Published 11/19/2008
by Greg Cooksey
at Bleacher Report - College Football
From the time it started back in 1897, through the Woody Hayes and Bo Schembeckler years and even into the Jim Tressel and Lloyd Carr years, the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry has stood the test of time as one of the most crucial fiercest, and important rivalries that there is in college football—and perhaps even in all of sports.
Twent-three times, the Big Ten Championship has been decided by the outcome of this game. An additional 23 times, the Big Ten Championship has been affected by the outcome of this game.
At the beginning of every fall, fire begins to burn within the fans of both teams, so much so that the week leading up to the game usually makes for good radio in both the local and national formats.
One more thing for certain is that this rivalry usually has some great stories for fathers to tell their children and grandfathers to tell their grandchildren about.
So with that in mind, here are some of my most memorable OSU vs Michigan moments. Since I am only 30, I do not ...
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