And now, 20 Final Thoughts from college football’s Rivalry Weekend, where many of the teams fought for 60 minutes, and then fought some more.
1. On his weekly coach’s show last Monday, Ohio State coach Ryan Day described his team’s losing streak to Michigan in stark terms. “It’s one of the worst things that’s ever happened to me in my life, quite honestly, other than losing my father (at age 9) and a few other things,” he said. “And for my family, (it’s) the worst thing that’s happened. So, we can never have that happen again. Ever.”
It happened again, and this one was so much worse than those past three losses to top-five Michigan teams. This year’s Wolverines were 6-5 and three-touchdown underdogs, yet they still came to the Horseshoe and humiliated the second-ranked Buckeyes 13-10 in a mistake-strewn game. It ended with Michigan players attempting to plant their flag at midfield, fights breaking out, the police pepper spraying guys on both teams. Which Day watched unfold in front of him in an emotionless daze.
