I’m also a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, so seeing my teams lose is not exactly a new experience for me. Believe it or not, I do not define myself by whether or not my teams win or lose. I’m happy for a while when they win and disappointed for a while when they get beat. After that I move on to the many other interesting and enjoyable facets of my life. It works well for me and I recommend it to everyone else!

The next time I see Charlie, Ty and Bob I’ll give them your love! They’ll be happy to hear from you. Warmest regards my friend and Go Bucks!

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You can give Jaba the Weis, Tryone, and Bob my highest regards as well!

However, when our team loses our lives go on pretty much the same way as they would if they were winning those games. Believe it or not, our lives consist of much more than just 12 Saturdays in the fall.

BTW: If my comments about OSU are so idiotic, I invite you now to refute them. And please give Coach Tressel my highest regards! GO BUCKS!!

The last two minutes were the two most exciting minutes in football I’ve seen in a long time.

Michigan showed a lot of heart, which will only reap benefits for the program in the future.

Football fortunes come and go at Notre Dame and it’s been that way since Rockne left. However, for decades ND’s graduation rate for all its football players has hovered at just under 99% for decades at a school U.S. News & Report ranks in their nation’s top 20 every year. That’s just one of the many reasons why we Domers are so loyal to “Our Lady’s School” and always will be, and whether or not the football team goes 0-12 or 12-0 makes absolutely no difference.

I would think that someone representing the world renown institution of high learning known as THE Ohio State University could understand something like that. At least that’s my hope…

GO BUCKS!!!

Do you really plan on being around for more than a cup of coffee?

More games like this and last Saturdays and guess what?…tick, tock, tick tock…your on the clock and on your way out.

How can a game be considered a “classic” when both teams aren’t very good?

It could be (and was) a fun, entertaining game, but when one team is 0-2 and clearly sucks, how can this be a classic?

Isn’t the story line more about two historic powerhouses that have been irrelevant (since at least the inception of the BCS) aspiring to become nationally relevant again?

The only reason that both UM and ND have been in the news for the past N years has been because of poor coaching hires or off the field tragedies, not on the field performance.

Kudos to the Wolverines for having the heart to come back and win that game. I think you’ll do well under Hoke.

@pole – nicely done!!! Looking forward to our little tussle coming up. Hopefully by then, Fickell will have pulled his head completely out of his arse and benched Bauserman in favor of our future QB Braxton Miller! That will make it very interesting!!

Muchas Gracias – Sí, exactamente. Muy creativo.

Dziekuje – Tak, dokładnie. Bardzo twórczy.

Mercie – Oui, exactement. Très créatif.

The Michigan team went to South Bend to teach the athletes there the rules and techniques of football and made not only competitors but rivals. We wonder if they only realized what they were doing in the beginning?

Making your own competiton and creating your own rivals…that has to be unique! We never heard of anyone else doing that. And not only taught them football but apparently taught them extremely well as history records and you have detailed. Now that is fun to realize and appreciate!

We are surprised we didn’t post in Spanish or French but back to this grading soon. Conjugations of French and Spanish verbs…ha.

Thought of you as that game was winding down … you and LaMarr Woodley LOL

So glad to know those were retro uniforms. I was wondering if Disney had won the contract to design Notre Dame’s gear

@Deb – yes – all retro… including Refs. Thought it was a cool way to pay tribute to the roots of the long standing rivalry. Just as Southpats noted, they’ve been intertwined from the beginning.

To all you who don’t understand the relevance of the game, C’MON get a clue, will you? Those of us who have honored traditions and long respectable histories get it. If you don’t, at least keep quiet and stop looking like fools.

Michigan – Est 1879, National Champs 11, conference champs 42

Notre Dame – Est 1887, National Champs 13

Rivals since the very beginning.

Haven’t watched them in a while and wondered what on earth Notre Dame was wearing. When did they start putting giant shamrock decals all over themselves? It was kind of like Michigan vs. Darby O’Gill and the Little People.

Congrats to the Wolverines!

The best final 1:12 I have seen. That was classic. The remainder of the game was not very good for Michigan and sloppy play once again for Notre Dame, which has the ability to move the ball, but can’t retain it. I have never seen a team giveaway the ball so much in the red zone in two games.

Neither team is of the caliber of the better teams in the South, including west of the Mississippi River (Oklahoma, etc.) but they were evenly matched and the end of the game redeemed it for entertainment and the “wow” factor.

Older relatives are depressed about Notre Dame losing 2 games in a row this season and 3 games in a row to Michigan. I am happy. Do agree with those who think Notre Dame will really beat USC, especially if they stop giving the ball away.

Go Blue

scardino: They really were/are! Wonder how the fans at South Bend will be next year?

tenteamparlay00799: It sure looks that way….but, they should destroy USC and that may get them back in the graces of many fans. (Alums and fans ought be getting used to Michigan beating them, which may be historically correct since Michigan taught them football in the first place…ha.)