Well, here we are in 2007, with a lot less hype headed into the annual matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes after Wisconsin beat Michigan and Illinois stunned OSU:
The defeat not only crippled Ohio State's dreams of a national championship, it knocked the Buckeyes into a tie for the top spot in the Big Ten because of Michigan's earlier loss to Wisconsin.
Not since Nov. 14, 1959, had Michigan and Ohio State both lost the week before their annual year-end grudge match, which once again will decide the Big Ten.
The Game starts at noon on Saturday on ABC, and while doesn't have quite as much on the line, but it's still a big one. Read on for the our massive post from November 2006 on history of this rivalry with tons of links to historical and present-day info.
Originally posted November 11, 2006
According to ESPN, UM vs Ohio State is the #1 rivalry in sports. As even today a picture of Woody Hayes is enough to send me into the berserkergang, I'm not going to argue.
Both Michigan and OSU cruised to victories yesterday, setting up a November 18, 2006 showdown of #1 vs. #2 teams and causing ABC television execs to do the ad dollar dance. We are gathering links, stories, video and more.
1940 UM vs. OSU Program Cover
from the Art of Football
Bentley Historical Library
ESPN says that when Ohio Stadium opened in 1922, Michigan christened it with a 22-0 thumping of the Buckeyes. Wikipedia chronicles this historic rivalry (and what does it say that the rivalry merits a page?), saying that many refer to it as simply "The Game". Since 1935, it's been the final regular season game on both schools' schedules. This year, as is often the case, both schools are at the top of college football's rankings, adding fuel to the fire. The best site on the UM vs. OSU Rivalry from the UM Bentley Library and the OSU Library.
The two modern symbols of the rivalry were OSU coach Wayne Woodrow Hayes and UM coach Bo Schembechler. Bucknuts, an OSU fan site, says Woody Hayes was a "hot-tempered, difficult, and aggressive man". I think they also described the surface of the sun as "a bit warm". Hayes was the perfect arch-enemy: he hated Michigan (check the Bucknuts link or scroll to the comments for a great story illustrating this) and Michigan hated him back. What many may not know is that Schembechler was an assistant to Hayes at OSU from 1959-1963. There really isn't a great site about Bo, but Wikipedia's entry on Bo Schembechler probably has the best info including great trivia like the two teams have evenly split the last fifty seven meetings (from 1949 to 2005), with 27 wins apiece and three ties. Tiebreaker!
There's a whole lot of multimedia out there. The best video we found is at the bottom of the article. On the photo front, you can click the photo to the left for a great shot from Andrew Morrell. There's a great set of photos from Michigan vs. Ohio State 2003. and (just added) photos from the 1927 UM vs. OSU game opening Michigan Stadium on Michigan in Pictures. You can hear "The Voice of Michigan Football" Bob Ufer recite Burying Woody Hayes and other classic calls.
On Google video, there's a great 3 minute intro to an hour-long special from TFN on the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. From YouTube, you can see the 1968 thrashing at the hands of OSU and Desmond Howard running back a 91 yard punt return in his Heisman season. On the musical front, you can learn about the history of the Hail to the Victors song and see it sung from the top of Ohio Stadium. There's also a photo montage to The Victors. On the slightly strange side, how about Jean Luc Picard's orders regarding the Buckeyes? (Check out this photo of Patrick Stewart at the game!)
When you put together "musical" and "strange" and add a triple the recommended dose of "Ohio State", you get something that we have to give an "R" rating but also have to admit is pretty darn funny. Via Deadspin (language, crude humor) was a link to Schembechler in good spirits, back cheering for Wolverines in an Ohio newspaper. In the article, Bo reacts to a band called The Dead Schembechlers (language, crude humor x2). All we can say is that if it turns into a battle of the bands, Michigan could be in trouble.
U of M vs. Ohio State
by Fellowship of the Rich
Radio, Television & News
The game will be shown on ABC at 3:30 PM on Saturday, Nov. 18. For radio stations, check out Michiguide.com's University of Michigan Sports Radio list.
In Let the Hype Begin Michigan TB Mike Hart says: "It feels great. It's going to be probably the biggest game in everyone's lives on our team. It's a huge game. We're undefeated, they're undefeated. We're playing for a Big Ten championship and a national championship. I don't think there's a bigger game out there."
The Freep's sports blog has History Lessons by Bill McGraw that talks about the history of the rivalry and adds that ESPN Classic will show seven of the best recent games starting this morning at 10 a.m. (1974) and 2 p.m. (1995), but they won't be airing one of the best in memory - 1969, when the 12th-ranked Wolverines upset the top-ranked Buckeyes, 24-12.
University of Michigan Wolverines Blogs & Forums
the M Zone
M Go Blog
Blue Cats & Red Sox
Michigan Football Saturdays
UM Official Athletic site
The Fort
Schembechler Hall
Mr Wolverine
Ohio State Buckeyes Blogs & Forums
BuckeyeCommentary.com
Around the Oval
OSU's Beat Michigan Week site
The Buckeye Extra
The Horseshoe Lounge
Official OSU Athletics site
OSU Expat Blog
Here's a cool Bo Schembechler commemorative video from last year:
All that reading make you thirsty? Check out the First Annual Ohio vs Michigan Wine Clash!
