got into it with a mod on GBW... after he made some remark about Ohio State fans being overly obsessed with beating M, i called him out on his outrageous post count as evidence of his own obsession. he challenged me to prove how his obsession with all things M had anything to do with beating Ohio State, and even went so far as to say that if i DO prove it, he would never post there again. unfortunately, before i could send my reply, he locked the thread, so, in order to get this off my chest, i'm posting my response here for the record.
first off, when did i ever say that you were obsessed with M-OSU? you are quite obviously obsessed with M, as evidenced by your 10,000+ posts on an M sports message board.
however, i'm going to take a different tack here.
the bottom line is that this is a SPORTS message board, specifically a college football board, and even more specifically a board for all things M. you are an M fan. M is your mecca, as you yourself said. NOW, one thing is 100% certain about any fan of, or indeed any player or coach for Ohio State or Michigan. that certainty is that THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME of EVERY SEASON IS THE LAST GAME against Michigan or Ohio State respectively.
when it comes to college football the very name Michigan evokes images of the winged helmets, and Desmond Howard's Heisman pose, and thoughts of championships and Rose Bowls. the goal of EVERY Michigan team, in EVERY sport, in EVERY year is to WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS. in order for Michigan to achieve the goal of being "The Leaders and the Best," and in order for "Those who stay" to actually BE Champions, the penultimate game on the schedule every year is the struggle against Ohio State. of course, sometimes, very rarely, stuff happens, and the last game does not have a direct impact on the Big Ten Championship, but in the vast majority of Big Ten seasons, the crown is determined by the result of The Game. there have been 90-something Big Ten seasons, and M and Ohio State have claimed 70 of those 90-some crowns. in addition, more often than not, even in the years in which either Ohio State or Michigan are already out of the running, an upset in The Game has allowed one of the Little Eight to snatch the title. this is THE Game. this is for ALL THE MARBLES. but this is not just for the Big Ten Crown. The Game, more often than not, also has a direct impact in determining the winner of the National Championship. this was the case this year, but also in 2003, 2002, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1993, 1979, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, and even further back than that...
in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, there are two running clocks: on one is the countdown to the next game; on the other is a countdown to the next edition of The Game. and as Bo said last Monday, "do you think we just started preparing for Ohio State this week? We do something to beat Ohio State EVERY DAY. do you think they ignored us all year and just went about their business? NO."
so you ask me to prove that the fact that you have 10,000+ posts here is any indication that you are obsessed with beating Ohio State? i would pose to you that if you are NOT obsessed with beating Ohio State, then your claims of bleeding Maize and Blue, and being a Michigan Man, and Ann Arbor being your Mecca, and all that other hyperbolic crap all ring hollow.
EVERY Michigan Football Championship runs through Columbus. if you want to call yourself a Michigan fan, you damn well BETTER be obsessed with beating Ohio State. if not, all that other stuff is just fake, plastic window dressing.
have a nice day.
