Re: I'll put all of this in one thread.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vijay Ramanujan) wrote in
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> Alan Mundy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... 
> 
>> > That's one of the reasons I prefer the UM-OSU rivalry to the UM-MSU
>> > rivalry.
>  
>> What mutual respect was involved in Gamble and Edwards throwing
>> punches at each other on the field during the game?
> 
> One individual on each side. That isn't even comparable to the what
> we've seen between UF-FSU or Miami-ND in the Holtz-Johnson era.
> 
> When you throw in the mutual respect of fans and coaches, compare
> UM-OSU to UM-MSU or Alabama-Auburn and the difference becomes even
> more extreme.
> 
> You won't see Lloyd Carr openly accusing Ohio State of being a dirty
> team or see Jim Tressell telling the press that he hates Lloyd Carr.

There is a difference, clearly. I was merely pointing out that UM-tOSU 
isn't perfect in this regard, either.

As for the coaching stuff, I don't ever recall Bobby telling the press he 
hated Spurrier. I'm sure he admitted that Spurrier irritated the hell out 
of him (which was Spurrier's goal all along), and that he hated the way he 
made things personal, but I'm equally sure he never said "I hate Steve 
Spurrier."

Frankly I think the extreme bad blood between these teams was Spurrier's 
doing and it will eventually fade as the kids who remember those years 
graduate. He elevated it from a contest between football teams and made it 
personal with the coaches and certain players.

Case in point, Ernie Sims and Chris Leak (both true freshmen) were talking 
and laughing about the game while 20 yards away the upperclassmen were 
fighting.

Unfortunately what happened this year will just feed the fires for at least 
one more year.

--
Alan Mundy