Ohio State uses "TUN" on the schedule for the NC Trophy
Ohio State really got us this time! Instead of putting "Michigan" on the schedule of their National Championship trophy, they really showed us by putting "TUN". Ouch.
/s
Story:
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/09/ohio_states_2014_national_cham.html
Tweet:
Ohio State's 2014 National Championship trophy leaves Michigan's name off the opponent list: Buckeye Breakfast http://t.co/gNN5wRgqly
— Doug Lesmerises (@DougLesmerises) September 17, 2015
PS - I hate them.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Ohio State's 2014 National Championship trophy leaves Michigan's name off the opponent list: Buckeye Breakfast http://t.co/gNN5wRgqly
— Doug Lesmerises (@DougLesmerises) September 17, 2015September 17th, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
So, here's the thing. Woody originated the Team Up North phrase because he couldn't abide calling Michigan by its proper name. But this is how ridiculous that phrase is given the coaching connections between Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State and even Notre Dame.
Two of Michigan's head coaches also coached at Ohio State. One player there. One of its assistants Greg Mattison has worked for every Michigan head coach since Bo except Rich Rodriguez. He worked alongside Jack Harbaugh, and then worked for John Harbaugh and now Jim Harbaugh as well as Urban Meyer. Before that, he worked for Lloyd Carr and then went to Notre Dame where he worked for a pair of coaches, including a former Michigan State player.
Meyer then tapped Mattison to work for him at Florida where he was one of two co-defensive coordinators when it faced Ohio State for a NC against Jim Tressel and then faced Michigann in Carr's final game as Michigan head coach.
And Meyer, who worked at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida, is now recalling his time as a grad assistant under Earle Bruce, when he invokes the school up north comment.
But, gee, let's recall that in in the mid-80's while Meyer was just a lowly GA on Bruce's staff, Michigan coached by Bo, had Jim Harbaugh at quarterback, while his dad was coaching at Western Michigan with Greg Mattison, Brady Hoke and John Harbaugh all on staff.
And, of course, Jack Harbaugh is a graduate of Bowling Green and both of his sons are Ohio natives. It's a small world after all. And in college football, coaching is about who you know whether you work up north or at that school down south.
September 17th, 2015 at 4:26 PM ^
I assume the one player you're referring to is Gary Moeller. Not only did he play for OSU, he also was a co-captain of the 1962 team, during Bo's last year as an assistant there. I bet it'll be a very long time before we have another former OSU captain as our head coach.
September 17th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
Whoa. This is well done
September 17th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 7:54 AM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
Michigan should have more class and never play childish games like this.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^
I don't really consider it a dig. Frankly, I think it's cute and a fun aspect of the best rivalry in sports.
September 17th, 2015 at 4:42 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 5:33 PM ^
To me, it shows how important the rivalry is. It would've seemed silly for us to put just "Ohio" on any of our trophies or rings because there's already an Ohio University. What would have been disrespectful would be to not include the game at all or just have the score without anything in the team column. That would have made it look like we didn't show up.
September 18th, 2015 at 7:35 AM ^
Yeah, I think the opposite. I think it shows respect to the rivalry.
September 18th, 2015 at 9:15 AM ^
Its most certainly a dig at us. The current generation really isn't in tune with the Woody years as we would think they are, they do it because their parents did it and they think its the way things are done. Once we even out the series and Harbaugh makes it competitive again, they'll stop being such smug assholes about it.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^
If we get to engrave the Nationals Camps Trophy, also known as the gold vajayjay. I would be happy no matter what they wrote.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:55 PM ^
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September 17th, 2015 at 2:05 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 3:45 PM ^
great job everyone
September 17th, 2015 at 3:52 PM ^
Tun? Isn't that how much most chicks people from Ohio weigh?
Happy?
September 17th, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
You PC too, bro?
September 17th, 2015 at 5:51 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 8:59 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 10:11 AM ^
....that you're offended.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
thank you
September 17th, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^
we are living inside their head, rent free. i think the joke is on them no matter what. self-inflicted wound. figures.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:07 PM ^
I don't get it.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
Team Up North I guess? I've only seen it as That School Up North though
September 17th, 2015 at 2:28 PM ^
Yeah I always heard "That School Up North." Well, they're the experts on their nicknames for us. Whatever.
