Urban Meyer was sitting in a golf cart in the bowels of Lucas Oil Stadium with a Papa John's pizza in his lap.
He hadn't prepared for this moment. During the previous four hours he watched his team, which entered the game a 6.5-point favorite, get thoroughly outplayed for a majority of the evening.
It took him by surprise. His Ohio State teams hadn't lost a single game in his first 24 sideline appearances, and a win that night over Michigan State would have sent his Buckeyes to Pasadena, California for a showdown against Florida State in the BCS National Championship Game.