cleveland.com reader Cavsglee thinks the beauty of Ohio State-Michigan at the end of the year is the idea that one team, no matter what, almost always gets the chance to play spoiler.
View full sizeTim Biakabutuka's 300-yard rushing game against the Buckeyes is just one example of one of the team's playing spoiler in their annual rivalry game.In response to the story Ohio State vs. Michigan must not become a victim of the Big Ten's upcoming big divide: Lesmerises commentary, cleveland.com reader Cavsglee says it doesn't matter how good the teams are when it comes to Ohio State-Michigan. This reader writes,
"The point of OSU-UM is that the game matters, even when the teams aren't equally good. When Biakabutuka went nuts in '95, the Wolverines reveled in spoiling the Buckeyes' season, even though they were run-of-the-mill that year. Bruce's teams did the same, and OSU fans felt vindicated. If OSU and UM stay in the same division, that game will still have great meaning, because, more likely than not, at least one team will have designs on the conference title game, which will give the lesser team spoiler rights. If they're both good, then it's even bigger."
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