Last night HBO played a 90 minute special about the Michigan and ohio State rivalry. I thought it was very nicely done. They had interviews with lots of players, spent an appropriate amount of time on the ten year war between woody and Bo.
Needless to say it got me pumped about this game. I've heard and read from all sorts of papers and online publications and radio shows that the game has lost its luster with both teams losing last week.
Maybe it has nationally, but certainly not locally. Just like last year this game is for everything; outright big ten title and a trip to the Grand-daddy of 'em all, the Rose Bowl. It would have been nice to see Michigan go from a game one Ap State loss to knocking off the number one buckeyes as a symbolic achievement for this years amazing college football season but this game doesn't need anymore spice. It's perfect just the way it is.
Ivan Maisel is now picking Michigan to be the 4th big ten team pick for bowl selection and has them going to the Alamo bowl. A funny thing about Michigan football, everyone expects them to win and when they don't they supposedly suck. Illinois beats Ohio State and they are instantly the crown jewel of the big ten; apparently everyone has forgotten that Michigan beat the same Illinois team and the same "Juice for Heisman" mobile quarterback AT Illinois AT night just a few weeks ago. People use the parity argument on one hand and then say that Michigan's 6 straight victories against Big Ten opponents doesn't matter because its a down year, despite all of the Big Ten Bowl eligible teams.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Michigan vs. Ohio State rivalry
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