# Michigan vs. Ohio state. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 11, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055 "2006-11-11T23:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/1 "2006-11-11T23:29:41Z")
Ahh. official shit talking time is now here. All the preliminaries are over. The big one is on the way. Best. game. ever. Ladies and gentlemen, If I can have your attention, without further ado… Go Blue!!! OSU SUCKS!!! More to follow… ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/2 "2006-11-11T23:56:03Z")
You threw the “sucks” in here just to keep it out of Cafe Society where it belongs, right? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/3 "2006-11-11T23:58:17Z")
well If this goes anywhere near where I’m expecting, I was saving time by putting it in here to start. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/4 "2006-11-12T01:19:01Z")
Michigan - good Ohio State = all things evil and over rated Just an independent opinion ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/5 "2006-11-12T07:23:47Z")
[QUOTE=gonzomax] Ohio State = all things evil and over rated [/QUOTE] You mis-spelled “notre dame”. And the “Best Game Ever” was already played. Vince Young won. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/6 "2006-11-12T13:29:31Z")
As the wife and mother of diehard Buckeye fans (yes, Ivylad has corrupted Ivygirl) I must chime in and say Go Bucks! For some reason, Ivylad doesn’t want to run errands or go window shopping that day. 😉 He’s been pissed this year since so many of the games have not been shown on regular TV…only PPV. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/7 "2006-11-12T13:47:50Z")
Speaking as a Spartan, I wish there was some way they could both lose. This will be a game for the ages and the loser I believe should be number two in the country. As much as a rematch for the title would suck, there isn’t a team in the nation that can play with either one of these guys. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/8 "2006-11-12T13:53:06Z")
[QUOTE=BobLibDem] Speaking as a Spartan, I wish there was some way they could both lose. This will be a game for the ages and the loser I believe should be number two in the country. As much as a rematch for the title would suck, there isn’t a team in the nation that can play with either one of these guys. [/QUOTE] That’s just ridiculous. Vanderbilt would beat either of these two teams. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/9 "2006-11-12T14:49:18Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] As the wife and mother of diehard Buckeye fans (yes, Ivylad has corrupted Ivygirl) I must chime in and say Go Bucks! For some reason, Ivylad doesn’t want to run errands or go window shopping that day. 😉 He’s been pissed this year since so many of the games have not been shown on regular TV…only PPV. [/QUOTE] You should move to Ohio. I can’t escape the damn games! Of course, I married into a family full of Michigan fans, so we only watch the Buckeyes to make fun of them. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/10 "2006-11-12T15:17:07Z")
Yep, this year’s Game of the Century, coming right up. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/11 "2006-11-12T15:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=ElvisL1ves] Yep, this year’s Game of the Century, coming right up. [/QUOTE] Harvard-Yale? [sub]And I agree with the OP completely…GO BLUE![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/12 "2006-11-12T16:23:43Z")
[QUOTE=BobLibDem] Speaking as a Spartan, I wish there was some way they could both lose. This will be a game for the ages and the loser I believe should be number two in the country. As much as a rematch for the title would suck, there isn’t a team in the nation that can play with either one of these guys. [/QUOTE] That’s really not true, a few teams have played with both Ohio State and Michigan throughout the season. Actually this year’s Ohio State team is the best OSU team I’ve ever seen; but Illinois did only lose to them by 7 and Illinois is, on the balance, not a good team. Other than that Ohio State has been convincingly dominant in every single game. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/13 "2006-11-12T16:45:37Z")
Is there some way for them both to lose and drop out of the rankings? That’s what I’m hoping for. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/14 "2006-11-12T17:20:31Z")
Can I just post as one of the few people living in Ohio who could not care less about the game? I’m not really interested in any kind of football, but the game that they call “football” in these parts of the world is not really deservng of the term. (The game that I tolerate most watching is Australian Football, but even watching this year’s grand final on TV, where West Coast 12.13 (85) defeated Sydney Swans 12.12 (84), didnt really excite me all that much). ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/15 "2006-11-12T17:44:13Z")
**Go Bucks** **Blue Sucks!** ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/16 "2006-11-12T17:48:50Z")
[QUOTE=Giles] Can I just post as one of the few people living in Ohio who could not care less about the game? [/QUOTE] Why do you hate America? ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/17 "2006-11-12T19:04:23Z")
[QUOTE=Giles] Can I just post as one of the few people living in Ohio who could not care less about the game?.. [/QUOTE] Clearly, you haven’t lived here long enough. I really don’t care about sports or football, but after more than 20 years, I’ve resigned myself to a week of unavoidable, extra-fanatical Go Bucks!!! GT ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/18 "2006-11-12T19:09:12Z")
[QUOTE=ElvisL1ves] Why do you hate America? [/QUOTE] Guess I was just born that way. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/19 "2006-11-12T19:12:57Z")
You’re not alone, **Giles**. I lived in Columbus for a number of years, and other places around Ohio for a total of about 7 years. The thing I liked best about the Ohio State/Michigan game? It was a _great_ time to go shopping. The roads and stores were _empty_! (I feel the same way about any football game, though, so Ohio State/Michigan fans, I’m not just dissing your teams; I’m dissing _all_ American football teams, at every level.) ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/20 "2006-11-12T19:59:26Z")
I don’t care who wins, as long as the game is a blowout, so we don’t have to sit through a rematch for the national championship game. I can’t decide whether both of these teams are clearly the best two in the nation, or whether they’re both ridiculously overrated because of a pretty terrible Big 10 this year and the terrible schedules they’ve both played. I won’t be able to get the answer to that question if the Nat’l Champ game is a rematch. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055.md?page=2)