well... looks like OSU and Michigan are 1-2 and now we just wait for the scarlet and grey to prevail once again. And oh how I love Jim Tressel

FYI, the OSU/IU game tomorrow is not quite important enuf to put on any kind of basic satellite package, let alone network TV. It's on ESPN-U (evidently the "U" stands for "Fkin' stoopid channel to put major college sports"), and available for $12/mo on the DirecTV sports package. I just ordered it so I'd have something to watch while drinking beer tomorrow.

That question was in the Plain Dealer not too long ago and the answer is no. There have been like 9 or 10 2 time season 1-2 matchups, but never 3 1-2 matchups.

What would be freaky ass shit is if Michigan somehow loses to OSU and remains #2 for the BCS bowl games. Possible but doubtful, OSU would have to be their only loss, USC would have to lose 2 (UCLA, Notre Dame), WVA (to Louisville, perhaps) and Rutgers would have to lose (to Pitt or WVa perhaps). Louisville would have to lose to Pitt or Syracuse.

Then you have a lot of the others that would have to lose another game, like Texas maybe..... Since ND's loss came from Michigan I don't see how they could get ranked over Michigan.....

A lot of if's and possibly's in there, but the chance does remain.

2 OSU wins over Michigan in one year............. :lol: :thumbsup: :love: no Buckeye fan could ask for more.

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Line em up, we're ready to roll!

So last year I was drunk after we lost to Penn State and decided to shave my head. Since then, I have not cut my hair and OSU has not lost. As a matter of principle I decided at the beginning of the season I would only cut my hair if they lost. I am hoping it continues to grow for quite some time...

Great post , I love the beavers. OOps you are talking about the other OSU

Is everybody jazzed for the next game? Let's face it - this is the national title game. Both teams looked really good yesterday.

I'll be tailgating and watching the game at the Varsity Club, or one of those bars north of the stadium, with the other million people who will show up. It will be a great game both teams are 11-0 and (7-0 in their conference).

It might be the game of the decade.

So far, the analists aren't giving us a chance... Best team all year, no respect...

I knew there was a reason i liked the wolverines. i guess its because i despise the buckeyes.

it will be a good game undoubtedly. definitely looking forward to it.

I cannot wait for Saturday... it's the day to end all days in College football... definately going to be the game of the decade.

Saturday is gonna be a great Football Day here in Ohio.

GO BUCKS!

The following is a joke I was sent by a fellow Buckeye fan... It is in no way meant to offend anyone that went to or is going to Michigan...

Go Bucks.

1. Guy in an Ohio bar leans over to the guy next to him and says, "Wanna hear a Michigan joke?" The guy replies, "Well, before you tell that joke, you should know something. I am 6' tall, 200 lbs. and I am a Michigan Graduate. The guy sitting next to me is 6'2", 225 lbs. and he is a Michigan Graduate. The guy right next to him is 6'5", 250 lbs. and he is also a Michigan Graduate. Now, you still wanna tell me that joke?" The first guy says, "No, not if I'm going to have to explain it three times"
2. It was reported that the Michigan Football Coach Lloyd Carr will only be dressing 20 players for the Ohio State game .the rest of the players will have to dress themselves!
3. Did you hear that the University of Michigan library burned to the ground? All five books in the library were completely destroyed... the football team is really upset by the fire; they hadn't colored in two of the books yet!
4. What's the only sign of intelligent life in Ann Arbor ? Columbus : 187 Miles
5. What does the average University of Michigan student get on his SAT? Drool
6. How do you get a Michigan Graduate off your front porch? Pay him for the pizza
7. Four college Alumni were climbing a mountain one day: An OSU grad, a Michigan grad, a Penn State grad, and a Notre Dame grad. Each proclaimed to be the most loyal fan of their alma mater. As they climbed higher, they argued as to which of them was the most loyal of all. They continued to argue all the way to the top when the Notre Dame grad hurled himself off the mountainside shouting, "This is for the fighting Irish!" Not wanting to be out done, the Penn State grad threw himself off the mountain proclaiming, "This is for the Nittany Lions!" Seeing this, the OSU grad walked over and shouted, "This is for the Buckeyes!" and pushed the Michigan grad off the mountain .
8. What did the Michigan grad say to the OSU grad? "Welcome to McDonalds. May I take your order please?"
9. A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, "Your first job will be to sweep the store." "But, I'm a Michigan graduate," the young man replied indignantly, "I even played football there!" "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that," said the manager. "Here, give me the broom, I better show you how."
10. Two Michigan football players were hootin' and hollerin' while partying on campus when a bartender asked them why they were celebrating. The smart one said proudly that they had just finished a jigsaw puzzle and it only took them two months. "Two months?!" exclaimed the bartender. The Wolverine proudly replied, "Yeah, the box said 4 - 6 years!"
11. A Wolverine football player was almost killed today in a tragic horseback riding accident. He fell from the horse and was nearly trampled to death. Luckily, the manager of the Wal-Mart came out and unplugged the horse just in time.
12. A little boy and his mother were walking through a Michigan cemetery, when they came upon a headstone that read: "Here lies a Michigan graduate and a good man." The little boy asked his mother, "Mommy, why did they bury two people in there?"
13. Coaches Jim Tressel and Lloyd Carr are walking down the beach talking about the rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan . As they are walking, Lloyd trips over something in the sand. Upon closer inspection it turns out to be a genie's lamp. "Who disturbs me?" asked the genie. Jim and Lloyd both say they did. "You will each get one wish," said the genie. Lloyd offers to go first. "I want an impenetrable wall built around the entire state of Michigan so that none of those stupid Ohioans can ever get in. I want it as far down into the ground as it is high, and I want it to be completely sealed in so that we can finally have our peace!" The genie grants the wish to Lloyd and his is instantly whisked away to his new paradise. The genie now tells Jim he'll grant him one wish. Jim says, "Fill it up with water."
14. Why is ice no longer available at Michigan football games? Because the senior who knew the recipe finally graduated.
15. What are the three longest years of a Michigan football player's life? His freshman year.

