Redemption, I'm talking about.... REAL.....actual...... REDEMPTION. Think about it.
Is there an explanation for what happened during this game?.
The Evil Five. The immature actions of 2 years ago are uncovered shorty before the Sugar Bowl.
The Evil Five publicly capitulate, in front of the football world. Many don't believe, because these are Five Evil Ohio State Buckeyes.
Jim Tressel asks The Evil Five to promise to come back for their Senior year, to face their punishment, if they want to play in the Sugar Bowl. They all promise to come back, so they will play in the Sugar Bowl.
Early in the game Evil Terrell Pryor scrambles, fumbles after a long run, two Arkansas players are there to recover the fumble, unexplicably out of no where comes Dane S.... TOUCHDOWN. Very unusual.
The 2nd TD by the Buckeyes is scored by Evil Boom Herron. A 10 yard run through a HUGE hole that looks like the parting of the Red Sea. Very strange.
The great non-evil receiving corps, for the non-evil SEC team, drops at least a half dozen wide open, easy, very catchable passes. VERY strange.
On the other hand, The Evil Terrell Pryor throws 2 below average passes that are turned into "miraculous" receptions for TDs, one by The Evil Devier Posey. REAL strange.
The Evil Terrell Pryor is not sacked once by the non-evil Arkansas defense. Which lineman is the most important pass blocker for a right handed QB? Yep you guessed it, left tackle The Evil Mike Adams. He was not beat once(quite unusual) that results in a sack of the QB.
4th and 1 late in the 4th quarter and very un-Tressel-like, they go for it. Evil Boom Herron dives over the pile for a 1st down, EXCEPT he fumbles, no 1st down. The game looks in jeopardy. For some strange reason this does not lead to the demise of The Evil Five.
With a little over a minute to play in the game the blessed SEC Arkansas blocks a punt by The Evil Buckeyes. For some VERY strange unknown reason 2 Arkansas players hover over the blocked punt, without an Evil Ohio State player within 10 yards and they elect to fall on the ball instead of picking it up and easily running it in for the winning TD. VERY VERY strange. Even so, The Evil Five are about to lose the game after being up by 3 TDs. A fitting conclusion?
WAIT, the MOST unusual occurance of the MANY strange happenings in this game is about to unfold. Why is The Fifth and the most obscure of The Evil Five in the game at this critical juncture, with less than a minute to play? He rarely played this year and this is the biggest game of the season and Ohio State is just about to lose unless there's a MIRACLE. A Zone blitz is called, The Evil Soloman Thomas drops back into coverage instead of rushing the passer and the non-evil Ryan Mallet throws the pass right into the hands of The Evil defensive lineman. Surely The Evil DE Thomas with bad hands will drop the ball. NO....INTERCEPTION.....GAME OVER......The Evil Five and their team WINS the Sugar Bowl and beats the non-evil SEC team, ending the 9 game losing streak.
The Evil Terrell Pryor wins The Player of the Game Award!?!
In conclusion, The Evil Five have publicly appolized, The Evil Five promised Jim Tressel to return for their Senior years. Did Jim Tressel suggest they privately apologize further? Did they admit they were wrong, did they ask for forginess from a higher Entity than Jim Tressel? What is the explanation for the MANY MANY strange unbelievable occurances? Have you ever seen so many in a single game? What is the answer? As the heart and soul of this team, Cameron Heyward, said after the game, "When you ask for forgiveness, good things will follow."
REDEMPTION? OR, did Beelzebub win this war?
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