Men's Rowing retains Wolverbuck Oar
How to start Ohio State Week right:
Michigan Men's Rowing, after an hour long fog delay this morning, claimed the
Wolverbuck Oar for a record-breaking 15th consecutive year by defeating the OSU men's crew
club. The streak stands as the longest winning streak by a Michigan team over an OSU team.
The oar will reclaim its rightful place in the IM building as the team heads indoors for winter
training. May the winning tradition continue this weekend:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:48 PM ^
Do you have a link to the specific race results? How did the frosh look?
November 20th, 2010 at 9:59 PM ^
I don't have time specific results just yet (coaches haven't released them just yet)
but frosh ran 3 boats in each of 2 flights and top frosh boat beat
OSU's two boats in each of those flights. This years frosh class looks to be one
of the best since the 2001 class that won IRA silver.
November 20th, 2010 at 9:52 PM ^
As a former AARC rower, it is clear to me that, at least as far as men's rowing goes, OSU sucketh.
They pretty much always have sucked, they still suck, and may they suck forever more.
Now maybe they can get some of that suckiness to rub off in the horseshoe.
November 20th, 2010 at 9:53 PM ^
That may be true on a program level, but the most well known US rower (and probably the most skilled) of this generation is an OSU alum, so they're not entirely worthless.
November 20th, 2010 at 10:03 PM ^
is a wolverine!
November 20th, 2010 at 10:09 PM ^
Give Pez a couple years before we start putting him up there. He still hasn't made the big stage yet like Warner and Hughes.
That being said, I'm pretty sure Pez is the coolest on that list.
November 20th, 2010 at 10:30 PM ^
We all know one great rower does not a great 8 make.
November 20th, 2010 at 10:22 PM ^
It's all relative. Over the last ten years or so Michigan's been head and shoulders the top club program in the country. I think it's harsh to say OSU sucks, they're a middling program, they just suck comparatively.
November 21st, 2010 at 8:17 AM ^
disagree. I was on the purdue crew team and I seem to remember kicking Michigan's ass all four years I was there, especially at Dad Vail's and the Head of the Elk. Michigan is one of the top but they are not UConn women's bball level of dominance.
November 21st, 2010 at 9:17 AM ^
That must have been a long time ago, b/c Michigan usually doesn't go to Dad Vails. And I can really remember only one year in the last 15 or so that Purdue won the Elk (not that the Elk really matters, its a fall race and pretty much a joke). Spoken like a true Purdue rowing alum to brag about winning the Elk.
November 21st, 2010 at 9:24 AM ^
2001-2005. IRA's during that time period pretty much came down to Purdue and Michigan. but thanks for ignoring basic facts like race results in your Michigan arrogance (which I have too...) It was hard rowing against Michigan, but I savored each win (I was a cox). Michigan has not always been the top club program. Purdue, ND, Marietta, Georgia Tech are just as good as Michigan.
I love your arrogance.
November 21st, 2010 at 9:51 AM ^
IRA's during that time period pretty much came down to Purdue and Michigan.
Thats all I need to hear haha.
2001 http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=671930&cat=1 Michigan over Purdue.
2002 http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=621692&cat=5 Michigan over Purdue.
2003 http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=500416&cat=2 Michigan over Purdue.
2004 I can't find a Purdue/Michigan 1v head to head. Michigan's 1v was not very good that year, so I'll assume Purdue won.
2005 http://www.dadvail.org/?
2005 Michigan won Dad Vail, and I'm pretty sure that was really the only year they sent a 1v (it usually conflicted with ECAC) of the years you mention.
I'm really interested into what memories you have of "Kicking Michigan's ass". Can you please elaborate? I mean if you were a cox of a lightweight varsity 4 or something, I guess its believable.
November 21st, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^
I weighed 115 during my undergrad at Purdue, what do you think I coxed. It definitely was not varsity HW 4's and 8's. That was for the fall distance season and in the spring sprint season I switched over to rowing stern on LW's 8's.
November 21st, 2010 at 10:13 AM ^
Michigan very rarely fields lightweight crews. When they do it is comprised of 2F level frosh and 3v guys that are light enough. There is no doubt in my mind that you beat many Michigan crews rowing lightweight.
That being said, no event at the IRA has ever come down to Michigan and Purdue. Especially not lightweight.
November 21st, 2010 at 10:25 AM ^
I did not know that about Michigan crew with regards to the lightweights. I had a couple high school friends with Michigan crew (one on the women's varsity and one was with the men's HW). They never talked to me about their lightweight crews.
Purdue does a decent job "recruiting" (about as well as you can recruit for a club team) cross country runners for coxwains and for light weight's. I guess that is where we are coming from.
November 23rd, 2010 at 12:16 PM ^
Thanks for the benefit of the doubt. I was from the 3F when I rowed lights my Freshman and Sophomore year. Yes, that's right I was from the 3F BOTH years. Boo ya!
November 21st, 2010 at 11:36 AM ^
2004 was the season not spoken of in michigan crew. there was no Michigan 1V at IRA that year.
November 20th, 2010 at 10:02 PM ^
It's not on the day of The Game this year? Wtf, that's a great tradition.
November 20th, 2010 at 10:04 PM ^
its because The Game is on thanksgiving weekend this year
normally it would be
November 21st, 2010 at 8:01 AM ^