© Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune Can Blaise (Andries) push the Buckeyes (Ohio State) around on Thursday night? We’ll find out soon enough. Ohio State did not join the same conference as Minnesota until 1912. It was called the Big Nine, although one of the original members, Michigan, was in the midst of being tossed out (1907-16) for failure to adhere to league rules. It was a long train ride from Minneapolis to Columbus, Ohio, and the Gophers and the Buckeyes rarely scheduled one another. They played five times before World War II, with the Gophers winning three, including 13-7 at Ohio Stadium in 1940 on coach Bernie Bierman’s way to 8-0 and a vote as national champions. The Gophers repeated the 8-0 (not playing the Buckeyes) in 1941 and were voted as national champions for the fifth time in the Bierman Era. Bernie had served as a Marine in World…
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