How many of us knew that once Woody acknowledged getting MSU on probation?
November 7th, 2023 at 2:19 PM ^
I'm old enough to remember it. That Woody was a real bastard. Darryl Rogers (the soon-to-be MSU coach) was a less charming version of Mark Dantonio.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:23 PM ^
In 1974, Levi Jackson ran 88 yards late in the 4th quarter leading MSU to a 16-13 upset in East Lansing. After the game Woody Hayes said MSU was up to no good and he was going to have a chat with Big 10 commissioner Wayne Duke.
The-following season MSU coach Denny Stolz was forced to resign.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:21 PM ^
I know he tried to collapse a kids trachea. With all likelyhood ending said kids life if successful.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:26 PM ^
The difference between Hayes and Day is that Woody acknowledged it.
The other difference is that that era's MSU deserved it.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:27 PM ^
I remember. My first Michigan game was November 22, 1969. I was a young boy whose parents had left him home alone. I turned on the new Zenith color console television and manually turned the dial to channel 7 (ABC). I saw a fat man in a white short-sleeved shirt who looked like a mean S.O.B. Ever since that day, I've been hooked for life.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:30 PM ^
I posted about this four days ago. Woody did it after MSU upset OSU in the '74 game.
Difference between Day and Woody is that while Day says "No comment", Woody was proud about it and bragged about doing it.
And, the other difference was that MSU richly deserved it, committing multiple major violations, with over 70 instances of improper recruiting, payments to athletes and improper fundraising.
I remember it well.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:50 PM ^
Stolz was dirty.
November 7th, 2023 at 10:43 PM ^
Woody went on to have an 9-2-1 record, losing to Michigan 22-0
That's what I got out of this link.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:36 PM ^
Woody hated you but he told you to your face … Woody would be telling day to stop being a whining bitch and beat Meechigan on the field
November 7th, 2023 at 2:44 PM ^
I posted this last week in response to a post claiming B1G teams didn’t do this back in the olden days.
BTW, MSU beat Ohio State in 1971, 1972 & 1974. In 1972 & 1974, it was the only regular season loss for the Buckeyes. They were ranked #1 in 1974 when they lost to MSU.
Woody was not happy and got his revenge.
November 7th, 2023 at 2:47 PM ^
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November 7th, 2023 at 3:18 PM ^
I mean, msu got itself in trouble. Woody just pointed out the obvious.
November 7th, 2023 at 4:22 PM ^
MSU was perpetually in trouble. I'll give Groucho Mark one thing, and one thing only: He was the only MSU football coach ever to win a Big Ten title without either (i) the MSU athletic department being on NCAA or Big 10 probation at the time, or (ii) the MSU athletic department later going on probation as a result of violations during the title year. Look it up. Amazing but true. Not Biggie, not Duffy, not Rodgers, not Perles. None of them.
November 7th, 2023 at 5:52 PM ^
Good ol d-bagtonio should have been on probation a couple of times for all of the underhanded shit he pulled.....
November 7th, 2023 at 4:55 PM ^
Woody made a great villain. Loved it when asked why he went for 2, response because he couldnt go for 3. These are the things that make a great rivalry.
November 7th, 2023 at 5:12 PM ^
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November 7th, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
This is like a guy with 100 pounds of fentanyl in his car calling 911 about a car that is going 5 over. It’s so absurd there is no other read here. They are taking Harbaugh down (at least trying)