Greatest rivalry in college sports, though one side hasn't been faring well in recent years.


A man dressed in scarlet and gray walks into an Ann Arbor sports bar with a small dog under his arm. He says to the bartender, "Hey, can I leave my dog here while I go to the Big Game?"

"A dog in my bar? No way."

"Aw, come on," the OSU fan says. "He's a special dog."

"In what way?" the bartender asks.

"He will watch the Game on TV with you, and when Ohio State scores, he'll walk up and down the bar on his hind legs.

"When Michigan scores, he'll walk up and down the bar on his front legs.

"And when OSU wins, he'll do backflips up and down the bar."

"Wow," says the bartender. "What does he do if Michigan wins?"

"I don't know," the Buckeye fan says. "He's only seven years old."

Jim

Go Bucks! I have 2 son-in-laws that are mich fans, they have been pretty quiet lately

You're right the big game is this weekend but I have no idea of the schools you speak of.
The game is the Iron Bowl.

Ah, who are the Elephants playing?

Jim

Seriously?

It's the game for all the marbles. Alabama/Auburn

This is the weekend when family ties are broken in the state of Alabama. The reason why one must declare allegiance by the age of three if you're fortunate enough to be born in the Heart of Dixie.

National titles matter not this weekend. Any year we beat Auburn is a successful season.

THE Ohio State University. Go Bucks.

That's funny. When I read the thread title I thought wow, the guy from Alaska is starting an Alabama/Auburn thread.

It's not as meaningful as some years because OSU has the Big 10 east locked up. The game between WI and MN is a rare situation for the Bog 10 West.

GO Hawkeyes!

Ohio State? The only OSU I know about is Oregon State! Which be playing in the Civil War this Saturday.

O-H....

Jim

Blaaa?

You must be joking. Your pitiful little game doesn't have the history of the OSU-Michigan rivalry, which goes back into the 19th Century. The Ohio versus Michigan rivalry goes back even further, to the actual boundary war between these two states.

Jim

What year was your pathetic pretender school founded?

"OSU" has belonged to Ohio State University longer than to any other school.

But I'm not a fan to that new "THE Ohio State." What BS. No one ever said "the" when I went there. We referred to the school as "Ohio State" or "OSU."

But I guess OSU's official name includes "the," so maybe I'm wrong.

Jim

Love the maize and blue!! I was born and raised in Michigan and bleed Michigan blue.... I despise OSU as any true Wolverine fan does.. But, OSU has our number, for now...

Been to Tuscaloosa twice to watch the Tide.... Roll Tide!!

Man, what a spoiler win if mich. could pull it off.

FYI...

The Buckeyes are No. 1 once again.

Ohio State retakes the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings this week as the 28-17 win over Penn State was enough to vault the Buckeyes ahead of LSU.

The Buckeyes debuted at No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, but dropped down to No. 2 the following week after LSU's road victory over Alabama vaulted the Tigers into the top spot. This week, Ohio State reclaims the No. 1 ranking for the first time.

LSU falls to the No. 2 spot with Clemson and Georgia holding steady as the No. 3 and No. 4 teams. No. 5 Alabama and No. 6 Utah round out the top six.

The Buckeyes can add to their case for the top spot with a win over No. 13 Michigan this week, and can further bolster its playoff résumé with a win over either No. 8 Minnesota or No. 12 Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship game.

I miss those college days sitting in the Victors section of the Big House in Ann Arbor!
Go Blue!

The Big House is a pit. Worst stadium in the Big Ten.

Jim

Well, down here, opening day for almost everything wearing a fur coat is SUNDAY, James.

Your season hasn't opened yet? It opened on the tenth hereabouts.

Jim