Posted on 11/17/2006 2:57:24 PM PST by Libloather
Hate Week pauses for love of Bo
Michigan-Ohio State rivalry owes its prominence to Schembechler
OPINION
By Bob Cook
MSNBC contributor
Updated: 2:18 p.m. PT Nov 17, 2006
Sadly, Hate Week is ending a lot less hateful.
The death of former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler on the eve of the biggest Michigan-Ohio State game ever can't help but put a pall over Saturday's proceedings. After all, without Schembechler, Michigan-Ohio State doesn't advance from regional grudge match to become one of sports' most storied rivalries, and the battling schools' respective Hate Weeks don't mean any more than the scores of other Hate Weeks around the college football schedule.
Schembechler died Friday morning after collapsing at WXYZ-TV in Southfield, Mich., where he had taped his television show.
**SNIP**
Even the Columbus punk band that calls itself the Dead Schembechlers, scheduled Friday to play its annual Hate Week, anti-Michigan show featuring such songs as "M Means Moron" and "Schembechler Kicked My Crippled Dog," acknowledged the late coach's role in Ohio State and Michigan history. "We are crushed to learn of the death of Bo Schembechler, OSU's most valiant foe," the band said in a message posted on its Web site. "We named this band after Coach Schembechler to honor him as the face of Wolverine football. We have never wished ill will upon him in any way and have always wished him the best."
The band announced that Friday night will be its final performance and will donate all proceeds from the show to a charity chosen by Schembechler's family.
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Bad omen for Michigan.
My first thought was, re-united with Woody once again...my second thought, he did this on purpose just to fire up the Wolvies....
We'll see. Will be quite a shoot-out.
The Wolverines shouldn't try to play any differently than they would have. I can see them coming up pumped to win big for him, and make a whole bunch of mistakes as a result of trying to do too much.
Go Blue.
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