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Moments after Ohio State lost to Michigan 16-13 in 1990, freshman running back Butler By'not'e first learned what the rivalry really meant.

S Kurt Coleman says not everyone understands the importance of the trinket. "Someone asked me if we really wear gold pants," he said.

The Ohio State upperclassmen, the old-timers with enough Michigan memories to fill a week's worth of reminiscing, were asked Monday for their best memory from this run of dominance, their favorite plays and feelings from five straight Ohio State wins over the Wolverines.

At the official debut Monday of the alternate jersey that Ohio State will wear against Michigan on Saturday, a Nike representative detailed the changes to the form-fitting and lighter uniform the Buckeyes will trot out against the Wolverines.

What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ: Thousands of students walked or jumped into the shallow, cold, dirty waters of Mirror Lake in the middle of Ohio State's campus last night, an annual tradition on the Thursday before Ohio State's football team plays Michigan in the regular-season ending game.

COLUMBUS -- He's two wins away from becoming part of the winningest senior class in Ohio State history, which would be a nice legacy for offensive tackle Jim Cordle to leave behind.

The Game has lost a lot of luster. Ohio State has beaten Michigan five straight times, its best winning streak and the longest in the series since the 1920s.

The deep and abiding enmity between Ohio and Michigan is certainly nothing new. When teams from No.

COLUMBUS, Ohioa 'By now almost every Ohio State fan has seen or at least heard about the new uniforms the Buckeyes will wear on Saturday at Michigan.

The plays weren't all that effective, but Ohio State showed some innovation in its offense in the dramatic 27-24 overtime victory over Iowa by running the ball several times on direct snaps to running back Dan "Boom" Herron.

Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the 'Deminski & Doyle' morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

The late-game coaching decision sparked debate from coast to coast when it resulted in defeat, but Kirk Ferentz unwaveringly backed the move.

LANCASTER -- Aaron Conrad knows what he looks like in silver. The big question heading into Saturday is how the Lancaster attorney looks in white.

If Earle Bruce has high expectations for Ohio State sophomore Terrelle Pryor, it's because the old ball coach has been down this road himself with a ballyhooed quarterback.

Quick: Name the Big Ten's best player. Time's up. If no one came to mind, you're not alone.

For those who may not know, we Buckeye fans do not speak "their name" during HATE WEEK, so whenever you see TTUN, it refers to M*c*g*n. TTUN stands for The Team Up North, and TSUN stands for The State Up North.

Saturday afternoon, Ohio State and Iowa meet in Columbus for the unofficial Big Ten Championship Game for the right to go to Pasadena.

What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ: Now that the Ohio State football team has officially clinched a Rose Bowl berth with Saturday night's 27-24 overtime victory over Iowa, everyone wants to know who the Buckeyes might play on Jan.

So do the Ohio State Buckeyes have anything to worry about against Michigan? After all, the football game takes place in Ann Arbor, November 21st.

Ohio State had to beat Penn State to stay in the Big Ten race. The next week the Buckeyes needed to beat Iowa to win the conference and go to the Rose Bowl.