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Game Thread THE GAME, Nov 29th, High Noon, ABC (It was a nice Time For War while it lasted)

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Here is a fun fact. In the past 10 games against each other, Ohio state has been ranked in the top 10 entering The Game 8 out of 10 times (12th once, and unranked another)...Michigan just once in 2006.

That's pathetic.

A ranked Ohio State team hasn't lost to Michigan since 2003.
An unranked Michigan hasn't beat Ohio State since 1993.
An unranked Michigan hasn't beat a ranked Ohio State in Columbus since 1950.

And it's not like they haven't had their chances since it seems we are always ranked now and they aren't. They've only been ranked twice in the last seven years (17th and 20th)

Just for fun...to flip it.
A ranked Michigan team hasn't lost to Ohio State since 2012
An unranked Ohio State hasn't beat Michigan since 2004 (we don't get many chances to do this, haha)
An unranked Ohio State hasn't beat a ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor since 2001 (what a game...and again we don't get these chances)

In general...it shows that when we are good, we beat Michigan. When we are bad, we beat Michigan. When Michigan is good, (which is almost never) we beat Michigan. When Michigan is bad, we beat Michigan.

So...in conclusion...we own the weasels!!! But we already knew that...

I'll throw Michigan a bone. The score combined over the past three games is 112-112.
But the three before that was 100-24.


I think this is going to break a few records.

Max points scored against Michigan:50
Max margin of victory: 38
Would also love to tie the record for fewest points we've given up :-)
 
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Sick of hearing about how many times scUM has ruined a good season;

Since WWII when OSU is undefeated (some ties are in here) going into The Game:

Woody
  1. 1954...W
  2. 1957...W
  3. 1961...W
  4. 1968...W
  5. 1969...L
  6. 1970...W
  7. 1973...T
  8. 1975...W
Earle Bruce
  1. 1979...W
John F Cooper
  1. 1993...L
  2. 1995...L
  3. 1996...L
Jim Tressel
  1. 2002...W
  2. 2006...W
Urban Meyer
  1. 2012...W
  2. 2013...W
That is 11-4-1 where I went to school and like always they have John Cooper to thank for it even being that good.

So next time you hear the "scUM always ruins Buckeye seasons" thing remember it's a function of the Cooper years and 1969.

Fuck *ichigan
 
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Great point, Jax. Obviously the reason is the 3 times in 4 years in the 90s. Still seems way too recent in my mind, but my kids don't know anything but total dominance in the Buckeyes' favor. Even my oldest, who is 15, wasn't old enough to remember (or care about) the 2003 game, so all she knows is the 2012 game when it comes to losing to SCUM. Hell, she's more concerned about Purdue than Michigan. But, she is PUMPED UP! The hate runs STRONG in her.
 
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