Surprisingly, the Suckeyes in a road game vs a team like Cincinnati. Looked like about 70% were Bearcat fans at kickoff.
Lmao holy shit talk about a fucking choke.
Against a traditional power, these upstart/"lesser" teams just love to find ways to completely blow it at the very end, don't they.
That was Ohio State's first game in Cincinnati since the early 1900s. So, it was a big deal for Ohio State. Interestingly, about ten years later, the Buckeyes came back for their Spring Game, which I attended too!
The Queen City is different than the rest of the state, as OSU is just another team with UC, Miami (OH), Indiana and Kentucky all having a decent presence in the city. Not to mention the BENGALS.
As for the 2002 game, the tickets were part of the UC season ticket package, but the Buckeyes received a nice share, and the rest were sold as individual tickets.
It was a glorious Autumn day: warm, sunny, breezy. It was also Oktoberfest Weekend in Cincinnati (largest Oktoberfest in the world outside of Germany), and the Reds had a home series at G.A.B.P.
The OSU @ UC game is still the largest crowd to ever see a game @ Paul Brown Stadium. I lived in Cincinnati for 17 years, and that was my favorite sporting day in the bUCkeye state.
And it was a GREAT game! The Bearcats had 4 shots at the end-zone from about the 20 yard-line and almost pulled off the Upset. Go figure, the Buckeyes would go and win their first National Championship since 1968!