When it was revealed that Dabo Swinney had Ohio State ranked 11th on his final regular-season coaches' poll ballot But that reaction isn't so much knee jerk as it is instinctual, built into one's physiology over hundreds of years.
Ohio has hosted wars since the early s, from the Beaver War to the War of to the Toledo War boundary dispute against, of course, Michigan. This is a state that was founded by Rufus Putnam, a Massachusetts man who was so angered by the British march into Lexington and Concord that he joined the Continental Army the very next day and rose to become one of George Washington's right-hand men.
This is the state that got so fed up with the federal government in the early 19th century that it said, "We're out of here," and it moved to secede in , a full four decades ahead of Fort Sumter. This is the state that has birthed eight presidents, more than any other, including Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union to victory in the Civil War. There is something about this land that it just becomes a part of who you are, so you are going to love it and you are going to defend it if you feel like it's being disrespected by someone outside of Ohio," explains Columbus attorney Alex Hastie, producer and host of the "Ohio V.
The World" history podcast. How deep do Hastie's Buckeyes roots run? And that goes way back," Hastie explained. People settled here when they were moving through other places in this region. It was like, 'OK, Jebediah, it's time to keep moving out west,' but he said, 'Nah, you know what?
I'm good here. There's just something about this place. That's where that 'circling of the wagons' you speak of, that's where that comes from. The World" isn't just the name of a podcast.
It's a phrase that has been defiantly worn on clothing and waved from flags throughout the Buckeye State for years. The phrase itself has been around for years, but it was made famous nationally when a pair of Ohio State fans and soon-to-be apparel peddlers wore it on their sweatshirts at the Sugar Bowl, when OSU upset top-ranked Alabama in the heart of the Deep South.
It was the Buckeyes' first win over the Tide in four tries and sent them to the inaugural CFP title game, where they won their first national championship in a dozen years. You want to motivate Ohio State?
Absolutely not. Elsewhere on the night of the Clemson loss, message board poster TheUtahBuckeye might be suggesting we name the on-field officials and replay crew working the game:. Trent had terminal cancer, and his message of not giving up touched a lot of people around college football. During and after the Purdue loss, posters at The O-Zone had the following complaints, all quoted verbatim, about play-by-play man Chris Fowler:. This has been a somewhat mainstream Ohio State fan complaint over the last few years.
Wanted to take some time to evaluate and deliberate Chris Fowler hates Ohio State. Chris Fowler obviously hates Ohio State. He'll deny and claim impartiality but the glee at any Buckeye struggle is obvious. Another thought, Chris Fowler coukd never call a Buckeye game ever again and I would be happy. Chris Fowler is a disgrace to television media.
Blatantly pulling for Clemson to beat Ohio State. It is actually embarrassing to listen to him. There are more from nearly every Fowler call of an Ohio State game over the years, though they seem to have really ratcheted up since Many more agreed Herbstreit was just looking out for his wallet. At that point he had one of 2 choices. Continue to get paid as an SEC promoting puppet or go to another network that was fair on all levels. He looked at his check and sold out.
Herbstreit caping for Michigan would be a high crime and misdemeanor. What would be even worse: if an ESPN analyst who used to play at Michigan had somehow convinced the ex-Buckeye to turn heel. I used to defend Herbie but have now seen enough to know where he stands on tOSU. Lost all respect for him. I am still not putting Ohio St in my preseason top 10 they should've lost 4 games last yr and if they played in We then move forward to , where May insisted that Ohio State did not deserve to be in the College Football Playoff despite having three wins over Top 10 opponents, choosing instead to put Penn State in the No.
In the end, May was just playing up his heel character. In that same interview with The Blade, he admitted that he would at times pick against Ohio State even when he knew they would win just to get a rise out of the fanbase.
Outside of his schtick, May does actually respect the Buckeyes. He is friends with a few of the alumni as well, with Keith Byars and Pete Johnson both playing in his annual charity golf event. In the world of sports entertainment, everyone loves a good little back and forth.
What angers Americans most is that the powerful, vaunted and highly ranked Ohio State University Buckeyes have chosen to hide behind a weak non-conference schedule in order to make it to the BCS Title Game.
But America does not hate the Buckeyes individually. Malcom Jenkins is a one of the best. They have not chosen to take the high road and produced a quality schedule. Or even Troy.
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