Saturday, February 11, 2006
Hoping for great rematch
Tomorrow afternoon, in college basketball, No. 19 Ohio State hosts No. 10 Illinois. This could be a great one.
We all remember what happened when these two teams met up in Columbus last season. Then-No. 1 Illinois came into Value City Arena undefeated and left with its first loss of the season, thanks to a late bucket by Matt Sylvester.
I can only hope this year's game is just as good. Of course, I'm saying this from an OSU perspective. But, still, that was a great game.
Anything less than an evenly matched game, and a Buckeye win, will be a disappointment. This OSU squad is better and more experienced than last year's, and Illinois looks far less dominant.
We all remember what happened when these two teams met up in Columbus last season. Then-No. 1 Illinois came into Value City Arena undefeated and left with its first loss of the season, thanks to a late bucket by Matt Sylvester.
I can only hope this year's game is just as good. Of course, I'm saying this from an OSU perspective. But, still, that was a great game.
Anything less than an evenly matched game, and a Buckeye win, will be a disappointment. This OSU squad is better and more experienced than last year's, and Illinois looks far less dominant.