... OSU's recent well-publicized BCS failures still stinging, many of my neighbors in the Buckeye State cling desperately to memories from a few years further back.

They remember the good old days when no one would dare suggest leaving an undefeated Big Ten squad out of the national title game.

They remember the not-so-distant time in college football when OSU/Michigan was a big deal outside the Midwest.

They remember the bowl games where a Big Ten team could pull an upset instead of choking as the favorite.

To put it simply: Buckeye fans dream of 2002.

In case you're not an Ohio resident and, therefore, can't rattle off every single play and statistic from seven years ago, 2002 means 14-0, ugly defen...

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