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ANN ARBOR, Mich. The Game has lost a lot of luster.

Ohio State has beaten Michigan 5 true times, a most appropriate winning strain as well as a longest in a array given a 1920s.

The ninth-ranked Buckeyes (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) have already clinched during slightest a share of their fifth true contention pretension as well as a spot in a Rose Bowl.

Michigan (5-6, 1-6) is mired in another miserable year coming off a school-record nine-loss season as well as is scarcely a two-touchdown loser to remove today during home to guarantee consecutive losing annals for a initial time given 1962-63.

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, though, insisted those factors havent diminished a rivalry.

That would never start to a participants, Tres sel said. Perhaps to someone from a outside, someone from Utah or something, might not maybe burst upon it given neither group is being talked about every day in a inhabitant scheme of things.

Michigan has stayed in a headlines lately for neglected reasons.

An internal audit was released Monday in black fashion with details about a football module failing to file a schools forms which lane how most players work out as well as practice. The forms have been used as a apparatus to assistance imitate with NCAA rules.

The bureau of university audits sent Rodriguez a memo upon July 24 stating which forms from a 2008 unchanging season had not been submitted.

The Detroit Free Press, citing anonymous players, reported a month later which Michigan exceeded NCAA boundary per practices as well as workouts. That triggered a propagandize review as well as later an NCAA minute of inquiry which has a school, module as well as fans fresh for bad headlines for a once-proud program.

Rodriguez pronounced Wednesday a process of filing forms was corrected as soon as he learned it wasnt happening, but pronounced a review prevented him from further comment.

An dissapoint opposite Ohio State would take a little heat off Rodriguez for his on-the-field woes as well as would give a lot of young players a little much-needed practices as well as upperclassmen who were recruited by Lloyd Carr a possibility to experience a postseason again.

But Rodriguez pronounced all will not be lost if Michigan loses to Ohio State again.

Its not similar to were starting to say were doomed but a play diversion this year, Rodriguez said. But we really want it for a seniors.

While conjecture swirls about Rodriguezs future, he is confident a propagandize will stay committed to him.

The adm! inistrat ion department has been really supportive, Rodriguez said. Ive heard from most alumni as well as former players as well as theyve all been really supportive.

One former player was anything but understanding when he left Ann Arbor.

Justin Boren played for Carr for dual years, then did a unthinkable as well as transferred to Ohio State after Rodriguez arrived given he pronounced family values have eroded in a parting shot.

That was only similar to a slap in a face, Michigan defensive finish Brandon Graham said.

Tressel wouldnt let Boren speak with reporters this week, but his teammates pronounced hell be dismissed up to play in a Big House in scarlet as well as gray.

This is his week, Ohio State descent plunge in to Jim Cordle said. I remember when he initial came here as well as all a talk as well as everything similar to that, as well as all a messages he was display me, as well as then he went off to a media as well as pronounced a little things about Michigan.

Thats substantially why hes not out here (talking to reporters) right now. But hes pumped up for this a single as well as we know those guys have been starting to be starting after him.

The Wolverines will be starting after Terrelle Pryor, too, if their struggling defenders can catch him.

Pryor considered in attendance Michigan when Rodriguez left West Virginia to coach college footballs winningest team, but chose to be a Buckeye.

Rodriguez concurred it would be formidable to prepare his invulnerability for Pryor.

You find a guy 6-(foot)-6 which runs a 4.3 (in a 40-yard dash), Rodriguez said. If we had him, he substantially wouldnt be upon a scout team.

Ohio State seems se! t up to hurl to another easy victory in a rivalry, perhaps similar to a 42-7 win opposite Michigan last season.

The Buckeyes have won dual true opposite Iowa as well as Penn State while a Wolverines only win given September was opposite Delaware State.

Michigans invulnerability has been bad sufficient to give up during slightest 35 points in a last four games. Its offense will be but a single of a most appropriate players, running back Brandon Minor, given of an injured shoulder.

But Tressel knows a adversary well sufficient to comprehend a most appropriate group doesnt regularly win The Game.

You have to be a little bit careful, Tressel said. Very occasionally do we go in to this diversion as well as investigate a census data sheet. Thats only not a approach it works.

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