Buckeye Traditions (Merged)

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There is actually a tradition of carrying a "Lucky Buckeye" around with you.

Buckeye: A Good Luck Charm. ... If you carry a buckeye in your pocket, it'll bring you good luck. Just like a rabbit's foot or a horseshoe or a four-leaf clover, the buckeye attracts good fortune. When you first put one in your pocket, in the fall, right after the nut-like seed has ripened, the buckeye is smooth and round.

"If someone is not from Ohio, they would say a Buckeye is a worthless nut," he says.

Is it a worthless nut?

Coach Cooper looks offended.

"It's lucky," he says. "You carry it and it brings you luck. If you have good players, it brings you more luck."

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-12-30-9412300062-story.html

 

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An old tradition that you don't see anymore....tearing down the goal posts after a big win.....

 

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A relatively new tradition (since 2012), the "black stripe" and it's rite of passage:

BLACK STRIPE: HOORAY BUCKEYES

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/2012/08/13129/black-stripe-hooray-buckeyes



Shortly after Urban Meyer became head coach, Ohio State fans noticed that incoming freshman had a very particular mark of Cain affixed to their helmets: a black stripe that transformed an iconic piece of head gear into an iconic piece of head gear with a black stripe on it.

When he got his first head coaching job at Bowling Green in 2001, Meyer started putting a stripe down the middle of the freshmen’s helmets. When they’re removed, they officially become a member of the team. The stripe program was instituted to help battle hazing. Some sort of initiation was still needed, though.

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“It’s a rite of passage,” he said. Meyer said the ceremony for removing stripes even verges on emotional. “It feels like I’m a part of the team now,” Spence said. “But I have to keep working hard to show that I earned it.”

 

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Speaking of new traditions..

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Speaking of new traditions..

perfect

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Speaking of new traditions..

Because of this, the BP Countdown can now begin AND END with Bill Willis

 

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Speaking of new traditions..

RYAN DAY DISCUSSES “BLOCK 0” JERSEY TRADITION AND OHIO STATE'S MOST RECENT SCRIMMAGE ON BUCKEYE ROUNDTABLE

• On the Block 0 jersey: “We thought long and hard about what that should mean for Ohio State ... We thought it should mean a little something more, thought long and hard about it, and thought someone should be given the award year in and year out.” Day said he thought Willis was the right person to honor with that tradition not only because of what he accomplished at Ohio State but also after, as he was one of the first players to break the color barrier in the NFL.
• On Cooper receiving that award: “A Columbus native, been through a lot of adversity, it was a great fit. Really cool moment, and I know he was really excited about it.”
• Day said Mickey Marotti and his strength and conditioning staff will have a “strong say” in determining who will receive the Block 0 jersey in future seasons. “They spend so much time with them in the weight room.” Day said it won't necessarily always be a senior, just whoever they believe is most deserving. “Certainly whoever that is, we really want to exemplify all the things that Bill Willis did and stood for, and the people of Ohio stand for, in terms of fight.”
• Day said jersey numbers are always a topic of conversation in recruiting and in the offseason. If a player wants a number that an upperclassman already has, they have to wait in line for it.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...s-most-recent-scrimmage-on-buckeye-roundtable

 

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[Jaxbuck]

No key jangling? Seriously?

 

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I knew that Ohio State's colors weren't orange and black as Princeton already used them; however, here's the entire story.

 

[BB73]

I knew that Ohio State's colors weren't orange and black as Princeton already used them; however, here's the entire story.

You posted the same picture, with a link to a YouTube that told the story, in July, 2020 (still on this same page).

 

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TIME AND CHANGE: BUCKEYE GROVE, A NATURAL MUSEUM HONORING FOOTBALL GREATS

Time and Change is a weekly series highlighting the history of some of Ohio State's storied traditions.

THEN
Buckeye Memorial Grove was established in 1929 as a dedication to Ohio State’s first football team. An organization known as the Scarlet Key, made up of a group of football team managers, planted the first eleven trees in a football formation. Five more trees were planted to represent every player named to the All-American team.

Under each tree laid a concrete nameplate including the name of the All-American and the years that they played football at Ohio State. One of the first and most notable trees in Buckeye Grove belongs to Chic Harley whose playing career was interrupted by World War I.

Buckeye Grove is limited to football All-Americans, but athletes such as All-American basketball player, Jimmy Hull had a Buckeye tree in his honor planted across from the original site of Buckeye Grove.

Based on a Columbus Dispatch article dated in 1945, Scarlet Key members would place Buckeye trees on the campus of every Ohio State opponent, but the organization eventually disbanded. Responsibilities for Buckeye Grove then shifted to Ohio Staters, Inc. post-World War II.

Ohio Staters launched a relocation of Buckeye Grove after construction and space concerns. Ohio Staters had big plans for Buckeye Grove including: benches, walkways and a fountain to bring more attention to the historical area of campus. They planted over 100 Buckeye trees in Ohio State’s greenhouse that would eventually make the move over to Buckeye Grove when needed.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/the-...ove-a-natural-museum-honoring-football-greats

We're going to need a bigger forest!!!

 

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The Buckeye Walk:







and later, here comes TBDBIL:

 

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