MI vs OH - The only game that matters

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » November 13, 2006, 1:20 pm

Irony = If this game took place week 2... they would be playing for the championship in a rematch...

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 13, 2006, 1:57 pm

I have honestly never been as excited for one single game in my life like this. As far as I'm concerned, this is the championship game. Winner of this will roll through whoever they play, unless it is each other again.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 13, 2006, 2:08 pm

Zamtuk wrote:I have honestly never been as excited for one single game in my life like this. As far as I'm concerned, this is the championship game. Winner of this will roll through whoever they play, unless it is each other again.

My thoughts exactly. I think I'm going to be particularly unproductive at work this week, I cannot wait for this game. We still haven't figured out if we're staying down there on Friday night, or going down in an RV on Saturday morning. I should probably get on that.

Please remember before you spit on any Michigan fans, or throw a bag of feces at them, that you make sure it's not me. Maybe we should have some sort of a password or something?

Post by **Sylvus** » November 13, 2006, 5:52 pm

And if you'd like to get caught up on some of the history of the series, the following games will be on ESPN Classic this week.

Tuesday, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Ohio State @ Michigan, 1969 (Michigan wins, 24-12)

Tuesday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Ohio State @ Michigan, 1987 (OSU wins, 23-20)

Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Michigan @ Ohio State, 1974 (OSU wins, 12-10)

Wednesday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Ohio State @ Michigan, 1995 (Michigan wins, 31-23)

Thursday, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Ohio State @ Michigan, 1997 (Michigan wins, 20-14)

Thursday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Michigan @ Ohio State, 1996 (Michigan wins, 13-9)

Friday, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Michigan @ Ohio State, 2002 (OSU wins, 14-9)

Friday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Ohio State @ Michigan, 2003 (Michigan wins, 35-21)

Friday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Michigan @ Ohio State, 1988 (Michigan wins, 34-31)

Friday, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Ohio State @ Michigan, 2005 (OSU wins, 25-21)

I was at all the games in bold!

(and yes, I'm getting a bit Winnowish on these Michigan threads. At least you'll only have to put up with it for 4 more days. And then maybe for a month leading up to the National Championship. Oh and possibly for a few weeks after we win the National Championship, if we should be so lucky. But I promise I won't be all Michigan Football Fanboy from February-August of 2007.)

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 13, 2006, 6:27 pm

Sylvus wrote:(and yes, I'm getting a bit Winnowish on these Michigan threads. At least you'll only have to put up with it for 4 more days. And then maybe for a month leading up to the National Championship. Oh and possibly for a few weeks after we win the National Championship, if we should be so lucky. But I promise I won't be all Michigan Football Fanboy from February-August of 2007.)

It'll be hard to talk after the crow you'll be eating for Thanksgiving.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 13, 2006, 7:04 pm

Oho, the plot thickens!

One of our HR people wrote:As suggested by our staff,

And generously approved by our very own [name redacted],

And in honor of the momentous game between UofM and Ohio State on Saturday,

Friday, November 17th has been declared…

“College Colors Day”

Feel free to wear your favorite team’s colors…
and remember…verbal or physical violence against your coworkers is a policy violation, regardless of which team you support!

Thank you, and have fun! --[redacted]

That, my friends, is a casual friday! Put that in your pipe, apply flame, and inhale. Kind of silly how they had to point out that violence against coworkers is a policy violation. You think?

Ashur, here in Michigan (and most of the civilized world) we eat Turkey for Thanksgiving and we don't elect George Bush president. As I won't be humiliated this weekend, there will be no reason for me to eat any crow whatsoever!

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 13, 2006, 9:15 pm

My week goes as follows. Midterms/school until Thursday. Thursday night is skinny dipping in Mirror Lake (school tradition). Friday is a light, if not brisk, day at the bars, but off to bed around 1ish. Then, at 5:30 am Gameday, it's time for kegs and eggs up until noonish then its off to Hiney Gate until its gametime. Afterwards, depending on the outcome, if I am able to think by that time, it is back to the bars until 2:30am.

