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You never come back from Copperhead Road
That we tore down the goal posts in 1996 after clinching the Big Ten title by beating IU...
...in Bloomington.
We stormed their field and took their goal posts.
Think about that...and try not to smile.
I'll tell you what: We might bicker amongst our selves, we might have other fan bases whining about our behavior...we might even have more than our share of prickly fans...but here is the deal:
We have our team's back.
Unequivacally.
It is like our sister..we can talk about her..but shut your f'n mouth if you don't root for the S&G.
Thick or thin...we are loud, we are proud. Sometimes brash, sometimes perhaps even a bit light on class..but always, always Buckeye through and through. Every program has their share of idiot fans and I don't honestly think we have more or less than the rest... we are just the loudest group at the party so people talk about us.
We weather the criticisms with our hearts on our sleeves..sometimes we might be a bit thin skinned..but we have been in the cross hairs for DECADES. Who else can say the same and still back their team like OSU fans do? Really...who else has received the coverage OSU has...both good and bad over decades..and can say they only rallied from the criticisms?
Heartache? You bet your ass...but we don't fold.
Games in Tempe are home games. We chant O-H-I-O loud enough to be heard on the game broadcast in Bloomington, East Lansing, and even Ann Arbor last year...and yeah...on a good day...a really good day..we might take their goal posts as souviners.
So the media hopes to dismiss us again...I think a win this Saturday is their worst nightmare.....and I hope we disappoint them by showing up and getting it done. But here is the thing..here is what they don't seem to understand: even if we lose another big game...it doesn't matter what they lob our way...because they can't shake my appreciation for my alma matter.
As I have said before: I retain enough arrogance from my time on campus at THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY to dismiss the bandwagoners and the haters. Frankly...their opinions, misconceptions, and even brilliant insights won't affect the luster I see when I look at this program. It is tribal....and we are like no other.
PSU at night? Your damn right... bring it!
...in Bloomington.
We stormed their field and took their goal posts.
Think about that...and try not to smile.
I'll tell you what: We might bicker amongst our selves, we might have other fan bases whining about our behavior...we might even have more than our share of prickly fans...but here is the deal:
We have our team's back.
Unequivacally.
It is like our sister..we can talk about her..but shut your f'n mouth if you don't root for the S&G.
Thick or thin...we are loud, we are proud. Sometimes brash, sometimes perhaps even a bit light on class..but always, always Buckeye through and through. Every program has their share of idiot fans and I don't honestly think we have more or less than the rest... we are just the loudest group at the party so people talk about us.
We weather the criticisms with our hearts on our sleeves..sometimes we might be a bit thin skinned..but we have been in the cross hairs for DECADES. Who else can say the same and still back their team like OSU fans do? Really...who else has received the coverage OSU has...both good and bad over decades..and can say they only rallied from the criticisms?
Heartache? You bet your ass...but we don't fold.
Games in Tempe are home games. We chant O-H-I-O loud enough to be heard on the game broadcast in Bloomington, East Lansing, and even Ann Arbor last year...and yeah...on a good day...a really good day..we might take their goal posts as souviners.
So the media hopes to dismiss us again...I think a win this Saturday is their worst nightmare.....and I hope we disappoint them by showing up and getting it done. But here is the thing..here is what they don't seem to understand: even if we lose another big game...it doesn't matter what they lob our way...because they can't shake my appreciation for my alma matter.
As I have said before: I retain enough arrogance from my time on campus at THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY to dismiss the bandwagoners and the haters. Frankly...their opinions, misconceptions, and even brilliant insights won't affect the luster I see when I look at this program. It is tribal....and we are like no other.
PSU at night? Your damn right... bring it!
