The Ohio State football program can't stand Michigan. TTUN hates the Buckeyes. It's a rivalry that has been going on for over 100 years, stretching back generations. These two programs are two of the power brands in the sport, which means there is always something massive at stake when they face off.
SEC fans love to dismiss the Big Ten, claiming that real football is played in the South. If that were true, perhaps the last two national champions wouldn't be these two programs, even if TTUN cheated in order to do so. Still, those down south claim the Iron Bowl, not The Game, is the best rivalry in college football.
Anyone who has spent time around The Game knows how deep the hate is for both sides. That's why it's not just the greatest rivalry in college football, but in all of sports. Joel Klatt, who calls The Game every year, made sure to let some people from Alabama know that the Iron Bowl doesn't come close to that title.
Joel Klatt carries the water for Ohio State vs Michigan as the best rivalry
While appearing on The Next Round, Klatt made sure that the hosts from Alabama knew how wrong they were to assert that the Iron Bowl is a better rivalry than The Game.
"You guys haven't lived in that rivalry. Guys, I love you. The Iron Bowl is not in the hemisphere of Ohio State-Michigan. I'm not discounting it. I don't want to discount it. I think it's phenomenal. I discounted it in comparison to the greatest rivalry in sports."
Both the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wolverines will be at each other's throats this weekend. They won't agree on much of anything on Saturday. This is something that both teams and fanbases can agree on. This rivalry is so much better than the Iron Bowl.
Ohio State hopes that it can be on the right side of the rivalry this time after losing four straight to TTUN. They have been waiting an entire year for revenge.