From the NY Times: How Fielding H Yost Busted ohio state 100 Years Ago
Great article (likely paywalled, though) about how Coach Yost further fueled the Michigan vs osu rivalry 100 years ago. Yost was informed by letter of the likely ineligibility of the new buckeye QB and set in motion an investigation.
Century-Old Letters Add New Twist to Michigan-Ohio State Rivalry https://nyti.ms/3OwRXbJ
As a result, QB 'Dopey' Workman was declared ineligible just before the start of the 1922 season. Michigan then went on to shut out ohio state at the HorseToiletBowl in that stadium's inaugural season.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:14 AM ^
well, where is this yost fella at, and can we get him to do it again, cuz ohio can go fuck itself.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:15 AM ^
Unfortunately, the link in my OP doesn't seem to work, so try this one from Twitter:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/sports/ncaafootball/michigan-ohio-state-letters.html
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:17 AM ^
Interesting. I knew we won The Game in the horseshoe’s inaugural season, but didn’t know that background. Always love to learn more about this rivalry. It goes so deep and there’s always something new I haven’t heard of yet that makes The Game the best rivalry, India/Pakistan be damned.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:22 AM ^
Can you imagine if UM and OSU had nukes? This rivalry would be lit!!!
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:52 AM ^
Don't give Sparty any ideas.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:03 PM ^
sparty is like north korea
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:07 PM ^
Would that make Izzo 'Little Rocket Man'?
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
Exactly.
NK wants a seat at the big boys table but despite all their saber rattling, nobody really takes them seriously.
Just yesterday Kim Jong Un's sister threatened the US with more fire and brimstone. Which is more fire and brimstone than the last time she ran her mouth on the topic... and the time before that... and the time before that.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:53 AM ^
Dude - there'd be no more rivalry because both campuses would no longer exist.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:56 AM ^
Not a believer in MAD I take it?
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:01 PM ^
talk about an avatar fitting for the conversation. hoo-boy,
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:04 PM ^
Coincidentally, one of my favorite topics of the semester is when I lecture on MAD vs. NUTS. They came up with some great acronyms back then. 😊
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:18 AM ^
OSU’s Steinbrenner returned the favor in 2001 when he signed Henson. Completely altered the rivalry.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:39 AM ^
Dopey was ineligible.
You can’t make this stuff up.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:39 AM ^
he can fuck himself too along with ohio
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:48 AM ^
Just remember the role of objective officiating. I recall several instances at the Shoe. Drug sniffing dogs going through the entire Michigan corps of players and staff - I believe, prior to the 2006 game.
And, with Coach Harbaugh - having an official call an infraction on Jim when he tossed his playsheet. The official said - (I'm paraphrasing) - "I referee basketball games all the time, and in basketball, that's a foul." The only concern I had with that was - Michigan was playing the Buckeyes in football, not basketball.
Let's hope the officiating crew calls it relatively even both ways.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:57 AM ^
A reminder, Amazin. Don't fall for their propaganda, calling themselves "Bucks."
They're Buckeyes, a nut, defined as "a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel.
Also, literally, they're nuts.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:07 PM ^
Blue Vet.
First, thank you for your service. Second, thanks for bringing this to my attention (again). My earlier comment has been edited with a corrected reference.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving - and, an even happier Saturday.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:10 PM ^
And toxic unless shelled and roasted.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:35 PM ^
Also, while buckeyejonross is reasonable poster, he's still a buckeye. Don't fall for the trap.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:00 PM ^
I always imagine a subtext of, "say hi to your mom for me"
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:35 PM ^
Calling Harbaugh for throwing the play sheet is egregious when you consider what they did not call against Ohio. (Zero live action penalties called on Ohio that game.)
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:51 PM ^
Just another example of a total ref shit show at the toilet bowl....
November 23rd, 2022 at 2:30 PM ^
Here's a link to an article about the officiating from the 2016 game. It's an interesting link: https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/25/14078044/ohio-state-michigan-referees-game-2016
A couple of videos imbedded in that link are:
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In the above - no infractions were flagged, or called by the officials. Interestingly enough, Weber - who received the "butt pat" from one of the officials - had the hit in the second gif.
November 23rd, 2022 at 6:38 PM ^
Are you trying to piss me off? Because you're doing a fine job of it.
November 23rd, 2022 at 11:53 AM ^
Dopey. Workman.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:02 PM ^
Ohio State cheated even in 1922.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:07 PM ^
you probably don't want to open that can of worms. a lot of teams "tested the limits" of the rules back then, including UM.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:25 PM ^
He's a good man. And thorough.
November 23rd, 2022 at 12:38 PM ^
The game was so lopsided that Buckeyes fans began heading for the exits in the third quarter, abandoning their new edifice to delirious Michigan supporters. Ohio State alumni “pulled out their eyebrows listening to them,” The Detroit Free Press reported. The Michigan band, along with some 5,000 Wolverines fans, marched through the streets of Columbus playing their fight song, “Hail to the Victors,” according to The Lansing State Journal.
^ That would be amazing to see something like that again!
November 23rd, 2022 at 3:36 PM ^
Completley agree, but just for future refrence are we allowed to bring the Michigan National Guard with us?
November 24th, 2022 at 1:48 AM ^
100 federal LE agents were brought in for the 2006 game.
November 23rd, 2022 at 10:08 PM ^
After the game, Yost reportedly crowed, “We put the dead in dedication”
Could you imagine Fielding Yost with Twitter?
November 23rd, 2022 at 10:55 PM ^
Hilarious. By coincidence our household got mail from Bethany College just a couple days ago. Love the blue flowers in the rotunda of that loser stadium.