In the week leading up to Ohio State-Michigan, there are always plenty of warning shots fired over the opposing bow. But a lot of times, it's just the same old "Columbus is a cow town/Ann Arbor is one enormous gay disco" type of childish putdowns. The insult war never gets to the heart of what we, and they, are really trying to prove: What is the better place to live? Who should take more pride in their roots, Ohioans or Michiganders? Papa Cass is here to try and sort it all out in the most journalistically-objective way possible: with just the facts.

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In Part III of Furls' breakdown of The Game Of The Century, he takes a look at the matchup that I feel will determine the outcome of this game. Michigan's wide recievers versus the Ohio State secondary. Will Chad Henne be able to move the Wolverine offense through the air against Jenkins, Smith, O'Neal, and Mitchell? Furls gives us his assessment.

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You know that this weekend's Ohio State v. Michigan game is a sporting event of galactic proportions when even a Texas paper publishes an article calling it "The Game of the Century." I believe that this is the first time in the 21st century that this tag has been hung on a college football game, but there were several 20th century games that were given the GOTC moniker. The Rhino takes a look at them.

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In Part II of Furls unit by unit matchups for Saturday's epic showdown, he takes a look at the battle between the Buckeyes offensive line and the Wolverine's defensive line. Do the Buckeyes have any answer for All-World defensive linemen Alan Branch and LaMarr Woodley? Furls provides the lowdown.

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