Seidel: Ohio State fans hit bottom, hope to bounce back

The aftermath in Columbus looks much like a funeral as Ohio State’s dream of back-to-back national titles go up in smoke Ohio State wide receiver Braxton Miller (5) can’t come up with the catch against Michigan State in the first half on Saturday.(Photo: Kyle Robertson Columbus Dispatch) COLUMBUS, Ohio – The headline in the Columbus Dispatch summed it up for Buckeyes’ fans: “Bad dream.” Less than 24 hours after Michigan State stunned Ohio State on Saturday, 17-14, Buckeyes fans were still in a state of shock. “It’s like Santa Claus died,” said Joe Stropkai, 43, who lives on the outskirts of Columbus and said that he has two degrees from Ohio State. The Buckeyes had won 30 straight Big Ten games. They had won 23 consecutive games, including the national championship. So you can forgive Ohio State fans if they didn’t know how to react. They hadn’t lost in a heck of a long time. More than 200 OSU fans were packed into BC Roosters, a sports bar down the road from The Horseshoe, during the game on Saturday. After Michigan State kicker Michael Geiger nailed a 41-yard field goal as time expired, the entire place went dead silent. “I’ve never seen it like that in here,” said Genevieve Dolan, the general manager at Roosters. “I’ve never seen it that quiet. Within five minutes, people were screaming and yelling…

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