What subtle reminder will you provide to Buckeye fans?
I’ve really enjoyed saying ‘42-27’ to each and every Buckeye I’ve encountered over the last year.
Both times I was in Ohio, I stopped the gas pump at $42.27 and sincerely enjoyed the reaction from the next person.
I just whispered, ‘3rd base’ while passing a fully decked out Buckeye on the plane. In turn I received an enthusiastic middle finger.
How will you remind them that fan base order has been restored?
November 28th, 2022 at 1:08 PM ^
"Soft" seems like an appropriate word for their 2021 and 2022 teams.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:24 PM ^
New shirt idea: Softest. State. Ever.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:30 PM ^
THEE Ohio State Charmin
November 28th, 2022 at 1:47 PM ^
Charmin something something Toilet Bowl.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:51 PM ^
At least the scarlet-colored Charmin is "ultra strong"
November 28th, 2022 at 2:59 PM ^
Charmin strength >>>> THE Ohio State Buckeyes
But, to be fair - Charmin and Ohio Stadium are very complimentary.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
I like to remind my buckeye friends that they said for years that Day "hand selected" McCord and that JJ wasn't good enough to be their QB. Also, they "took" Henderson and Pryor instead of Edwards. They always think that if they don't get a kid, it is of their doing. I don't ascribe to their thinking, but I love to bring this up since it has been many years of that nonsense.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
By continually wearing my Michigan stuff with confidence, and by silently showing them how to win with class by not saying anything nasty.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:31 PM ^
We have to give tOSU credit: their coaches TALK tougher than ours.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
Yeah, you haven't done any of this.
This reeks of "I went to Starbucks and ordered a black coffee and the librul barista couldn't believe his ears!"
Don't be that guy. You don't need to rub their noses in it unless they're being jerks first.
November 28th, 2022 at 2:05 PM ^
i was type say "I'll take 'Shit That Never Happened for $1000' Alex." but saw this and figured you summed it up pretty well.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:11 PM ^
Subtle?
November 28th, 2022 at 1:11 PM ^
Eye contact with a smile while wearing the block M.
November 28th, 2022 at 2:44 PM ^
Profile pic checks out.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:11 PM ^
I texted a really good friend, osu fan, yesterday and said "I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and weekend". I still haven't gotten a reply.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:14 PM ^
The majority of my friends are OSU fans. (I know, get new friends -- right?)
After last year's game, I received congratulatory texts from most of them. Most with some form of, "well hey, it's about time."
I haven't heard peep from ANY of them after this year's game.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:23 PM ^
Same with him. He was pretty confident that last year was a fluke.
Also, my neighbor is a buckeye fan. He's always been a good guy and never was "that fan". After the game my son who is autistic, said "let's go tell them who won" and I knew who he meant by "them". I said no we aren't "those fans" and he ran over to their house and rang the doorbell.
We gloated a bit and then had a couple beers with them and walked home. All good.
November 28th, 2022 at 4:16 PM ^
This year was a fluke too. Take away the five plays Michigan got lucky on and they had no offense at all.
Or that's what I'm hearing so far down here. Wish their program thought like these fans; they'd never fix anything.
November 28th, 2022 at 4:59 PM ^
Technically if you take away five of our touchdown plays - we would lose! That’s the new game plan, no touchdown plays for Michigan. Try that one next year guys! You have 360 more days to figure it out.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:24 PM ^
💯 ditto
There is a sales rep I work with who always reached out to me outside of work once a year on Thanksgiving week Saturday to rub it in after Ohio State‘s win. This was always unprovoked as I never said anything about her (trashy) program. Not a word from her last year, or this one. Instead of engaging with that nasty person with a retaliatory text, I am embracing this new tradition: zero texts a year!
November 28th, 2022 at 1:29 PM ^
Touche'
I haven't gotten around to creating a new meme....
November 28th, 2022 at 1:30 PM ^
who said hillbillies can't add?!
November 28th, 2022 at 1:34 PM ^
And people think those who work in theater are drama queens.
Hey, Boomer: tell yourself all you want that you're showing THEE osu pride, but what you're really saying is PLEASE LOOK AT ME.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:19 PM ^
I don't say random weird shit to people I don't know.
