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  What a game! OSU wins 42-39!

  11.18.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I never thought we’d see this sort of shootout. Great games by both teams! More tomorrow when I can reflect more on this historic win. GO BUCKS! Ohio State’s 2006 record: 12-0 Next up: ????? 1/8/07 Tune: Hang on Sloopy by The McCoys Technorati Tags: Ohio State | Michigan | Football | Mike Harding Blog

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  OSU/Michigan Preview: The Prediction

  11.18.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Over the past week, we’ve looked at the matchups between offense and defense from both team’s perspectives, special teams, strategy & tactics, and the intangibles. This entry is intended to pull it all together and paint some outcomes via a Monte Carlo simulation. Fortunately for me, since I didn’t have the time to set up […]

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  RIP Bo

  11.17.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on RIP Bo

  Today we have the sad news that former Michigan coach and legend Bo Schembechler passed away. He was 77 years old. Coach Schembechler won 194 games during his tenure and was always a fierce competitor. From 1969 to 1978 the Ohio State/Michigan rivalry had some of the most memorable and meaningful games with Schembechler coaching […]

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  OSU/Michigan Preview: The Intangibles

  11.17.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on OSU/Michigan Preview: The Intangibles

  Every live sporting event has things that figure into the outcome of the game that simply don’t have much to do with the players or coaches. This game is no different. Home field advantage is an obvious aspect to the game and there is something to it. I like to break home field into discrete […]

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  OSU/Michigan Preview: Strategy and Tactics

  11.16.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on OSU/Michigan Preview: Strategy and Tactics

  One of the reasons I like football so much is that each game is comprised of 120 or so individual battles (plays) and each one has an unique context and can be viewed individually, as part of a sequence (a drive) and/or as part of a strategy (game plan.) It’s sort of like a fast […]

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