>>
>> WELCOME BACK. AS WE GET CLOSER TO KICKOFF, FONDANT MORNING SO FAR. CHILL
IN THE AIR IN LATE
NOVEMBER. JOINS ME NOW AT THE
DESK. WHAT A FUN MORNING SO FAR.
PEOPLE LITERALLY
EVERYWHERE. >> THEY NEVER STOP COMING
AROUND. ALWAYS YELLING, LOOK AT THE
MASSES OF PEOPLE AROUND.JUST
GOING TO GET BIGGER AND BIGGER
AS WE GET CLOSER.>> SOMETHING
SPECIAL ABOUT THIS
GAME. MENTIONING SOMETHING ABOUT
BEING ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THESE
RIVALRIES. I CAN'T IMAGINE OTHER GAMES
FEEL LIKE
THIS. THE WAY THIS GAME FEELS, JUST
DIFFERENT. >> UNEXPLAINABLE
DIFFERENCE. ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE
COVER A LOT OF GAMES AND I
STILL GET
CHILLS. JUST THE ATMOSPHERE AND UNTIL
YOU ARE HERE YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND. >> A LOT OF FANS IN ANN ARBOR
AS
WELL. THE FORMER HEAD COACH, I USE
THIS WORD, MANIACAL ABOUT THIS
GAME. HE REALLY WAS PASSIONATE.
EVERYTHING HE HAD INTO BEATING
MICHIGAN.
I TALKED TO HIM YESTERDAY ABOUT
WHAT THIS RIVALRY
MEANS. >> WHAT ARE THE EMOTIONS LIKE
THE DAY
BEFORE? >> INCREDIBLE,
THANKSGIVING. YOU GET TO GO SEE YOUR
FAMILY. AND THEN GETTING READY FOR THE
BIGGEST GAME OF THE
YEAR. IF YOU LOSE IT, GOT TO EAT IT
FOR
365. INCREDIBLE
EMOTION. FRIDAY IS ALWAYS A HARD
DAY. LET'S GO
PLAY. >> ESPECIALLY ON A DAY LIKE
THIS, MICHIGAN OHIO STATE DAY
DO YOU MISS IT EVEN MORE
BECAUSE IT IS THIS TIME OF
YEAR? >> OF COURSE I MISS IT BUT THE
RESPECT I HAVE FOR THIS GAME,
WITH
CHARLES. AND GLAD STILL PART OF
IT. SOMETHING NEVER
LEAVE. >> A SCENARIO THAT YOU COULD
SEE THAT WOULD LEAD MICHIGAN TO
PULLING AND UPSET
TOMORROW? >> OF COURSE.IT IS
FOOTBALL. THEY HAVE THREE NFL WIDE
RECEIVERS AND THIS IS A TOUGH
PLACE TO
PLAY. THE NASTINESS, I SAID RESPECT
BUT ALSO
NASTINESS. WHY WOULD YOU NOT
PRACTICE? I THINK ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOU
BUT WHEN SOMEONE SAYS ANY
SCENARIO IT IS COLLEGE
FOOTBALL. TWO GREAT
PROGRAMS. OF COURSE GOING TO BE A HECK OF
A
GAME. >> DIFFERENCE PLAYING THIS GAME
AS OPPOSED DOWN AT
COLUMBUS? >> HOME FIELD
ADVANTAGE. THE LUCK IN THE PEOPLE'S
EYES. THEY LOVE THEIR TEAM AND THEY
SHOULD. GREAT TRADITION
HERE. GREAT RESPECT AND THEY LOVE
THEIR
PROGRAM. THEY ARE PLAYING VERY
WELL. >> MY CONVERSATION WITH MEYER
FROM YESTERDAY OVER ON THE FOX
SAID. ON THE PREGAME SHOW RIGHT NOW
ON FOX
36. ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL NOON
GETTING YOU READY FOR
KICKOFF. SO GOOD ON TV, STILL HEAR THE
PASSION IN HIS VOICE, HE CARES
DEEPLY ABOUT THE
RIVALRY. >> TO SEE HIM IN THAT DIFFERENT
SETTING, STILL THE FACT HE
LOVES IT AND THE WAY HE BREAKS