When will Michigan be on equal footing with Ohio State and Michigan State again? And will the Wolverines beat either the Buckeyes or the Spartans in 2015? Anthony Broome and Drew Hallett answer in the ninth edition of our storyline series. We at Maize n Brew continue our series where Anthony Broome and Drew Hallett address what they believe are the 10 biggest questions and storylines surrounding Michigan football and whether the Wolverines will be successful in 2015. This marks the ninth and penultimate edition of the series. Today, Anthony and Drew will discuss how much distance is between Michigan and Ohio State and Michigan State entering this season, which rivalry game is more important in 2015, and whether the Wolverines will walk away as victors against the Buckeyes or Spartans. *** Drew: This will be a miserable paragraph to write because — well, let’s face it — Michigan has been miserable against its rivals, Ohio State and Michigan State, for an extended period now. Since 2004, the Wolverines have won just one of 11 games against the Buckeyes; since 2008, the Wolverines have won just one of seven games against the Spartans. In fact, under the past two coaching administrations, Michigan is 2-12 against the Scarlet and Grey and the Green and White. It’s hard to remember the last time Michigan had such a dismal record against its two biggest rivals. It likely was in the late ‘50s or early ‘60s, but let’s be honest: do you really want to know? …
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