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

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ron Newspeed
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 10:44:55 -0800, Vijay Ramanujan wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Correct. Instead, you'll see Lloyd Carr breezily dismiss two blown fumble
> calls that helped give his team a win against Illinois in 2000 as so much
> Illinois partisan whining. Then a year later, in a stunning display of
> hypocracy, even for someone associated with the University of Michigan,
> you'll see Lloyd Carr cry like a little girl with a scraped knee when a
> timekeeper for Michigan State helps the Spartans to a win over Michigan.

Cool. That was neither relevant nor accurate.

Vijay R.