Michigan vs. Ohio State
by Brian Reich | 17 Nov 2006, 2:00am
The passing of legendary Michigan Football coach Bo Schembechler earlier today has provided extra motivation for UM fans before the big game tomorrow. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this greatest-of-all rivalries, consider the following email that a friend of mine from college sent me earlier this week:
MICHIGAN vs. Ohio State
- Wolverines vs. Buckeyes
- Maize and Blue vs. Scarlet and Gray
- “The Victors” vs. “The Buckeye Battle Cry”
- Ann Arbor vs. Columbus
- The Big House vs. The Horseshoe
- 42 Big Ten Championships vs. 30 Big Ten Championships
- Bo vs. Woody
- Block ‘M’ vs. Script Ohio
- Go Blue! vs. Go Bucks!
- 849 wins vs. 761 wins
- 3 Heisman Trophies vs. 6 Heisman Trophies
- ohhowihateohiostate vs. I Don’t Give a Damn for the Whole State of Michigan
- 11 National Championships vs. 7 National Championships
- 19 Rose Bowls vs. 13 Rose Bowls
- The winged helmet vs. Buckeye leaf stickers
- 146 All-Americans vs. 167 All-Americans
TRADITION vs. TRADITION
On Saturday November 18 the #2 Michigan Wolverines travel to Columbus Ohio to play the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes in the 103rd meeting of The Greatest Rivalry in College Football. It’s the annual battle of the two most tradition-laden programs in the land, and this one’s the biggest one yet.
What have you done to beat Ohio State today?
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