Drinking time = 21 hours minus 3-4 for the game.

Sylvus, you should probably come down Friday night, considering you can find a vacant hotel room at that time (possibly I could help with that). Getting to a few bars for kegs and eggs is a great time and most fans will be too tired to cause much physical harm. And I'm not sure how you could fair with girls in an RV, (or where you would park it aside from the Schott).

If it is my feces that gets on you Sylvus, just let me know and I'll happily wash it off with my urine.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 13, 2006, 9:24 pm

I'm sorry Sylvus, I didn't happen to see on that TV lineup all those other huge rivalry games that are much bigger than OSU/UM? Did you masterfully edit them out or did they just not get scheduled??!

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 13, 2006, 9:36 pm

Auburn at Alabama (1994) - Auburn Tigers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama vs. Auburn (1982)

There are two that are being shown. I didn't look too closely, and I got tired of navigating after finishing Thursday's shows on the espn tv schedule.

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » November 14, 2006, 1:00 am

Charles Rex Arbogast / AP
Too much hype

In August, a movie came out called "Snakes on a Plane," which generated lots of publicity. The Internet was especially abuzz about this film, which involved Samuel L. Jackson on a plane with snakes.

There was a little more to it than that, of course. Jackson was a lawman escorting a government witness. Bad guys wanted the witness dead, so they unleashed deadly snakes into the cabin of a commercial jet. Passengers got scared. Some of them even got bit.

But the movie didn’t live up to the hype. Expected to be a summer blockbuster, it was largely ignored by audiences. "Snakes on a Plane" grossed just $34 million, only about $1 million more than it cost to make.

Will Ohio State-Michigan be college football’s "Snakes on a Plane"?

In terms of revenue, not by a longshot. Just about every college football fan in captivity will surely tune in to see No. 1 vs. No. 2, making it one of the most watched sports programs in many moons.

But can the game itself possibly live up to the hype?

Ohio State has what appears on the surface to be an explosive offense and a dominant defense. But after bagging a 24-7 victory at Texas on Sept. 9, the Buckeyes really haven’t played anybody. The Big Ten is a fine conference, but it’s down this season. Iowa stinks. Michigan State reeks. Penn State is achingly mediocre. And two weeks ago lowly Illinois threw a scare into Ohio State before losing, 17-10.

It’s really difficult to predict how the Buckeyes will do against a worthy opponent.

Then there’s the worthy opponent. Although Ohio State at least was willing to test itself with the Longhorns, the Wolverines chose Vanderbilt, Central Michigan and Ball State as its non-conference foes. And they struggled against Ball State just two weeks ago before finally holding on, 34-26.

This may be sacrilegious to say in this current environment of nonstop gushing, but maybe these teams are overrated.

If so, look for Ohio State-Michigan to be close. Look for it to be exciting, because any college football game with such high stakes and great traditions usually is.

But will this be the pinnacle of what college football is capable of offering in 2006? It’s doubtful. It’s more likely that people will walk away from their televisions shaking their heads in much the same way that they did walking out of "Snakes on a Plane," wondering what all the fuss was about.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 14, 2006, 12:42 pm

That makes me laugh how he tries to talk about Michigan playing "worthy opponents". Two of the teams we've beaten are still in the top 10 of the BCS (one in the top 5), we're one of the top 5, and our next opponent is one of the top 5. So we play, or are, 60% of the top 5 and 40% of the top 10. Show me anyone else who comes close to that (and then tell me how many losses they have) before mentioning worthy opponents. The only teams in the top 25 who have a harder SOS are Florida and Tennessee.

