COLUMBUS, Ohio — There are two types of rivalries that hold weight in sports. © David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com/David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS Ohio State head coach Ryan Day congratulates Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney after the Buckeyes lost to Clemson 29-23 in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday, December 28, 2019. The first is the historical rivalry filled with tradition and usually includes “My team could lose every game this season, but as long as we beat them, it’s still a good season.” Those rivalries never go away. They’re engrained in a fanbase even when the talent isn’t equal. Ohio State has dominated just such a rivalry for the past 20 years, losing to Michigan just three times. Nothing looks like it’s changing any time soon. Then there are era rivalries. Typically they blossom and fade in a brief period, yet still engender the same…
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