MIES
E STATE
enty of opponents,
han two decades
s it have any rivals?
Michigan's. Nearly as fast as it had taken
shape, the Michigan ship disintegrated,
sunk by a volley of fireworks from its
scarlet-and-gray enemy. Clearly, the
Ohio State marching band was not taking 'em one game at a time. Was the tone
disrespectful? Mean-spirited? Maybe.
But anyone who was taken aback should
probably be grateful that the people who
conceived the show were inspired by
"Jurassic Park" instead of, say, "The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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And if there was a message for Michigan, there was one for Penn State, too.
As much as the game itself, the band's
performance illustrated just where the
Nittany Lions fit into the hierarchy of
Ohio State's Big Ten rivalries: second
place… at best.
To the Nittany Lions and their fans,
the team's visit to Columbus was not
just a Big Event, but the Big Event. As
guard John Urschel said during the week
leading up to the Lions' trip, "If you
can't get excited for a game like this, you
shouldn't be playing college football.
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