I suppose that this belongs in the Football Forum, but the more TSUN fans keep it up, the more I want to see a beatdown of epic proportions in November. I want to see every one of these Ohio kids that goes north experience the same feeling that Burgess, Crable, and all the rest of them have felt recently. I feel that same about Burke in basketball. And I feel the same about their fans that post here.
If that makes me seem to be small-minded, that's fine. I have friends who teach at the University of Michigan, who I respect, and I respect that they want to support their team. I wouldn't encourge them to do anything else. They are my friends and this just happens to be something on which that friendship is not built.
However, this pathetic cry for attention and shouting of the odds by people in Columbus is something different. This kid talking about blood running in Ohio Stadium is something different. When Ohio State is wearing national championship rings and his team is looking for a win in a December bowl, we'll see how he feels about the choice he has made.
There are some pretty big problems in the world these days. Sports rivalries are really a pretty minor in the scheme of things. But I grew up in Columbus, Ohio. The people there are my people. Their lives have been shaped immeasurably by The Ohio State University. That local economy, which has been much less affected by recessions over the last century, can look to the knowledge economy that supports the University as a major reason for local prosperity. My grandparents, my parents, my family all benefitted from Ohio State. I don't know where I would be if not for Ohio State.
So, I support the Ohio State Buckeyes. When TSUN fans behave like this, especially when they are disloyal people that have benefitted from Ohio State their entire lives, then it really does make me want to see TSUN get blown off the field. If that makes me a small-minded Midwestern hayseed, then so be it.
