After this year will you guys finally learn they’re overrated and outclassed??

Come on people, wake up!!!

1. OSU is a national powerhouse program in football.

2. Ohio State is also a powerhouse program in multiple other sports.

3. Ohio State has produced the 2nd most All-Americans out of any team in the nation, making it look more like it’s candy they are handing out.

4. OSU is one win away from 800 wins, a feat only accomplished by four other programs in history (Notre Dame, M!ch*g@n, Texas, & Nebraska).

5. The Buckeyes are the only team in BCS history to receive a perfect 1.0 BCS rating.

6. Ohio State has reached the most BCS title games (3), winning one.

7. OSU has 6 coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame: Earl Bruce, John Cooper, Howard H. Jones, Francis Schmidt, John W. Wilce, and one Woodrow Wayne Hayes.

8. Ohio State does not live off the wins of other conference teams to justify their existence. They win their own games.

9. Archie Griffin. Enough said. Look it up if you don’t know…

10. The Buckeyes are tied with Princeton & Penn State for 7th on the list players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The SEC team with the most Hof players? 8th place Tennessee (20).

11. The uniforms for OSU are unique in their design and style, and their helmets are widely considered one of the 10 best helmets in the nation.

12. Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that is the case, other teams love Ohio State. Other programs and their players do so frequently, with helmet stickers as a signature instance. Woody and team trainer Ernie Biggs developed the idea, which has since become a national phenomenon.

13. Although, being one of the most innovative programs on Earth lends itself to copycats… A prime example of this was in 1922, when the football team was so popular that Ohio Field could no longer house OSU games. So the university built a mammoth, modern stadium that would hold over 60,000. This led to the proliferation of today’s large scale football stadiums.

14. An overall winning percentage of 71.4% only trails four other programs: M!ch*g@n (74.5%), Notre Dame (73.9%), USC (72.1%), and Texas (71.5%).

15. An original mascot that stands out against all the lame & everyday mascots across the country, Brutus is a Buckeye. Not only a Buckeye, but one who does one armed push-ups and hangs out with beautiful cheerleaders.

16. Scarlet and gray: an awesome color combination that works with almost any outfit.

17. OSU tied with USC and Notre Dame for the most Heisman winners all time at 7.

18. Columbus has been a prolific pipeline of talent to the NFL and coaching ranks throughout its history. Great players such as Chris Carter, Jack Tatu, Jim Parker, Orlando Pace, Sid Gillman, Bill Willis, Jim Lachey, Eddie George, Lou Groza, Dante Lavelli, Mike Vrabel, Paul Warfield… The list goes on and on. Many successful head coaches have also tenured as assistants at OSU during their careers: Lou Holtz, Bo Schembechler, Urban Meyer, and Pete Carroll are just a few of them.

19. OSU claims the top spot in football revenue and profit in the nation. The same is true for the athletic department as a whole, which in turn gives to the academic side of the institution.

20. Woody was a humanitarian, philanthropist, and great football coach. He was on the forefronts of both racial integration and utility of younger players. He visited people in hospitals that were ailing or dying. He contributed his own time and money to a vast array of causes. By all accounts from players, staff, and books that have been written; Woody’s famed temper was mostly an act. He would cut the seams on hats to make them easy to rip apart. He was a smaller and older man, making thumping their chest mean little when they were wearing pads. Woody encouraged the entire development of a PERSON, not just a PLAYER. Did I mention he was a GREAT coach?? Three time coach of the year, 5 undefeated seasons & national titles, and 13 conference titles.

21. The Best Damn Band In The Land. Dot.

22. The fans are one of the best in the nation. You can’t go anywhere without seeing one of them. You could be in Ohio, where OSU stuff can be seen EVERYWHERE. Or you could be in Myrtle Beach, where tons of Ohioians vacation. From Portsmouth, NH to Montreal, Canada; Buckeyes wear their allegiance boldly and proudly. Every team has bandwagon fans, to be sure. But Ohio State stands alone as having the largest student population, a massive and rabid alumni base, and the best fans in the land.

I got us started. Feel free to add to the list… ;)

1. The band wears berets when not marching on the field. This is French, and quite effeminite.

2. The team colors are the same colors of the Vichy French -red and black. This is French.

3. The band plays French tunes. Pregame, they play “Francais Nationale Defile March.” During halftime, they play the 1812 Overture simply so they could play the French national anthem.

4. Their mascot is a bearded mime. This is French.

5. The mime is known by the of Brutus. Aptly named, Brutus derives from the Latin brutus, meaning “heavy, dull and stupid.”