Say what you will about the Irish, they might have been overrated in the preseason, but they're still a tough team. Central Michigan is looking pretty tough for a MAC team. They're not far out of the top 25 and their losses are better than they look (a nailbiter against Boston College, a domination by Michigan, and a loss to Kentucky who is second in their SEC Conference). It's also important to note that you don't schedule these games 2 weeks before the season starts, the teams agree to play sometimes years in advance.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 14, 2006, 2:17 pm

I'm sorry, I just think the SEC is plain overrated. For as much as the BCS hates them, the other pollsters love them. If you are good, you don't lose close games. LSU got lucky at UT or else they would be a 3 loss team, now UT is. Florida has to pray for THREE blocked kicks to win. Auburn, well, that speaks for itself. Arkansas is the only team I see in the SEC that could bring any trouble to other conferences, and that is ignoring the laughable first game (yeah, I know they have a new qb, however that doesn't excuse 50 fucking points allowed). I started out this season thinking the SEC was a huge powerhouse, but can one of them consistently win games? If Tommy Tuberville would have shut the fuck up about playoffs, he could have focused on beating Ark and Georgia (who is also god awful this year).

Homercles · Post by **Homercles** » November 14, 2006, 3:32 pm

So we play, or are, 60% of the top 5 and 40% of the top 10. Show me anyone else who comes close to that (and then tell me how many losses they have)

University of Cincinnati has played Ohio State (1), Virginia Tech (11), Louisville (3), West Virginia (9), and still have Rutgers (8 ). (Rankings were at time of of the game not now)

....of course, they've lost every one of those games. But I do believe theyre the only team to hold a lead on the Ohio State Buckeyes all year

Post by **Sylvus** » November 14, 2006, 5:11 pm

LOL, this is too funny, I wish I'd seen this a week or two ago when this thread was on page 1 or 2.

Here's definitive proof that it's the greatest rivalry in all of sports

House Resolution 460 wrote:Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) congratulates The Ohio State University Buckeyes and the University of Michigan Wolverines on the 100th football game of their rivalry; and

(2) recognizes The Ohio State University Buckeyes and the University of Michigan Wolverines football game as the greatest sports rivalry in history.

Masteen has been very quiet in this thread lately...

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 14, 2006, 5:16 pm

That is great stuff. I'm sure whenever masteen works up enough energy to post under this topic he will blame Bush or the Republicans for putting it through.

That is now three instances in this thread where politics have given recognition to The Game. (counting the Daily Show)

EDIT: Just realized that Debra Pryce was on that bill. Another reason I'm glad I voted her in.

Homercles · Post by **Homercles** » November 14, 2006, 5:28 pm

Whatever happened to The Seperation of Sport and State?

I think the ACLU should look into this matter

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 14, 2006, 5:41 pm

This game needs to be delayed a week to build more hype for it!

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 14, 2006, 5:50 pm

I'm not sure my blood pressure could take another week.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 14, 2006, 5:52 pm

I realize that it is getting quite a bit of exposure in the national (sports?) media right now, but this thread was mostly about defending it as the biggest rivalry in sports.

ESPN said it on the day of the millenium, the House said it in 2003, Jon Stewart said it was like nothing he'd ever seen a couple weeks ago.

Couple that with the fact that we're both 11-0 and ranked #1 and #2 for the first time ever... I'm just trying to point out why it's getting so much exposure. Shit, you do/did it every game for an 82 game season for a basketball team that isn't particularly popular anywhere when the games were mostly meaningless! Cut the sarcasm!

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 14, 2006, 6:07 pm

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't this week called "Rivalry Week"? I know for a fact in the past that OSU/UM was played the same day as UF/FSU and a few other big rivalries (I know Cal/USC is the night game this year). Now, all I can find on it is that it's called "The Week" due exclusively to the OSU/UM game.

Did this game really just overtake all other NCAA rivalry games? We midwesterners who love our rivalry must know how to pull some strings!

Post by **Sylvus** » November 15, 2006, 1:44 pm

I thought this article was pretty good. While written by a Michigan fan, it does a decent job of explaining the relevance of The Game to nonpartisans.

