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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
Sports Illustrated named Ohio State vs. Michigan college football's greatest rivalry several years ago. Rolling Stone would approve.
The Hate Michigan Rally will rock Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on November 17, the evening before the rivals-who are both undefeated and a respective first and second in the BCS poll-battle for a likely berth in the national championship game.
The Dead Schembechlers, the show's headliner, seem a little paranoid in their hatred of the Wolverines. The band's Web site has a conspiracy section that, among other claims, alleges a Michigan connection to the Kennedy assassination.
However, to Buckeye fans, the self-proclaimed "best damn punk band in the land" are simply eccentric geniuses. With hits like "Muck Fichigan" and the "Buckeye Bop," the band, whose name is a reference to former Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler and to punk rock luminaries the Dead Kennedys, has achieved notoriety throughout Ohio.
"We are certainly hailed rightfully as gods," said Bo Biafra, the lead singer of the Dead Schembechlers. "We are probably the greatest group of musicians ever put together in Western civilization."
Biafra said the "Wolverine Hatecore" supergroup formed in 1990 to honor its sole influence-legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes. The band's members Biafra (vocals), Bo Thunders (guitar), Bo Vicious (bass) and Bo Scabies (drums) pay homage to their late idol by dressing in the same getup as the coach.
Biafra is grateful for this year's rally, which will prelude what is expected to be one of the most important games in the rivalries' history.
The Newport Music Hall, located on the OSU campus, will host the performance. The 1,700-capacity venue is the largest site ever of a Hate Michigan Rally.
"I'd be lying to you if I told you this was not a special year," Biafra said. "This is a special year. We are playing to ensure victory."
Columbus native bands Watershed, along with 80s cover band B.A. Baracus, join the Dead Schembechlers on the concerts' bill.
The Hate Michigan Rally will rock Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on November 17, the evening before the rivals-who are both undefeated and a respective first and second in the BCS poll-battle for a likely berth in the national championship game.
The Dead Schembechlers, the show's headliner, seem a little paranoid in their hatred of the Wolverines. The band's Web site has a conspiracy section that, among other claims, alleges a Michigan connection to the Kennedy assassination.
However, to Buckeye fans, the self-proclaimed "best damn punk band in the land" are simply eccentric geniuses. With hits like "Muck Fichigan" and the "Buckeye Bop," the band, whose name is a reference to former Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler and to punk rock luminaries the Dead Kennedys, has achieved notoriety throughout Ohio.
"We are certainly hailed rightfully as gods," said Bo Biafra, the lead singer of the Dead Schembechlers. "We are probably the greatest group of musicians ever put together in Western civilization."
Biafra said the "Wolverine Hatecore" supergroup formed in 1990 to honor its sole influence-legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes. The band's members Biafra (vocals), Bo Thunders (guitar), Bo Vicious (bass) and Bo Scabies (drums) pay homage to their late idol by dressing in the same getup as the coach.
Biafra is grateful for this year's rally, which will prelude what is expected to be one of the most important games in the rivalries' history.
The Newport Music Hall, located on the OSU campus, will host the performance. The 1,700-capacity venue is the largest site ever of a Hate Michigan Rally.
"I'd be lying to you if I told you this was not a special year," Biafra said. "This is a special year. We are playing to ensure victory."
Columbus native bands Watershed, along with 80s cover band B.A. Baracus, join the Dead Schembechlers on the concerts' bill.
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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
posted 9/21/07 @ 1:13 AM EST
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