the game

Tonight on the Show, The DJBC Happy Hour celebrates Thanksgiving by previewing The Game between # 2 Ohio and their daddy, # 3 Michigan Wolverines. The Game will take place at 12 Noon ET on FOX, with both ESPN College GameDay and the Big Noon Kickoff on FOX will be LIVE from Campus on Saturday morning before the game.

Keys to an Ohio Win (which better not happen):
Warm Weather
Open Receivers
Opportunistic Defense

Keys to a Michigan Win:
Blake Corum
Receivers need to CATCH the ball and make big plays
The Defense Boxes in Stroud
The Weather Needs to Be Chilly (with some snow)

Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving (2022): https://columbusunderground.com/24-restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-day-...

Tonight on the Show, it's back, THE Game is back, between the # 2 Ohio B*ckeyes (10-1, 8-0) and the # 5 Michigan Wolverines (10-1, 7-1) in Ann Arbor. BOTH the FOX Big Noon Kickoff and ESPN's College GameDay will be LIVE from Ann Arbor on Saturday. Could an upset take place? Maybe, but don't hold your breath. Ohio is an eight point favorite, coming off a 56-7 destruction of then # 7 Little Brother, ending the K-9 for Heisman Campaign. BOTH of the teams they lost to this season got blown out on Saturday (Oregon, who beat Ohio in Columbus on September 11, lost 38-7 to Utah on November 20).

With last year being the first time since 1917 that the Game did NOT take place, this marks the first time since 1903 that The Game is being held in Ann Arbor back-to-back meetings. A B*ckeye win would tie Michigan's 1901-09 streak for the most consecutive wins in Series history.

The winner of this game will win the Big Ten East, and represent the East in the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis on December 4th.

Storylines for The Game:
- Harbaugh: "We're Playing for ALL the Marbles."
- Harbaugh: "The Playoffs have begun."
- McNamara: "This is why you come to Michigan."
- Can Ojabo & Hutchinson stop Stroud?
- Will Stroud put the pedal to the medal like he did with Michigan State, and last place Indiana, Maryland, & Rutgers?
- Can the Secondary stop the BIG THREE (Olave, Wilson, and Smith-Njigba)?
- Will Corum be able to play?
- Can Haskins shred the Silver Bullets (hey, it worked for Oregon, and helped Minnesota and Nebraska stay in the game against Ohio)?
- Can Michigan "Biakabutuka" the B*ckeyes?
- Will Day put up 100, like he promised in 2020?
- If Michigan gets blown out, does Harbaugh get fired?

Plus, it's Thanksgiving Week!
Stores CLOSED on Thanksgiving - https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/thanksgiving-2021-stores-...

**Under Construction**

LINKS:
A Socially Distant St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ohio - https://www.visitdublinohio.com/blog/post/socially-distanced-st-patricks...
Easton Black History/Women’s History Month Art Project - http://eastontowncenter.com/celebrating-black-history-month
The Arts Festival = CANCELLED - https://www.gcac.org/blog/why-the-2021-arts-fest-cant-happen-but-2022-is...
The Time to Support The Arts is Now (Tom Katzenmeyer) - https://www.gcac.org/blog/the-time-to-support-the-arts-and-imagine-the-f...

In this "Cut for Time" Monologue for # 362, "The Game? Or NOT The Game?" of The DJBC Happy Hour, the DJBC talks about the uncertainty of the Ohio/Michigan Football Game, and Holiday Songs that are out of date due to the Pandemic.

**RECORDED on August 5 & 7, 2020**

Tonight on the show, The Countdown Clock Begins*. Plus, the Virtual Fistacuffs between Ryan Day and Jim Harbaugh.

In the COVID RoundUp, Governor DeWine's False Positive, plus "It Is What It Is". And, when will there be a final verdict in regards to high school sports in Ohio?

* - After this Show was completed, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) canceled ALL Fall Sports on August 8.

Plus, check out The Columbus Dispatch's Article on WCRS: https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20200808/volunteer-run-columbus-low-po...

Tonight, it's "Beat Ohio Week" on The DJBC Happy Hour. But...will they? Or will it be a record eighth straight loss to "That School" (They call themselves the B*ckeyes).

