Sound Off !!! - Introduce Yourself

[buckeyephil]

Lived all but 3 years (of 36) in the Great state of Ohio! My wife and I met at OSU, I graduated in Elec. Engineering. She graduated in zoology, then from Veterinary School. Since we married after I graduated, and she was still in school, that worked out to 7 years of student season tickets!!!

My claim to fame as a true Buckeye football fan is that I was one of the about 5,000 who actually drove down to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl in 90 - ugh, that was a BAD day.

[osugrad21]

Welcome aboard Phil...but please don't ever mention that Liberty Bowl again

[HunterdonBuck]

Born in Pittsburgh and moved to Cleveland in 1973, now living in NJ. My first memory of Buckeye football was the historic 10-10 tie with Michigan and Wayne Duke and the Big Ten sending the Bucks to the Rose Bowl-hooked ever since. Basically a die hard, just started here but have subscriptions to BSB and Bucknuts. I try to make one game per year at the Shoe, and was there last year for NC State. Never miss a game due to ESPN Gameplan and plan fall Saturday afternoons around OSU games. I've taught my two boys to say, Go Buckeyes and in time will get them to say Michigan Sucks!!

[osugrad21]

bump...so many newbies rolling in that need to sign in

[BUCKITALL]

I, like many, have loved and followed the BUCKEYES since I can remember. I didn't go to college, but I did serve in the army and fought many a verbal battle defending my BUCKEYES! The ironic part of my military service was the fact that I was stationed at ft. riley, kansas and spent many a week-end partying on and around the k-state campus. It was a great feeling watching the bucks take it to k-state in the fiesta after seeing purple everywhere for 4 years. I can't imagine not being a BUCKEYES fan. I truely believe that there is something very special and personal being an OSU fan that no other teams fans can ever share. go bucks-scUM sucks!

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

The details of my life are inconsequential. Very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen-year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy... the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess in the insane lament. My childhood was typical... summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds... pretty standard, really. At the age of twelve, I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking, I suggest you try it.

Actually, I was born in Minnesota - my dad graduated from the Zoo of M and I still can't help but like the Gophers except when they play the Buckeyes. (I had a soft spot for Glen Mason during the coaching search based on this) From Minnesota, I moved to New York. In NY - long island - I learned that soft midwesterners get their asses kick a lot. Then in 1979, actually January 1, 1980 I watched the first college bowl game that I remember ever watching. I was interested in this "Ohio State" team cause my dad had just gotten a job in Cbus, although I had no idea that Columbus was the home of OSU. In fact, I think I thought Ohio was somewhere near New Deli. In any case we moved and within 2 years I was learning the insane ways of the buckeye faithful. In 1983, I was advised by a friends dad that I was not allowed, "to swear at the TV, God dammit" as Michigan scored. In January 1984 I watched a good buddy of mine physically beat himself sensless as USC beat OSU in the Rose again. I decided, this is some serious shit. In 1985 I watched as OSU beat up on Iowa in the rain and then determined that it would be a good place to go to school. Come 1989, I enrolled at OSU and spent 6 years completing 4 hoping against hope for a NC. Got married in 1993 (OSU beat Rice that day). Started a string of never missing actually seeing an OSU game the week after Northwestern 1994. Then, I graduated and Eddie George won the Heisman. Had a daughter in 1997. Went to law school in 1998, decided that I could no longer base my happiness on OSU football (Thanks to 8 straight running plays (I mean, come on, you don't think a PA pass to Boston might have been effective after 7 runs?) and a missed PI on Dee Miller). Made bet with self that I wouldn't allow OSU football to effect me. Was unable to make good on bet to self, and suffered through "dark ages" (1999 - 2000) Son was born in 02 for the first year and a half of his life, OSU never lost a football game. Also graduated law school in 02 (actually, now that I think about it, it was Dec. 01), passed the bar Feb 02 and wept tears of joy openly on January 3, 2003. On my birthday in 2004 Gamble jumped an out and up route and got torched for 80 yards. I contemplated discarding my good luck charm (son) Decided I didn't want to end up in prison.

That's about it, really. (Edit - I just remember two other important events... in 1997, I think, I went to see OSU molliwhip BGSU too keep "view live" streak going - paid too much for tix, but got back at the gods for their "local black out" bullshit. In 1998 I also attended the OSU raping of Minnesota vastly underdressed. Sat in the very last row of C deck in the very corner of the South East side. Joe Montgomery busted up his knee and yesterday, my nuts finally thawed.)

[seedubya]

Just joined tonight!!


I'm a 1990 Grad of the GREATEST University on the face of the earth. I'm an Engineer living in the Mansfield area, after living in the South for about 8 years.

I have been a fan since about 1973, so that makes over 30 years now.

I usually post on the BSB, but I know Clarity started this site so I thought I'd check it out. Great site!

Go Bucks!!

CW

[honor_defend]

I can't believe I just now found this site?!! I suppose I should deposit my two pennies and join the community.

Grew up a Buckeye fan in Chillicothe...a hard core Buckeye town. I was just back there on vacation. Even on July 4th, every other Chillicothean seemed to be wearing scarlet and gray.

Graduated from the tOSU school in 1988 and after going to about 8 more years of grad school elsewhere (OU, Miami and Illinois) and teaching at Louisiana Tech and now at Cal State, Northridge, I have found myself increasingly valuing what it means to be a Buckeye.

It's a priviledge and fills me with a kind of pride that people from other universities usually just don't understand. I've tried to explain it, but very few, if any, universities generate this depth of love.

I do know though when I'm in an airport (or some such public space) and I'm wearing my Buckeye hat or sweatshirt, total strangers who also have been touched by that team and that stadium, they'll come up to me and say "Go Bucks" (or yell out "OH") and it's just like coming home. I never feel alone wearing Scarlet and Gray.

GO BUCKS!