THE GAME: #3 Michigan @ #2 Ohio State

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[bondom34]

O-H

[goober]

let's go blue

[OsuCavsfan103]

OSU has absolutely dominated Michigan the last 16 years overall, I see no reason why it stops this week with all that's on the line and being at Ohio State.

GO BUCKEYES!

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I couldn't be more stoked for this game. I LOVE that it's an early game too, I love waking up and having competitive rivalry football first thing in the morning.

[Wannabe MEP]

1. Home-field advantage to OSU
2. QB advantage to OSU because of Speight's questionable health
3. Playing-better-right-now advantage to OSU: Michigan is coming off its two worst weeks of the season

So...OSU is the clear favorite. However, I could see defense winning most battles on both sides of the ball. If this is a defensive bloodbath, this could go either way, and might down to a few key (quirky?) plays: turnovers, blocked punts, 4th down conversions, etc.

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1. Home-field advantage to OSU
2. QB advantage to OSU because of Speight's questionable health
3. Playing-better-right-now advantage to OSU: Michigan is coming off its two worst weeks of the season

So...OSU is the clear favorite. However, I could see defense winning most battles on both sides of the ball. If this is a defensive bloodbath, this could go either way, and might down to a few key (quirky?) plays: turnovers, blocked punts, 4th down conversions, etc.

Just about everything points to OSU winning this. And to be honest, I don't really care either way, I just love rivalry games. But for some reason, something in my gut tells me that Michigan wins this one.

[Cactus Jack]

Ohio state fans are too obnoxious for my liking. Never liked that school. Plus I always had a soft spot for Michigan due to my high school having the same name "Wolverines" & same colors. Greatest football uniforms! Go Blue!!!

[Cactus Jack]

But for some reason, something in my gut tells me that Michigan wins this one.

I hope your right. Didn't you pick the Redskins tho?

[El Turco]

osu is clearly the better team and the superior program, inexperience of the squad scared me all season but they rose up to the challenge every time. i actually feel better about this game than i did about msu, michigan wont sneak up on them.

should be helluva atmosphere, 06 game was during my junior year and that whole week was tits.

[bwgood77]

Is this the highest ranked the two teams combined have ever been ranked?

[El Turco]

2006 game was #1 vs. #2

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Lets get this show on the road already!

[Cactus Jack]

Go Blue!

[bleu]

Go Blue!

I'm somewhat impartial, I don't really love or hate either of these schools. But for the sake of not having some bull **** playoff where somehow two B1G schools sneak in, lets go Michigan!

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Somebody wanna tell the Michigan defense that the game started?

[Cactus Jack]

Go Blue!

I'm somewhat impartial, I don't really love or hate either of these schools. But for the sake of not having some bull **** playoff where somehow two B1G schools sneak in, lets go Michigan!

Smart choice. I'd love to see OSU fans salty over their team not getting in over a team like Washington. That would really make my day.

[Cactus Jack]

No flag?

[El Turco]

you can tell jt is couple tiers above his counterpart but gotta avoid mental mistakes like missing short field goals.

[Wannabe MEP]

you can tell jt is couple tiers above his counterpart

Hmm...91 yards passing to 40 yards passing.