Bragging Rights

Vahene · Post by **Vahene** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:12 pm

Here in Ohio, we have pride in a lot of things.. one of them being college football. Now across the United States, there are many teams, and many favorites, but there's a huge rivalry in Ohio between the Ohio State and Michigan..

I'm proud to announce.. in today's football game..

The final score..

Ohio State 25
Michigan 21

*absolutely preens and waves an 'Ohio pride' flag*

In previous years, Ohio State fans have known to get a bit excited, and many of us have joked that we don't care how the rest of the football season goes, as long as Ohio State beats Michigan (I'm truly not joking, that's how serious we take this one game)..

So, go home team! (my college by the way)

-K, who if you can't tell, is proud they won today.

Ohio41 · Post by **Ohio41** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:35 am

Well Vahene,

You are absolutely right about this, pure bragging rights. I am a Avid Buckeye fan, and to lose this game is like losing apart of your soul, it just shouldn't happen. I was watching the game up to about seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, we we're down 21-12 at that point and OSU had the ball. I was pretty upset and the worst part about it was I had to leave for work, missing the rest of the game. Eventually I called my brother and he told me the final, boy oh boy did work go by so quickly and smooth.

Since Tressel's arrival we have put it to the Wolverines 5 of the 6 showdowns, With Cooper it was almost a chalked up win for Michigan

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I also want to mention Penn State took a share alongside Ohio State for the Big Ten Conference title, an all in all perfect outcome for me. I love my Lions an Joe Pa.

GO BUCKS!

Depheant · Post by **Depheant** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:06 pm

Neeh neeh neeh.

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:52 pm

I hate football.

Muletang · Post by **Muletang** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:58 pm

JaeEleutheria · Post by **JaeEleutheria** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:01 pm

I don't really follow college football, as my college (East Carolina) was never really a big name although it did go to a couple bowl games in its day (but none real big). I find pro a little more fascinating and don't totally understand the college football rivalries. Now give me the existing rivalries between all of the North Carolina colleges in ANY sport, then I'll be talking.

Mind you the only thing my college really did well was baseball and I'm not really into that. Heh.

Something I have known is that you go to one North Carolina school you hate all the others. Like UNC or Duke are just plain evil, but Duke is the lesser of two evils. but that is different for each person. Perhaps the bragging rights with Ohio is the same. And to be honest, I have more a taste for the "underdog" to win than any other. So Michigan has been one of those top schools in football for a while? Well then I'm happy that Ohio won *nods*. Other than that I don't know too much else about college football.

Now if we're talking about Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Redskins... now that's a rivalry I actually know (and keep getting told i'm on the wrong side... but bah humbug!)

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:02 pm

Muletang wrote:why?

I have several reasons for hating football. Here are three:

1. I don't understand it.
2. The only people in my school who play it are jerks.
and 3. If I played it I'd snap like a twig.

And watching it is just plain boring. I mean, you have big people running around catching a ball and falling all over eachother!

JaeEleutheria · Post by **JaeEleutheria** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:05 pm

Actually there is a lot more to football than just big guys running around and falling over... just like there is supposed to be more to hockey than toothless guys smashing each other against walls and getting into fights.

Just a thought.

And I'm still wondering when "football" became football while everywhere else in the world "football" is "soccer"... *scratches head*

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:11 pm

JaeEleutheria wrote:Actually there is a lot more to football than just big guys running around and falling over... just like there is supposed to be more to hockey than toothless guys smashing each other against walls and getting into fights.

Just a thought.

And I'm still wondering when "football" became football while everywhere else in the world "football" is "soccer"... *scratches head*

No no no, you have it wrong. According to my knowledge, to everyone else SOCCER is football, not the other way around. They call the football here in the US "American Football".

Am I correct?

JaeEleutheria · Post by **JaeEleutheria** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:16 pm

That's what i said, just in the opposite way.

GM Falcon · Post by **GM Falcon** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:21 pm

That's why she "quoted" football.

Muletang · Post by **Muletang** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:24 pm

don't get me started

Ohio41 · Post by **Ohio41** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:16 pm

Go ahead Mule, get started.

Hate football?

Sorry to hear that Evelond, its been heaps of fun and socially rewarding, not to mention the athletic fitness that I received which also helped me keep up with my eating habits, hehe. A top of that you learn basic teamwork, which essential in the workforce. There are other reasons as to why I'm such an avid football fan but those are the basics.

I'm still a geek who calls Dasaria home, heh right?

That's me though, and if football doesn't appeal to you then that's perfectly fine. I'm still going to love myself some OSU Bucks all the while, not to mention the ultimate team of them all, my Pittsburgh Steelers.

Oye99 · Post by **Oye99** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:22 pm

American football's one of the only sports I actually do enjoy actually. There's quite alot of strategy and physics that gets put into it, I'm sure you if you really looked into it Evelond you might appreciate it a bit more, it's kinda like a turned base RPG really.

But then again, no matter how many people try and persuade me otherwise, I'm Canadian and I still think Hockey is one of the many scums of the Earth, hehehe.

Vahene · Post by **Vahene** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:26 pm

Soccer vs. Football? Easy to explain. American's are just odd. Hehe.

I'll help all you out that aren't American, and just explain it that way.

-K