Michigan Ships Potato Chips to Ohio After Wolverines’ Defeat

Well, here we are, Michigan. Another year, another brutal reminder that football is pain and Ohio is...still Ohio. After the Wolverines fell to the Buckeyes 27-9, Governor Gretchen Whitmer now has to send Governor Mike DeWine a care package full of Michigan-made potato chips. Because losing wasn't humiliating enough — now we're basically mailing Ohio our finest crunchy treasures like some kind of defeated snack tribute.

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The Chip Wager: What Was at Stake

Before The Game, Whitmer and DeWine agreed to a wager involving potato chips — because if there's anything the Midwest does better than passive-aggressive border disputes, it's fried potatoes. Governor Whitmer confidently hyped the Wolverines before the match-up, noting their grit, swagger, and the fact that she's a mom of two U of M students — meaning she's personally endured enough tuition bills to earn the right to talk smack.

Whitmer offered up three glorious Michigan brands: Better Made from Detroit, Great Lakes Potato Chips from Traverse City, and Downey's Chips from Waterford. At least we're not sending them top-shelf chips from Uncle Ray's, because that would be taking it too far. Had Ohio lost, they would have sent Conn's, Gripp's, Jones', Mikesell's, and Marsha's Homemade Buckeyes.

A Loss, A Toll, A Snack Delivery

Thanks to Saturday's soul-crushing scoreboard, our beloved Michigan chips are now headed south, where Ohioans will undoubtedly enjoy them. So yes, Michigan must now pay the chip toll. But don't worry — we'll bounce back. We always do. And when we do? Ohio better be ready to send us snacks so inferior they can only be described as "very Ohio."