The Big Game? Rubbish! It's The Game!

[Steve19]

http://images.ibsys.com/2003/1121/2655662_240X180.jpg

Maybe it's just me, but I find media attempts to change the name of "The Game" incredibly irritating. There appears to be a concerted effort this year to start calling The Game "the Big Game", especially over at CNNSI.

What's the big deal?

Well, if Ohio State-Michigan is The Game, there can be none greater. If it's "The Big Game", well, then there can be a "huge game", a "toughest game" and etc. Put a qualifying statement in front of it and you can bring The Game down to the level of some other games, over time. That's good for the media, but not either team. Diminishing its importance means less revenue for both football programs.

So what?

The Game has no equal. It may draw the largest US TV audience in history for a regular season sporting event this weekend and almost certainly will be the most viewed college game of the regular season. That means big bucks for Ohio State and Michigan and its something Ohio State and Michigan fans need to fight for.

The Game has no equal. The Game needs no qualifying adjectives. We know it. America knows it. So should the media.

[ScriptOhio]

I thought that Harvard vs. Yale was always called "The Game".

http://www.the-game.org/

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by ScriptOhio

I thought that Harvard vs. Yale was always called "The Game".

http://www.the-game.org/

Me too. I always call it Ohio State-Michigan. Sometimes I call it the SBC Ohio State- Michigan game, but that's just me.

[ntd]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

Me too. I always call it Ohio State-Michigan. Sometimes I call it the SBC Ohio State- Michigan game, but that's just me.

Make that AT&T before they get their lawyers after you

I call it the Michigan Game and always have, pretty dull I guess

[BB73]

Originally Posted by ScriptOhio

I thought that Harvard vs. Yale was always called "The Game".

http://www.the-game.org/

That's true. But to me, tOSU-TSUN is also The Game.

And "The Big Game" is Cal-Stanford.

wikipedia/Big_Game

edit - somebody needs to tell the Dayton Daily News. They're sticking 'Big' in the middle all the time.

[st8ofmind]

Originally Posted by ScriptOhio

I thought that Harvard vs. Yale was always called "The Game".

http://www.the-game.org/

Yeah, haven't these people seen Gilmore Girls.

[FCollinsBuckeye]

I call it 'Thee Game'.



Actually, it's always been 'The Michigan Game' or 'Ohio State/Michigan' to me.

/shrug

[daddyphatsacs]

Call it whatever the hell you want, it still is the best rivalry in all of sports.

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by st8ofmind

Yeah, haven't these people seen Gilmore Girls.

Are you admitting that you have?

[GoBucks89]

Has anyone mentioned that Chad Henne is a dork? Just checking.

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by GoBucks89

Has anyone mentioned that Chad Henne is a dork? Just checking.

Make that a Big Dork, for The Big Game.

[st8ofmind]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

Are you admitting that you have?

Watched "that episode" with my stepdaughter.

The ultra pude/blueblood/wasp Eastcoasters go get smashed at a tailgate.

Pretty hilarious

[GoBucks89]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

Make that a Big Dork, for The Big Game.

Good enough for me. I wonder what kind of bowl he prefers for haircuts, metal or plastic?

[BuckeyeMike80]

Originally Posted by Steve19

http://images.ibsys.com/2003/1121/2655662_240X180.jpg

Maybe it's just me, but I find media attempts to change the name of "The Game" incredibly irritating. There appears to be a concerted effort this year to start calling The Game "the Big Game", especially over at CNNSI.

What's the big deal?

Well, if Ohio State-Michigan is The Game, there can be none greater. If it's "The Big Game", well, then there can be a "huge game", a "toughest game" and etc. Put a qualifying statement in front of it and you can bring The Game down to the level of some other games, over time. That's good for the media, but not either team. Diminishing its importance means less revenue for both football programs.

So what?

The Game has no equal. It may draw the largest US TV audience in history for a regular season sporting event this weekend and almost certainly will be the most viewed college game of the regular season. That means big bucks for Ohio State and Michigan and its something Ohio State and Michigan fans need to fight for.

The Game has no equal. The Game needs no qualifying adjectives. We know it. America knows it. So should the media.

The term "The Big Game" is used when channels that don't have the Super Bowl refer to the Super bowl with.

This is The Game. It has been The Game for decades. The Game has been around longer than The Super Bowl.

Too bad the media hacks who don't give the entire Big Ten any respect year in and year out but are forced to cover this game because of the records of the teams don't realize it.

[BuckeyeMike80]

Originally Posted by GoBucks89

Good enough for me. I wonder what kind of bowl he prefers for haircuts, metal or plastic?

Plastic bowl, but he uses a metal spoon to do the cut....