# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/81 "2006-11-15T06:55:40Z")
Ah, yes: A big football Saturday coming up! The eyes of the nation will be focused on the Iron Bowl as Auburn and Alabama play for the State Championship. Another thriller is expected on Tommy Tuberville Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Will Tuberville hold up his thumb to signify Auburn’s fifth consecutive win in the series? Does he already have a T-shirt with “Fear the Sixth Finger” printed and ready to wear? We’ll know the answer late Saturday. It’s too bad that the Rust Belt game is scheduled at the same time. Maybe if some of you Big Ten fans raised enough hell, you could get your game moved to a night slot and somebody besides the player’s parents would watch it. 😛 D & R ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/82 "2006-11-15T07:21:32Z")
[QUOTE=John Carter of Mars] Ah, yes: A big football Saturday coming up! The eyes of the nation will be focused on the Iron Bowl as Auburn and Alabama play for the State Championship. Another thriller is expected on Tommy Tuberville Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Will Tuberville hold up his thumb to signify Auburn’s fifth consecutive win in the series? Does he already have a T-shirt with “Fear the Sixth Finger” printed and ready to wear? We’ll know the answer late Saturday. It’s too bad that the Rust Belt game is scheduled at the same time. Maybe if some of you Big Ten fans raised enough hell, you could get your game moved to a night slot and somebody besides the player’s parents would watch it. 😛 D & R [/QUOTE] Surely the eyes of the nation will be on Commonwealth Stadium for the clash of titans that will be Louisiana-Monroe vs. Kentucky. I mean after all, we’re going to the Peach Bowl! Or maybe even the Outback Bowl! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/83 "2006-11-15T07:44:01Z")
[QUOTE=brianjedi] Surely the eyes of the nation will be on Commonwealth Stadium for the clash of titans that will be Louisiana-Monroe vs. Kentucky. I mean after all, we’re going to the Peach Bowl! Or maybe even the Outback Bowl! [/QUOTE] Yes, but my burning question is: Is Ashley Judd going to travel with the UK entourage? The Peach Bowl ain’t that far from here so I WANNA KNOW! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/84 "2006-11-15T08:04:08Z")
Warning, integrated music. Nothing bad about it, I just hate web pages with integrated music. Especially when your speakers are up loud and you’re not expecting it. > **[Screw Blue! - How we really feel about that school up north in Ann Arbor!](http://buckeyefansonly.com/notsun/)** > > Screw Blue is seven pages of images dedicated to that school up north in Ann Arbor! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/85 "2006-11-15T12:45:43Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] Ahem. Cal - USC, the main event on Saturday (with some Big 10 middleweights on the undercard). It’s going to be huge. [/QUOTE] And USC is going to lose. Go Bears!! ---
**Author:** ![eponymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/86 "2006-11-15T13:49:48Z")
[QUOTE=Fugazi] **eponymous** beat me to the I - O, so we’ll just have to… O - H BTW, last week at Northwestern, Buckeyes fans completely took over their stadium. They got booed on their own turf and OH - IO echoed around the stadium. It was awesome [/QUOTE] I - O ! ! 🙂🙂 OK - who’s up for singing [Carmen Ohio](http://www.coachtressel.com/tradition/carmen_ohio.asp)? ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/87 "2006-11-15T16:12:19Z")
Hubzilla, that video was depressing. Still, I’ve seen U-M fans be almost that bad. The one thing that helps immensely are the recycling laws here. At $.10 a bottle or can, you can’t put an empty down without someone swooping in to take it off your hands. People can make some money doing cleanup, and they do. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/88 "2006-11-15T16:13:37Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] And USC is going to lose. Go Bears!! [/QUOTE] From your lips to Oski’s ears! Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/89 "2006-11-15T23:51:30Z")
[QUOTE=Bob55] Looking at how far ahead Ohio State and Michigan are in their BCS rankings (.977 & .974) compared to the next highest (USC at .870, Florida at .850), there’s a very good chance those two might rematch each other. [/QUOTE] Keep in mind that whichever team loses is going to drop quite a bit in this number. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/90 "2006-11-15T23:58:09Z")
I’m from Ohio (though not from the miserable warehouse wasteland that is Columbus), and I went to U-M, and these are two really good teams, so I’d like to be able to pick a side I want to win so I can give a crap. I’m having a limited amount of luck, however. At the moment, I’m thinking that if OSU wins, their fans will (as usual) try to destroy Columbus. No one in self-satisfied Ann Arbor will try to destroy such a heaven on earth. So more post-game excitement will be had if the Bucks win. So, go bucks. Yawn. It’s really upsetting that LSU (my daughter’s school) has blown yet another season. ---
