Falling Victim to the Hype
Or
Maize and Very Blue
With his beloved Michigan an underdog to #1 Ohio State on the eve of this year’s most important college football game ever, legendary Wolverines head coach Bo Schembechler has provided a rallying cry and a new storyline, dying today at the age of 77. Before becoming the idiot that fired iconic Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, Schembechler had fashioned quite a career as a Woody Hayes wannabe. At Miami (Ohio) University, Schembechler learned at the feat of the master and the ideal of three yards and a cloud of dust was seared into his brain. After 6 years coaching his alma mater, in 1968 Schembechler was tapped to take over a moribund Michigan squad that had been plastered by archrival Ohio State, now coached by Woody Hayes. The following season, the Buckeyes were undefeated and widely regarded as one of the greatest squads of all time coming into their annual grudge match. The Wolverines won 24-12 in one of the game’s great upsets and started the 10-Year War, in which the two schools each won the Big 10 title 5 times. With teams boasting strong defense, physical play and offensive imagination that consisted of run left or run right, Schembechler never had a losing season and won a total of 235 games, but only 5 (in 17 chances) of them in bowl games, including a 2-8 record in the Rose Bowl. He holds the school record for wins at Michigan with a 194-48-5 record.
Maize and Very Blue
With his beloved Michigan an underdog to #1 Ohio State on the eve of this year’s most important college football game ever, legendary Wolverines head coach Bo Schembechler has provided a rallying cry and a new storyline, dying today at the age of 77. Before becoming the idiot that fired iconic Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, Schembechler had fashioned quite a career as a Woody Hayes wannabe. At Miami (Ohio) University, Schembechler learned at the feat of the master and the ideal of three yards and a cloud of dust was seared into his brain. After 6 years coaching his alma mater, in 1968 Schembechler was tapped to take over a moribund Michigan squad that had been plastered by archrival Ohio State, now coached by Woody Hayes. The following season, the Buckeyes were undefeated and widely regarded as one of the greatest squads of all time coming into their annual grudge match. The Wolverines won 24-12 in one of the game’s great upsets and started the 10-Year War, in which the two schools each won the Big 10 title 5 times. With teams boasting strong defense, physical play and offensive imagination that consisted of run left or run right, Schembechler never had a losing season and won a total of 235 games, but only 5 (in 17 chances) of them in bowl games, including a 2-8 record in the Rose Bowl. He holds the school record for wins at Michigan with a 194-48-5 record.
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