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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Ginn has no sympathy for ex-Wolverine teammates
Ohio State fans are feeling pretty confident about Saturday’s game against Michigan. So are former Buckeyes.
Ted Ginn Jr., now with the Dolphins, was asked this week if he was saddened by Michigan’s 3-8 record. He told Sporting News Today: “I’m not sad at all. I went 3-0 versus them. Only people who are probably sad are (Miami teammates and former Wolverines) Jake Long and Chad Henne.”
I’ve heard talk that tickets to The Game will be easy to get this year. I’m not so sure; it’s still OSU-Michigan. I just checked StubHub and there were hundreds of tickets for sale, ranging from $145 to $899 each.
So, here’s a couple of questions for you:
1) Are you trying to buy or sell tickets, and what kind of luck are you having?
2) Do you think the game will be competitive? Give us a final score.
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Ohio State numbers dump
Some numbers, stats and records to consider leading up to Ohio State’s meeting with Michigan on Saturday …
Jim Tressel is 82-18 in his first 100 games as Ohio State’s head coach. That’s good for a 81.9 percent winning clip.
The Buckeyes have a 49-6 home record in Tressel’s tenure.
This is the 105th meeting between Ohio State and Michigan. The Wolverines lead the series 57-41-6.
Ohio State, though, leads the series 29-26-2 since 1951.
Just 18 teams nationally have at least nine wins so far this season. Ohio State is 9-2.
Three of the five biggest crowds in Ohio Stadium history have arrived for the Michigan game. They are No. 5 (105,456 in 2004), No. 4 (105,539 in 2002) and No. 2 (105,708 in 2006) on the list. The other two biggest crowds came for the Buckeyes’ 2005 game against Texas (No. 3 on the list, 105,565) and this season’s matchup with Penn State (No. 1, 105,711).
The 28-member Ohio State senior class has a record of 42-7. The school record for wins by a senior class is 43, set by the groups from 1995-98 and 2002-05.
Running back Beanie Wells enters the game with 3,142 career yards, which ranks fifth on Ohio State’s career list. Ahead of him: No. 4 Keith Byars (3,200), No. 3 Tim Spencer (3,553), No. 2 Eddie George (3,768), No. 1 Archie Griffin (5,589).
Quarterback Terrelle Pryor has accounted for 16 of Ohio State’s 30 offensive touchdowns this season passing and rushing.
Some current Buckeyes’ career stats against Michigan: Chris Wells (44 rushes, 278 yards, 6.3 yards per carry, 2 touchdowns). Brian Robiskie (9 catches, 110 yards, 1 touchdown). James Laurinaitis (16 tackles).
In last season’s dismal offensive game, Michigan gained just 15 yards rushing on 24 attempts and 91 yards overall.
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Rodriguez set to join short list
The man you see above is Harry Kipke, and he holds the distinction of being the only first-year Michigan coach to lose to Ohio State, which he did 7-0 in 1929.
With the current Wolverines somewhere near three-touchdown underdogs on Saturday against Ohio State, we expect Rich Rodriguez to join Kipke on that list. So far, though, the first-year UM coaches have gone 10-1-1 against the Buckeyes. The list:
1897: Gustave Ferbert, 34-0 win
1900: Biff Lea, 0-0 tie
1901: Fielding H. Yost, 21-0 win
1924: George Little, 16-6 win
1927: Tad Wieman, 21-0 win
1929: Harry Kipke, 7-0 loss
1938: Fritz Crisler, 18-0 win
1948: Bennie Oosterbahn, 13-3 win
1959: Bump Elliott, 23-14 win
1969: Bo Schembechler, 24-12 win
1990: Gary Moeller, 16-13 win
1995: Lloyd Carr, 31-23 win
