The Game

I've been planning to write about Michigan versus OSU all week, but somehow, now that Bo has died, I figured I'd just sit back and enjoy the game. I'm not sure if his death puts a damper on the match-up or raises the stakes, but it certainly puts things in perpective.

He was already a legendary coach when I was in college. He'd built up the team to the point that it could do anything except win the Rose Bowl. The Big House was selling out every game, as it's done ever since.

Bo was one of the winningest coaches in college football, but his greatest victory was right at the start of his career as coach of Michigan, beating the #1 Buckeyes 24-12. Unfortunately, he suffered a heart attack just before the Rose Bowl that followed, which brings us back to today.

There'll be a moment of silence before the game. Bo couldn't last forever, but he lived long enough to see his team continue in the glory he created.