Vijay wrote:Once in a Generation

I found myself earlier this year in the enviable position of trying to explain to a friend, a longtime sports fan but new to the world of college football, what was brewing in college football as Michigan rose up the charts and Ohio State held down #1. In late October, when Michigan had cleared the last of its daunting pre-Ohio State hurdles, I advised a friend to save the date, to make sure she had no potluck lunches, no car shopping with friends and no veterinary appointments scheduled for November 18th.

But why?

How do you explain to someone who didn't grow up on college football why Ohio State vs. Michigan as #1 vs. #2, isn't just the biggest game of the week or even the biggest game of the year but something that goes beyond that? How do you explain that this isn't just a good game that's worth watching? How do you explain that this is what college football is all about?

By using an analogy?

There's no regular season game in any sport that matches what this is. No sport with a playoff or a tournament invests this much in a regular season game. You will never get to Week 17 of the NFL or the 82nd game of the NBA season and find a game on the schedule where the winner is the title favorite and the loser goes home empty handed. Maybe in the old days of the penant-or-bust Major Leagues, but that was with a whole playoff series in front of them. And I'm not 70; I don't ever remember that MLB. The one I remember had 2 rounds of playoffs, now 3 with wildcards and weeks worth of games.

And no playoff game captures this excitement for the simple reason that playoffs are planned. It's only a matter of who, not if you will get this game. A regular season finale pitting #1 and #2 In one of the greatest rivalries sports has to offer? That isn't planned. That isn't even possible. That's a once in a generation event that people whisper about in September, but never really think will happen. This scenario (1 vs 2 in the last game of the regular season for both teams) has only happened twice before in the post WWII era. Twice. The World Series happens every year. The Super Bowl happens every year, Even the BCS championship game happens every year. Two hated rivals playing an unexpected de facto semifinal? This is the third time in 60 years.

How big is this? It's so big that the playoff advocates and the playoff opponents are both trying to lay claim to it, as one side says "this is why college football is perfect as it is" and the other side says "if we had playoffs we'd have games like this every year."

It's so big that crusty old Lloyd Carr admits it's big. Openly. To the press.

It's so big that I want to say that in some way this is college football. It is what college football is about.
Not Michigan. Not Ohio State. They are stand-ins. It could have been Oklahoma and Nebraska or Texas and Arkansas or Notre Dame and Southern Cal if schedules and wins and losses has worked out differently. It stumbled into Michigan and Ohio State.

But this is a sport that was practically invented at the college level. It's a sport that was played for 70 years before the advent of a widely discussed national title. This is a sport that for 70 years was played for the rivalries, where the rivalries were bigger than the records or the rankings, where 8-0 Chicago vs. 8-0 Nebraska would be second fiddle to 6-2 Harvard vs. 7-1 Yale.

For 70 years, the success or failure of your season was defined largely by how you fared against your rivals.
And as the national title has grown from a poll on the side to a topic of great interest and into a national obsession, there have been times when the rivalries have been lost. How can you blend the singular obsession with a rival that defined Bo vs. Woody with the chase for a national title that treats a rivalry game the same as any other? The two are incompatible. They are opposed and irreconcilable.

Except Saturday. Except in Columbus, where the best of both worlds collide.

A rivalry the likes of which would inspire Grantland Rice to verse.
A 1v2 showdown that tingles the spine of the playoff advocates.

In one moment, in one game, we've got everything that anyone could ask for in a college football game. And that's why this is so big.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 15, 2006, 1:52 pm

As much as I would love a playoff system, games like these let me know why their isn't one. The magnitude of this game wouldn't mean shit if each team could stumble into the playoffs for another go at it. As much as I hate to say it, I'm glad there are no playoffs in college football.

At least this year.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 16, 2006, 11:19 am

OSU tells Nickelback to fuck off.

