How much do you really hate ohio?
Some people say the Michigan-ohio rivalry is only one sport, but it definitely isn't to me. I hope those shitheads lose in every single game they play in every sport (unless it somehow helps Michigan). I've even seen people on here say they'd root for ohio over Sparty in basketball. Are you kidding me? Ohio is the enemy always.
They're alright.
I only "hate" Ohio in a kayfabe kind of sense. Comparing the rivalry to the one with Sparty, while I "hate" both, I respect Ohio. I have absolutely no respect for Sparty. I don't decide who to cheer for, but I just let it happen in the moment; I cheered for Ohio in the NCAA Tournament this season, but always cheered against Sparty.
To me, the difference is easy to determine. Ohio is a rival; Sparty is a remora.
What has ohio ever done for you to respect them?
Well, they win a lot. There's that. Just sayin'.
Listen, it's fun hating Ohio State, but if you can't recognize that Michigan draws a sizable portion of its brand, value, and ineffable Michigan-ness from Ohio State, and vice versa, then you gotta grow up a bit and smell the coffee.
I have to +1 you for enhancing my vocabulary. I had literally never heard of the term "kayfabe" until your post. But I looked it up, and it makes perfect sense.
I don't ever read/hear the word kayfabe anywhere else.
In '81. Riverside Hospital. Lived in Upper Arlington until I was 12. Home of The Bear. My entire family outside Mum and Dad were then, and are still now working at U of M. So at school, when they would do the Pledge, what would follow everyday, on que, was the suckeye bight song. For real. I would stand with posture during the Pledge. I would protest and sit my little ass down during the nest collection of duh-duh-duh, duhduhduhduhs. Times were great then! Cooper era. In the thick of it. Cherish those days. I just recently got the hotdog water smell off of me for having lived there for over a decade so things are looking up! North. GO BLUE!!!
I grew up there. One of my parents is a Michigan alum.
So, a lot.
I'll vote "no" to that motion. I want Ohio sports to do well right up until we punch them out. Much more satisfactory.
Ohio fans on the board provide amusement at the least, and insight at the best. I respect there gall to be here, and want them to be right up until game time, and then want them to be so wrong.
MSu fans I don't care about. I don't respect the school enough to respect its fans, even the ones I like without respecting them.
Well that's like 10,000 spoons alright.
Sounds like a good 15th team to me...
I'm pretty sure that if such a university existed Jim Delany would add them to the conference in a heartbeat to establish a foothold with the Middle East demographic
I think he would throw the bomb.
I'm going with the pistol...or, perhaps, whatever the Navy (Seals) team runs...
The run 'n shoot
Runs everything primarily out of the shotgun. Down...set....allah, allah!
I only root for Ohio when they play Duke in basketball. Otherwise I have no incentive to root for Ohio.
I will not be lending him sugar. Ever.
I dislike Ohio the school plenty. I don't understand all the hate for the actual state and everything associated with it, though, as many people near and dear to all of our hearts came from Ohio. To name a few, our Naismith Award winner, our current football coach, many of our current players, and many of the greatest football players in school history, including our two most recent Heisman winners.
I hate the Indians too, if for nothing else having the most racially insensitive team mascot in professional sports. I mean is there anything about Chief Wahoo that isn't offensive to any Native American?
The Washington Redskins are pretty racist. At least unless they change their team mascot into a potato...
At least Michigan has some hills. And tons of water. My sis lives in Cincinnati. That's pretty nice. I think it's the Buckeye fans. Buckeye fans are just insufferable, if you ask me. They go on and on, spelling out OHIO all the time, and then they get mad at us if we say "ohio". What the hell? And that drum at the Indians games, oy, it's like a vuvuzela.....
i went to Michigan post-martin scandal. our bball team was atrocious (they were giving tickets away). so the only sport i truly cared for was football.
i hate ohio and their cheating ways. i hate their fanbase and their pseudo-intelligent trash talking. i hate urban meyer and his smug face. most of all, i hate that they have had our number for years now.
but when i think about it, i feel bad for both schools because its far better to be a Wolverine than either.
because Dave Thomas was an Ohio booster. I loathe the Yankees because of Steinbrenner's ties ( who btw was responsible for the Drew Henson debacle). And I won't buy a Ford because WC Ford employed Russ Thomas (an Ohio grad) to run the Lions. That was dereliction at its finest!
Impressive...I like it!
His real mistake was buying the Lions for WCF.
However, wcf was still collecting dividend checks from Ford Motor which in a roundabout way, paid for Russ Thomas salary. . . and no I never bought a Lions ticket in my entire life either.
Nothing drives Ohio State alumni and fans (take it from a guy banished to live amongst the heathen for the last decade) more crazy than simply telling them the truth, and that is that Michigan alumni and fans should ignore Ohio except when we play them. Don't be like the slappys who live in Ohio and define yourself and your love for your team by rooting against anyone else. What truly hurts them is when you ignore Ohio State...like we got to do basically during the Cooper years...We need those kind of years to come back! My focus is Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, and the rest of the B1G and the country are just fodder for the only team that counts!
I don't think ignoring ohio is the way to go. They focus quite a bit on the michigan game and it has shown this past decade. I think Michigan needs to do the exact same.