U2ME3 said:
That is the major difference between the OSU and UM programs and fan bases right now. Neither tOSU or their fans will be content to lose "The Game" and go to the Rose Bowl. During the John Cooper era, I'm sure this wasn't the case.
Nevertheless, it looks like it's going to be a great game. UM has played very well and their defense is tough. However, the key to this game is Jim Tressel. He is just plain and simple a better coach than Lloyd Carr. And it doesn't hurt that "The Game" is being played in Cowtown, err I mean Columbus.
Best of luck to both teams.....uh what am I saying????!!!!!...Ann Arbor is a whore!
Beat Blue!
Go Bucks!!!!
Hahaha, U2ME3 I haven't talked with you in years. You still live around German Village?
Man, I'm not living in Columbus anymore, but I've been meeting a great Ohio State friendly bar in Santa Monica, CA... The Shack.
I can hardly wait for the Buckeyes to be the first team to beat 3... THREE #2 teams. Unbelieveable:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=2644644
2. Could Ohio State be the first team ever to beat three No. 2s to win the national championship?
Not only would the Buckeyes be the first No. 1 to win three games against No. 2s, there have never been three 1 vs. 2 games in one season in the 70 years of the Associated Press poll. In fact, Ohio State's 24-7 defeat of Texas on Sept. 9 was the first regular-season game between the two highest ranked teams in 10 years.
Only twice before, in 1943 and 1945, has a regular-season No. 1 played two No. 2 teams. In 1943, Notre Dame beat Michigan 35-12 and Iowa Pre-Flight 14-13. In 1945, Army beat Notre Dame 48-0 and three weeks later beat Navy 32-13.
Regular-season 1 vs. 2 games rarely took place before the late 1980s. After Army and Notre Dame played their famous 0-0 tie in 1946, No. 1 didn't play No. 2 again until 1963, when Texas beat Oklahoma 28-7.
In 1985, however, college football fans began to get lucky. In seven of the next nine seasons, No. 1 played No. 2. After second-ranked Notre Dame upset top-ranked Florida State 31-24 in 1993, there would be only one such game in the next 12 years, the Seminoles' 24-21 upset of Florida in 1996.
What happened to 1s vs. 2s? Simple: In 1992, the limit on I-A scholarships dropped to 85. The talent spread among more teams. That's why eight Big Ten teams have won at least a share of the conference championship in the last seven seasons, why in the last 10 years no SEC team has won more than two league championships.
All of which is to say that college football fans are lucky this season. Enjoy the regular-season games between No. 1 and No. 2. You never know when they'll come around again.