45 Comments
From that Buckeyes page:
Woody Hayes. There will never be another one. Thank goodness.
This guy has some nice pictures if you're trying to work up a good head of steam (we'll give it a PG rating). Click it:
This game could possibly be the best NCAA football match-up this season. Think of it this way; WR- Minningham(M) vs. Ginn (OSU), the nations most dangerous players when it comes to catching a football. Then you got Troy Smith and Chad Henne. Mike Hart will have a say somewhere, sometime. For the Wolverines this game means everything, and if your Ohio State this game means everything when trying to preserve the National Title.
M GO BULE.
Beautiful Michigan essay.It brings up the gore. The one picture I missed was a shot of Al Ludwig, a tackle in the 1955 game hitting "Hop along" Cassidy" at the goal line in a game that went the wrong way. I was there in the end zone swearing that Cassady didn't get over the line.
Somebody just sent me this link to a gallery of the top 10 Michigan-Ohio State games Since 1950 from Sports Illustrated.
Might want to click to the end of that, Marben.
Errr ... here's a rather crazed interview with Bo Biafra of the Dead Schembechlers (the band that headlines the annual "Hate Michigan" rally).
I'm a pretty big sports fan, but it seems to me that the folks in Columbus take their sports a bit more seriously. Anybody have insight into this?
i Love Michigan and i cant wait untill they beat ohio state this weekend im so excited i watch them every time they are on.
There's a ton of new links and videos on our post 3rd Down, Goal to Go: Michigan vs. Ohio State.
michigan is gonna kick OSU's ass in the game on saturday
ohio state is going to smash michigan it is going to be a blow out.
there is no way michigans d fence can keep up with our offence. our D has 26 picks this season so far.
Update, former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler has died.
Bo Schembechler apparently just collapsed during taping of an interview and was taken to the hospital. Here's hoping he's OK!Michigan is going to kick some ass even though am from Ohio and people look at me like what the hell are you talking about i tell them we are going to win This year we have a great team So lets keep are head up and have a great game GO BLUE
Just Like To Post A Poem For Gameday
driving in vans
the buckeye fans
will fill the horse shoe
a rowdy pack
will try to attack
the incoming maize and blue
the team from the south
will scream from their mouth
and yell their buckeye cheers
but when the clock runs out
and the people shout
hail to the victors is all you will hear
when all is said and done
the real number one
will go to the team with more talent
and leaving their stamps
as the national champs
will be the victors valient
for now number one
should be fun
and theirs no reason to doubt it
but say goodbye to that ranking
because after this spanking
ohio state will be leaving without it
yes the game will be tough
and will be close enough
if michigan cant use super mario
but we are number one
at stopping the run
and will win even with that scenario
they got gonzales and pittman
though not the real hitmen
they also have smith and ginn
but with our Hart spilling
and while LaMarr comes killing
Michigan will get the win
while just rushing four
will open the door
you may see us rush a fifth
and an avalanche
of Alan Branch
will be coming down on Troy Smith
on the field we will drop them
if running is their option
the pass will be tried all day
but dont throw the ball
against Leon Hall
or he will have it going the other way
with our line Branch-ing out
our defense is stout
our offense will not yeild
with time of possession
at our discretion
their offense wont hit the field
with weapons a plenty
for use by Chad Henne
the ball will be spread out even
Mario's deep threat is there
and so is Adrian Air.
and the oh so dangerous Steven
on any one touch
noone can do as much
as the kid they call Breaston
and he will make plays
in all sorts of ways
if their defense tries to test him
no defensive prong
will be getting past Long
with Hart carrying loads on his own
and to keep the D honest
the player Henne has grown fondest
will be leaving the corners blown
the buckeye pride
has had their ride
and tressel has had his too
but when the scarlet and gray
are layed away
riding on are the maize and blue
Thanks For Reading
LJ
Cool! Thanks LJ!
Go Blue!!!
Everywhere in Ohio football is considered an addiction and the love or hatred of other teams can become quite passionate....heck i'm from NEOhio and look at the Browns....lol if we for the most part can lose that shitty team what're we going to do about the ones that're the best ?
go favorite sports team whom I have no affiliation with. Go beat those rivals because they are surely dumb for not liking my favorite sports team.
Pretty funny Dan.
Go Illinois
-Bo (the former player & assit' of Woody Hayes, and OSU studet) will be missed.
-Loyd, you are OWNED by Jim Tressel.
-Better luck next year Blue, at least Troy can't beat you 4 times in a row!
If Michigan fans really want to have another game with OSU this season, I say let them have it. OSU has beaten them 3 times in a row -- all with Henne and Hart and more or less the same crew. This will give Troy Smith the chance to be the only OSU quarterback to win 4 against Michigan. Also, it could put Tressel up 6-1 against Michigan. And it could put Lloyd Carr back in a little bit of hot water.
