Texas and Ohio State, two of College Football’s traditional powers, met for the first time ever in 2005. Vince Young and his #2 Longhorns traveled to Columbus. Some of future Buckeye legends (and Justin Zwick) greeted them. As Ohio State juggled quarterbacks, Texas stormed to a huge win in route to a national championship. It was heartbreaking and frustrating for Buckeye fans everywhere, including Alex who attended the game. In this episode, he and Gabe breakdown what went wrong for Jim Tressel, the brilliance of Vince Young, and what we learned from Ohio State’s mistakes.

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Show Notes

* A very good and very 2005 preview of the College Football season

* Story on Troy Smith’s suspension in the prior season

* Story on Les Miles’s first year at LSU starting as Hurricane Katrina happened

* SBNation Rewinder episode about the perfect 2006 Rose Bowl featuring this Texas team

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