OHIO STATE-MICHIGAN Bo and Woody added drama to storied rivalry

Ten times they met with Hayes winning five, Schembechler four and one tie.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Bo Schembechler swivels in his chair to the right and smiles at a picture of him and Woody Hayes, then chuckles as he points at their bobblehead dolls on his desk.
"I love that guy," Schembechler says.
Woody and Bo.
Bo and Woody.
The teams they coached -- Ohio State and Michigan -- meet for the 100th time Saturday, and the 10 games featuring Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler are remembered as the highlight of the series.
Rose Bowl each year
The Buckeyes or Wolverines were in the Rose Bowl each year the two legendary coaches dueled for a win in college football's most-storied rivalry from 1969-78. Hayes won five, Schembechler four and they tied once.
Seven times, both teams played "The Game" ranked in the Top 10.
The Wolverines snapped Ohio State's 22-game winning streak in 1969 and ended the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes' hopes of a second consecutive national championship. The Buckeyes gave Michigan its only loss in 1970, 1972 and 1974.
Before and after Hayes and Schembechler, Big Ten titles and Rose Bowl berths often have been at stake. But those coaches added extra drama.
"It was a very personal rivalry," says former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce, who played for Hayes, coached for him and succeeded him. "And for the first and only time, it was as much about the coaches as it was about the game.
Played for and coached with
"Bo and Woody were very close because Bo played for Woody at Miami of Ohio, then coached with him at Ohio State. But their friendship was put on hold when Bo took the Michigan job because it was the prot & eacute;g & eacute; against mentor."
Many fans can probably close their eyes and see Woody and Bo stalk the sidelines.
Hayes with a scarlet red "O" on a black baseball hat in a white, short-sleeved button-down shirt and tie. Schembechler sporting a maize block "M" on his navy blue ballcap.
"They acted exactly alike," said John Hicks, who played at Ohio State from 1970-73. "They both grumbled, complained and cussed all game."
Hayes and Schembechler often gave officials an earful -- and fans plenty to watch. When the Wolverines intercepted a pass to seal a 10-7 win in 1971, Hayes was livid that pass interference was not called against them. He tore apart sideline markers because he said it was the worst call he had ever seen.
Infamous ending
Hayes' successful career ended in an infamous way after Clemson beat Ohio State on Dec. 29, 1978, in the Gator Bowl.
After Clemson's Charlie Bauman intercepted a pass and was run out of bounds along the Buckeyes' sideline with 1:59 to play, Hayes grabbed him around the collar and threw a punch. Hayes was restrained and Bauman was pulled away.
Ohio State president Harold Enarson and athletic director Hugh Hindman met late into the night and decided the 65-year-old coach had to be fired for such an egregious act. The next morning, Hindman met Hayes in Hayes' hotel room and told the coach he could either resign or be fired.
As the team's flight neared the Columbus airport later that day, Hayes told his team on the airplane's public-address system he would not be back the next season.
Former Michigan standout Jim Brandstatter, who played from 1969-71, says it's a shame that some focus only on the ending of Hayes' career.
"That was not his defining moment," Brandstatter says. "He meant so much more to college football. And the fact that he is still the face of Ohio State football and that his shadow still looms large down there says a lot."
Passed away in 1987
Hayes died in 1987, at the age of 74. One of the warmest tributes was from Schembechler, who said he could never repay all the things Hayes taught him.
Schembechler, 74, has an office on campus in a building named after him -- Schembechler Hall -- near current Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, one of his former assistants. One of the first images a visitor sees after walking through Schembechler's doorway is a picture of Woody and Bo on the wall.
Just above Schembechler's desk is a photograph of him, Hayes and Doyt Perry, the former Bowling Green coach, in Perry's backyard. Hayes wanted to meet with the coaches, but not in Columbus.
Tried to get apology
"That was the first time Woody left his house after he got fired," Schembechler says. "I had an agenda. I knew we had to get Woody to apologize for what he did to that Clemson kid. Woody said, 'Should I apologize for all the good things I've done?'
"Later, he went back to Columbus to make a speech. Cameras were there because it was the first time he was in the public eye. He said, 'Bo thinks I ought to apologize, but Bo doesn't know everything.' That was the extent of his apology!"
Schembechler roars with laughter as he leans back in his seat and grins.
"Woody was the best," he says.