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Michigan Football: It’s past time to ‘Just beat Ohio State’

What happened in 2011? Well, there was an Egyptian revolution, Muammar al-Gaddafi was overthrown and subsequently assassinated, Kobe Bryant was still a Laker, I got engaged, and Michigan football beat a controversial Buckeye team.

On November 26th, 2011, Ohio State, in the midst of its one-year bowl ban, arrived in Ann Arbor unranked at 6-6, and they left with head coach Luke Fickell’s tails tucked between his legs. It wasn’t a comfortable victory, OSU’s dual-threat QB Braxton Miller rushed for 100 and accounted for three total touchdowns in the teams 34 point performance, falling a touchdown short of beating the rival they affectionately call ‘that team up north’.