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.
http://www.scottkropko.com/michigan_still_sucks.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRc6MsMu4HY
Got this email with the links from my son-in-law and daughter. Pass them on, the U-Tube one is really amazing.
GO BUCKS!
Please thank your kids for their service to our country!
Will do. Thanks, Lisa. :)
hmmmmm............
Could be.......
Good luck
GO BUCKEYES!! Troy Smith's gonna look good holding that Heisman. And that National Championship trophy.
BTTT
Game time.
WOW! WHAT A GAME! They were definitely #1 and #2 in the nation!
BTW, I am a Clemson grad and fan. But this was this was one of the best college games I have seen.
Lloyd Carr looked like John Kerry out there but that Henne kid is very impressive.
The Trojans are not very prophylactic this season.
Oh Yea????????????????
Buckeyes Are Number ONE...ONE!!!!!
Cincinnati 30, Rutgers 3
Well it's all over but the crying now.
Buckeyes #1 and heading to Glendale.
Possibly, but probably not likely for a rematch with scUM.
Thank you come again.
Illinois is just a tad better than Testical Tech.
But they're getting "better and better" according to their coach.
you missed my sarcasm.
Illinois is getting better from what I saw.
They were as good as Penn State or Iowa for goodness sakes.
Llllloyd Carr looked like John KerryI wasn't the only one that noticed that I guess:
Separated at birth?
-Eric
The SEC rules.
GO GATORS!
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