Posted on 11/18/2006 4:50:32 PM PST by ajolympian2004
Troy Smith and Ohio State did it all, overwhelming Michigan with offense, winning the Big Ten title and streaking into the national title game.
The Wolverines may have another shot at the Buckeyes though -- they, too, can still make it to the BCS title game in Arizona.
Smith and the top-ranked Buckeyes put their dazzling speed on display with a barrage of big plays, and they needed every one of them to beat an inspired Michigan team, 42-39 on Saturday. The Game of the Century, the first 1 vs. 2 matchup in this storied rivalry, was played a day after Michigan lost one of its legends in Bo Schembechler.
The feisty and revered former Michigan coach died Friday, and the top two teams in the nation couldn't have honored his memory with a better game -- though it wasn't the type of football that Bo and Woody Hayes played when they were coaching.
Two defenses that came in allowing 20 points per game combined were unable to stop each other's attack, making the 103rd Ohio State-Michigan meeting the second-highest scoring game in the series.
It was surely one of the most entertaining.
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The Ohio State University marching band!
"Hang on Sloopy"
http://www.osu.edu/download/sloopy.mp3
Official band website -
http://tbdbitl.osu.edu/
I think this was the best Ohio State - Michigan game of all-time IMHO. Of course I've only been watching it since 1972 (missed 1977).
Might be. THey mentioned during the game that his dad is going to be proud of him as though he was a former player.
OMG what a picture. That picture must have been from after ABC went off the air.
Ohio State fans celebrate on the field Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 after Ohio State beat Michigan 42-39, in Columbus, Ohio.
But the only thing that scares me about the game is that in a rivalry game, records don't matter. I expect FSU to be fired up, and if we aren't ready, we could stumble out of there with an "L".
If anyone wants to see a re-match of these two teams they need to buy a ticket to next years game in Ann Arbor.
It's huge in that only losing by 3 makes a much stronger case for a rematch than if Michigan lost by 11.
Ohio State fan celebrate on the field Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 after a college football game between top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State beat Michigan, 42-39.
Maybe we should say a prayer for the Columbus Police Department. LOL!
Michigan players walk off the field after Ohio State beat Michigan, 42-39, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
Glum Michigan fans watch as Ohio State football fans celebrate on the field after Ohio State beat Michigan 42-39 in a college football game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006.
Upset Alert!!!!
Cincinnati 10
Rutgers 0
10:50 2nd Quarter
Shut out at home 30 to nothing last week against Wake, taken to the end by Western Michigan, pushed by Troy......this is Tallahasee Leon, not FSU.
Ohio State's Ted Ginn Jr. catches a touchdown pass in the end zone against Michigan cornerback Leon Hall Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 during the second quarter of a college football game in Columbus, Ohio.
ABC went out of their way to show just about every Michigan fan at that game....don't recall them doing that for buckeye fans last year.
17 - 0 Cincinnati!!!
I'm glad I taped this game.
UH OH!!!!!
Looks like an excellent day all around for the Ohio teams today.
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