After 2006 and 2007 debacles, most college football fans might not want to see Ohio State playing for a national title ever again.
But with the maturation the team has developed and a 180 in mentality, the Buckeyes could end 2009 as high as sixth in the final polls, and primed [...]
I am often asked to list the best rivalries in college football. My list is probably about the same as yours: Georgia-Florida, Texas-Oklahoma, Ohio State-Michigan, Alabama-Tennessee, Miami-Florida State.
I always leave out Alabama-Auburn and so the question is inevitably asked about the omission. Why do I not list Alabama-Auburn? Because, in [...]
The Alphabetical is up over at SB Nation, and includes references to breakway former Soviet Republics, Ohio State’s accidental scoring against Michigan, and this exemplary sign:
(HT: College Game Balls.)
Also required reading on any Monday is This Week in Schadenfreude, Brian’s rundown [...]
FL CB Tony Grimes and his teammate, FL DE Clarence Murphy, were amongst ten official visitors for the Ohio State game. Tom VanHaaren caught up with Grimes after he got back home and caught him for a brief, encouraging interview.
TOM: How was the trip, [...]
With the well documented chalk-fest that this college football season has been, it's no surprise that the sixth edition of the BCS rankings look a whole lot like the first five.
The only real changes came towards the middle of the BCS bowl eligibility line (Top 16). Oregon and Ohio State [...]
BCS Standings
RK TEAM RECORD
1 Florida 11-0
2 Alabama 11-0
3 Texas 11-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Oregon 9-2
9 Pittsburgh 9-1
10 Ohio State 10-2
11 [...]
The weekend’s agenda: (Universal TV schedule is here.)
ORSON (ATL)
Ohio State @Michigan
Florida International @ Florida
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech
LSU @ Mississippi
Penn State @ Michigan State
Virginia @ Clemson
Kentucky @ Georgia
Cal @ Stanford
Kansas @ Texas
Oregon @ Arizona
HOLLY (Athens)
Ohio State @ Michigan
Duke [...]
The Essentials
WHAT
Michigan vs #10 Ohio State
WHERE
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
WHEN
12:00 EST Michigan's faced [...]
Two-a-day practices in August, offseason conditioning, the basics. What do they have to do with this week's Ohio State-Michigan game? Simple, Michigan must do the little things correctly. With six straight conference losses and a bowl birth on the line, Michigan must return to the basics.
1. Run Blocking
In the six [...]
The late 1960’s and early 1970’s marked the heyday of what would become the ultimate showdown in college football—appropriately referred to as “the game".
In a decade which signified Bo Schembechler’s initial head-coach season at Michigan in 1969, and ended with Woody Hayes last year as head-coach for Ohio State, the" [...]
By percentages, you don’t have a dog in the fight in the Michigan/Ohio State game, but no one leans on the rape stand and watches a bitter contest like this with the aloof demeanor of a neutral bystander. You get in there, but up into the crowd, and sidle up [...]
By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season
No clever lead in here. I'll just get right to the point. The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is the best in all of sports.
Yankees-Red Sox? Sorry, they play 18 times a year, which means unless it's September or October, most of the meetings have nothing' [...]
Ach: this one is late for no reason other than I forgot to post it yesterday. In keeping with our "you can't have one with the other" theme of late, Jamiemac of Just Cover appears but we forgo an Ohio State blogger on the premise that even if they' [...]
What an absolute garbage weekend for college football. The #1 and #2 teams are ducking competition and there is no showcase games whatsoever. This might be a good Saturday to run errands. Hell even the normally interesting Michigan vs. Ohio State game is completely irrelevant. The Buckeyes [...] You could not have enough rulers to measure the implications of this week's Michigan-Ohio State game. No matter what anyone says, "The Game" is one of the most profound rivalries in college sports. The meeting between these two teams is always filled with aggression, hard hits, and until recently, the [...]
The Game this year, like last year, really shouldn't be close. But unlike last year, the Bucks have already clinched a trip to a BCS bowl. The outcome to The Game literally has zero effect on the postseason.
Michigan on the other hand, is fighting for their bowl lives. They NEED' [...]
RankTeamDelta
1
Florida
2
Alabama
3
Texas
4
TCU
5
Cincinnati
6
Georgia Tech
7
Boise State
8
Pittsburgh
9
Ohio State
6
10
Iowa
1
11
Oregon
12
Oklahoma State
[...]
RankTeamDelta1Alabama 1 2Texas 1 3Florida 4Cincinnati 5TCU 4 6Boise State 1 7Pittsburgh 8Georgia Tech 2 9Ohio State 1 10Oregon [...] 
Please, no one got shot in the leg. It is Ohio State/Michigan week, the second most intense rivalry on the boards this week in the college football slate. The first is Florida/Florida International. (Those uppity internacionalistas!) On Our Honor Defend is locked and loaded despite the game [...]
Rich Rodriguez
Brandon Minor is still nicked up, but he'll go if he can. Carlos's knee is still bothering him a little bit. Vincent Smith played well, Shaw "did some good things." Backups will be ready if the starters can't go. "Legends are made in the Michigan-Ohio State game." Good feel [...]
Rank
Team
Delta
1
Texas
2
Alabama
3
Florida
4
Cincinnati
5
TCU
6
Boise State
7
Georgia Tech
8
Pittsburgh
9
Oregon
1
10
Ohio State
4
11
LSU
12
Oklahoma State
4
13
Penn State
2
14
Stanford
7
15
Virginia Tech
2
16
Iowa
7
17
Southern Cal
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