Hearing it from OSU fans today
November 27th, 2010 at 7:36 PM ^
Don't worry - very soon they will get their comeuppance. Next year we will turn the corner.
November 27th, 2010 at 7:42 PM ^
We lost to UW, MSU, Iowa, and OSU by an average of 21.75 points. That's a wide corner to turn in one year. Maybe in '12, but we can only hope to cut that in half in one year, especially if there are no staff changes.
November 27th, 2010 at 7:46 PM ^
I don't think so. I think today the defense at least flashed SOME potential. I heard from some idiot on the radio (this was the only semi-intelligent thing he said) that so long as we get from a dreadful D to a bad D, we're easily in the 9-10 loss team. If the O had executed like it could today, I don't think more than 37 points is unreachable
November 27th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^
I completely agree..
Could anyone seriously have thought if they knew how bad our D actually was gonna finish statistically this year that we would have won 7 possibly 8 games this year?
I think you might hear cricket chirps..
I for one am glad this team busted their ass out there, specially for how young we are on defense. We are def making more plays than we did earlier in the season on D, although we have been playing much better teams.
We lost to 3 top 10 teams, people can bitch all they want, but in 3 years and RR only really having 2 full recruiting classes i didn't think we would be a top 10 team at all in year 3
November 27th, 2010 at 8:30 PM ^
Could anyone seriously have thought if they knew how bad our D actually was gonna finish statistically this year that we would have won 7 possibly 8 games this year?
OK, so I should feel better knowing that we eeked out seven wins despite probably not even being as good as that record indicates?
November 27th, 2010 at 8:44 PM ^
slipping past Umass & Indiana
November 27th, 2010 at 11:41 PM ^
The thing that worries me is that "potential" today looked like Mouton finally playing an entire game at a high level. He was everywhere today. Yes, he wasn't consistent in his Michigan career but I think losing him is a big loss.
November 27th, 2010 at 7:36 PM ^
And I feel you, but take it like a man. Our time will come (again)
November 27th, 2010 at 7:38 PM ^
November 27th, 2010 at 7:55 PM ^
no you included the immature neanderthal reaction. he was asking if there was a part involving you taking it like a man.
November 27th, 2010 at 8:06 PM ^
November 27th, 2010 at 7:37 PM ^
None. The silence hurts so more than trash talk. It's as if Michigan is no longer worth the time or effort.
November 27th, 2010 at 8:03 PM ^
I hear a lot of "well, I don't want to jinx it, but..." *looks at me skeptically* "...it's not like it's been much of a game lately"
November 27th, 2010 at 10:39 PM ^
I've been to every UM/OSU game since '88, and this was by far the least amount of crap I have taken. I rode a COTA bus full of Ohio State fans to the stadium, milled around in the stadium, watched the game, rode a bus back and literally not a single person said a word to me. That's the biggest indictment yet.
November 27th, 2010 at 7:39 PM ^
You let it go on for 15 minutes??
November 27th, 2010 at 7:47 PM ^
November 27th, 2010 at 7:53 PM ^
I fucking hate that song. I have no idea why they're so obsessed with it.
November 27th, 2010 at 7:41 PM ^
I live in Ohio and I can tell you without question they are the most awesomest spellers in the freaking world. The fact that this crummy state only has three unique letters makes it somewhat easier for them to nail it but give them credit.....they hardly EVER screw it up.
November 27th, 2010 at 7:48 PM ^
Not heard much. Don't have any OSU acquaintences actually, I avoid them (in all seriousness I will be an asshole to someone just for being affiliated with that place). Also live in Michigan.
November 27th, 2010 at 10:24 PM ^
Yea, That's probably fair, I mean all of us kill people, murder people, steal from you, steal from me, whatever.
November 27th, 2010 at 10:32 PM ^
me too... tUoOS + resume = trashcan.
November 28th, 2010 at 7:57 PM ^
I believe it is called the "circular file."
November 27th, 2010 at 7:56 PM ^
OSU has a big GIS department. I bet 1/4 of the people I work with went there. I have a lanyard for my work badge that has Michigan Wolverines and Block M's all over it. Everytime someone gives me crap, I always throw one of my dad's 2 favorite lines at them:
"Oh, you went to OSU? I'm sorry. You should have tried harder in high school."
or
"You know what the first thing a girl from Ohio State says after having sex? 'Get off me dad, you're crushing my cigarette'".
MICHIGAN UBER ALLES.
November 27th, 2010 at 7:56 PM ^
than from OSU fans/alum. they won a share of the Big Ten title and still can't be happy without a Michigan loss
November 27th, 2010 at 7:58 PM ^
November 27th, 2010 at 8:26 PM ^
to a big word, cyclical.
November 27th, 2010 at 8:47 PM ^
One of my good friends happened to graduate from OSU. She sent me a nice text asking what I was doing and if I was watching any TV around Noon (CST). My only response was, waiting until next year...sad.
November 27th, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^
Ice water huh? Better hope they weren't gremlins.
November 28th, 2010 at 7:59 PM ^
Mogwai (sp?)
November 27th, 2010 at 9:22 PM ^
November 27th, 2010 at 9:33 PM ^
Be the better person and wish them safe travels behind the wheel of their big rig.
November 27th, 2010 at 10:10 PM ^
I went to the Toledo Zoo today in my Michigan wind-breaker to see the Christmas lights. I saw a lot of osu stuff, but nobody said anything to me. I guess people were more civil and sober. Other than that, I just ignored old friends and put my facebook wall on lock-down, so I'm doing well.
November 27th, 2010 at 10:15 PM ^
Toldeo isn't the drunken, inbred, hillbilly, shithole that Columbus is... and that's just the chicks.
November 27th, 2010 at 10:22 PM ^
It is sad for us, but it is also sad for them.
They beat their existential nemisis and nobody even cares. It did not warrent any more of a highlight on SportsCenter than Missouri beating Kansas.
Beating us is something that defines them, yet it means nothing.
November 27th, 2010 at 10:28 PM ^
Doesn't that reflect worse on you guys? What am I missing about your point here? You are effectively compaing yourself to Indiana, Northwestern and Purdue, you know that right?
November 27th, 2010 at 10:26 PM ^
Once they opened up a lead and after the game, fans just felt bad for us. No taunting or anything. That was embarrassing.
November 27th, 2010 at 10:39 PM ^
I only stayed for the second half to see whether Tressel would go for one more touchdown to set a new record for biggest win in The Game. I hoped he would because I think we need a '68 type blowout to get Michigan going again. Other than that, this could have been a Sisters of the Poor game.
November 28th, 2010 at 6:21 PM ^
You can't be serious. The Sisters have a pretty solid defensive front and fly to the ball. They don't take shit from anyone and their helmets have angel wings - which are even better than ours!
In all seriousness, it's sad how far the rivalry's level of competitiveness has slipped. Since 2006, I've actually dreaded this game because I've never thought that we really had a winning chance. I hate Ohio State, but I hate the current state of UM football even more.
Whisky please!