Posted on 11/13/2006 1:31:13 PM PST by meandog
THIS WEEK Top-ranked and unbeaten Ohio State returns home this week to conclude the regular season against second-ranked and unbeaten Michigan.
This will be the second time this year that Buckeyes have been involved in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash. Ohio State was No. 1 and Texas No. 2 when the two teams met in Austin Sept. 9 in a game won 24-7 by coach Jim Tressel's Buckeyes.
On the line this week are both undisputed possession of the Big Ten title and a spot in the Bowl Championship Series title game on Jan. 8, 2007.
This week's game will be televised by ABC and will kickoff at 3:45 p.m., EST, in sold-out Ohio Stadium. A record crowd of more than 106,000 is expected to be on hand for the 103rd meeting between the two traditional powerhouses.
In addition to ABC, College GameDay will be on campus for the second time this year and the list of national media includes representatives from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix San Diego, St. Louis, St. Petersburg and Manchester, N.H., just to name a few who are on hand to witness what has come to be regarded as the greatest rivalry in sports.
Bowl representatives in town include the BCS Title Game, the Fiesta Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.
WBNS Radio, the flagship station for the Ohio State radio network will carry the game on the 73-station Ohio State Radio Network. The game can be heard, too on the USA Radio Network and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Both teams are 11-0 on the year and own spotless 7-0 records in the Big Ten. Ohio State is coming off a 54-10 drubbing of Northwestern and owns the nation's longest winning streak with 18 consecutive victories. The Buckeyes have won 13 consecutive Big Ten games and are unbeaten in their last 11 home games.
Michigan, a 34-3 winner over Indiana on Saturday is 4-0 on the road this year.
SENIOR DAY Ohio State's 19 seniors, 16 of whom are in their fifth year, will be introduced to the Ohio Stadium crowd Saturday and will meet with their families at midfield prior to the game. During the past four year, this class has a combined record of 40-8, will have played in four bowl games, including three BCS games, and has shared one Big Ten title.
TUNNEL OF PRIDE As has become the tradition in recent years for the Michigan game, former Ohio State football players will form a tunnel of pride for the Buckeyes to run through when they enter the field before the game. The list of returnees includes 94-year-old William H. "Tippy" Dye (1934-36). Tippy, who later served as the Buckeyes head basketball coach and was athletics director at Northwestern, currently lives in Los Angeles.
Can't wait until "Big Blue" turns that Tunnel of Pride into one of shame.
BWHAHAHAHA!
GO BLUE!
I'll be thinking of you while we KICK YOUR BUTT! :)
YAAAWWWNNNN. Is that what you said 4 of the past 5 years too?
Cooper left O State years ago.
Too bad this game can't end in a tie.
Who?
McCainiacs for Michigan.
For the rest of us, in Jim Tressel we trust.
Fear the sweatervest.
Go Buckeyes
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME |
| 09/02 | W 35-12 | |
| 09/09 | W 24-7 | |
| 09/16 | W 37-7 | |
| 09/23 | W 28-6 | |
| 09/30 | W 38-17 | |
| 10/07 | W 35-7 | |
| 10/14 | W 38-7 | |
| 10/21 | W 44-3 | |
| 10/28 | W 44-0 | |
| 11/04 | W 17-10 | |
| 11/11 | W 54-10 | |
| 11/18 | 3:30 PM |
Can't figure out who to root for in this one.
(In my weaker moments I'm tempted to root for a sinkhole to swallow the stadium.)
LOL
Keep dreaming...
Is that you Soon-to-Be 1-5 Lloyd Carr?
Whoever wins this game will lose to USC!
TROJANS ARE SUPREME.
And, as usual..ABC/ESPN will be too busy showing endless commericals and insipid promos to allow us to see the "dotting of the "I"
And, as usual..ABC/ESPN will be too busy showing endless commericals and insipid promos to allow us to see the "dotting of the "I"
I have to wonder, next year how many of their seniors will be in their sixth year? LOL
UM fans know it, too.
Have a nice week.
The Trojans are full of wholes and may not even get by Cal or ND.
My only regret about this game is that Ohio State won't win this game in the wHoreHouse on the Huron.
They'll just have to be satisfied with winning it at Columbus.
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