... football finished a pathetic 6-6, failing to go to a bowl game for the first time in 13 years.

John Cooper had suffered yet another loss to Michigan, who would go on to win the Orange Bowl, and would last only one more season in Columbus.

Not too many people could have imagined that 10 years later, the Ohio State football program would have won six Big Ten titles, and play for three national championships, winning one in 2002.

And really no one could have fathomed that since 2001, Ohio State would only lose once to hated Michigan, who went into an unprecedented downward spiral.

In short terms, the 2000s have been very kind to the Buckeyes.

From Craig Krenzel to Ted Ginn, Chris Gamble to Cameron Heyward, and every s...

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