Frankly I think this is funny and I'm mad that Brady Hoke ruined the "Ohio" joke so we can't inscribe them as that the next time we win a NC.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:28 PM ^
Yeah I always heard "That School Up North." Well, they're the experts on their nicknames for us. Whatever.
Frankly I think this is funny and I'm mad that Brady Hoke ruined the "Ohio" joke so we can't inscribe them as that the next time we win a NC.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^
I have heard/read "that team up north" several times. I think it's hilarious that they, in all their mightiness, are still so insecure and cannot call us Michigan or UM.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
Agreed.
September 17th, 2015 at 3:06 PM ^
Take the school out of the abbreviation to emphasize the players status as hired guns who would never be allowed at the university if it were not for their football abilities.
September 18th, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^
Woody called us "That School up North" (TSUN). "TUN" is a new one. Whatever. I liked Woody a lot more than I have any coach since, because I hated him so much.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 2:43 PM ^
How come we don't have them on display at Schembechler Hall? The only one I've seen is the 97 AP trophy. After the renovation they even removed most of our bowl trophies: http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm66/MichiganManiaInc/6193107281_bd842723df_b.jpg
September 17th, 2015 at 2:55 PM ^
They're locked away for safe keeping. They have the 1932 behemoth locked away, too.
September 17th, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
That's the first time I've seen that, would love to see the ones from the early Yost era. I actually wish there was more room at Schembechler Hall to display all of them like Nebraska does:
There was a photo of all our 97 NC trophies (AP, MacArthur Bowl, Grantland Rice etc.) but I can't find it anymore. It was posted on the old UMGoBlue site.
September 17th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
HAHAHA. Good one, troll.
There is no obsession here at Michigan with them other than wanting to beat them in everything.
We don't scratch out the letter O
We don't write songs about how much we hate our rivals.
We don't make up stupid names for our rivals that sound like a junior high insult.
We don't chant things about rivals while we're playing someone else when the PA announcer says how much time is left.
We support Michigan and focus 100% of our attention on Michigan.
If you're talking about an internet board, that's one thing, but guess what? I neg every thread about either rival because I don't feel we should have all these threads here on them for every time they do something dumb.
September 17th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
liquidate ohio state,
humble woody hayes.
ohio has a lot of cows,
send them out to graze,
knock them off their ivory towers,
send them crawling into the showers,
liquidate ohio state,
its a know-nothing party school.
(from a memory of more than 40 years ago. don't ask me how on earth i can come up with a single word of it, and no guarantees its accurate)
September 18th, 2015 at 1:22 AM ^
Longtime Detroit area radio morning show host with his comedic sidekicks.
Here's the whole song. Had to be modified when Hayes was no longer coach!
Liquidate Ohio State
(Sung to the tune of the OSU Fight Song)
Liquidate Ohio State and turn the Buckeyes blue.
They breed a lot of cattle in Columbus,
It looks just like a zoo.
Knock them off their ivory towers,
Send them crawling into the showers,
Down with Ohio State,
It’s a know-nothing party school!
They say the girls who go to O.S.U.,
Are husband hunting dames,
They dig the jocks who got the killer instinct,
Not the boys with brains.
At Columbus you’re way ahead,
With straight A’s in Physical Ed,
Down with Ohio State,
It’s a know-nothing party school.
Bust your guts for Tressel!
Move your butts for Tressel!
Liquidate Ohio State and turn the Buckeyes blue,
They breed a lot of cattle in Columbus,
It looks just like a zoo. Rah! Rah! Rah!
Knock them off their ivory towers,
Send them crawling into the showers,
Down with Ohio State,
It’s a know-nothing party schoooooooooool!
by Dick Purtan
September 18th, 2015 at 5:05 AM ^
never heard of dick purtan, and 40 yrs ago tressel was probably in high school so there's no way he would've made the lyrics back then.
September 18th, 2015 at 11:36 AM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
I use tuns for making beer. My version is better. Like my degree.
September 18th, 2015 at 7:41 AM ^
When I fist read tun, a mash tun is what I was thinking too.
September 17th, 2015 at 2:12 PM ^
I want a maize and blue TUN shirt if we knock them out of the playoffs this year.
September 17th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
I want one regardless of the result.
September 17th, 2015 at 6:08 PM ^
MGo merchandisers: I would buy this