Tonight on the Show:
- The Game: The Revenge Tour comes to an abrupt halt, as the Buckeyes slaughter That Team Up North, 62-39. The most combined points in the rivalry history, and the most points scored by Ohio State in the history of the rivalry (surpassing the old record of 50, twice set by Woody Hayes: 1961 and 1968). What's next for Ohio State and Michigan. Was this Urban Meyer (and Dwayne Haskins)'s last game at the Shoe?
- The Weekend Warrior: The Final Weekend Warrior before Christmas Eve runs through Holiday Lighting events throughout the Columbus area, plus a couple of non-holiday events, such as Creative Mornings, The Sergeant Peppercorn Marathon, and Columbus Children's Theatre's Nat King Cole Fundraiser Concert.
- Giving Tuesday: #GivingTuesday is November 27. Donate online to http://www.wcrsfm.org, to help keep WCRS FM alive for future generations to come (I have Show # 300 to look forward to next year, so make that big donation!)

HOLIDAY EVENTS (November 26-December 3):
https://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/179869080972/2018-central-ohio-ho...
BEXLEY: Tree Lighting at Capital University (11/26 at 4PM); Bexley Holiday Hop (12/02 at Noon); City of Bexley Tree Lighting (12/02 at 4:30PM at Broad and Drexel), Capital University Menorah Lighting (12/02 at Dusk)
CANAL WINCHESTER: Christmas in the Village (11/30 & 12/01; Holiday Parade/Tree Lighting: 11/30)
CLINTONVILLE: HolidayVille! (12/02 at Noon)
DELAWARE: Tree Lighting (11/30 in Downtown Delaware)
DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS: Main Library/Topiary Park Light the Night (11/28 at 6PM at Columbus Main Library and Topiary Park), Winterfair (12/01 at 11AM at Bicentennial Park), Lazarus Santa Stop (12/01 at 11AM at OSU Urban Arts Space/Lazarus Building)
DUBLIN: Tree Lighting/Open House at Fletcher Coffman Homestead (11/29 at Dusk at Coffman Park), Holly Days in Historic Dublin (12/01 at 11AM)

Tonight on the show, the final word on Headlines for 2017. Plus, a little Thanksgiving. And could this finally be the year that Michigan beats Ohio State? (The B*ckeyes have won 14 of the last 16, with no apparent end in sight.)

The 114th Edition of The Game airs at Noon on Saturday November 25 on FOX.

Tonight on the show, THE GAME (Round 113) as Michigan looks for their first win over the B*ckeyes since 2011, and their first win in Columbus since 2000, in the biggest game of this rivalry since # 1 vs. # 2 in 2006 (a 42-39 B*ckeyes win), with the B*ckeyes at # 2 and Michigan at # 3. What is standing in the way is (a) the questionable Michigan quarterback situation, which we'll be kept in suspense until Saturday morning and (b) Urban Meyer. The B*ckeyes have won 13 of the last 15 meetings (2001-15), after Michigan won 10 out of 13 during the John Cooper Era (1988-2000).

THE Game:
Noon (ET) on ABC
B*ckeyes are a Touchdown Favorite

ESPN College GameDay will be LIVE from The Ohio State:
7AM to 10AM - Outside of the RPAC (W. 17th Ave.)
10:30 to Kickoff - Southwest Corner of The Shoe (inside Ohio Stadium)

PREDICTION(s):
With Speight at QB: Michigan 28, B*ckeyes 27 (Michigan's special teams blocks a crucial PAT; Jourdan Lewis seals the win with a pick; Peppers gets a pick-six and a punt return for TDs; J.T. throws one-play, 70-plus yard strikes to both Dontre Wilson and Curtis Samuel, before getting shut down in 2nd half)
With O'Korn at QB: B*ckeyes 35, Michigan 17 ("Fire Harbaugh" chants start rumbling)

OTHER GAMES OF RELEVANCE this weekend:
Penn State 24, Little Brothers 19
Alabama 30, Auburn 10
Washington 27, Washington State 21
USC 38, Notre Dame 10 (buh-bye, Bryan Kelly; hello, Urban Meyer?)
Utah 27, Colorado 16

The DJBC AfterHours on THE Game (2016): http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/153541448199/the-djbc-afterhours-t...

SONG LIST:
Segway - "Don't Turn Away" re-mix (Midnite Flite)
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" - Pentatonix
"Temptation" - Bing Crosby
"The Hawaiian War Chant" - Spike Jones
"Hang on Sloopy" - The McCoys
"Don't Mess Around With Jim" - Jim Croce

HOLIDAY EVENTS AROUND TOWN:
http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/153302949718/christmas-in-the-614-...