Ohio State's comeback victory - LSU 1988

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Dog on John Cooper all you want, but he has more victories over an SEC school than Jim Tressel. In this classic, the Buckeyes, under first year head coach John Cooper, stage an impossible rally to best the #6 ranked undefeated LSU Tigers. Before that point, the Tigers had won 14 straight road games.

Bobby Olive's game-winning touchdown was the first touchdown of his career.

A Buckstached Ron Zook, secondary coach for the Buckeyes, also makes a cameo.

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[osubucks4998]

GO BUCKS!

[DNSKansas]

I was three weeks shy of my 12th birthday, and was dumbfounded at how LSU could have blown this game, especially given the way it had mauled Texas A&M and Tennessee in the first two weeks. Jim Hawthorne, LSU's radio announcer--still is--was freaking out. The Tigers' hangover lasted through next week's game at Florida and through 58 minutes of the Auburn game the week after that. LSU didn't pull out of its funk until it scored a touchdown in the final minute to beat Auburn 7-6.

[DNSKansas]

This game was a Bob Brodhead special. Brodhead was LSU AD from 1982-86 and he demanded the Bayou Bengals strip the weaklings from the non-conferene schedule--except Tulane--and start playing major conference foes. He negotiated a home-and-home with the Buckeyes for 1987 in Baton Rouge and 1988 in Columbus. He also started a 10-year series with Texas A&M and sgined a five-game series with Florida State.

[LaPersonaNonGrata]

2:20 Those high-top hair do's are making a come back - I'm seeing dudes in the NFL with them.

[jdailey19811]

SEC wont claim this because they use the BCS as a crutch, but they will still claim 0-9, so technically they would be 1-2 had they not been stripped of the win in the BCS

[jeffreydhoward]

I remember when I was 4 years old. I was playing outside and was scared to death when from inside I heard my Dad through the shut doors and windows screaming at the top of this lungs. My first Buckeye memory and I wasn't even watching the game: 5:39.

[cocopelad]

@AppleHacks11 thats awesome dude

[cocopelad]

@RedArmada ur mistaken my friend. ohio state is 8-11-1 against the SEC.. and the big ten is 109-83-16 vs sec teams with 10 more national titles. :)

[violenceteacher6669]

@RedArmada actually were 1-9 in bowl games against the SEC

[kentamitchell]

@smallrails My father was one of those who left early. Poetic justice!