Ohio St vs Michigan Future?
August 26th, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
In 2001, Texas was again snake bitten by the “rematch” when they beat Colorado convincingly 41-7 in the regular season but then had to face the Buffaloes again in the championship game and this time lost 39-37.
This just about proves why having a rematch sucks... you destroy someone 41-7 and yet you don't win the conference because you lost to them by two in the tittle game. Who gets the bragging rights? We killed you the first time but we lost when it really counted... DUMB!
August 26th, 2010 at 9:59 PM ^
The collapse of the Oklahoma-Nebraska rivalry is the most compelling comparison for me. Of course, they didn't have the guaranteed crossover, but being placed in different divisions clearly contributed to the diminishment of a once classic rivalry.
This isn't to say that shifting the game will somehow diminish the feelings between the two schools. However, a loss in the game should be crushing*, not something a team can bounce back from with a few hot weeks.
*Even in the current arrangement, this isn't always the case. In 2004, UM lost and still ended up in the Rose Bowl.
August 27th, 2010 at 12:03 AM ^
Anyone else feel like Phil Steele's writing style can best be described as "rambling?" Maybe it's just because everytime I read his writing I imagine him in his interviews talking at 100mph.
September 1st, 2010 at 6:12 PM ^
Since we really can't do anything about it we just have to hope for the best and let the pieces fall where they may. Playing TUOS twice a season means that 1) we've had a really solid season and 2) A chance at a BCS bowl game. I can't see how that's a bad thing in anyones eyes.
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