To his credit, he did beat one of the "my-conference-is-so-much-harder" SEC teams in a bowl game last year.
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To his credit, he did beat one of the "my-conference-is-so-much-harder" SEC teams in a bowl game last year.
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OH! HI! OH!
I graduated from OSU - but I'm not a huge fan. They were terrible when I went there and they've had a tendency to choke playing Michigan. I'll be watching and hoping to see OSU win, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.
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With Bo Schembechler passing away today with a little over 24 hours until kickoff of The Game. Does this give like karma points to Michigan? Like Brett Favre had one of the best games of his life following the death of his father. The Buckeyes are screwed.
The only way that Ohio could possibly counter is if winning determined if a little boy would live/beat cancer (a la South Park this past Wednesday though with the opposite outcome than in the episode).
The only way that Ohio could possibly counter is if winning determined if a little boy would live/beat cancer (a la South Park this past Wednesday though with the opposite outcome than in the episode).
This is a really tough call, but I've always believed turnovers are crucial in games like this. With major crowd noise and a team that feeds off it well, OSU probably squeaks away from this game as the winner. But very close -- and probably more points on the board than people think. 31 - 30 OSU (I guess).
what kind of upside down city do you live in that they play HS games on saturday?
HS football is supposed to play on Friday.
hence.... Friday Night Lights
as a umich undergrad student, i'd like to add this before i get drunk and belligerent.
BUCK F UCKEYES
BUCK F UCKEYES
What I hope doesn't go down, tomorrow, is if Michigan win, they'll (sports 'casters) say it was the incentive of Schembechler's passing that gave them the extra. If Michigan lose, they'll say they were flat because of the same.
Bo was a true Michigan icon and he will be missed, but I think Michigan wins or loses tomorrow depending on how their speedy D performs. For one, I hope they're able to find a way to not be "owned by Ohio St." any longer. With all the total respect due to Bo's legendary career, I don't think Michigan need any other incentive or excuse to play the biggest game of their season, tomorrow. It's for the right to play for the national championship.
Bo was a true Michigan icon and he will be missed, but I think Michigan wins or loses tomorrow depending on how their speedy D performs. For one, I hope they're able to find a way to not be "owned by Ohio St." any longer. With all the total respect due to Bo's legendary career, I don't think Michigan need any other incentive or excuse to play the biggest game of their season, tomorrow. It's for the right to play for the national championship.
I also hope that they wouldn't be affected so much by his death, but more so by the increased stakes in an already tradition-filled and hard-fought rivalry game...
At the same time though, these are 18, 19, 20 or so year-old kids... it would be almost asking the impossible for them not to be affected by Bo's death. Whether it results in a positive or negative... it's anyone's guess. But being 20 some year-old human beings, I just can't see them not being affected in some way.
At the same time though, these are 18, 19, 20 or so year-old kids... it would be almost asking the impossible for them not to be affected by Bo's death. Whether it results in a positive or negative... it's anyone's guess. But being 20 some year-old human beings, I just can't see them not being affected in some way.
I hear you. Those most affected though would be coaching staff and adults who lived Michigan football during that period '69-'89, since the kids playing tomorrow were 1-3 years old when Bo retired.
Anyway, I hope it's a good game and it'll be great if Michigan gets the W.
Is that the way they did the call when you were at OSU? It'd be interesting, in the fours years I spent at OSU not once did I ever hear it that way.
Um, yeah. For even longer than there's been the NFL, virtually any college or university worth its salt has fielded a football team, and they play about 11-13 games each season. College rivalries such as Ohio State-Michigan and USC-UCLA are often more acrimonious than NFL rivalries. Even colleges like Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Princeton have football teams (even if they're usually not that good).I don't get it...people watch university level football in the US?
Oh right. Sorry, it's just that the idea anyone who is not a part of either university watching university sports in this country is quite foreign. In fact, I don't even care about my own university's sporting teams, and neither do 99% of its students (but I do love football (soccer)). I just find it hard to establish any sort of emotional bond to my university team at all. I guess university lifestyle in the US is completely different to here though.
Yes, it's quite different. Part of that comes from the fact that here in the US, it's expected for most students that they will attend college... so proportionately speaking, there are a lot more college alumni here than there are in the UK or other European nations. As a result, the American university experience is a lot less dignified (on average) and a lot more boisterous (on average) than in other countries, and boosters (college alumni with money) just loooooove giving money to their alma maters in order to make sure they have good athletic programs.
US collegiate basketball is widely regarded as a better sport to watch than NBA basketball, by the way.
Back on topic, I'm not surprised that Ohio State won. It's always fun to watch a #1 team take on #2, because you know that one of them will likely be the national champion and the other won't really have a chance... closest thing college football has to a Super Bowl.
Round on the ends and hi in the middle: Ohio!!!
Go Buckeyes!!! I can see this game being the national championship game this year. The BCS does have it's problems but I think the biggest is the fact that it is all about money! And what game would make more money than another Michigan/Ohio State game? Just look and the coverage, ticket prices, etc. at this regular season game. A rematch for the national championship would be absolutely enormous! I for one hope it does not happen though.
By the way, iTunes has a OSU v. UM package for $6. It includes 4 full games. (Including this years game) And a couple ESPN commercials.
Go Buckeyes!!! I can see this game being the national championship game this year. The BCS does have it's problems but I think the biggest is the fact that it is all about money! And what game would make more money than another Michigan/Ohio State game? Just look and the coverage, ticket prices, etc. at this regular season game. A rematch for the national championship would be absolutely enormous! I for one hope it does not happen though.
By the way, iTunes has a OSU v. UM package for $6. It includes 4 full games. (Including this years game) And a couple ESPN commercials.
at a guess I'd say Southern Cal. If they win out they deserve a shot. I'm not sold on the SEC.
Their game against Cal looks like a baseball score. 3-2 at end of 1st Quarter. But that's why I'm pulling for Cal. Then Florida gets beat by Florida St. next week, and that would leave the pickle of Rutgers (if they win out) the only other undefeated top 10, and Arkansas (if they beat LSU) with 1 loss, not to mention Notre Dame. I don't think Michigan gets another chance, this year.