The unthinkable is happening:
Saturday's scheduled football game between rivals Michigan and Ohio State has been canceled due to ongoing coronavirus issues within the Wolverines program. The two Big Ten Conference teams have played "The Game" every season without disruption since 1918. Michigan said in a statement that increasing coronavirus cases and multiple players in quarantine forced the team to make the decision to cancel the game, scheduled to be played in Columbus, Ohio.
I don't really care about the game itself, but for any fans of the rivalry I HIGHLY recommend the fantastic book, War As They Knew It, which I was lucky enough to get free copies of years and years ago to review:
Both coaches were borderline crazy of course, fanatical in their teaching of young men and competitive natures. As for the games themselves, the truth is that as you read, the games blend into each other. Every year, both teams would march towards their season-ending game, crushing opponents into submission. Throwing the ball about 4 times all season, and outscoring their opponents about 17,002 to 6. Every year. While reading I'd get lost and confused, "is this 1972? Or 1977?" And every game played with the Big Ten Title/Rose Bowl/National Championship on the line, a pair of teams who played the game by inches. Every game was close, usually decided by a mistake at the end - during one five-game stretch, 4 of the games ended such that the loser had a legitimate claim to the victory. Unreal.
With no game to enjoy this year, buy the book instead! :)
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