The best part of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is talking about it for 364 days. Without this year’s installment of The Game — which was canceled Tuesday because of the Wolverines’ ongoing issues with COVID-19 — that talking is going to be the worst part of it. Even in a year where the Buckeyes opened as 30-point favorites, you still need to see it. For all the advances in modern technology, the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry still relies on the word of mouth — the storytelling that passes down like its own language from generation to generation — in those short affirmations of Rust Belt pride. MORE: How Ohio State vs. Michigan cancelation impacts Big Ten, CFP hopes “My parents drove to the Snow Bowl in 1950.” “I was there for ‘The Heisman Pose’ in ’91.” “I had tickets for No. 1 vs. No. 2 in ’06.” “I stormed the field after The Spot.” A year and a phrase. That’s all you need, and fans on both sides can tell you…
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