G O B U C K S !!!!!

I've seen most of those before, classics!

Those made my day!

I've heard some but those were definately some of the best ones yet!

Oh yeah! Great game, the way it should be! Troy Smith gets the Heisman, can't see any other result.

Could still meet the Wolverines in January, but I hope not. Not that they are not worthy, but you know, been there, done that, let's see who else wants to dance!

Wow, from about 3PM - 9 this state was pretty much closed (except for the bars). My son and I stopped at BW3's to pick up 2 dozen blazin, 2 dozen parm garlic and the sea of red in tha place was unbelievable. They had to have a line where no one could enter until someone left. So given their dining area max occ. is 150, they had to have had 200+ people there (outside, by the counter waiting for carry out).

Get to the party and watch Michigan drive it down with no problems.... thought "ok this game is going to suck".......

Yeah right, this was by far the most exciting football game I have watched.... welll.... since OSU took the Championship from Miami in Jan of '03.

I don't care who they play in Jan. in Phx. it can't possibly be more exciting.

(PS..... OCT 21 I talked about how OSU and Michigan could play twice..... this week everyone was talking about it..... lol.... and people thought I was nuts when I talked about it in Oct. People said it would never, could never happen.... It can..... probably not, USC has to lose and I don't see that happening.

That game was great, and I have the pictures from down on the field to prove it. :)
It was a huge sea of red inside the stadium and outside before and after the game. I've never seen anything like it with my own eyes.

I'll get around to posting the pictures sometime this week.

Congrats to OSU. Hell of a game.
The national championship should feature either USC, or the winner of Florida/Arkansas... not Michigan or Notre Dame. (my humble opinion)

I'd like USC.

Another team, another WIN!!!!



though spectacular... it wasn't a thumping

OSU vs. Florida or USC imo

Wow. I don't think I could breath in the second half at all. I certainly couldn't eat... Man was I nervous till the end.

You'd like roi see OSU give Michigan a thumping every year, but this year, I think the game was perfect, many have stated this was the National Championship right there, and it was played as such.

Had either team blown out the other it wouldn't have lived up to the hype, as it was played..... the game was every bit as tense and great as an OSU/Mich. game should be.

As for who to play...... I'd prefer Notre Dame, then Fla and finally USC if we can't get Michigan again. I think only Michigan will offer a close game. OSU will blow everyone else away.

This is why the BCS sucks. Michigan is clearly the number 2 team in the nation but they won't get to fight OSU for the title. The OSU/Michigan game was a classic. OSU would kill USC or FLA. I haven't looked at the latest BCS standings yet but I know that USC was a whole point behind Michigan going into the Cal game. I'm sorry, but OSU and Michigan 2 would be the best offering for a title game.

The only drawback to a rematch would be that the game would lose some of it's luster just because it's a rematch.

I'd still like a playoff system set up with the top 6 teams and any undefeated.

It's unfortunate that Michigan's "title" game was against OSU during the season, but tough. They had their chance against the Buckeyes, it's someone else's turn in the National Title Game. USC will get their chance if they win out and deservedly so. Wins over BCS ranked Arkansas, Notre Dame, Nebraska, and Cal would be better quality wins than Michigan over Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and 25th ranked Penn State.

Either way, OSU is the overwhelming favorite. Who knows though, everyone was giving USC the title last year before the Rose Bowl (including me) and you saw what happened.