**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 16, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/91 "2006-11-16T00:07:27Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] And USC is going to lose. Go Bears!! [/QUOTE] BURN THE WITCH! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Swan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/92 "2006-11-16T00:19:15Z")
[QUOTE=kelly5078] I’m from Ohio (though not from the miserable warehouse wasteland that is Columbus), and I went to U-M, and these are two really good teams, so I’d like to be able to pick a side I want to win so I can give a crap. I’m having a limited amount of luck, however. At the moment, I’m thinking that if OSU wins, their fans will (as usual) try to destroy Columbus. No one in self-satisfied Ann Arbor will try to destroy such a heaven on earth. So more post-game excitement will be had if the Bucks win. So, go bucks. Yawn. It’s really upsetting that LSU (my daughter’s school) has blown yet another season. [/QUOTE] Did I read this right? You went to Michigan, but can’t figure out who to pull for in this game? What the fuck? Does U-M stand for Minnesota or something? ---
**Author:** ![xbuckeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9e8a1a/32.png) [@xbuckeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xbuckeye)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/93 "2006-11-16T00:42:23Z")
M_ch_g\*n Sucks, Ann Arbor is a whore. 'nuff said. Go Bucks! I find it hilarious that people see that video and don’t realize that each case of beer is for like 10 people for the whole day. And we aren’t supposed to cheer for our team and insult the other team? Please! Grow the hell up. It isn’t personal. If you can’t stand the shouting, stay out of the football crowd. Or you could go to U of I where they insult their own mascot to save the visiting fans the trouble. Oh, and Wisconsin wouldn’t stand a chance against OSU this year, no how, no way. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Swan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/94 "2006-11-16T01:20:13Z")
[QUOTE=xbuckeye] I find it hilarious that people see that video and don’t realize that each case of beer is for like 10 people for the whole day. [/QUOTE] Right. You all drink 2.5 beers apiece, all day. How much for the bridge?? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/95 "2006-11-16T01:41:18Z")
[QUOTE=xbuckeye] Oh, and Wisconsin wouldn’t stand a chance against OSU this year, no how, no way. [/QUOTE] Unlike Illinois… ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/96 "2006-11-16T01:49:02Z")
[QUOTE=xbuckeye] I find it hilarious that people see that video and don’t realize that each case of beer is for like 10 people for the whole day. [/quote] Starting at 9:00 AM? Ri-i-i-ght. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/97 "2006-11-16T06:46:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Right. You all drink 2.5 beers apiece, all day. Now, now, don’t be cruel, expecting an OSU grad to understand decimals and division is just mean. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/98 "2006-11-16T07:01:26Z")
[QUOTE=wolfman] Now, now, don’t be cruel, expecting an OSU grad to understand decimals and division is just mean. [/QUOTE] OSU has grads? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/99 "2006-11-16T15:14:45Z")
[QUOTE=tomndebb] OSU has grads? [/QUOTE] Now, be nice. OSU has graduated 18-28% of it’s scholarship athletes in basketball and football[sup]1[/sup]. Just ask Maurice Clarett\*. And 68% of entering students graduate within six years[sup]2[/sup]. \*Why haven’t OSU’s Clarett and USC’s Reggie Bush incurred NCAA sanctions at either of these schools? 1. “[Graduation Rates for Athletes Hold Steady](http://chronicle.com/free/v47/i14/14a04701.htm)”, published December, 2000 by Welch Suggs in The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2. “[Dynamic Stability](http://president.osu.edu/speeches/dynamic_stability.php)” address delivered at the annual EDUCAUSE Conference by Dr. Karen A. Holbrook, President OSU on October 20, 2005. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055/100 "2006-11-16T16:13:06Z")
> [@The Swan](#): > > Did I read this right? You went to Michigan, but can’t figure out who to pull for in this game? Yes, you read rightly. I frickin’ hated the place. Also, it was grad school, not undergrad, so the alma mater thing doesn’t really get any traction with me. Now, if Allegheny College were to play either one of these schools, I’d know who to root for. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-vs-ohio-state/380055.md?page=6)