COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Greetings from the 107th edition with the Game.Ohio State's recent dominance has removed a little of the luster from this series, but it is still the greatest rivalry in college sports. In spite of a bone-chilling wind outside The Shoe, tailgaters are everywhere, and I saw no acts of violence against the Michigan faithful on the way to the press box.The Buckeyes aim for their seventh consecutive victory against Michigan, which would mark the longest win streak within the series since Michigan captured nine straight between 1901-1909. Ohio State currently has become the first team in Large Ten history to win 10 or much more games in six consecutive seasons, and today the Buckeyes can tie a record with their sixth consecutive Large Ten championship. They nonetheless likely will require Wisconsin to lose to Northwestern to secure a berth within the Rose Bowl.Michigan is going bowling for the very first time in 3 seasons, but will it be sufficient to save coach Wealthy Rodriguez's job? There was a lot of buzz after last week's loss to Wisconsin that Rodriguez could be fired if Michigan falls to Ohio State, especially if the loss comes in embarrassing fashion. Even though Michigan has improved its win total every season under Rodriguez and also the offense has clearly produced strides this season, has the overall program truly produced progress? When it comes to beating the Large Ten's greatest, the answer is no.From ESPN Stats & Info:[+] EnlargeAP Photo/Carlos OsorioMichigan is 0-11 against Large Ten opponents that finished with a winning conference record under Wealthy Rodriguez.Under Rodriguez, Michigan is 0-11 against Big Ten opponents that finished with a winning conference record (including Michigan State and Iowa this season). In fact, Michigan's six conference wins under Rodriguez have come against teams that are a combined 13-33 in Large Ten play.The Detroit News' Lynn Henning examines the progress problem and writes that in order to protect the Michigan brand, athletic director Dave Brandon can make a change. If you believe Brandon's Twitter page, a change isn't imminent. The AD tweeted Wednesday: "Heard about a 'rumor' re: some 'big announcement' on Monday regarding M-Football. Add it towards the rumor rubbish pile! Happy Thanksgiving!"My take: it is all about timing, and if Michigan can land the red-hot Jim Harbaugh now, it might be worth a coaching change. Michigan shouldn't dump Rodriguez to do a national search. I nonetheless think Rodriguez can turn this thing around following overhauling his defensive staff. But if Brandon deems a change is necessary to protect the Michigan brand, he had better be sure he can bring Harbaugh to Ann Arbor.Needless to say, there's a great deal on the line for both teams these days.That's it for now, but don't go anywhere. I'll have plenty more from The Game, and I'll be keeping my eye on the rest of the league as well.