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The Daily OrangeRace | Band of Anti-Michigan fans go to extremes to support Ohio State
By Matt Levin
Posted: 10/30/06, 10:51 PM EST Section: Sports
The Dead Schembechlers and Watershed have been playing at smaller Hate Michigan Rallies since the 1990s, but only three years ago did the two bands team up to put on the definitive Hate Michigan Rally festival.
Watershed bassist Joe Oestreich said he's enjoying the reputation the rally has earned.
"It's hard to compete with the Dead Schembechlers," Oestreich said. "People around town are super fired up about this. (The Hate Michigan Rally) is one of those things that's been gaining momentum for the last bunch of years."
Both bands have big ideas for the show. Biafra plans to bite the head off of a wolverine. Oestreich hopes to have all three bands on stage for an encore that will provide one final rally cry before the game.
But anything is possible at a school of more than 50,000 students.
"It's already getting crazy," said Sean Sheehan, an OSU senior and creator of the Ohio State football Web log, The 614. "Every year it's pretty crazy and if it's going to be No. 1 vs. No. 2, I can't imagine what it's going to be like."
He said the existence of a band such as the Dead Schembechlers is "a testament to how big the rivalry is."
Sheehan said the band has various well-written songs. He particularly enjoys the song "Ted Ginn Did Everythin'," a song that tells the tale of how the Bucks speedy receiver single-handedly built the pyramids and tore down the Berlin Wall-among other superhuman feats.
Ultimately, all Buckeyes fans want is a victory over the Maize and Blue, but the excitement building up to the game will make this year's Hate Michigan Rally one audience members will never forget.
"It's building to what feels like is going to be a powder keg," Biafra said. "The blood of wolverines will be spilled."
LEVIN'S LOCKS
No. 3 West Virginia (+1.5) at No. 5 Louisville
Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Who's ready for some Thursday Night Football? No team will scrutinize the Ohio State-Michigan game more closely than the winner of this game. The Mountaineers speedy backfield runs all over a battered and worn out Cardinals team on their march toward a BCS championship.
Watershed bassist Joe Oestreich said he's enjoying the reputation the rally has earned.
"It's hard to compete with the Dead Schembechlers," Oestreich said. "People around town are super fired up about this. (The Hate Michigan Rally) is one of those things that's been gaining momentum for the last bunch of years."
Both bands have big ideas for the show. Biafra plans to bite the head off of a wolverine. Oestreich hopes to have all three bands on stage for an encore that will provide one final rally cry before the game.
But anything is possible at a school of more than 50,000 students.
"It's already getting crazy," said Sean Sheehan, an OSU senior and creator of the Ohio State football Web log, The 614. "Every year it's pretty crazy and if it's going to be No. 1 vs. No. 2, I can't imagine what it's going to be like."
He said the existence of a band such as the Dead Schembechlers is "a testament to how big the rivalry is."
Sheehan said the band has various well-written songs. He particularly enjoys the song "Ted Ginn Did Everythin'," a song that tells the tale of how the Bucks speedy receiver single-handedly built the pyramids and tore down the Berlin Wall-among other superhuman feats.
Ultimately, all Buckeyes fans want is a victory over the Maize and Blue, but the excitement building up to the game will make this year's Hate Michigan Rally one audience members will never forget.
"It's building to what feels like is going to be a powder keg," Biafra said. "The blood of wolverines will be spilled."
LEVIN'S LOCKS
No. 3 West Virginia (+1.5) at No. 5 Louisville
Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Who's ready for some Thursday Night Football? No team will scrutinize the Ohio State-Michigan game more closely than the winner of this game. The Mountaineers speedy backfield runs all over a battered and worn out Cardinals team on their march toward a BCS championship.
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Proud Michigan alumnus
posted 12/03/06 @ 8:36 PM EST
Anti-Michigan stems from inferiority complex felt by many other Big Tens - Iowa, Michigan State, etc. What other school is top-notch in almost every department? - The only schools I can think of are Berkeley, Chicago, and several Ivy League universities. (Continued…)
Mike
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