Our 2024 unbelievable effort and victory in Columbus reminds me of this beautiful day in 1969… Games that we weren’t supposed to be close to winning, but did by being tougher and relishing playing spoiler against those guys.
I was a kid who roared up from Saginaw to Bay City with two of my brothers to watch the game with my grandfather, owing to his large color TV. Too young to remember many of the details, this was a nice concise portrayal of the contest. Didn't recall the six picks, did remember Rex Kern and Jim Stillwagon's names from the Buckeyes and should have remembered Barry Pierson, with a huge punt return and 3 interceptions for the Maize and Blue!
0:21 If you watch closely you can see Kern throw the ball WAY over the receiver's head. They weren't even trying to score. Also Hayes didn't say that. He said his reason for going for 2 was: "my kicker and long snapper were banged up and I needed them healthy for the upcoming Rose Bowl." The 'Because I couldn't go for 3' was un urban legend created after Hayes died.
Our 2024 unbelievable effort and victory in Columbus reminds me of this beautiful day in 1969… Games that we weren’t supposed to be close to winning, but did by being tougher and relishing playing spoiler against those guys.
I was a kid who roared up from Saginaw to Bay City with two of my brothers to watch the game with my grandfather, owing to his large color TV. Too young to remember many of the details, this was a nice concise portrayal of the contest. Didn't recall the six picks, did remember Rex Kern and Jim Stillwagon's names from the Buckeyes and should have remembered Barry Pierson, with a huge punt return and 3 interceptions for the Maize and Blue!
GO BLUE 🔵🟨🟦🟡
As a youngster, The Upset of the Century game in 1969 is how and exactly when I became a forevermore Michigan Wolverine sports fan!
0:21 If you watch closely you can see Kern throw the ball WAY over the receiver's head. They weren't even trying to score. Also Hayes didn't say that. He said his reason for going for 2 was: "my kicker and long snapper were banged up and I needed them healthy for the upcoming Rose Bowl." The 'Because I couldn't go for 3' was un urban legend created after Hayes died.
GO BUCKS
Michigan choked again 😂
M Go Blue ...forever !