November 19th, 2018 at 1:40 PM ^
Agreed 100%. Revenge tour is about to be finished with a beat down on Saturday! Go blue!
November 19th, 2018 at 1:46 PM ^
osu hates us way more that we can imagine. There is no way to give them any extra motivation. They are motivated by jealousy : 58>49 (H2H), 11>8 (NCs), 953>908 (wins), .731>.727 (All-time win %), 42>36 (B1G Champs), Truthful leadership> Lying leadership
Michigan > Ohio
November 19th, 2018 at 1:40 PM ^
An overdose of swag? I like it.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:41 PM ^
The swag is back!
November 19th, 2018 at 1:41 PM ^
Anyone feel the Woodson swag vibes from Higdon?
November 19th, 2018 at 1:45 PM ^
such a bold prediction from Woodson (at the time). Love it.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:46 PM ^
Maybe, but it's hard to compare Woodson to almost anyone else. Still, love the confidence!
November 19th, 2018 at 1:53 PM ^
Kind of but OSU has been the bully. Tress called his shot and changed the rivalry. I hope this is our swing back to winning.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:43 PM ^
FUCK YO COUCH.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:43 PM ^
Guess it's time to go the Metallica route......
Kill 'em All
November 19th, 2018 at 1:44 PM ^
This is fine. Gnashing teeth over it is dumb. He's goaded into it, said he believes in his brothers and coaches.
I think the only difference it may make is his OL may be a little more amp'd to support him. And if he fumbles or makes a mistake, the Buckeyes will throw it back at him. But fuck it play free.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:45 PM ^
oh boy
November 19th, 2018 at 1:45 PM ^
Why give them bb material? Just my opinion.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:51 PM ^
If you're OSU and you can't get up to play Michigan at home (with a shot at the playoffs on the line) unless someone from Michigan explicitly says he expects to beat you, that's a you a problem, not Higdon's.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:56 PM ^
Maybe. But OSU has a lot of players on their team that aren't even from Ohio, so they probably don't have the same perspective on the rivalry as people who grew up with it.
Why poke the bear is my point. Same way MSu always seemed to play out their ass after michigan players said negative things. Talk after, not before.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:10 PM ^
MSU played out of their ass for those years because they were the better team. They haven't been for a couple years now, and outside of the blood-minded randomness of the universe it hasn't helped them who has or has not spoken about them.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:12 PM ^
Higdon isn't from Michigan or Ohio, so by your take he doesn't care about it like we do. How about you tell him that? How about you go tell Ben Mason that he doesn't appreciate the game like we do? Or Chase Winovich?
Dummass take is dummass...
November 19th, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
Because of Brian's rope bridge analogy. What could be better than slashing the ropes and sending OSU down into the ravine? Answer: telling the whole world that we are going to slash the ropes and send them plummeting down into the ravine, and then going and doing it.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:50 PM ^
I could not disagree with you more.
Both teams have bulletin boards in their locker rooms. If I'm a Michigan coach, I am putting Higdon's guarantee right in the center in huge letters. These kids love each other - the motivation to prove Karan right is as strong as any slight by OSU that we could possibly put up.
This is absolutely awesome. Love the swagger!
November 19th, 2018 at 1:46 PM ^
I mean how else do u answer the reporter, higdon: "uh no I don't wana gurantee a win or copy harbaugh naw" that would be a pussy response. that's the best response be confident time to man up and kick osu ass, M is the better team
November 19th, 2018 at 1:50 PM ^
Good. It's a game of football; you have to believe you're going to win. And if Michigan loses, so be it. But in a sport where Urban Meyer covered up domestic violence for years and a decent chunk of that fanbase blamed the survivor, if I'm a player I wouldn't feel particularly sad about offending them.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:52 PM ^
I like it. Its also a Damn good guarantee.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:53 PM ^
This attitude has been absent from Michigan football for way too long.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:54 PM ^
Me too....F em.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:56 PM ^
Love the confidence & the statement!!
Go down there pissed off boys & beat their asses in!!!
November 19th, 2018 at 1:56 PM ^
Get it done! This is going to be the longest, shortest (Work) week ever!!! Doubt I will be able to sleep Friday night at all! GO BLUE!
November 19th, 2018 at 1:56 PM ^
He kinda got set up, how is he supposed to respond to that question! Go Blue!
November 19th, 2018 at 1:58 PM ^
Higdon for 200 yards on Saturday. Book it.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:48 PM ^
313 yards.
November 19th, 2018 at 3:30 PM ^
One of my favorite Michigan memories. We had an extra ticket to that game and my dad sold it to a lone buckeye fan for face value; dude thought he hit the jackpot. Little did he know he was going to have to sit next to punk teen-aged me talking shit to him the whole game.
November 19th, 2018 at 1:59 PM ^
All I know is last time Higdon guaranteed a win, we lost.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:03 PM ^
Jim didn’t end up having his best game that day, throwing two interceptions. But Jamie Morris ran for over 200 yards.
Hope we have an easier time than we did in 86
November 19th, 2018 at 2:03 PM ^
Damn Skippy!
November 19th, 2018 at 2:03 PM ^
Not a big deal. Glad Higdon is confident.
Will not change anything about how either team plays. Adds to the pre-game hype for fans and the media. But that's it. Does not in any way change the way the players will play.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:05 PM ^
Damn right. Raising the stakes is always the right play when you're holding four aces.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:06 PM ^
Talk is cheap!
November 19th, 2018 at 2:06 PM ^
Talk is cheap!
November 19th, 2018 at 2:07 PM ^
Why not. Bring their best game - watch how fast they roll over when we punch them in the throat to start this game. This rivalry is going the same way as MSU. We've outplayed, outschemed, and outcoached them the last few years despite the record and were functional QB play away from wins in each of the last two years. OSU laughed and said "same old same old" and assumed everything was fine. Well, now were back with a healthy QB, a working O-Line, and, again, a light's out defense. Knock, fuckin', knock, OSU. Time to open up and get your ass kicking.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:07 PM ^
I love it! We have talked the talk all year and this isn’t the time to forget who we are. Tell em Karan!!!
November 19th, 2018 at 2:07 PM ^
Fuck yeah.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
Good. Go in there with confidence.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
Fuck it. Leggo.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:09 PM ^
Love the response! Michigan might win, might not, but if you're going to finally turn the tide in the rivalry, this is one of the ways to do it. Stop being afraid, stop being timid, stop hoping, go out full of confidence and fucking take it.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:09 PM ^
I guess I can't lose sleep over this. Because every scenario in my head always lands with OSU reaping the benefits of the best case scenario going in to this game. That's what happens when you're dead inside after seeing the same evil force NEVER come down to Earth.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:09 PM ^
37 carries for 313 yards. GET IT DONE.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:09 PM ^
I'd feel better about this if I knew that Winovich was playing.
November 19th, 2018 at 2:10 PM ^
On the other hand this is a MUST WIN regardless so Higdons comments dont really change anything. Go Blue!
November 19th, 2018 at 2:11 PM ^
This is the year