Sports Illustrated wrote:COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Not even rock stars can get tickets for Saturday's Michigan-Ohio State game.

The band Nickelback was looking for four tickets to the game, but there wasn't any more room and the group has no known connection to the university, Ohio State spokesman Steve Snapp said this week.

Members of country group Rascal Flatts, Yankees shortshop Derek Jeter and former Buckeyes Eddie George and Cris Carter are among those have reserved sideline passes, Snapp said.

Game tickets are so coveted that one Columbus ticket broker said they're fetching between $550 and $1,500 apiece.

Two of the three members of Rascal Flatts grew up in Columbus. Their publicist said Wednesday that they haven't decided whether they can attend.

Jeter, who grew up in Kalamazoo, Mich., and got a baseball scholarship to Michigan, will be on the Wolverines' side of the field.

Jack Nicklaus, a former Ohio State golfer originally from suburban Upper Arlington, also will be at the game, said his spokesman, Scott Tolley. Nicklaus dotted the 'i' in the Ohio State marching band's signature maneuver, Script Ohio, during the Oct. 28 game against Minnesota.

Carter said he's coming to the game with his family. Not counting the games he played in, "I have never been to an Ohio State-Michigan game," Carter said.

The former Minnesota Vikings receiver, who now co-hosts "Inside the NFL" on HBO, will be in the Ohio State locker room before the game.

Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George will host a party at his Eddie George's Grille 27 near campus after the game. Other athletes and celebrities are scheduled to appear, said general manager Mike Duganier, who declined to give names.

Snapp said the university accommodates celebrities if it can but doesn't think they draw any more attention to the showdown in which the winner will play for the national championship.

"This game stands on its own," he said. "It doesn't need any help."

Also word has it that Tara Reid is in town. I'm sure she will pop up at numerous bars around town.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 16, 2006, 12:03 pm

Not giving Nickelback tickets to the game made me gain more respect for OSU than anything else ever has.

I still wonder why Tara Reid will be there, but it's fitting that the patron saint of drunken whores will be visiting the homeland.

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » November 16, 2006, 12:21 pm

She is there to get laid.....just like everyone else.

When is the last time the #1 and #2 teams were both undefeated and met this late in the year anyway?

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 16, 2006, 12:26 pm

FSU/UF in 1996 if I'm not mistaken. Will need masteen the wise to confirm.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 16, 2006, 12:42 pm

FSU/UF was the last time that there was a rematch in the national title game. I'm not sure if they were #1 and #2 in the last game of the season. From what I've read, this is only the third time that's happened since WWII.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » November 16, 2006, 5:08 pm

We weren't even 1-2 in the Sugar Bowl. The Gators were ranked #3 behind Warden Osbourne's Huskers, but they got bounced by Texas, which combined with our drubbing of Blobby in a neutral site was enough to push us to #1.

I'm glad you're very proud of your congressional homers wasting a couple thousand of the tax payers' dollars to put something like that in. I'll be sure to write my senator and ask for a fillibuster.

I haven't posted here lately because my friend reminded me that it's been so long since this game was worth a shit, he figures y'all deserve to have your little circle jerk. Enjoy your manchowder, fags!

Post by **Sylvus** » November 16, 2006, 5:52 pm

Hey, you don't hear me bitching about having my taxes go to Federal Aid for rebuilding your house, which you were dumb enough to put in a swamp in Hurricane Alley in the first place, every couple years. I think you should just let that couple thousand slide!

And it's funny how you keep saying this is the first time this has ever meant anything. Every year, one of these two teams is in the top 10, and multiple years both have been. A more accurate statement would be that this is the third time that any regular season game has been this big, between any teams. I'll take that one.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 16, 2006, 6:17 pm

Sylvus wrote:Hey, you don't hear me bitching about having my taxes go to Federal Aid for rebuilding your house, which you were dumb enough to put in a swamp in Hurricane Alley in the first place, every couple years. I think you should just let that couple thousand slide!

