of them? Weak conference
OSU vs Michigan, the spot call. Red being from ohio, the impact it had on michigan football since
The refs don't cheat in that game, OSU never sees that playoff lol. I was rooting for Michigan (Alabama fan, but hate OSU's program), and that call was disgusting giving OSU a first and goal when they never made the line to gain.
So excited for an Ohio state video! Not to be a homer but I bet there’s a couple other osu moments you could cover- both good and bad.
I remember watching this when I was stationed in Germany. I went to bed at 10pm and woke up at 1AM to watch the game because we were 6 hours ahead. I had to be at PT formation which was at 630AM. I was so hyped when i got to formation. Our leadership made us run 7 miles that morning, I didn't even care because I knew we would wipe the floor with Oregon to win the championship after beating Bama. One of the best games I've ever watched.
Derail it? Aside from Alabama-Clemson II and IV, The SEC's dominance never really ended. The SEC owned the 2010s. #SEC
You left out the awesome name that play has been christened with: 85 Yards Through the Heart of the South
They have changed college football so much over the yrs. Bowl games are very different than they were when I first watched college games in the early 2000s. It's still good
A lot of us remember where we were, who we were with, and the sheer ectasy of the moment. It was a great way to turn the Tide!
Turned the Tide? Literally won the very next year and OSU didn't even make the playoffs.
Eh, I'm an Ohio State fan, but I'm not going to lie, I'm deeply disappointed with this Rewinder. Many of the previous ones were very emotional and threw-back to countless moments leading up to the final play. This one just kind of talks about it being the "first playoff" and "Alabama dominates" but completely misses the emotion and build-up to why this was so important. You could've touched on Braxton a lot more and the 2013 Buckeyes that missed the BSC title game in the B1G Title Game the year prior and Clemson breaking Braxton's shoulder. The heartbreak of getting pushed to #11 after only one loss and climbing back to contention, JUST for JT to break his ankle. The 59-0 game and still believing TCU and Baylor would be in front of us, to suddenly making it. The the torment that everyone said Alabama would roll us. We were the underdogs, by a LONGSHOT, and this video doesn't really capture that. It makes it seem like this was just a "Oh SEC lost a close one" moment, when this at the time was DEVASTATING to Alabama and the SEC. There is a reason this play is call "85 Yards Through The Heart of the South". Theres almost no emotion is Steven's voice, and that's something he can improve and nothing against him for sure, but this video just doesn't do this moment justice...
I’m an OSU fan and the amount of times I’ve rewatched this game and the natty game can’t be counted and every time I get goosebumps watching them. Watching this video gave me goosebumps like never before knowing that miracle of a season is what brought CFB back alive and kept the SEC from dominating
Except this didn't keep the SEC from dominating. You know....since the SEC went on to play in the next 6 National Championship games, winning 4 of them
@@darthsaban8665 only team to ever win a championship with a 3rd string QB. It still hurts Bama fans, and we’ll take that.
I've been waiting for this
Legendary season, legendary player, legendary run Love to see it.
“the horn-frogs got bumped” every baylor fan at that moment 😐
i remember this play like it was yesterday. awesome video
the PERFECT time for an Urban Meyer video
The current playoff system is still stupid though. Only moderately less corrupt.