The Game will continue to be The Game, after an outcry from supporters at both universities the Administrations decided to ax the deal.

“As we attempted to move forward, it became apparent that this agreement could detract from the great tradition of the game itself,” Ohio State Athletic Directory Andy Geiger said. “Given that possibility, and the fast-approaching date of this year’s game, the two universities agreed it was in their best interest not to pursue the arrangement at this time.”

As usual, OSU Coach Jim Tressel managed to say absolutely nothing about the subject:

“There’s a lot of different ways you can look at any of the things we do, evolving from just going out in the yard and playing a pickup game to where we are today. I’m sure there’s a lot of things you could discuss as to ‘Is that the right direction?”

Today The Game has sold out. The Game will be no longer known as The Game, but instead it will be referred to as the SBC Michigan-Ohio State Classic. I thought the whole point of calling the annual year-end match up between state rivals The Game was because there was no other game to distinguish it from. We had no need to call it anything other than The Game. The Game speaks for itself… no more.