The hope when Jim Harbaugh was hired to coach the University of Michigan in 2014 was that the Ten-Year War II was about to break out with Ohio State and Urban Meyer. The original was the legendary decade (1969-78) when Bo Schembechler led the Wolverines and Woody Hayes coached the Buckeyes and every game felt like something larger than life. (Schembechler edged out the series 5-4-1). Meyer and his three national titles were waiting in Columbus. Harbaugh and his Super Bowl appearance as a coach, plus 14 years as an NFL quarterback, were arriving in Ann Arbor. One a son of Ohio. The other a Michigan Man. Thus far, it hasn’t emerged. There were blowouts by the Buckeyes in 2015 and ’17 that took the momentum out of an epic 2016 Ohio State double-overtime victory over the Wolverines. Ohio State has been superior, a national contender. Michigan hasn’t. The Buckeyes…
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