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A dizzying,
mesmerizing,
brilliant death

f it was a death, it was
a mesmerizing death.
It was an end fitting for
a game that somehow made
everyone believe again.
Brady Hoke went for it.
He didn't have to, and he
even had
a chance
to change
his mind.
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lined up ,
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game. Ohio State coach
Urban Meyer called a time-
out. Hoke polled his seniors
in the huddle. They all said
to go for it.
It was a mesmerizing,
brilliant death, but that
doesn't ease the pain, not for
Devin Gardner, who was so
despondent after the 42-41
loss to Ohio State, with his
helmet pulled low over his
face, that he needed Kevin
Koger to escort him as he
meandered ina daze off
the field, and then sobbed
so loudly it echoed down
See DIZZYING, Page 3B

Rush'D'
compels
gamble
With defense
allowing big yards,
Hoke goes for two
By MATT SLOVIN
ManagingEditor
Devin Gardner said it, and
then, separately, Cam Gordon
echoed him.
Even though the game
ended on a failed two-point-
conversion attempt, both play-
ers said they had "no regrets"
about any part of Saturday's
42-41 loss to Ohio State, Mich-
igan coach Brady Hoke's dar-
See DEFENSE, Page 3B

Same war, more explosive
As Michigan and Ohio State's offenses have evolved, The Game has become higher scoring and
more exciting. Saturday's game was the most volatile, back-and-forth affair yet.
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END OF THE ROAD
The Michigan women's soccer team
was eliminated in the Elite Eight of the
NCAA Tournament by Virginia on Friday.
Page 2B

THE GRill PROBLEM
Glenn Robinson Ill delayed his NBA
hopes to come back to Michigan to play
the "3," but he's stuck back at the "4." What
to do with Robinson? Page 2B