Feels like Comerica's Team and Indians in late July

Remember that time during the MLB season that the two best teams in the Central Division didn't win many games for awhile? Well, after Ohio State and the other Big Two team lost on the same weekend, I just have that upsetting feeling in my stomach again. At the least, Ohio State made a game of it versus Illinois on Saturday, only losing by one score, 28-21. The other guys were blown out on the road at Wisconsin, 37-21.

But still, Saturday's game will determine the Big Ten champion...again. Ho hum...it is no wonder the conference does not have a championship game. As I recall, last year no one wanted to see the same two teams play twice in a row. Game of the Century, OSU 42-39, #1 beat #2. (Personally, I would have enjoyed watching Ohio State beating them twice in one season.)

But I digress. The Big Game at the Big House is days away. This single game is what college football is all aboout. Two fine teams (the one from Ohio with a better coach), regular contenders for the Big Ten crown, the greatest rivalry in all of sports. (The game was ranked by ESPN in 2000 as the greatest North American sports rivalry.) All that, just 16 miles from our garage door in Canton!

My daughter will be in attendance, cheering for the other guys. On her birthday Saturday, she waited to call me back until the final result was evident from Columbus. She took great joy in the defeat to Illinois. The result this weekend should make for some gloating by one of us (me) on the trip to Gram's house for Thanksgiving.

Four weeks as the #1 team in the nation in a rebuilding year! They have only fallen to #7 in all of the most recent polls. The team from up north is not even in the top 20 of any poll, except for maybe the mgoblue website fan poll.




Incidentally, my high school alma mater (Mentor) continues their state playoff push. Last year, they were 4-1 in the playoffs losing the state championship on a 2-point conversion in double overtime. That season included two victories over Cleveland Glenville (pronounced "Ginn"ville for their coach and graduate, Ted Ginn, Sr. and Ted Ginn, Jr.). This year, after winning their first two playoff games, Mentor faces "Ginn"ville again.