When it comes to the greatest rivalry in college sports, heroes and villains can be made in a single Saturday. For generations, The Game has created it’s share of good and bad guys, depending on which side of the Ohio-Michigan border you reside; be it Troy Smith, Desmond Howard, Braxton Miller, or Tim Biakabutuka. So, as we prepare for another epic clash of titans on Saturday, as No. 2 Ohio State hosts No. 3 Michigan, why don’t we break down the matchup from a more cinematic perspective, a Marvel cinematic perspective?
Since it is clear that in this blockbuster metaphor Ohio State is the good guys, since Stan Lee would never allow the bad guys to win 13 out of 15 times, let’s look at how some of Scarlet and Grey players might equate in more colorful superhero costumes.