[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19104-19105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              WHAT A GAME

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the 
gentleman from Illinois, Congressman Randy Hultgren, on winning our 
friendly wager on the MAC football championship game last Friday. The 
participants in the game, Ohio University and Northern Illinois 
University, are located in the districts that we are privileged to 
represent.
  The game was an instant classic. Both teams left everything on the 
field and gave it their all and, in the process, made their 
universities and their fans proud.

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  The OU Bobcats jumped out to an early lead, but the Huskies of 
Northern Illinois fought back. They showed their toughness and won the 
game on the game's final play. Another way to say it is that OU won the 
first half and that Northern Illinois won the second half. Both teams 
were worthy of participation in the game, but it's a shame that either 
team had to come out on the losing end.
  I am very proud of the OU Bobcats, and I look forward to watching 
both teams compete in their bowl games and represent their schools in 
the same fashion they did last Friday night.
  Congratulations to Congressman Hultgren.

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