Everywhere you look, it's the talk of the town. Michigan plays Ohio State Saturday, the first time the two have met with so much on the line. The winner moves on to the National Championship game, and the loser might make it too! It's #1 vs. #2, and the game should be incredible. But all this talk about it being the greatest rivalry in sports, or even in college football is a load of crap. I haven't done all my homework, so forgive the dearth of exact stats, but let's get going.
First of all, the greatest coach in the history of Michigan football, Bo Shembechler died today. It's a great loss. But the man never won a national championship! In fact, Michigan has only won ONE national championship since 1948...ONE!!! Ohio State has only one one since 1954...again, ONE!!!! This tells me that it's not often when there's this much on the line. On the other hand, teams like USC and Notre Dame, who also meet pretty much every year, constantly have this much on the line! Next Saturday will be yet another meeting between the two, with yet another BCS bowl berth on the line. And between the two, Notre Dame and USC have won OVER TWENTY (20) NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!! This stat speaks for itself...and isn't that how success is measured? Winning national championships? Anyway, ND and USC have probably the two most broad fanbases across the country, and it's just a way better rivalry, year in and year out. So forget all the hype of 1 v 2. Tune in NEXT week for the game of the year. There's a lot more I could say, but my blog audience doesn't care about football, and I have to teach.
Posted by jmmelton at November 17, 2006 01:07 PM | TrackBack