Creature Vs. Creature: A Buckeye on Michigan-Ohio State

Known simply as "The Game," the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is arguably the best rivalry in all of sports.  For the fans of these two teams, the rivalry runs deep. It is impossible to be neutral.  You are either for the Buckeyes or for the Wolverines.  There can be no middle ground. The 105th meeting of Ohio State and Michigan will be the first for several key players, including first year Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez. There has been a lot of talk in the week leading up to the game that Rodriguez didn't fully understand the rivalry and wouldn't know what to expect from it.  While that may be true to some degree, I find it hard to believe that any coach could spend an entire season in Ann Arbor or Columbus and not come to understand what this game means to the players, the University, and the fans. What makes this game so special is that the records don't matter.  This season that is particularly true.  It is always a tough, hard-hitting battle.  Michigan ... (link)