Before The Game
After offensive tackle Jake Long, quarterback Chad Henne, and running back Mike Hart decided to return for their senior season, and coach Lloyd Carr chose not to retire, the Wolverines were tapped as favorites to win the Big Ten title. Although the Mountaineers were favorites for a third straight FCS title and entered the game with a 14-game winning streak—the longest in either the FCS or FBS—the game was expected to be such a mismatch that some Las Vegas sportsbooks refused to offer a betting line.
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Famous quotes containing the word game:
“The savage soul of game is up at once—
The pack full-opening various, the shrill horn
Resounded from the hills, the neighing steed
Wild for the chase, and the loud hunter’s shout—
O’er a weak, harmless, flying creature, all
Mixed in mad tumult and discordant joy.”
—James Thomson (1700–1748)