And it's funny how you keep saying this is the first time this has ever meant anything. Every year, one of these two teams is in the top 10, and multiple years both have been. A more accurate statement would be that this is the third time that any regular season game has been this big, between any teams. I'll take that one.

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » November 16, 2006, 7:21 pm

Just to point it out: Despite how much you like to revel in the adulation you get from ESPN, they've got two articles up right now, one of which proclaims Auburn/Alabama to be the greatest rivalry, and the other of which advocates for Army/Navy.

Just so you know that intelligent people who get paid large sums of money to do nothing but write about sports disagree with you.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 16, 2006, 7:38 pm

Sueven wrote:Just to point it out: Despite how much you like to revel in the adulation you get from ESPN, they've got two articles up right now, one of which proclaims Auburn/Alabama to be the greatest rivalry, and the other of which advocates for Army/Navy.

Just so you know that intelligent people who get paid large sums of money to do nothing but write about sports disagree with you.

we gave up on trying to tell them that a couple pages ago...stop taking breaks from the board!

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » November 16, 2006, 10:14 pm

Update:

Despite the repeated claims that ESPN readers constantly vote Michigan v. Ohio State the top rivalry in the country, well, it just doesn't seem to be true.

In fact, ESPN readers seem to vote Michigan v. Ohio State the #3 College Football rivalry in the country. It's not even close. And the number one rivalry involves Masteen's school.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnat ... nt_id=2482

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 16, 2006, 10:20 pm

I voted Notre Dame vs USC!

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 16, 2006, 10:40 pm

1) Which is the best rivalry in college football?

49.5% Florida vs. Georgia

20.9% Oklahoma vs. Texas

20.7% Michigan vs. Ohio State

3.7% Alabama vs. Auburn

1.9% Army vs. Navy

1.4% Notre Dame vs. USC

0.8% Florida State vs. Miami

0.5% Harvard vs. Yale

0.3% Grambling vs. Southern

0.3% Lafayette vs. Lehigh

Total Votes: 119,188

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » November 16, 2006, 11:20 pm

In fairness I should point out that Michigan v. Ohio State has gained about a point and a half since I initially looked at that poll a couple hours ago, and has now moved up to second place.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 16, 2006, 11:22 pm

yeah, I think it jumped about 400 votes in the time I voted to when I went back to copy/paste it.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 16, 2006, 11:44 pm

1) Which is the best rivalry in college football?

42.7% Florida vs. Georgia

31.4% Michigan vs. Ohio State

18.1% Oklahoma vs. Texas

3.3% Alabama vs. Auburn

1.6% Army vs. Navy

1.3% Notre Dame vs. USC

0.7% Florida State vs. Miami

0.5% Harvard vs. Yale

0.2% Grambling vs. Southern

0.2% Lafayette vs. Lehigh

Total Votes: 138,209

it will be overtaken by the game

Post by **Sylvus** » November 17, 2006, 11:59 am

Sueven wrote:Just so you know that intelligent people who get paid large sums of money to do nothing but write about sports disagree with you.

Check the link I posted earlier in the thread. Intelligent people who get paid large sums of money to do nothing but write about sports disagree with themselves. And that's to be expected, as I've said I don't expect everyone in the world to agree on it.

The fact remains that in numerous previous polls (on the main espn site, not the sportsnation one. not saying it isn't valid, just making the distinction), Michigan-OSU has been voted #1. An article was written calling it the greatest rivalry in all of sports, and it is on ESPN and has been there for at least 6 years. A House resolution calls it the greatest rivalry in all of sports. If it isn't leading the current poll right this second, that's fine, when this thread started I couldn't tell the future and I still can't. Though I tend to stick with the mountains of evidence for rather than the couple anomalies against.

With UF leading, it's also quite possible that masteen has started a grass-roots voting campaign out of the glory hole he operates on Duval St.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 17, 2006, 12:10 pm

Hmm... something seems a little fishy with that site.