November 28th, 2022 at 3:09 PM ^
i'm not on twitter either
November 28th, 2022 at 1:19 PM ^
I quote the great Tywin Lannister. “The Lion does not concern himself with the opinion of the sheep.” Live well and don’t engage.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:38 PM ^
Tywin did catch a couple of bolts with his chest from a sheep…
November 28th, 2022 at 1:44 PM ^
That lion still had claws. And his claws were as long and sharp as yours.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:19 PM ^
Don't be that guy.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:20 PM ^
Given that I live here I have lots of ways at my disposal. Here the one's I'm using now
1. Have my M flag at the top of my flagpole in the front yard
2. Have my giant inflatable M on the entry to my front door
3. I'm going to wear M gear to the office for a while yet. Today I'm rocking the Michigan alumni lifetime membership jacket.
4. Have changed my ringtone to "the victors". BTW, what I'd really like to have as my ringtone would be "it's great, to be, a Michigan Wolverine" as chanted by the 22 team in the locker room on Saturday.
I'm sure there's more stuff I can come up with.
November 28th, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^
I'm assuming you don't have a US flag on that flagpole. Only a couple exceptions for a flag flown above the US flag and our beloved Michigan flag is not one.
I hate to be that guy but I'm a veteran and can turn into "stay off my lawn" guy when it comes to displaying the US flag.
November 28th, 2022 at 2:54 PM ^
I actually do have the US flag on that flagpole at the very top. The Michigan flag flies directly beneath it as it should. I did not type that correctly - good catch on your part.
And thank you for your service.
November 28th, 2022 at 2:15 PM ^
Have changed my ringtone to "the victors"
Give us your number. We will call you all day long while you are at work.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:21 PM ^
i would never not ever say something to someone i didn't know, and well. taunting randos is pretty dickish.
i work with a rabid ohio native / ohio state guy. he's a good dude - he actually sent me a congratulatory text with 5 minutes left in the game - and we both really like the year-round good-natured shit-talking.
i obviously didn't have too many opportunities to give it to him until last year. i tried to make up for lost time with out-of-the-blue "42-27" references. but what (weirdly) really pissed him off was me asking him if they were still hoping to hang a hundred on us. not sure why that bugged him so much.
anyway, as we got closer to this weekend and talked about our teams, i'd start by asking him "how'd ol' mister third base do on saturday?" that was some chef's kiss stuff, i guess, because BOY did that get to him.
i won't see him until this weekend, and the best part of seeing him will be me not saying a damn word, and him knowing that there's a shot coming but not knowing the direction.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:39 PM ^
Ain't it sweet when the best disrespekt is not saying or doing anything, just knowing that they know your silence is a diss?
Unfortunately, I only have two Ohio State fans close to me, and teasing doesn't feel quite right with either.
One is a sweet in-law who's only teased me because she's from Columbus but she's not really a sports fan so after I complimented her on the adorable red gloves with white polka dots, for me to do or say anymore would feel strange to her.
The other is the guy who invited me to join him at the toilet bowl, just behind the Michigan bench, and I was able to tease him after the game but, again, to keep going would just be weird.
November 28th, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
but what (weirdly) really pissed him off was me asking him if they were still hoping to hang a hundred on us. not sure why that bugged him so much.
I know the answer to that. Ohio State fans are absolutely convinced that "hang a hundred on them" is what finally woke up Harbaugh, and is the root seed of all of their current misery.
They equate it to the "Little Brother" comment that fueled MSU's fire for a decade.
They say over and over again that they wish they could take that back.
November 28th, 2022 at 6:06 PM ^
Except that is ridiculous. There have been Michigan teams who played their absolute hearts out and still came up short to OSU (and sometimes MSU)
November 28th, 2022 at 1:22 PM ^
Every time someone interacts with my nephew's social media accounts for the near future, they will see a profile picture with our block M.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:24 PM ^
I've never really understood talking trash as a fan. We just watch the games. We had nothing to do with whether a guy missed a tackle or threw an accurate pass.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:42 PM ^
Not sure if the Onion is your best argument. (Which essentially copies Seinfeld's joke that we're only rooting for the jersey, for laundry.)
But is there no place in your cosmology for teasing?
November 28th, 2022 at 1:25 PM ^
“Hey you’re halfway to hanging 100 on us, good job!”
November 28th, 2022 at 2:23 PM ^
And it only took two years.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:25 PM ^
Walked past a guy wearing an OSU shirt in Kroger's yesterday and said to him "Hey, you've got baby poop on your shirt."
I got the stink eye but that was it.
November 28th, 2022 at 1:28 PM ^
I saw a client on my floor with an OSU lanyard around his neck. I guess I should not engage him in any banter :)
There's also this girl who plays with my daughter in the Saturday soccer league. Her family is from Columbus. We get into good-natured humor during the season. Thankfully, the soccer season is over. May be I will get a 45-23 tee and wear it to the games next season :D