"I can't believe God gave me a chance to be a Buckeye, because there's nothing like it."
Ohio State has put out a lot of amazing videos, but this is one of the greatest.
If you are a Buckeye fan these four minutes will give you chills.
That was Ryan Day 92nd game as Ohio State’s head coach…The exact number of games Urban Meyer coached. Ryan’s record is 82-10…Urban went 83-9. That’s 165-19 since 2012, with 2 National Titles and another title game appearance. Some painful moments yes, but incredible domination
Teams to enter 0-4 (or worse) and defeat an AP Top 10 opponent since 1955:
UCLA vs. No. 7 Penn State - Today
UTEP vs. No. 7 BYU - 10/26/1985
Tulane vs. No. 6 Navy - 10/18/1958
That’s it.
For decades, UM has fluctuated between "bad" and "pretty good".
In 1999, they finished #5 in the AP Poll...
...then didn't have another Top-5 finish for 21 years.
They're plucky. They're Big Ten Boise.
True, they've had incredible peaks. But check this out...
UM has "won" 2 titles since 1948.
Did you know they're the only 2 contested championships of the modern era?
1. 1997
-Anyone can watch the closing seconds of the 1998 Rose Bowl and see Washington State (trailing by 5) was cheated out of a final play just outside the red zone.
-All objective analytical models (i.e. Sagarin, SP+) heavily favor Nebraska over Michigan, and it's not close.
This title should not have been shared.
-Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson was ineligible by rule after multiple documented examples of accepting cash, gifts, and travel came to light
2. 2023
This "title" is best summarized by a simple bit of trivia:
In November 2023, Jim Harbaugh became the first coach in the history of American sports to be suspended twice in one year without losing his job.
He then broke his own record with a 3rd suspension months later.
All 3 suspensions stemmed from competitive advantage violations (cheating).
All 3 were either self-imposed, or unopposed.
(a 4th sanction arrived later, effectively banning Harbaugh from the sport for 14 years; 4 years longer than the guy who operated Louisville Basketball’s brothel)
These are objective facts, and they tell the story of Michigan Football.
Indeed, every 25 years or so, Michigan elevates above its normal standard.
When they do, books are written about the illegitimacy of the anomaly.
#GOBLUE
I can remember my grandfather kept a few of his favorite Field & Stream magazines on the dash of his truck. That truck took us on hundreds of outdoor adventures and I all but memorized every story and every picture on every page. They were my Bible. It is the honor of my life to make sure that legacy carries on. It is both this responsibility to an American Icon and also to a young boy in his papaw’s truck that will be the compass that guides our steps.
@FieldandStream Established in 1871. Reborn in 2024.
@gus4the2bus Yea that wont happen lol but imo Bama is only team that can really gripe bc their loss was early and they seem to be playing like a top 4 team. But due to circumstances (3 undefeated conference champs) I can’t see how they’d put Bama in over Texas bc of the head-to-head win in AL
Man steals car. Gets pulled over doing 75 in a 65. Gets busted for theft while having an add'l charge of speeding. His lawyer chooses to focus only on the speeding.
"Everybody does it, Your Honor."
"Yeah, but how did he get the car?"
"What does that have to do with speeding?"