Good afternoon, everybody. This is Tom Manning.

Again, we speak to you from high on the western rim of the Ohio Horseshoe.

Well, the history books are open this afternoon. There's a few vacant pages.

But between now and the next three hours, you can bet they will be full of Michigan, Ohio State history.

I know you're all very anxious to hear about the weather report.

It could be a mighty important factor in the deciding of this afternoon's ballgame.

Here in Columbus, a great crowd began to converge on the state capital early yesterday morning.

It was very foggy last night you couldn't see a hundred feet in

front of you well the weatherman said he doubted whether there would be rain well it began to rain

this morning long before daybreak and there was a downpour here in the city of columbus throughout the

morning ralph jeraci and his great ground crew have had the canvas on the field ever since last Wednesday afternoon.

But today is the day, yes indeed. Columbus, a king-sized pressure cooker all week.

It flips its lid today as the Buckeyes and the Walburnees mix it up on the gridiron.

It's their 51st meeting.

Never has one game in this traditional series,

one of the most time-honored rivalries and football circle. It's never meant so much as the

National Grid spotlight focuses smack dab on the Wolverines and the Buckeyes here at the Ohio

horseshoe.

The Ohio State band, column to column, they play Arkong, pick it up. The

The Ladies and gentlemen, this is a heartbreak of the season.

The final game, it means that we won't see this great championship Ohio State

band again for about 11 months. There they go, down the field, column after column, the great

...