ttun Shenanigans and Arguments (2015 official thread)

[Jaxbuck]

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

Just you people remember, when I graduated from Michigan in 1923, we were 15-3-2 against you and had outscored you by a combined 423-62 in all games played to that point. Nearly half of that 62 came in two games!

Finally... Scoreboard, Bitch!
86 NOTHING in 1902. Ha!

Scoreboard, Bitch!

 

[colobuck79]

 

[kujirakira]

The reason they're the "winningest" team of all-time is that they played [Mark May] teams for their first several decades of existence. Here's a sampling of the high school, athletic club, and military unit teams they played:

Albion, American Medical, Ann Arbor HS, Beloit, Camp Grant, Carlisle Indian School, Carroll, Case Institute of Technology, Chicago Harvard Club, Cleveland AA, Detroit, Detroit AC, Detroit Independents AC, Drake, Ferris St, Grand Rapids HS, Great Lakes NTS, Hillsdale, Iowa Navy Pre-Flight, Kalamazoo, Kenyon, Lake Forest, Lake Forest/Rush Medical, Lawrence, Michigan AA, Michigan Alumni, Michigan Military Academy, Ohio Wesleyan, Olivet, Peninsular Club, Physicians & Surgeons, Quantico Marines, Racine, Stevens Tech, University Club of Chicago, Wabash, Wesleyan, Western Reserve, Windsor Club.

The vast majority of these were played in the 1800s and early 1900s.

Don't forget that in that time period they also played many more games than the other Conference members (limited to 5/year while Yost scheduled 13 in 1905)... which is the underlying reason for scUM getting kicked out in 1908, and not allowed back in until 1917 when the Conference numbers had risen a little and Yost's scheduling fervor had dwindled significantly.

 

[Dryden]

America's first astronaut.

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

That's only if they go to the side of the visitor's end zone...

 

[Poe McKnoe]

 

[maximumblitz]

The reason they're the "winningest" team of all-time is that they played [Mark May] teams for their first several decades of existence. Here's a sampling of the high school, athletic club, and military unit teams they played:

Albion, American Medical, Ann Arbor HS, Beloit, Camp Grant, Carlisle Indian School, Carroll, Case Institute of Technology, Chicago Harvard Club, Cleveland AA, Detroit, Detroit AC, Detroit Independents AC, Drake, Ferris St, Grand Rapids HS, Great Lakes NTS, Hillsdale, Iowa Navy Pre-Flight, Kalamazoo, Kenyon, Lake Forest, Lake Forest/Rush Medical, Lawrence, Michigan AA, Michigan Alumni, Michigan Military Academy, Ohio Wesleyan, Olivet, Peninsular Club, Physicians & Surgeons, Quantico Marines, Racine, Stevens Tech, University Club of Chicago, Wabash, Wesleyan, Western Reserve, Windsor Club.

The vast majority of these were played in the 1800s and early 1900s.

Ummmm, careful. I happen to know there is a trophy on display at Case Institute commemorating their win over tOSU. Maybe just leave them off the list.

As for "Grand Rapids HS" and some of the others, I accept your point.

 

[Zurp]

Ummmm, careful. I happen to know there is a trophy on display at Case Institute commemorating their win over tOSU. Maybe just leave them off the list.

As for "Grand Rapids HS" and some of the others, I accept your point.

Case and Western Reserve combined have a .500 record against Ohio State. I say Ohio State should schedule them again so that the record will go over .500 for the good guys. Of course, as an alumnus of CWRU, I'd have to root for the Spartans.

 

[cincibuck]

Case and Western Reserve combined have a .500 record against Ohio State. I say Ohio State should schedule them again so that the record will go over .500 for the good guys. Of course, as an alumnus of CWRU, I'd have to root for the Spartans.

Yep, now each win by the Bucks would be a "twofer."

Recently finished Revsine's book on the origins of college football, with a special focus on Pat O'Day of Wisconsin. The book reveals sides to the background of Yost and Stagg that make me wonder why anyone, especially any university, would want to honor them.

 

[Zurp]

Yep, now each win by the Bucks would be a "twofer."

Recently finished Revsine's book on the origins of college football, with a special focus on Pat O'Day of Wisconsin. The book reveals sides to the background of Yost and Stagg that make me wonder why anyone, especially any university, would want to honor them.

Interesting. I don't read books. (I barely know how to read.) Maybe I'll try that one out.
Are you saying that Paterno's name should go back onto the Big Ten Champions' trophy, in place of Stagg? Or should it just be nameless?

 

[kujirakira]

Clearly it should have Ferentz' name on it....