Chris Perry exemplified in this game what it means to leave it all on the field. Towards the end of the game, he could barely pick himself up off the ground. I never forgot this game and always wanted to see it again in its entirety. Thanks for posting!
Great video and memories. Perry was a beast, Edwards a dagger, and Stevie Breaston was a can of excitement. LeSueur, Shazor, and Pierre Woods played great on D. Starting the next year OSU won 15 of the next 16 (Ouch!) until the current era.
This game still stands as Michigan's most recent win vs. a *good* Ohio State team. I was there that day. I'll never forget it. But damn, it'd sure be nice to make some new memories, and soon!
+MichiganGamer24 “MichiganGamer24 Gaming” No, not really. Go back and check the record for Ohio State that year. That was definitely a down year for them. They finished the season with a 6-7 record, and lost their last four games of the season, including a bowl game loss to Florida. They actually lost to Purdue that season, so you know it was a bad year.
If it makes you feel any better, OSU has only beaten 2 good Michigan teams since this game. (2006 and 2016) Both were at Ohio by the slimmest of margins.
OSU was on probation in 2011. Jim Tressel was fired not too long before the season started and they used an interim coach. They did make a bowl game but they were not a "good" OSU team. 2012 was Urban Meyer's first year and they went undefeated even though they weren't bowl eligible.
Wow. This truly was the last time an elite Michigan team beat an elite OSU team. It makes me cry that this was 17 years ago and we haven't replicated this result sincd. :-(
Hey. Nice to share ideas on the rivalry with you. I have to agree with you. Tressel brought OSU up to a higher level than Cooper' s consistently under-achievers. Harbaugh is a great coach, but it's going to be tough as long as Meyer rules the roost in Columbus.
Lloyd Carr resigned, didn't get fired. However, I do think he received pressure to retire. I would say the Tressel hire was when the tide changed though, not when Carr resigned. I know the tide is bound to change again sooner or later, or at least even out. But I definitely hope it's sooner.
I don’t know why more people don’t bring up the cheating that OSU did during the Tressel years. It totally negates the games during the Tressel tenure (for me). Lloyd’s recruiting was not up to standards, but the UM teams were not garbage. OSU used the “Cheat Code” and ,unfortunately, it worked.
@@opitz30 lol. Start acting like a Michigan man and quit blaming others. Let me guess: you didn't attend the University of Michigan?! LMAO to fake fans like you.
@@robertford5195 Please enlighten me. Which reality are you expecting me to accept (your comment/reply is a little confusing)? And why would you peg me as a Sparty? Your logic, or lack thereof, is killing me. State was actually able to beat OSU more than we did during the Tressel tenure. I'm just trying to keep it real man. Carr was a good X's and O's coach, but his recruiting... the cupboard was bare by the time he resigned. And as far as the cheating goes, Ohio cheated. That is a fact, Jack! Not even Tressel himself can deny that.
