<p>Simba–sounds like you are on the same page with FF and me afterall.</p>
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Awwww, poor simba!!! Sounds like you need a serious change of venue, kiddo! 
Don’t let that OSU mafia get you down, o.k.??? </p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>fundingfather, again you are wrong in claiming that UM was the first to preform the script ohio. Yes, the UMMB did align to form OHIO spelled in script diagonally across the field in 1932 and may have been some inspiration for the TDBTL’s Script Ohio. But what makes Script Ohio unforgettable is that it is formed from a revolving block O which unpeels to form OHIO in script as if written by an invisible pen requiring a number of intricate crossing patterns. And of course the music, Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse-the dotting of the eye which brought Jack Nicklaus to tears, and the acappella singing of the Ohio fight song at the end makes the Script Ohio the greatest field maneuver in marching band. To claim that it was first performed by the UM Marching Band is like the inventer of the wheel claiming to have invented the Ferrarri.</p>
<p>But I do agree with most other of your game day suggestions and will consider implementing them too. Thanks. I would hold off buying those Arizona tickets unless you want to risk seeing Script Ohio in person 36 years later.</p>
<p>BTW, i was at that 1970 game and didnt recall seeing you there!</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPNnIFH6_RU[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPNnIFH6_RU</a></p>
<p>oog, as they say in the patent world, modifications to an original idea that are, “obvious to a person skilled in the art” are not patentable. Just as this concept applies to patents, it applies to minor modifications to the original art form of Script Ohio.</p>
<p>In 1970, I was the one tucking my Maize and Blue scarf inside my coat so as to escape the post-game pandemonium unscathed.</p>
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<p>Yes indeed. Trojan parent here. I remember last year’s USC-Texas game. </p>
<p>For USC the Cal and ND games should be very interesting. </p>
<p>And btw, “Upstream red team!!!”</p>
<p>OSU loses next week. West Virginia beats Rutgers. Boise State gets upset. Michigan loses in title game.</p>
<p>Leaves one underfeated in the country!</p>
<p>“Yard by yard we’ll fight our way,
Through Amherst line…”</p>
<p>Going with Michigan. That way UW gets tie for second place in Big 10 with one loss. A good year for a new coach.</p>
<p>Whatever happens, promise you won’t light any couches on fire, o.k.?</p>
<p>barrons, I personally thing that Wisconsin is being screwed by the pollsters. Their only loss is to Michigan, yet they are behind a couple of 2-loss teams in one poll.</p>
<p>Given our schedule I don’t feel that way. Many fans feel otherwise. I think we are good but not great.</p>
<p>Couch fires are a West Virginia thing.</p>
<p>Barrons:</p>
<p>As I recall there were fires at UMCP celebrating something or other. “Fear the turtle.”</p>
<p>Ohio State has such a big problem with fire-setting after games, there was a task force set up to investigate this “celebratory practice” and come up with ways to discourage it. After this year’s Texas game, over 50 fires were set:</p>
<p><a href=“http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/news_fire.asp[/url]”>http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/news_fire.asp</a></p>
<p>Around here we snicker at couch fires being an MSU thing. I have a serious interest in U-M fans NOT blowing our position on the moral high ground when it comes to rioting. Listen up, Maize and Blue: stay on your best behavior.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.da.wvu.edu/archives/002208/news/002208,04,01.html[/url]”>http://www.da.wvu.edu/archives/002208/news/002208,04,01.html</a></p>
<p>FF–Just want you to know that the stuffed Wolverine that plays “Let’s Go Blue” and “Hail to the Victors” has been dusted off, tested, and is ready for the big game.</p>
<p>Dusted off? DUSTED OFF? You mean it doesn’t inhabit a place of honor on your mantel, lovingly dusted and cleaned each week?</p>
<p>garland~</p>
<p>We have one too!!! And a Duke Blue Devil <em>and</em> a Texas Longhorn!! My 13-year-old is kind of superstitious and he <em>MUST</em> be holding this throughout the game… :D</p>
<p>The Ohio state troopers have been called in for the game! THis from the Columbus Dispatch:</p>
<p>"Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman, who turns 52 on Saturday, joined with OSU and public-safety officials yesterday to plead for a nonviolent celebration after the game. He said he has two birthday wishes: Victory over Michigan and a well-behaved OSU crowd. </p>
<p>“Let’s beat Michigan and show our city’s class and celebrate my birthday appropriately,” he said. </p>
<p>Officials made little mention of the mayhem that erupted near campus after the 2002 OSU-Michigan game, when a national championship also was on the line, but their plans clearly revolved around stopping a repeat. </p>
<p>Cars and couches were burned, buildings were vandalized and partiers rioted and fought with police throughout the night after the Buckeyes won that game. </p>
<p>Police and fire officials wouldn’t give details of their plans to quell postgame problems this year, but they made one thing clear yesterday: They’ll be everywhere Saturday night, both in uniform and in plain clothes. </p>
<p>“What’s going to happen is, when you look around, you’re going to see a police officer,” said Mitchell Brown, Columbus public-safety director. He wouldn’t say how many officers will be assigned to the area but said police will be helped by State Highway Patrol troopers and Franklin County deputy sheriffs." </p>
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LOL!</p>
<p>Hoedown–sorry, misuse of words!–let’s say extra spiffed up for the game. He lives on the bookcase in the dining room, and comes down for the games.</p>
<p>Prediction: Michigan 17, OSU 14</p>