Saw31, there are still a lot of us Buckeyes here in Grand Rapids.
I grew up in Shelby, Ohio in a family full of OSU graduates. I attended the branch campus in Mansfield for awhile, but finalized my degree at Aquinas College her in GR.
In my youth you were lucky to see the Bucks on TV, since ABC had all the games and typically the OSU - UM game was the only one they showed in those days besides a major bowl. I do remember the Oklahoma and Stanford games being on.
I loved going to the games at the Shoe when I had the chance. One of my most vivid memories of a game was when I was in 7th grade and my oldest brother, a student at the time, took me to the Baylor game. We were in C-Deck and the students were passing girls up the deck. I knew right then that I wanted to go to OSU. Unfortunately that didn't quite work out the way I wanted. OSU tied Baylor 35-35 that day and I saw Woody get hung in effigy on High Street. That is when I realized the fervor of being an Buckeye fan.
I usually get to one or two games a year now. I bring my daughter who is an avid Buckeye fan. She is growing up thick skinned. She was sereneded with Hang on Sloopy by one of the roving band groups last year and is planning on playing a sax solo of it at a band concert this year.....
Ahhhhh the legacy and tradition continues...............
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