Ohio State Fans...


We've all seen them before. With their stained wife-beaters and big-haired girlfriends. They come from small towns in Ohio with nicknames like the "The Fort" and "The Ditch". All their pro sports teams suck - have you seen the Browns, Bengals, or Cavaliers lately - not pretty, so Ohio State football is life for them. I've said it before and I'll say it again - Ohio State fans are scary - almost Deliverance scary when it comes to football.


This rivalry folks is special. Screw you, Alabama/Auburn. Bite me, UCLA/USC. Negro please, Army/Navy - Michigan/Ohio State is the best rivalry game in football. This weekend's game promises to be one of the best we've seen in years, and the best part of the game might even come after the final second ticks off the clock. Ohio State fans have been preparing for this for weeks. Win or lose - these "Bucknut" idiots will rush the field, wreck absolute havoc in Columbus, and probably rival our friends in Lansing for "greatest after game festivities screw-ups". Anyway you look at - Michigan win or lose, I will be glued to the TV for this one. The way I see it, I think I might even want Michigan to lose - can you imagine what these hillbillies will do to our players if we pull the rug out from under them once again? Sure it would be sweet, but watching Marlin Jackson getting beatin down by guys named Bubba and Tiny doesn't sound good for the program.


Oh well, I leave you with two things. One my favorite Michigan/Ohio State story. It's a new story, but an instant classic. Last year, my mom and dad went down to Columbus to spend Thanksgiving with my dad's brother and his wife. As I understood, all was going well until the game started. Every year they have a friendly wager on the game and since Michigan usually comes out on top, my dad is usually pretty cocky about the games. Talking about how "Michigan doesn't look all that great this year, but I'm sure they have enough left in the tank for OSU" - you know, like it's fate or something that we beat our "southern neighbors". Well, as you all know, last year, Ohio State pulled it out in the Big House. And apparently, the aunt and uncle decided to let the old man have it. They started to tear into Michigan pretty good and he decided he had HAD enough. To make a long story short, mom and dad left Columbus earlier than expected that Thanksgiving weekend - that night. Now, keep in mind, neither my dad or my uncle or aunt went to Michigan or Ohio State. This little game is big folks, trust me when I say it.


Second, take a look at this article from the Michigan Daily on our scary neighbors. Kinda funny.