[Shane]

Problem solved. Mark is the winner in this matchup, here is his article, just so you know what he wrote. No rebuttal.

The topic was Which college football rivalry is the most overrated?

Michigan- Ohio State is a great college football rivalry. For those of you unfamiliar with it, here is a little background.



· Michigan vs. Ohio State
When Ohio Stadium opened in 1922, Michigan spoiled the party with a 22-0 victory. The rivalry was heated in the early days as both have been long-time college football powers. But it got even hotter in 1969, when Bo Schembechler took over as Michigan's coach and upset Woody Hayes' No. 1-ranked, undefeated Buckeyes. Four times in the next six years, both teams were ranked in the top five when they met. In 1970 and 1973, both were undefeated (they tied 10-10 in '73). From 1970 through 1975, Michigan entered without a loss every year. The Wolverines won just once. Ohio State was 9-0-1 in 1993, 11-0 in 1995 and 10-0 in 1996. The Buckeyes lost each time. That is rivalry. (espn.com)



An espn.com poll rated it as the greatest sports rivalry of the 20th century. For many it’s the biggest game of the year and I will say this- It is, hands down, the best rivalry in college football. That being said, it’s also the most overrated. It’s this way with a lot of things at the top, especially in this era of excessive media hype for even the smallest games. The fact of the matter is that this rivalry, while great, isn’t that much greater than the rest. College football is built on great rivalries and has dozens of other fantastic games- ND-USC, Army-Navy, Florida State-Florida and of course, Auburn-Alabama (maybe even throw Texas- Texas A&M in there).



All of those rivalries have great, great history and those teams are always ranked highly when they meet (with the exception of current day Army-Navy, but that is still a great rivalry), but they are always ranked far behind Michigan-OSU in the eyes of most major media outlets. There have been just as many great games in the other rivalries I have mentioned and just as many great coaches and history as there has been in OSU-Michigan.



OSU-Michigan- great rivalray? Absolutely. Greatest in college football? I think so. Overrated? No question about it