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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Heading into the OSU-Michigan vault
Since you’re wasting time anyway on Ohio State-Michigan this week, you might as well head to the historical site set up by the Ohio State library dedicated to the rivalry.
I just spent the past half-hour snooping around the site, and I’m not nearly through the interesting pieces and photos available.
My favorite part, so far, is the “Rival Reporting” tab. It contains old stories from the student newspapers and alumni magazines from both schools. Here’s a taste of coverage from the 1897 tilt:
From the Michigan Daily:
Michigan had no trouble in defeating the Ohio State University representatives in Saturday’s game. Two halves of 20 and 15 minutes respectively were played and the score was 34-0. It was not so much Michigan’s strength as Ohio’s weakness that brought about the score. the visitors lined up with three of their best players absent, while Michigan put her best team on the field. while the form of the varsity team was not on the championship order it showed an improvement over the Saturday before that was most encouraging.
Now, from The Lantern:
The representatives of the Scarlet and Gray met the husky young men of the University of Michigan for the first time on the gridiron last Saturday, and when the dust had cleared away from the first half a score of 34 to 0 had been placed against O.S.U. In the second half U. of M. tried some new men and neither side succeeded in scoring. The game was hard fought from start to finish and entirely free from slugging and objectionable features. Michigan played a kicking game almost entirely in the second half of fifteen minutes and it was plainly seen that O.S.U. was much stronger on offensive work. In the second half Coach Edwards’ men managed to carry the ball far enough back after each punt to keep the Wolverines from scoring.
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RichRod gets plenty of advice from UM fans
Just got off the Big Ten teleconference, which led off with Jim Tressel and had Rich Rodriguez batting second. (That’s probably how things will play out at Saturday at Ohio Stadium, too.)
No good bulletin-board material, but Rodriguez — Michigan’s rookie coach who has taken plenty of heat for his team’s dreary 3-8 record — did show a pulse when he was asked if he’s been coached-up on the rivalry he’s about to dive into.
“Yeah, I’ve had about 480,000 alumni coaching me up,” Rodriguez said. “If I’m on vacation or wherever, if I see a Michigan fan they’ll say, ‘Good luck — and beat Ohio State.’ “
A stat thrown out by one of the writers on the conference call: The past six Michigan coaches have won in their first try against Ohio State.
That streak is likely to end. The Wolverines are three-touchdown underdogs — a shocking line. Rodriguez faces the tough job of trying to honor the rivalry while not making too big a deal out of the game, should his team get thumped.
“Our players should feel the intensity, but I think our focus when the game starts should be on the next play,” he said. “That’s going to be my talk to them today.”
THE PRYOR QUESTION: It was mentioned to Rodriguez that OSU freshman QB Terrelle Pryor had his dad call the new Michigan coach to turn down a scholarship offer earlier this year.
Rodriguez did not offer up any specifics as to how that went down, only saying, “You like to get that last call (before a player commits). We had a good relationship in the recruiting process and got to know him well, and obviously he’s doing some remarkable things for the Buckeyes this fall.”
DID YOU KNOW: Michigan defensive coordinator Scott Shafer is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace. The Painesville, Ohio, native played quarterback for B-W. Jim Tressel also played at Baldwin-Wallace. He was an all-conference QB in 1974.
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Soaking in some OSU-Michigan nostalgia
This year’s Ohio State-Michigan matchup doesn’t look like it will go down as a high point in the storied college football series. Face it: You need some help getting psyched for this year’s game.
Well, you can always relive the “good old days.” The Big Ten Network (Channel 78 on Time Warner digital cable) has the following plans for its Greatest Games feature this week:
1969 — Ohio State at Michigan Debuts: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m. Replay: Tuesday at midnight ET Synopsis: Woody Hayes and top-ranked Ohio State went to Ann Arbor with a 22-game winning streak only to be upset by Bo Schembechler and a tenacious Wolverine defense 24-12. This game marked the start of what became known as the “Ten Year War.”
1974 — Michigan at Ohio State Debuts: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m. Replay: Friday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m. Synopsis: After the 1973 classic between the two powerhouses ended in a tie, both teams wanted to leave no questions as to who deserved the 1975 Rose bowl berth. Archie Griffin notched his 22nd straight game with at least 100 yards rushing and the Buckeyes came away with the 12-10 victory when Michigan missed its third field goal of the day as time expired.
