I went to our game against Virginia Tech in 2007 (O Zone bus!) and the Hokie fans couldn't have been more welcoming and engaging, even the students. As a result, 1) I made a point to welcome a couple of Wyoming fans I saw at the CI the following weekend who had traveled to Athens for our game with the Cowboys and 2) I've become a slight Hokie fan and I like to see them play well.

As Bruce Willis said in Die Hard. In the state of Ohio, I have to put up with these morons on a regular basis. They just seem not to understand why every one in Ohio is not a full blown Ohio State supporter.

Waiting to hear DCF's response to that letter about the WVU fans.

To be fair, this letter would read like a love letter to northern New Jersey and its people.

Buckeye fans, all class, all the time.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=14181223&ex_cid=espntw

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As a Columbus resident, this is so true. Buckeye fans are THE WORST.

On our trip to Penn State, their fans were very welcoming, even on the way back to the car after we beat them. Had several post-game tailgates stop us to talk about the game and offer us a beer.

their so called great running back just threw the entire coaching staff under the bus blaming them for the loss, not giving any credit to the superior team and refusing to take any responsibility for his own poor performance. Now that is real class.

Now you see where their fans get it. Spoiled brats.

DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

Ohio University gave me the opportunity to earn my degree through their regional campuses. Even though I have only been to Athens once in my life, I have more reasons to be loyal and root for Ohio than Ohio State. I don't necessarily hate Ohio State. I tend to root for them to win big games. When they play Michigan, I even break out the one scarlet and gray t shirt I own and wear it. But why should I root for them when the school on my diploma has Division I football?

Rooting for Ohio State, a Big 10 power, is the easy thing to do. It's so easy for even MAC alumni to bypass supporting and attending games of their Division I program in favor of supporting OSU. And, of course, since Ohio State is "Ohio's only team," so many Ohioans, regardless of educational background, flock to them. There are many well-meaning, positive Buckeye fans out there, but there are some who literally believe that rooting for Michigan is evil and makes someone a bad person. That aura of superiority is obnoxious. One of the main reasons I love college football is the geography of it and seeing how fans all over the country support their schools. Again, some Buckeye fans don't seem to comprehend that the same reasons they root for Ohio State are also valid for people in other states, such as Michigan, when it comes to choosing their team.

It's a bad cycle. Most people in the state and country, even our own alumni, don't consider the MAC to be 'real' division 1 football. This idea is furthered by the national media 'BCS vs non BCS' or 'power vs group of'. It sucks! MAC schools clearly have enough alumni to have similar resources, but they are mostly content to root for a 'winner', essentially not giving us a chance. :/