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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| OSU vs. Michigan |
| 2006-11-17 |
| Written in 2002, but still relevant today. I have been trying to talk politics with people in Ohio for the last week, and they will not have it. They just want to talk about the war and all of Ohio is on fire! They mean a tumultuous war, a war with kith and kin and kind with kind confound, a war of quartering steel and climbing fire. The talk is only of the war with Michigan. After all, it has been going on since 1890Â’s. The story is filled with great captains (Woody Hayes) and the ministers and instruments of war, hearty and valiant troops (too many great ones to name), and even has a Benedict Arnold (except his name is Bo Schembechler in Ohio). It is a tale full of noble victories and unjust losses, of soothsayers in Columbus predicting a fourth quarter win in Michigan, of the hard knowledge that Ohio State has only won two out of the last fourteen games. This is no idle tale, it is close to the heart and mind of my fellow citizens. Identity and happiness is at stake. Tickets are being traded for first born sons, men are known to have given up their Helens to get to the game. Honor and the nobility of life are at stake. The Trojan War was nothing compared to this contest between giants. There is nothing else. The optimists argue that virtue is bold and that none by virtue fall. The pious pray that the God of battles steel our soldiersÂ’ heart. And the pessimists hope that God will sort things out. Yet, we think we know that God is just. These Buckeyes are people who know the disciplines of war. These bloody, bold, and resolute men are ready to try their fortunes, to the last. The state will effectively shut down on Saturday. Newborns on that day will be named Buck and Tressel, gender being irrelevant. Everything is at stake. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #17 That was John Cooper (OSU) I believe. He coached in the early to mid-nineties. Couldn't beat Michigan. It happened to an Alabama head coach in the eighties as well. Three seasons, three losses to Auburn. |
| Posted by: djh_usmc 2006-11-17 22:27 |
| #16 That rivalry is so bad that a coach who had a winning record, but could not beat Michigan was fired I just can't remember his name they scratched it from history.:) |
| Posted by: djohn66 2006-11-17 20:15 |
| #15 Univ. of Michigan is a great school, and Ann Arbor is a very pleasant town. Which should be of some solace tomorrow when they LOSE to OSU. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-11-17 18:38 |
| #14 Everyone here in WA is too focused on the "Apple Bowl" tomorrow--UW Huskies at WSU Cougars. |
| Posted by: Dar 2006-11-17 17:50 |
| #13 Yup, BA, Auburn is my Ulti Matum. Class of '79 (took some time off after high school for Uncle Sam). |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-11-17 17:15 |
| #12 RIP Bo. Capsu: yep....gonna be a great game and a must to have yer beer buds gathered 'round. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2006-11-17 14:31 |
| #11 These Buckeyes are people who know the disciplines of war. When my son was three years old I was watching a football game. He asked who the guys in the orange and white helmets were, and I told him the Tennessee Volunteers. He then asked who the guys in the silver helmets were, and I told him the Ohio State Buckeyes. He looked at me oddly, but went on about his business. Later he was running around the house and I asked him what he was doing. He answered, "I'm one of the Ohio State Butt Guys." Good thing I wasn't drinking anything at the time. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2006-11-17 13:39 |
| #10 BTW, I wouldn't talk too much, AG. You're outnumbered here. I know of 2 other 'burg posters who are Auburn fans/alumni (besoeker and Deacon Blues, I believe). |
| Posted by: BA 2006-11-17 13:28 |
| #9 We'll see, ARMYGUY, we'll see. I have a feeling it'll be like our trouncing of Florida after losing to Arkansas the week before. But, the Iron Bowl's ALWAYS a good game, no matter either team's record! |
| Posted by: BA 2006-11-17 13:27 |
| #8 HEY BA....ROLL TIDE!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2006-11-17 13:11 |
| #7 I just had a vision of Woody, sitting on a reclining cloud, dropping the dime on Bo so he had someone to watch the game with this year... |
| Posted by: Capsu 78 2006-11-17 13:00 |
| #6 Bo's gone ? That's a loss to Michigan, like when Woody departed. |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2006-11-17 13:00 |
| #5 Just heard BO Schembeckler died...what a coach! |
| Posted by: Warthog 2006-11-17 12:31 |
| #4 Excellent Mike! What a day....UofM against OSU...the way it used to be. Afterwards, Cal and USC for the Rosebowl where by the Grace of Almighty God it will be Michigan and Cal. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2006-11-17 11:34 |
| #3 lol, many of the exact same comments can be said of the Iron Bowl here in the South (Auburn vs. Univ. of Alabama). I was born and raised in Atlanta metro and thought the Univ. of GA/GA Tech rivalry was big. That is, until I went to Auburn for school, lol! I literally think that there's a checkbox on Birth Certificates in Alabama hospitals which tells which school you'll be destined to cheer for. No one cares about the gender, just which side of the fence you sit on during the Iron Bowl, lol! |
| Posted by: BA 2006-11-17 11:24 |
| #2 and Kos will pick...... |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2006-11-17 11:01 |
| #1 OSU: the nuts from the south. |
| Posted by: Jackal/wolverine 2006-11-17 10:38 |