Ohio Stadium's response to its most poorly-attended game in a half century was emphatic.
The crowd increased by nearly 20,000 souls between Tulsa and Akron, as time put a little more healing space between us and the Oregon game – we are notoriously bad at handling losses. But also, our in-state visitors arrived from just two hours away, with traffic. Tulsa was never going to put enough butts on benches.
We like feel-good stories, and the home team obliged with 59 unanswered points; a dance number typically reserved for bigger stages with higher stakes. The Buckeyes even trotted out their 3rd string quarterback for old time's sake.