Part Two of the Wolverine247 exclusive EXIT INTERVIEW: Channing Stribling, where Stribling discusses the Wolverines rivalries with Michigan State and Ohio State.

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Michigan, principally, has three football rivalries: Notre Dame, Michigan State and Ohio State. There are certainly some subrivalries that exist, like the Little Brown Jug game against Minnesota, but those three aforementioned are the ones that fans primarily look forward to.

While Michigan - Notre Dame has been on hiatus, all eyes have been on the in-state rivalry and The Game.

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Outgoing Michigan cornerback Channing Stribling has had a chance to be a part of all three, but we asked him about the two big ones, as those have been historically more intense.

But which one is harder hitting, more brutal?

Surprisingly, Stribling didn't say The Game.

"I think Michigan State has always been more intense," Stribling said. "Because I know a lot of guys on this team know a lot of guys there. I know a couple -- but it's more personal for guys in Michigan, because most of the guys are from Michigan. That's always been a bar brawl, those games, so it's always been crazy."

But there's where Stribling drew a key difference: the rivalries are much different in the way they're approached.

MSU might be a physical fight, but the Ohio State rivalry has a bit of complexity to it. Obviously both teams are going to be in a battle -- they both bring in top recruiting classes, year in, year out. But that means with Ohio State, there's a mental component to The Game as well.

"Ohio State -- it's who's going to outsmart the other," Stribling said. " Michigan State -- we go into it, thinking, 'Okay, we may have to fight this game.' Ohio State -- 'We have to be smart in this game, because anything could happen.'"

Unfortunately for Stribling, he leaves Michigan having only been the victor in those games once -- this past season having beaten Michigan State on the road in East Lansing.

Regardless of the team's track record in his tenure, he's grateful to have been a part of both rivalry games.

"Those rivalries are great. I wish I could've beat Ohio State, but they'll get them later on. We finally beat Michigan State, so that was good -- after their great couple of years."

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