The Ohio State-Michigan game has a way of turning can't-misses into can't-believe-that-just happened. As often happens, one team will get exposed.
The 1990s were filled with similar heartbreak – say hello to the Shawn Springs slip in 1996 – but the ultimate “What just happened?” was the 1969 Michigan upset in Ann Arbor that kept Ohio State from winning its second consecutive national championship. Many in the media considered the No. 1 Buckeyes among the most dominating teams in college history, but the 11th-ranked Wolverines delivered a stunning 24-12 win that exposed OSU’s passing game as something designed by a third grader.
Similarly, Day defeated the Wolverines in 2019 in his first year on the job, but after losing to UM last November he is in danger of becoming the first Ohio State coach since John Cooper to lose to Michigan two years in a row. But that doesn’t mean he has to like it. Day appears weary of questioning what it would take to quiet disgruntled fans who want perfection. He knows he must win every game, but The Game is at another level. Victory is demanded, not expected. Some Ohio State fans, mostly older ones, so the number is dwindling, would accept a .500 season as long as the Buckeyes defeat the Wolverines. Some even would choose a Michigan win over a national championship.
Day continues to insist he loves it at Ohio State and there is no reason to doubt him. On the other hand, where is he on the hate scale with Michigan?
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