What was your favorite memory of The Game?
We're all in a shitty mood about the 2013 team and the very low likelihood of victory on Saturday. I get it. So in the hopes of generating some kind of positive conversation, I thought we could at least talk about some of the good times in this rivalry. It's not going to change Saturday's outcome, but it's sure more fun to talk about than Al Borges's gameplans.
My favorite memory was the 1997 game. Senior year, huge season after 3 straight years of mediocrity and another in a line of great OSU teams from the mid-late 90's waiting in the final game of the season. Besides the obvious (Woodson's punt return and INT, the D-Line playing out of its mind in the 4th quarter, celebrating all night afterwards), one idiotic memory will always stick with me from that day.
I got to the game 3 hours early with two of my friends just to get seats in the front row of the student section (right around the 10 yard line). We then inexplicably gave our tickets away to a complete stranger 90 minutes before kickoff - a random dude on the field who said he was a former Michigan captain looking to get a couple of his buddies into the stadium and that he would bring the tickets right back
We never got the tickets back (shocking, I know) and proceeded to sit through the entire game nervous about both the outcome and whether the ushers would kick us out of the stadium (not sure what they're like today, but during my senior year especially, the ushers in the student section were anal as hell). We spent the whole game in someone else's assigned seats even after giving our tickets away, and we did so at the biggest home game since 1969. To this day I still don't know how we didn't get kicked out. Instead, we had a front row seat for a classic game and were among the first to rush the field after it was over.
If you've got some good stories to share, please do so. Anything beats another post about the misery of this season right now.
November 26th, 2013 at 9:35 AM ^
I have only been to three Ohio State games - '87 (freshman year); 89' (junior year) and then 2001. We went 1-2 in those games. I'm starting to think that I should not go to any more games because we always lose (since I was a student). This includes 0-3 at Kinnick, 0-1 in the Rose Bowl, 0-1 at Illinois. We do have some wins where I have been in attendance recently, but things just suck usually when I go :(
November 26th, 2013 at 10:08 AM ^
'97. Sitting in a silent crowd when the game was in question, the Victors was being sung quietly, then louder, then louder... When Woodson got that interception it was a freaking mad house. Me and my Dad stuck around for the Big Ten champion ceremony...then we had lunch at Casey's. My Dad died last December and this is one of my best memories with him.
November 26th, 2013 at 10:57 AM ^
declartion stating he wanted Cooper to lose his job...such a fun time
November 26th, 2013 at 11:36 AM ^
I am one of the few Ohio boys on the board who grew up a Michigan fan and went to school there. My first OSU-Michigan game was the dreaded 13-13 tie. I was miserable. Someone HAS to win this game. Second game, Michigan got hammered.
My last game, Senior year, I saw the big blue beat OSU 13-9. The DB slipped and Tai Streets goes about 80 yards for the TD. Nothing will compare to that game for me. Awesome.
Thank you Tai and Brian Griese for making the ending to my Senior year perfect!
November 26th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
Sitting with my Dad. I remember the whole stadium stomping their boots (it was pretty cold) , stadium was shaking... then as OSU was driving in the 4th quarter... suddenly... Tom Dardin interception... Crowd went wild...Woody went nuts, we were all practically crying... never forget that moment. At 12 years old I knew there was a god.
November 26th, 2013 at 12:24 PM ^
When we used to win it. Is it still a rivalry if we lose this weekend? That would make only 1 win in 10 meetings!
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November 26th, 2013 at 1:04 PM ^
1985 - Harbaugh to Kolesar for 67 yard touchdown to lock up a 27-17 victory. That was my first Michigan - OSU game ever.
1993 - Michigan 28, OSU 0. Bucks were in the midst of a 3 year losing streak during the start of the Cooper era (miss ya big guy!) and came into this game 9-0-1, ranked 5th in the country, and needing a win to send themselves to Pasedena, which everyone expected. The Ohio faithful that day were particularly loud and obnoxious pre-game given the last few years of futility. Watching them file out of Michigan Stadium early was good times.