Go Buckeyes (Sunday, and Sunday Only)
That's right. You heard me. Go Bucks. O-H, and whatnot.
I've noticed a number of people on Twitter saying that they still can't root for OSU this weekend, even though an OSU win (coupled with a Michigan win over PSU) means Michigan's first Big Ten regular season title since 1837 1986. So, as someone who would really like to see that, I simply don't understand the impulse to root against the Buckeyes in this situation.
So, my question to those who will be rooting against OSU is this: what's up with that?
EDIT: I forgot WBB was taking on Ohio today. Title changed to reflect the fact that for today, OHIO SUCKS, and we wish all of the bad things in the world to happen to them and no one else.
I need a shower...
I have heard the only way to remove the stench after rooting for Ohio is to take a bath in a mixture of pickle juice, captain morgan, and baby oil.
Lucky for me I already have 2 of these in my home. Will need to buy the third before Saturday.
do you not have Captain Morgan in house?!?
I drank it all last night celebrating the win over Illinois.
It has to be freshly pressed from only milkfed tender young babes. Otherwise, the dark lord will not perform the unholy magic necessary to scrub clean your soul.
actually thought I heard that tomato juice works
K9 flea bath shampoo works too, or so it has been written.
for obvious reasons. But I don't ever want to see that thread title on mgoblog. Ugh.
WANTING them to win and NEEDING them to win. Lets not get those two confused. We all need them to win, and rooting for them to win based on selfish ambition is different than flat out wanting them to win.
/I feel better now.
No one here LIKES the Buckeyes. It's just a means to an end.
but I can not bring myself to cheer for Ohio.
We're not rooting for OSU, we are rooting against MSU. We want MSU to lose!
In the same vein, one of my dad's favorite games is ND v. USC every year because 'one of them has to lose'.
Wow, this brings it full circle. Thanks bama blue, just the rationalization I needed for the unholiest of ceremonies which will commence at 4pm on sunday.
(wood-knocking as I bang this out).....After we beat PSU
We may wish it quietly in our heart of hearts but the phase "Go Bucks" should never echo in these hallowed halls. I feel a filth that no shower can wash off.
FUCK THAT
That outburst of anger was not towards your point being made, but towards the title. change the thread title. you're just asking for it.
I can't bring myself to root for tsiO no matter the circumstances. I hope Michigan claims the title, but I can not and will not for any reason ever support that school. That's why I have the 2007 and 2008 MNCs on DVD, so I can watch them get embarrassed time and time again.
not rooting for OSU is no different from Dantonio refusing to root for UM a few years ago, which would have given MSU a trip to the rose bowl. we can be better than that.
I think the more OSU fans you've had to endure firsthand, the harder it is to 'rise above'.
I'm glad you're here to tell us these things.
Chewie, take the professor in the back and hook him up to the hyperdrive.
I can still remember that sinking feeling when Ginn Jr returned the opening kick for a TD in 07. I felt better as the game started swirling clockwise for Ohio.
If it works out that way, great. Can't ever bring myself to root for OSU, though.
Yeah I was asked by my girlfriend if I could root for the buckeyes this morning... I answered yes and then immediately showered. I still feel dirty, but maybe a new banner will cleanse me.
Got to agree. I mean if they win, at least we have a shot at a share of the title. If they lose, then MSU gets to sit up on top by themselves. Gotta say, rooting for the Buckeyes is the lesser of two evils in this scenario
Not just a shot at the title - we play PSU earlier in the day, so if we've won, an OSU win gives us the title.
I'm rooting against both teams, just rooting against Ohio less.
good point of view.
When I see the final score I will be both satisfied and unsatisfied.
Even if Ohio loses, take satisfaction that they will drop into a tie for third if we win and Wisconsin beats Illinois.
I will absolutely root for OSU - otherwise I won't, b/c I think a Buckeye win in that situation would cost Michigan the No. 2 seed, and the championship would of course be out of reach.
Anyway, not rooting for OSU to win if Michigan wins makes you the equivalent of Mark Dantonio, hating your rival more than wanting to win yourself. Also, since when does anyone want to see MSU win? It's not like OSU is playing Northwestern.
This assumes a Michigan win. If they somehow yak it up to Penn State, I'll go back to rooting for my usual team in any OSU/MSU matchup: random meteor.
I agree with the premise of your thread, but it is a little premature. However, if you were just trying to liven up an otherwise slow Friday morning, well then....well-played.
I've got the day off from work today, so I figured I'd spice things up (and I figured the debate would arise at some point).
I think we'd want MSU to win if Michigan loses to PSU. An OSU win in that instance would make them the No. 2 seed, whereas (I think) Michigan would be the No. 2 if they finish with the same record as the Buckeyes, i.e., if the Buckeyes lost.
I want some directed meteors.
I want one to hit the MSU bench just after tip off so they declare OSU the winner by forfeit. Then I want a second one to strike the OSU bench and wipe them out after we've earned a share of the title.
Something like this-
I remember people talking on this very blog in the past about how stupid MSU was because they wouldn't root for UM in football when a UM win meant MSU would benefit. People talked about how childish and stupid it was and how "little brother-ish" MSU was because they were biting off their nose to spite their face.
When you care more about hating someone else....anyone else, rival or not, than loving your team...I would say you have a problem. Bottom line here is an Ohio win means if we beat PSU we get a piece of the B1G title. If that doesn't outweigh your hatred for Ohio I think you need to get your priorities straight.
Those two words will NEVER come out of my mouth!
Go Blue!
Are you talking about OHIO?!? I thought buckeyes were poisonous nuts.
I laughed out loud until I realized I'M from Ohio. I'll just pretend they are referring to Hoke's "Ohio" for tsio.
Weird, but that is taken from Youngstown State's Student Newspaper. Although I did laugh when I read it, it's from an April Fools type edition. Yay YSU
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy.
Go wash your mouth out with soap for uttering such filth
Well, we have to beat Penn State first. Should we do that, Ohio will get my full support in the Sunday finale. Winning a Big 10 title overrides any impulse I might have against rooting for Buckeyes. Only a Spartan would put their petty hatred above their personal gain.
Someone please delete this thread, or at least change the name!
Change it to "who to root for this weekend, or something like that, please!
I root For Michigan. f*** ohio, f*** sparty. I will be watching the wings instead.
Exactly, you root for Michigan, so why wouldn't you want Michigan to win a Big Ten Title???
I refuse to say Go ____ until we beat PSU on sunday, then I will be all in for the buckeyes, but until then I'm not going to dirty myself by saying this if we just lose on Sunday anyway.
If you don't root for Ohio on Sunday if Michigan wins, then you are more of an Ohio hater than a Michigan fan, plain and simple.
I'll be pulling for the Bucks (assuming we beat PSU). Anybody who doesn't is just a moron or a turd. Who wouldn't want a B1G title? I don't care if it's not an outright win, it'd still be a huge milestone.