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Former Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler Dies
WXYZ, Detroit ^ | 11/17/06 | WXYZ TV

Posted on 11/17/2006 9:11:23 AM PST by Numbers Guy

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To: Always Right
If OSU fans were like Democrats they would be moaning that 'the timing is suspect'.

I must say that phrase was the first thing that entered my mind when I heard the news. RIP Bo!!! Thanks for all the joy of Meeechigan Football growing up, although obviously my collegiate allegiance has changed.

81 posted on 11/17/2006 10:34:53 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Ohioan from Florida

Mega-dittoes on that!


82 posted on 11/17/2006 10:35:01 AM PST by ajolympian2004
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To: Non-Sequitur

No kidding.

I bleed Boilermaker gold and black, but consider myself so extremely fortunate to have grown up watching the yearly Bo/Woody showdowns, not to mention their bowl games. I bet they will be sitting together in heaven (at least I think that's where Woody wound up!) watching the game tomorrow.

Bo always reminded me of my uncle, who was a football coach in Ohio and had a heart problem which kept him out of the service and eventually killed him much too early. He even looked a lot like Bo.

RIP, Bo, from a Purdue Boilermaker. RIP to Woody, too, since we didn't have message boards back then.


83 posted on 11/17/2006 10:35:06 AM PST by IN Farm Girl (Hoosier by birth, Boilermaker by the grace of God)
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To: ajolympian2004

From an Ohio State fanatic, RIP to a great coach.

Dittos to that! The Woody-Bo rivalry was one for the history books! (Wearing my scarlet and gray today with my buckeye necklace!)


84 posted on 11/17/2006 10:35:44 AM PST by Polyxene (For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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To: Numbers Guy
Bo is home with Woody now. I can just see them - Bo in his blue hat with the maize M and Woody in his grey hat with the red O.
85 posted on 11/17/2006 10:35:46 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: Give therapeutic violence a chance!)
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To: Rummyfan

Bo no doubt is now occupying "That Cloud Up North."


86 posted on 11/17/2006 10:36:45 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

LOL!


87 posted on 11/17/2006 10:39:38 AM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: Thebaddog

"I'm a Michigan grad married to an OSU grad."

Are you and your wife starring in an ESPN commercial?


88 posted on 11/17/2006 10:39:52 AM PST by CSM (Americans are getting more and more childish and looking for Big Mommy to take care of them.)
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To: Polyxene; All
This is dedicated to the memory of Bo Schembechler...

The Ohio State University marching band!


"Hang on Sloopy" (audio)
http://www.osu.edu/download/sloopy.mp3

89 posted on 11/17/2006 10:40:47 AM PST by ajolympian2004
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To: Rummyfan

Bump for Bo and Woody!


90 posted on 11/17/2006 10:42:01 AM PST by roses of sharon
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To: Ohioan from Florida

Article quotes his age as 77.


91 posted on 11/17/2006 10:42:20 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: Give therapeutic violence a chance!)
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To: Non-Sequitur
...and hopefully Woody and Bo will be able to watch this game together

I'd love to hear THAT post-game analysis.

Woody: "What the heck are they doing passing on first down? We NEVER passed on first down."

Bo: "They pass a lot now, Woodrow. The game has changed..."

Woody: "Oh, ferchissakes!..."

St. Peter: "Hey! Watch that!"

Woody: "Oops, sorry! Forgot where I was."

92 posted on 11/17/2006 10:43:16 AM PST by Tall_Texan ("Journalislam" - reporting about murderous extremists as if they are moral equivalents.)
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To: ajolympian2004

My own biased opinion is that Hail to the Victors is the best fight song in all of college sports, even better than the Notre Dame song. But even this Michigan backer will admit that few traditions in the college game are more impressive than Script Ohio.


93 posted on 11/17/2006 10:44:07 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Tall_Texan

LOL!!!


94 posted on 11/17/2006 10:44:29 AM PST by ajolympian2004
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To: Tall_Texan

I believe Woody was the one who said, "Three things can happen when you throw the football. And two of them are bad."


95 posted on 11/17/2006 10:45:36 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Numbers Guy
You will be missed Bo, rest in Heavenly peace.

The most winningest, storied team in the the history of college football will carry on with you in mind.

Sure, the sport lost a great coach but the real loss is that society lost a goliath of a man.

96 posted on 11/17/2006 10:47:28 AM PST by quantim (Universally incurable => Senators that think they should be President.)
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To: Non-Sequitur

I thought that was Darryl Royal who said that.

Of course to me that quote never made sense. When you run the ball, you can get tackled for a loss, or fumble the ball.


97 posted on 11/17/2006 10:49:06 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Numbers Guy

Rest in Peace Bo.
GO WOLVERINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



What's the only sign of intelligent life in Columbus?
Ann Arbor: 187 Miles
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What does the average University of Ohio student get on his SAT?
Drool
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How do you g et a Ohio Graduate off your front porch?
Pay him for the pizza

Why is ice no longer available at Ohio football games?
Because the senior who knew the recipe finally graduated.
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What are the three longest years of a Ohio football player's life?
His freshman year.


98 posted on 11/17/2006 10:56:08 AM PST by sweetiepiezer (A CARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE VRWC!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: sweetiepiezer

I hate to burst your bubble, but Univ. of Ohio is in Athens, not Columbus.


99 posted on 11/17/2006 10:58:47 AM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: Numbers Guy

They don't make 'em like Bo and Woody any more. Bo was a good guy. RIP.


100 posted on 11/17/2006 11:01:09 AM PST by Bosco (Remember how you felt on September 11?)
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