Yeah....like I said....Michigan belongs in the title game :)

Another OSU vs. U of M game would be good, but if U of M wins this time, you still don't get a clear winner since both would have won one game.

Here are two pictures from the game:
http://static.flickr.com/121/310822153_0aeb32c88c_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/101/310822150_d574517b9f_b.jpg

Any clue who is gonna play OSU for the big game yet?

Thanks for the pics man...... just looking at the sea of Scarlet and how close you were makes me jealous.

Did you stop by High St. that night? I know they tore down a lot of the bars that made it famous but I'm sure it still has a few left and they were jammed.

Looks like it may be Florida, after all. I prefer it that way, let's beat someone we haven't already played this year! :) Guess we'll know for sure in about 20 minutes...

OK, Buckeye fans.... I just got back from the SEC Championship in the ATL and am here to report that you guys are going to have your hands full. I am picking the Gators.... but that's mainly because I've been a fan for 30 years.

I'll add some pics from my seats later. No need in too much smack talk yet cause we've got another month until the game.

I'm glad it's Florida rather than Michigan - for the simple reason that no No 1 team has had to beat 3 No 2 teams in a season to win it all. That will be a great achievement which would not be possible if we had to play Michigan again.

I wish they'd put in a playoff system. I'm so sick of the BCS. I'm not a Michigan fan by any means but they are IMO the 2nd best team in the nation. Sure I understand the point how they lost the Big Ten title yada yada yada...

Florida will put up a decent fight but I don't think it would be as big and fun game to watch as a rematch of OSU and Michigan.

I'm sorry but as a true Buckeye fan, I personally feel that watching OSU beat Michigan 2 times in 1 year would be a sports wet dream come true.

That would be like the Browns and Bengals sweeping Pittsburgh, the Indians sweeping a season against the Chisux or the Yankees, the Reds crushing the Cubs or Cards all season.

Those are all things that are possible in another reality but you'll never live to see them...... OSU spanking Michigan twice and once for the National Championship......

Good part is Fla. doesn't stand a chance.

Bad part is Michigan fans will be crying for years over how they were screwed..... actually, that's a plus...... Michigan Whiners... has a pretty sound to it.

I am for a playoff system as well. Soon as finals are over they should hit the road and play their butts off.

I'm curious to what the vote would have been if Michigan would have played later in the season. I'm still boggled by the huge vote turnaround but can't help but think it was out of sight, out of mind in the case of Michigan.

I'm also boggled by the fact that the OSU coach didn't vote. Sure his vote may not have been the deciding factor, but he voted every other time and on the one vote that he knew would be seen by the public.. he cops out. I fully believe he would rather not play Michigan again, because Michigan has the best chance of beating OSU. I think if a rematch were played, Michigan would come out on top.

Michigan got screwed. It's not their fault the dumb ass conference they are in doesn't have a championship game. That would be a good place for the conference to start. Set up a championship game.

The BCS is a good concept, but it will never work and never has. Did Florida earn the right to play in the championship? Sure, but so did Michigan. I guess this proves that whining and campaining can put you into the right bowl game. Urban Meyer supposedly hates the BCS system yet there he was whining about how Florida was overlooked and blah blah and voila.. he's in the championship.

God I hate Florida.

BTW, in case any of you wonder where my alliance stands.. it's with FSU. So I'm not biased in what I feel about this outcome.

What exactly was Tressel supposed to do? How was he supposed to vote?

If he had voted for Michigan and they got #2, some Buckeye fans would've hated him and considered him a traitor no matter what the reasoning. Plus, then Fla. has locker room inspiration if they get #2.

If he voted Fla. no matter what they got, people all over the country would have said he was scared to face Michigan again and so he chose the weaker team.... or they would have said that he was giving a former OSU coach the nod and staying loyal to Buckeye Alum.... or they would have said he hated Michigan that much... or a combo of any of those and others. And if Michigan had gotten #2, again it would have been locker room fodder.

Tressel was in a no-win situation, unless he did what he did.... not vote, basically telling everyone, "I don't think it's my place to pick who we play."

VERY SMART MAN.

I like what the players say and you know it comes from Tressel......

We're #1, why do we care who is #2...... We don't have to prove anything, #2 has to beat us.

How true, how very, fucking true.

So you're saying that Tressel was a coward? If he wasn't worried so much as the players repeat his words, then it wouldn't be a problem voting for Michigan. He should have just ponied up his balls and voted for who he thought was really #2. Fans be damned. I would think and hope that OSU fans wouldn't be so fickle as to hate their coach who has done a good job with their program just because he voted for a #2 team in the nation.

Obviously his vote didn't matter, so it's a bit of a moot point; but I still think he should have voted.

Then like I keep saying, all this crap can be avoided with a playoff.