6. After a rare TD, the Ohio State Band celebrates in the gayest way possible. They give each other piggyback rides, band members celebrates by swinging a stuffed banana around and around.

7. Sweatervests are very big among French men. This is French.

8. Carmen Ohio has Ohio State fans mimicking the hand motions for Y-M-C-A.

9. Ohio State thought so little of their Buckeye Grove tradition (where a Buckeye tree is planted for each Buckeye to win 1st team All-American honors) that they destroyed the grove and replanted the trees in 2001.

10. Ohio State copied the “Tunnel of Pride” idea from Michigan, as it looks very similar to Michigan players touching the Go Blue banner. Oh, and this so-called tradition is 12 years old.

11. The idiotic practice of putting stickers on a helmet.

12. The most recognizable song the Ohio State band plays is “Hang On Sloopy,” a mediocre pop song.

13. The Buckeye jerseys are … wait a second, there is NO tradition there, because they change their jerseys so often – two changes in the last two years.

14. The Ohio State band’s uniforms are copied from the Salvation Army.

1. The band wears berets when not marching on the field. This is French, and quite effeminite.

2. The team colors are the same colors of the Vichy French -red and black. This is French.

3. The band plays French tunes. Pregame, they play “Francais Nationale Defile March.” During halftime, they play the 1812 Overture simply so they could play the French national anthem.

4. Their mascot is a bearded mime. This is French.

5. The mime is known by the of Brutus. Aptly named, Brutus derives from the Latin brutus, meaning “heavy, dull and stupid.”

6. After a rare TD, the Ohio State Band celebrates in the gayest way possible. They give each other piggyback rides, band members celebrates by swinging a stuffed banana around and around.

7. Sweatervests are very big among French men. This is French.

8. Carmen Ohio has Ohio State fans mimicking the hand motions for Y-M-C-A.

9. Ohio State thought so little of their Buckeye Grove tradition (where a Buckeye tree is planted for each Buckeye to win 1st team All-American honors) that they destroyed the grove and replanted the trees in 2001.

10. Ohio State copied the “Tunnel of Pride” idea from Michigan, as it looks very similar to Michigan players touching the Go Blue banner. Oh, and this so-called tradition is 12 years old.

11. The idiotic practice of putting stickers on a helmet.

12. The most recognizable song the Ohio State band plays is “Hang On Sloopy,” a mediocre pop song.

13. The Buckeye jerseys are … wait a second, there is NO tradition there, because they change their jerseys so often – two changes in the last two years.

14. The Ohio State band’s uniforms are copied from the Salvation Army.

1. The pretentious use of “the” preceding “Ohio State.”

2. Ohio State has a losing bowl record.

3. Reggie Germany somehow maintained his academic eligibility at Ohio State with a 0.0 GPA.

4. Placing stickers of pot plants on their helmets, in some scheme designed to reduce the importance of team achievements.

5. Woody Hayes is idolized by Buckeye fans, instead of shunned due to his violent nature which consists not only of hitting Clemson players, but assaults in other incidents.

6. Art Schlichter’s career as a compulsive gamber and criminal began and was nurtured at Ohio State.

7. Sammy Maldonado was a fine student and citizen in high school, and then became a problem child and poor student at Ohio State. He resurrected his education, career and life, transferring to Maryland.

8. Maurice Clarett developed from a decent high school student and football player into a criminal at Ohio State.

9. Jim Tressel is responsible for the Maldonado and Clarett situations, as well as Marco Cooper, Troy Smith and other Buckeyes receiving payments, yet Buckeye fans continue to apologize and ignore this behavior, even pretending that he runs a clean program.

10. John Cooper is not reviled by Buckeye fans for his pathetic graduation rates, or any of the scummier elements of the Buckeye program, but for one thing: 2-10-1.

11. Ohio State has had four major infractions with the NCAA. And they’re damn lucky they didn’t have any with Clarett and other players receiving payments.

12. Ohio State continually changes their jerseys. You may have noticed that this website has the same colors as their jerseys: red and black. There is no gray on their jerseys. I guess they don’t have a tradition worth upholding.

13. Ohio State’s “greatest” tradition is the “Dotting of the I.” Forgive me for not being impressed by the talent required for some tuba player to bow. This is particularly embarrassing, since the script Ohio was invented by the Michigan Marching Band in 1932.

The one thing the overrated Crapeyes are good for is a nice laugh and the end of the season. It’s fun to laugh at the suckered fans too.