But! Wolverines, think before you wish... your team only led the game in the first few minutes yesterday, then had to play catch up for the rest. And they fell short. For every statement they made, OSU responded. If it weren't for 3 OSU turnovers, and 10 points off of them, it wouldn't have been close. And 2 of those turnovers were because of bad snaps from an injured OSU center... unforced. And in January, he’ll be healed.
Remember, OSU has played your offense now 3 times and won 3 times. They have figured you out. You, however, have met Troy Smith 3 times and still can’t find a way to stop him. What makes you think this will be different?
Think before you wish… chances are you will be very embarrassed in Arizona.
Yes, we still want that game. Turnovers are a part of a football game. So are injuries. Don't try to take away our good play by blaming it on an injured center and turnovers. I'm still not convinced that OSU is that much better than us. Beat us good in that national championship game, then I'll believe it. GO BLUE!
They are that much better than you guys.......GO BUCKS !
Yeah. 4 points better. That's quite a lot. IF YOU'RE PLAYING HOCKEY.
While there's no doubt OSU was the better team on Saturday, I have to say "not by much."
Go BLUE!
Hey! 4 points is 4 points. We took one away from Ohio. Steelers 24, Browns 20. See you
again, soon.
As a Michigan fan normally I would regretfully concede that the best team won.There is just one problem however,this has not yet been proven.The final results could have been quite different as a result of one bad call,the helmet to helmet hit by Shawn Crable.Looking at the replay,with an open mind,was that hit intentional and avoidable.To both these questions one would have to say a resonding NO.To say otherwise would be the same as telling someone falling from a considerable height to stop before hitting the ground.That call was such a blantent error of judgement and could have been the real turning point of the game.With so much great talent on the field that day it just seems a shame that the final results of the game possibably came down to a error,not by one of the many talented players but a bad call by the ump. Tom Bacon Grant,Mich.
hey ohio state is number one.n if michgan were better then us they would be number one.n forget all the flags that were throwin on game day.cause at the end it was a fair game and ohio state proved that they were number 1.GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
If were going to get into bad calls, how about that roughing the center call. Maybe he should have kept his head down all game long and nobody could have touched him. Basically, suck on it. You lost and it should have been much worse had it not been for unforced fumbles.
seriously, I don't know why ohio state fans try to say their better than michigan. This is obviously the most rediculous statement ever. Michigan has better players coaches and a way better band. I mean Ohio State had Maruice CLarett for god sakes. Thats bad enough. Go Blue
Go Blue. ESPN expects ohio to win, so Michigan has nothing to loose. Let's hit them and hit them hard!So far, Ohio has played whimpy teams. Michigan is different. We've got something for them this year.
buckeyes rule 2007 is ours
go bucks
sorry spencer, you've had your chance. now it's time to chop down that buckeye tree - it's blocking the sun!! and waht IS it with naming your team after a NUT???
hey hey hey!!! michigan is goin down!!! everybody can juss call us 28 after saturday b/c thats how nay times we will have beaten michigan!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohio State has beat Michaigan multiple times in a row what makes them think this year will be any different...Go BUCKS!!!! MICHIGAN SUCKS....Bucks will definitely win this year and the years that follow after.......GO BUCKS WHOOOOOO!!!!!!
Add it up Buckeye Betty!
UM: http://www.nationalchamps.net/.....tabase.htm
OSU: http://www.nationalchamps.net/.....tabase.htm
We're still ahead 44-33 with 2x your national championships!! GO BLUE!!!!!!!
A pair of cool features from 2007:
The first is The Big Game Blog from the Ann Arbor News that has all kinds of features including the commemorative video above.
Riveting rivalry: TV documentary about Michigan, Ohio St. from the LSJ has some great stuff on the HBO ducumentary "The Rivalry,":
ok so osu lost but didnt m*ch*g*n lose too!!! were all ready for this game! m*ch*g*n watch your butt OHIO STATES COMING YOU WAY AND WILL CRUSH YOU ALL!!!
GO BUCKS THAT MAKES $ IN A ROW, BYE BYE Lloyd (Cooper)CARR
i think osu did a great job they played hard i love the scarlet and grey team!! they only lost the game to illinois because their attitude. they thought they were just going to blow them away!! and then they could beat michigan well they did beat michigan but that is some thing they need to think about expect the unexpected!! good job guys!! go bucks!!!!!!!!!
Let's go OSU..!
If I didnt live in Ohio. I would love the buckeyes.
they play with their hearts. They play because they love football
Win or Lose. Ohio States my Number 1!!!
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Lets Go Buckeyes.
bo was a good coach but i still like ohio state way better.
go scarlet and gray.
OSU ROCKS AND MICHIGAN FANS JUST NEED TO REALIZE THAT THERE CHANCE OF BEATING OSU IS SLIM TO NONE 4 YEARS IN A ROW BABY
all the fans of this rivalry must visit this link and show passion for their side
http://rivals4ever.com/rivalry.....-704-9.htm
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