From: imes@parrot.cis.ohio-state.edu (jeffrey imes)
Subject: Re: no respect for tOSU
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 02:39:56 GMT

In article <1992Nov23.180116.12367@infonode.ingr.com> you write:
>How about no respect from tOSU? I went up to Columbus for the game, my 
>first UM-OSU game. (I grew up in MI, now living in Alabama...) I don't 
>think I have ever been made to feel so unwelcome, at the very least, and
>actually threatened, at the worst, on an opposing campus. Very, very 
>disappointed with the poor conduct and lack of class exhibited by the
>OSU fans.

Just a reciprocal agreement that we honor with UM fans when we visit Ann Arbor.
Last year, I went up north to watch the Bucks get blown out.  Not only was I
harassed without end before the game, but during the game and after too.  It's
bad enough to get trash before the game, but that is expected.  But rubbing it
in afterwards was the straw that broke the camel's back.

And this from fans that you seem to think have some sense of class.  

Personally, I think we have every damn right to make UofM fans feel unwelcome
when at tOSU.  What comes around goes around.

>Now, the noise in the stadium - no complaint. The home folks are the home
>advantage, right? But having a beer bottle tossed at you while walking 
>down the street?

Low, I agree.

>Verbal harassment from passing carloads of fans? Granted,
>I was alone, wearing a UM sweatshirt and an easy target for the spineless
>types who evidently are in abundance among the OSU student body & fans.

See above paragraph.

>I'm with Mo on this one: UM-MSU & UM-ND are much bigger games for the
>Wolverines. I tell you, this series could use a big dose of mutual respect,
>but for OSU fans that may be a bitter pill to swallow. Their actions 
>indicate a lack of SELF-respect.

A fire needs both a spark and a kindling pile to grow.  So when UM fans start
showing us some respect, maybe the favor will be returned.  Probably not.  This
is the greatest rivalry of all-time for college football.

>It's a true shame that the Buckeyes are unable to hold up their half of what
>could be one of college football's centerpiece games!

And a true shame that Michigan can't either.  Mind you that the Bucks' fans
weren't the only ones trash talking Saturday.  UM fans that I saw seemed so 
snobby and stuck on their wonderful team that they didn't even realize that 
they were making asses out of themselves to the rest of the OSU community.

Another thing I didn't care for about the game was how rude the UM band was.
Any time the OSU band would start a song, UM would cut in and play their Go
Blue song---at the loudest possible volume.  I also found it hard to believe
that UM brought more band members than football players Saturday.  Shows their
priority.  

Nuff said.

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