{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301072838/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/in-advance-of-rivalry-game-ohio-sen-sherrod-brown-and-michigan-rep-gary-peters-talk-football-local-beer-", "IN ADVANCE OF RIVALRY GAME, OHIO SEN. SHERROD BROWN AND MICHIGAN REP. GARY PETERS TALK FOOTBALL, LOCAL BEER", "2013-11-27", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Brown and Peters Make Friendly Wager on Outcome of Rivalry Game with Ohio\u2019s Great Lakes Christmas Ale and Michigan\u2019s Detroit Beer Company\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, November 27, 2013\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (MI-14) placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the Ohio State Buckeyes taking on the Michigan Wolverines in the rivalry\u2019s 110th football game. The winner will receive craft beer from their home state: a six pack of either Ohio-brewed Great Lakes Christmas Ale or a selection from the Michigan-brewed Detroit Beer Company.\n\u201cOhio State vs. Michigan is the nation\u2019s greatest football rivalry,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThat is why I\u2019m glad to join Rep. Peters in a friendly bet with regional pride and great local beer on the line. I look forward to cheering on the Buckeyes as they continue their march towards a Big Ten title and a national championship.\u00a0Win or lose, my wife Connie and I look forward to enjoying our Great Lakes Christmas Ale.\u201d\n\u201cI\u2019m glad to make a safe and friendly wager with Senator Brown because I have every confidence in the wolverines prevailing this weekend,\u201d Peters said. \u201cWith our daughter Maddie enjoying her first Fall at U of M, I\u2019m looking forward to a good game, but worst case scenario, I\u2019m sure the Browns will be happy to upgrade to Detroit beer. Cheers to Senator Brown and go blue!\u201d\nIn 2000, ESPN ranked Ohio State-Michigan as the greatest North American sports rivalry of the twentieth century. Though Michigan leads the all-time series 58-45-6, Ohio State has won 10 of their last 12 meetings. In all games, the Buckeyes have won 23 in a row, the longest winning streak in program history and the longest active streak in the country.\nBrown received degrees from The Ohio State University (OSU) in 1979 and 1981, and taught at the university\u2019s Mansfield branch between those same years. Earlier this month, Brown met with Dr. Joseph Alutto, OSU\u2019s interim President, to discuss efforts to improve higher education in Ohio and across the country. In April, Brown hosted his sixth annual College and University Presidents\u2019 Conference in Washington D.C. with more than 25 presidents from colleges and universities across Ohio, including former OSU President, Dr. Gordon Gee. Brown\u2019s forum\u2014the first of its kind\u2014is aimed at connecting educators with each other and with local businesses to advance regional economic development.\nPeters, his wife Colleen, and their three children are all proud graduates of Michigan public schools. After graduating Rochester High School. Peters earned a B.A. in Political Science from Alma College. He went on to work his way through graduate school at night, while working in business and supporting his family. Peters earned an M.B.A in Finance from the University of Detroit Mercy, a law degree from Wayne State University Law School, and an M.A. in Philosophy from Michigan State University. This summer, he received an honorary doctorate from Lawrence Tech, where he also delivered their commencement address. As a State graduate, Peters is happy to cheer for U of M this weekend in honor of his oldest daughter, Maddie, who started her Freshman year there this fall.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301072838/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/in-advance-of-rivalry-game-ohio-sen-sherrod-brown-and-michigan-rep-gary-peters-talk-football-local-beer-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7796498723328114, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}