2/14/01-
A Tribute to Former OSU Coach John Cooper
Motivation- The John Cooper Way Powerpoint
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(Special Thanks to Chuck Stichweh)
What can we say about John
Cooper? Rarely has an opposing coach done so much for the
Wolverines. It's not that there haven't been coaches who have
had terrible records against Michigan. But Coach Cooper- he
was special. He seemed to beat everybody else except
Michigan. Even though John Cooper was was such a friend to the
Wolverines he couldn't even get a break from Wolverine Fans.
In a UMGoBlue.COM poll only 65% of Wolverine fans voted to enshrine
John Cooper as a Wolverine Immortal. A good percentage but not
enough for induction among the Wolverine Elite.
So here we give
John Cooper his due. John Cooper went 111-43-4 during his stay
at Ohio State. He had a .703 winning percentage against all
opponents while managing only a .153 winning percentage against
arch-rival Michigan. Twice his teams ended up ranked #2 in the
nation, both times being tripped up by teams from the State of Michigan.
In the end, Cooper
was fired for not being able to beat Michigan. Ironically, he
was hired partly because it was believed that he could and would
beat Michigan. Prior to being hired at OSU, Cooper had lead
Arizona State to a 22-15 victory over the Wolverines in the 1986
Rose Bowl.
Six times OSU ended
their season with a loss to Michigan followed by a loss in their
bowl game. As much as Cooper tried to treat the Michigan game
"...as just another game..." it was obvious that is was
much more than that. Michigan fans could count on beating the
Buckeyes and then watching as the Buckeyes self-destructed in their
bowl game. Losing to Michigan became routine. Cooper
only managed 2-10-1 record versus Michigan and had a paltry 3-8 bowl
record.
So John Cooper we salute
you! Michigan may have beaten you like a rented mule but you
were an original. You will be missed.
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Cooper's
Record versus Michigan |
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2000 |
U-M 38-26 |
| 1999 |
U-M 24-17 |
| 1998 |
OSU 31-16 |
| 1997 |
U-M 20-14 |
| 1996 |
U-M 13-9 |
| 1995 |
U-M 31-23 |
| 1994 |
OSU 22-6 |
| 1993 |
U-M 29-0 |
| 1992 |
Tie 13-13 |
| 1991 |
U-M 31-3 |
| 1990 |
U-M 16-13 |
| 1989 |
U-M 28-18 |
| 1988 |
U-M 34-31 |
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Go Blue!
Phil Callihan
UMGoBlue.COM- By Fans...For Fans
phil@umgoblue.com
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