One of the most important games in Ohio State Football history! On January 1, 2015, the #4 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes traveled to New Orleans to face the #1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the inaugural College Football Playoff semi-final. At stake: An opportunity to play #2 ranked Oregon in the following week’s College Football Championship. In this most requested, and anticipated episode of Glory Days: Dreams and Nightmares, former Captains Evan Spencer and Joshua Perry take listeners through a detailed look at the monstrous preparation needed to compete with big, bad Alabama, winners of three National Championships in the past five years. During this miraculous journey, Evan and Joshua detail the intensity and focus needed from the ENTIRE PROGRAM to topple a College Football powerhouse. Along the way, additional topics include: Reviewing College Football’s Conference Championship weekend, selection Sunday and the importance of seeding, Coach Meyer’s obsession with the Alabama inspired “Chase”, Evan’s honesty in dealing with the press, the Coaching Staff’s unique mental preparation for the players, Bowl week events, interacting with Alabama prior to the game, a discussion about TV ratings, Urban Meyer and Nick Saban comparisons, sizing up Alabama physically, an iconic play by Evan Spencer and Michael Thomas, Darron Lee’s trash talking and an in-depth analysis of in-game action. This episode is HISTORIC and a MUST LISTEN for Buckeye and College Football Fans everywhere. Don’t miss it!!