1) Which is the best stadium in college football?

40.3% Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida)

37.8% Kyle Field (Texas A&M)

20.1% Tiger Stadium (LSU)

1.0% Ohio Stadium (Ohio State)

0.2% Neyland Stadium (Tennessee)

0.2% Michigan Stadium

0.1% Rose Bowl

0.1% Notre Dame Stadium

0.1% Michie Stadium (Army)

0.1% Orange Bowl

1.0% for the Horseshoe?
0.2% for the Big House?
0.1% for Notre Dame?
0.1% for the Rose Bowl???

I'm not sure I even knew that it was called Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, and I'm sure I'm not alone. But I guaran-fucking-tee you that every person who could possibly be voting in that poll has heard of the Rose Bowl.

I'm pretty sure a lot of the country hasn't been voting on, or is familiar with the Sportsnation subsection of ESPN.com. Lord knows I've never been there before you posted that link, and I read ESPN every day.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 17, 2006, 12:52 pm

masteen wrote:I haven't posted here lately because my friend reminded me that it's been so long since this game was worth a shit, he figures y'all deserve to have your little circle jerk. Enjoy your manchowder, fags!

And because I like to back up my statements with facts rather than simply vitriol: Since 1968 (38 years), one of the two teams in this matchup has been ranked in the top five 28 different times. There were 9 times when both teams have been in the top 5. And please remember that this is always the last game of the year for both teams, it's not like they're coming into it with some bogus preseason rankings. How does your rivalry compare?

Yeah, Michigan-Ohio State is never worth a shit.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 17, 2006, 12:53 pm

Yeah, their polling mechanism is a bit...."off." Feel free to vote as many times as you want. Each time you do, you will see the counter go up.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 17, 2006, 1:02 pm

What's the time and channel for this game tomorrow? I'm lazy! Anyone know who's announcing the game?

Post by **Sylvus** » November 17, 2006, 1:46 pm

ABC, 3:30pm ET

Bo Schembechler collapsed taping Big 10 ticket this morning and was rushed to the hospital. I've heard unconfirmed reports that he may have passed away. I'm really hoping that that isn't true.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 17, 2006, 1:49 pm

Boogahz wrote:Yeah, their polling mechanism is a bit...."off." Feel free to vote as many times as you want. Each time you do, you will see the counter go up.

I suspect it's been scripted by now.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 17, 2006, 1:57 pm

Sylvus wrote:ABC, 3:30pm ET

Bo Schembechler collapsed taping Big 10 ticket this morning and was rushed to the hospital. I've heard unconfirmed reports that he may have passed away. I'm really hoping that that isn't true.

Shouldn't this go in the Hate Michigan thread?

P.S. I hope he's OK.

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » November 17, 2006, 2:17 pm

He died

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 17, 2006, 2:20 pm

Pherr the Dorf wrote:He died

Gay. At least he won't have to watch his team take the assbeating they will receive tomorrow.

God 1 Michigan 0

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 17, 2006, 2:36 pm

That is truly sad. I, as well as most of OSU fans I have ever known has nothing but respect for Bo. Hell, he was Woody's illegitimate son for a number of years. This really does overshadow the game, however, now that I have said that I am sure that the tender music will be rolling all weekend on espn.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 17, 2006, 2:41 pm

Back to that poll, I won't sit here and cry bullshit on the voting stats, but OSU/UM will win that poll as I've said. (c'mon FSU/UF is bigger than that bullshit UGA game) Coupled with the stadium poll, something is definately up with those stats. I wouldn't put the Horseshoe up there, top 5 maybe, but at least more than 1 percent. I probably would have the Big House as 1, and maybe the Swamp as 3. Rose Bowl might be 2, but they only use it like once a year, so eh.

EDIT: heh, osu/um is only down by 4.4, it will be overtaken in a few hours.

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