Well, this seals it. Following last year's midfield staredown, the players from Ohio State and Michigan got together to exchange mean looks and perhaps a good joke or two a half-hour before kickoff. Brad Nessler and Paul Maguire thought it was absolutely crazy! And hey, those fellows are in Columbus. Maybe it
was more intense than it looked on TV.
I hope so. On TV, this looks more like a formality than sincere mob war. Honestly, the fight in the video for Michael Jackson's "Beat It" seemed more vicious than this. You can't blame the Buckeyes for being bored, given Michigan's fall from grace decency. And the Wolverines just want the season to end, I'm sure. But if this
does become an annual tradition, and it has lost its visceral intensity in the second year? Well, I just can't wait until 2030 when the teams get together to ask each other why they even bother any more.
Luckily for us, the game has offered a touch of intensity when angry Buckeye backer James Laurinaitis leveled Michigan QB Nick Sheridan on a third-and-long. If we can't have competitiveness, we'll take conflict. Like the Wolverines screaming at their coaches.
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I like Ohio States chances to go to the Rose Bowl because I dont think Penn State is going to win today. The main reason I commented however, has to do with #28. There is a nasty rumor he likes running out of bounds instead of making contact. This will be a death nil when draft day rolls around. Films dont lie. Coaches will notice this and he may fall to the 2nd or 3rd round which will cost him money. I really hope for his sake its not true.
Ted_phin
by ted_phin on Nov 22, 2008 2:25 PM EST reply actions
I like Ohio States chances to go to the Rose Bowl because I dont think Penn State is going to win today. The main reason I commented however, has to do with #28. There is a nasty rumor he likes running out of bounds instead of making contact. This will be a death nil when draft day rolls around. Films dont lie. Coaches will notice this and he may fall to the 2nd or 3rd round which will cost him money. I really hope for his sake its not true.
Ted_phin
by ted_phin on Nov 22, 2008 2:26 PM EST reply actions
So this is what I have been missing by not reading Ziller’s blog. I feel so empty now.
by Sexy Pete on Nov 22, 2008 4:27 PM EST reply actions
lame…very lame
by JimB on Nov 22, 2008 4:36 PM EST reply actions
Where have you gone, Woody Woodrow Hayes?
by flash19901 on Nov 22, 2008 5:23 PM EST reply actions
yawn
by RaiderWolf on Nov 22, 2008 5:55 PM EST reply actions
After ten decades of intense rivalry, we’re told it’s a bore because some gentleman named Tom Ziller thinks it’s "insufferable." Whatever.
If someone else wants to watch Texas Tech or Utah, then be my guest. I for one have seen my share of flavors of the month come and go, and I’m not impressed.
By the way..did anyone see the once mighty Miami Hurricanes lose by three TD’s the other night?
Case closed.
by suiluj on Nov 22, 2008 6:41 PM EST reply actions
After ten decades of intense rivalry, we’re told it’s a bore because some gentleman named Tom Ziller thinks it’s "insufferable." Whatever.
If someone else wants to watch Texas Tech or Utah, then be my guest. I for one have seen my share of flavors of the month come and go, and I’m not impressed.
By the way..did anyone see the once mighty Miami Hurricanes lose by three TD’s the other night?
Case closed.
by suiluj on Nov 22, 2008 6:42 PM EST reply actions
I just lost two minutes of my life reading this drivel. Well make that three.
by Buck-O on Nov 22, 2008 8:02 PM EST reply actions
When Tom Ziller speaks, your woman freaks.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Nov 22, 2008 8:45 PM EST reply actions
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