There was no BCS or College Football Playoff back in 1997. Michigan has never played for an official national championship. In one afternoon, Michigan football snapped the longest losing streak in the history of the Ohio State rivalry, clinched its first ever trip to the Big Ten championship game and cleared itself a path to the playoff. Is this the biggest regular-season win in Michigan football history? I know it’s an old and storied program, but it’s hard to argue otherwise. Brightside” blared from the Big House speakers and everyone celebrated on the field - it was their first taste. For many Michigan fans - as “Pump It Up” and “Mr. When the opposite came true, the natural response was bliss. So many times before, the aftermath of this exact scenario could only be described as deep, unadulterated dread. Instead of arguments about whether Michigan really deserves the Rose Bowl as a consolation prize, conversation centers around a possible playoff appearance. The prospect of a year of misery and ridicule was replaced by a week of praise and Big Ten title prep. If Michigan couldn’t beat Ohio State now, would it ever?Īs Cade McNamara kneeled out the clock, all of that baggage was lifted off the shoulders of the Michigan fan base, and it was replaced by joy, vindication and hope. So in a way, two decades of frustration, embarrassment and anxiety boiled down to Saturday’s game. Yet somehow, while they sat upon the throne and Michigan scrapped and clawed for every ounce of respect, it was still the Buckeyes who seemed to take this rivalry more seriously.Īidan Hutchinson #97 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates a sack against the Ohio State Buckeyes with teammates during the first quarter at Michigan Stadium on Novemin Ann Arbor, Michigan. While Michigan floundered under the likes of Rich Rodriguez and Brady Hoke, Ohio State grew into a football empire that dominated the Big Ten, frequented the playoff and won national titles. Like, would it kill them to have one John O’Korn? Just one? Barrett to Cardale Jones to Dwayne Haskins to Justin Fields. How was there never a hiccup, a bump in the road? The program trotted out elite quarterback after elite quarterback, from Terrelle Pryor to Braxton Miller to J.T.
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He also became a victim of scandal, and Ryan Day stepped in and nearly went three full seasons without losing a single Big Ten game. When Jim Tressel left, we thought Michigan had an opening to get back into the rivalry. Jonathon Cooper #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes drags down quarterback Shea Patterson #2 of the Michigan Wolverines behind the line of scrimmage on a two-point conversion attempt in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on Novemin Columbus, Ohio.
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