Ohio State vs. Michigan

This is a game I have grown up ITCHING to attend. I've begged, pleaded, offered anything for my mom to let me use her ticket to attend THE GAME. The biggest rivalry in college football. 2006, I would have given ANYTHING to be in that stadium #1 vs. #2 with sooo many implications and PERFECT weather. Alas, I spent it outside the Holiday Inn watching it at Hineygate with a few hundred of my fellow Buckeye fans. While, that was a fun environment, I am sooo jealous of everyone who made it into that stadium that day.

Enter this year. Out of the blue, my mom called up and asked if I would want to go to the Michigan game with my dad. UM HECK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Basically, she swears she was going to let my brother and I take a turn at least once to go and decided since I was pregnant she would let me decide if I wanted to go now or wait until later so I could drink hahaha. I chose now because really, will she hold up this promise in the future? Will the Buckeyes continue their 7 year domination? (I hope so.) But I took the sure thing and this past weekend I headed down to Columbus with my dad to watch our Buckeyes BEAT THE FREAKING WOLVERWEENIES!!!!!!

pre-game teams are on the field warming up

The Best Damn Band in the Land performing Script Ohio

It was soooooo cold. And probably at the end of winter I won't feel that way but it had not been cold at all and then BAM. No time for the body to adjust, so the weather is the reason I blame my lack of photos that I would have probably taken if I had wanted to risk taking my gloves off anymore!!! My dad took some too, but I haven't gotten his yet. I also am a bit mad, because I couldn't really see through my camera when I was taking video/photos and so when I was recording Script Ohio I cut it off right before the dotting of the I!! But I did get some photos.

So, did this epic battle live up to my childhood dreams? Yes, and no. Going in, I knew Ohio State was going to win, I could only pray that it would be an absolute stomping to make it super enjoyable. Heck, if OSU would have lost I probably would have had a heart attack, Michigan sucks that bad right now. But, U of M lived up to my expectations. Denard Robinson did not play the entire game, their defense was horrid and Michigan still sucks. Oh and my favorite part? Getting to hear around 100,000 people join in and sing "I Don't Give a Damn For The Whole State of Michigan." LOVED. Wish I would have recorded it. It could have been warmer and it could have been more competitive.

the last few seconds winding down

the team celebrating on the field

In the end, I am THRILLED that my Buckeyes have won 6 straight Big Ten Championships and have beaten Michigan a record 7 TIMES IN A ROW!!!!! Now, if only I could convince my mom to use her ticket every year...

the final score!!!!!!!!!!

GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!