Ohio State has some of the greatest traditions in all of college football. From the Skull Session, to the gold pants for beating Michigan, to Script Ohio, to the helmet stickers, the list of revered things are timeless and seemingly endless.
But what is the Buckeyes best tradition?
Well, I’m glad you asked because ESPN did a piece on just that. It took a look at each team in its projected top 25 for the 2019 campaign and picked out the tradition that meant the most. And can you guess what it was for Ohio State?
According to Dan Murphy of ESPN, it is apparently an an annual beat-down of That Team Up North. Here’s what he had to say about the topic.
“Beating Michigan. Seven years in a row (and 14 of the past 15) is long enough to be deemed a tradition in modern-day college football, is it not? The victories have often been memorable and frequently launched the Buckeyes forward into a championship game in recent seasons. If the Wolverines end the drought in the wake of Urban Meyer’s retirement, Ohio State can always fall back on that big, beautiful sousaphone “dotting the i” as the band finishes unfurling its script Ohio formation.”
Ouch. Troll much? This has to hurt a little if you’re a fan of the Maize and Blue, or maybe you can just chalk it up to being the punching bag of the rivalry and move on.
Either way, it wouldn’t be the tradition I’d pick out, but hey, I guess perception is reality. For me and many others, Script Ohio is it, and it may just be the most timeless and honored tradition in all the sport.
But yeah, getting the Michigan program all in a lather yearly sure feels nice.
