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Article: Ohio State does it the hard way.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2003
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Byline: Rick Morrissey
TEMPE, Ariz._You wonder when it sunk in, when it finally hit Miami that it was in for what is commonly known as a football game. Keep in mind that the Hurricanes hadn't been hit much this season, hadn't been hit much at all during a 34-game winning streak, so the mere suggestion of real, live competition must initially have been a foreign concept to them.
Well, yes, Sun Devil Stadium did seem to be painted red Friday night by so many Ohio State fans, and, yes, there were only a few dribs and several drabs of Miami orange in the place. That might have been a hint, some foreshadowing, of what was to come.
But, still, Ohio ...