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I remember when it was just a few people yelling that - now you can clearly hear it on TV and through the entire stadium.

My wife asked the same question while we were at the UCF game.   I was happy to explain it to her. 

What would be really funny is if that came through on TV at a road game. 

@RCBIRK21 - It's been going on at least since '09.  I was a sophomore then, and we always shouted it before kickoff.  I can't remember if we did it in '08 or not; I do distinctly remember, though, shouting "SHOES!" before kickoff and spinning my footwear around in circles above my head--along with everyone else in my section.  Strange things were afoot in the southwest corner of the South Stands...

It's been going on since I was a freshman or soph around '05. It used to just be a small group of people and then grew and now the whole section shouts it.

I don't condone this one bit...it used to be a few drunk kids in the south stands doing it, but nothing really ever loud enough to hear on TV or even a section away...it seems it started to spread throughout more students from 2009-2011 and now this year we have everyone saying it....classless IMO

I'm thinking ripping off an opponents head is going to draw a personal foul penalty, and we really don't need anymore of those!!

It has been going on for as long as I can remember,  early 60's @ archibald stadium for syracuse games,  late 60's in the shoe.  It is everywhere.

I think its great for the students, and I yelled it when I was there.  Grown ass men should not being saying this though.

Beneath Ohio State?  We're too good for that?  You sound like those pompous the university of ann arbor (tuoaa) people who jingle their keys during games to make noise and tell people in front of them to sit down so they can watch the game.  I agree with the comment that at least we aren't throwing batteries or something else. 

Here is a good example of how NOT to downvote.  

"RCBIRK21 -1 i mean the whole thing started last year when we gave up so many kickoff returns for TDs, and now its more or less a superstition (or at least it is in my mind). I yell it as loud as I can every time"

"BTALBERT25 -1 I completely agree with Alex.  I don't like it, and I think it's beneath Ohio State.  We're too good for that kind of stuff."

"BOLT -1 While I don't care for it that much it's not because I am on some sort of moral high ground about it. I just think we could think of something better/more creative to say."

Those comments are NOT downvote worthy, just because whomever downvoted disagreed with them.

It may be classless, but there's a lot worse things the student section could be doing.  I think it's dumb and classless, but funny all the same; not to mention the fact that its harmless.  

In a perfect world, we'd have unique chants for every game--specifically mocking said opponent in creative ways--but as it stands, I'm not getting worked up over it.

I was wondering what the chant was as well; glad I finally know.

My comments: What's really cool to college kids is not so cool when you are taxes-paying adult.  So while I won't get all preachy to my young Buckeye's, time and persepective would proably lead everyone to the same conclusion:  If it's not a tradition you would want to teach to your kids someday, it's probably not Buckeye worthy.  I'll leave "class" out of it, because that is subjective (throwing D-batteries and bags of urine are MUCH worse), but I definitely believe the brightest students at the best university in the world could come up with something more creative and clever.

Oyster, I never said anything about people not cheering or rattling keys, I just think that's the sort of thing that gives Ohio State fans a bad name. To me, it's "Wal-Mart Fan" behavior.  You disagree and think it's perfectly ok to scream it and that's fine, by all means go ahead and do it.  I just don't think it adds anything positive to the Ohio State game day experience, so I won't scream it.

I'm with the group of commenters who finds it classless. Do better Buckeye Nation.

I can understand the distaste for this kind of chant.  But, chants like these are seated in the very nature of sports.  Heck - "We don't give a damn for the whole State of *ichigan" has long been sung by many OSU fans.  "F*** *ichigan" and the more popular "Screw the Blue" bumper stickers and tee shirts and chants were popular when I was in school in the 70's and have had runs ever since. 

The thing about chants that is really funny is that very few on the field can actually distinguish what the crowd is screaming unless it is echoed by the entire stadium.  I can remember many of my friends telling me what was being chanted while they attended the games.  Most of us on the field never even noticed what was being chanted, screamed, or sung.  It all just blended into the background noise as we were busy trying to concentrate on the task at hand.  That continued through my HS coaching days as well.  My wife would discuss stuff that happened in the stands during the game that I was completely unaware of.  That does, however, change if the entire stadium gets into it.  The O-H-I-O chant is noticeable when it goes around the stadium.  The BS chant in Baltimore had to be noticed on the field.  Fortunately, a chant like "rip their heads off" will not catch on with the majority of the stadium.   

@NW BUCK - You a former player?

"Fortunately, a chant like "rip their heads off" will not catch on with the majority of the stadium." -NW Buckeye

I will say though, at least that is rhythmic (RIP - his - HEAD - off). The best chants have an internal rhythm that is easily understood, thus catch on with a larger crowd (O - H [pause, pause] I - O). I don't have a problem with "RIP HIS FU***** HEAD OFF," but it just isn't catchy. Maybe it's the way I'm saying it in my head? Haha.

It's always funny when some idiot yells it on accident when we're receiving the ball. The chants funny, if you dont like it dont say it, but also dont act like a bunch of drunk college kids should be perfect little gentlemen during a damn football game.

I don't want to offend anyone, however, think what you want about it but it is all for fun.  I have been sitting in Block "O" South for every game so far this year and have been yelling it as loud as I can.  We know that Special Teams is not traditionally an exciting aspect of the game and doing this makes me get a little pumped for it and for our defense coming onto the field.  I know it is not "age appropriate" but we are college students.  If you bring your kid to an OSU game you should know what is coming.  Just clarifying something: is there a real problem with us saying this?  No member of the administration or athletic department has asked us to stop (maybe they just can't tell but they still haven't told us anything) so until that happens it will not stop for a while at this point.  Just my point of view from being an avid fan for 20+ years and finally getting tickets the past two years to every home game.

@LUCKYDAWG685

I'm a former student-athlete at Ohio State. I was also a member of both the Student Athlete Advisory Board and the Sportsmanship Council (http://bestfans.osu.edu/history). You might be familiar with the latter, which exists in order to deter and decrease the chances of something like this tarnishing the legacy that the school has tried to build by coining the phrase, "Best Fans in The Land!" I was present at the Penn State game last season. I sat in the south endzone expecting to cheer my ass off as I once did, but instead I endured that god-awful cheer multiple times throughout the game. It made me feel like I was back in high school. This day in age, knowing that multiple career ending injuries are as much a staple of the game as the pageantry and tradition, that cheer actually made me feel quite uncomfortable. I graduated from OSU in 2006, so I couldn't imagine how the hell the cheer came into existence right after the Sportsmanship Council was reformed. Furthermore, having to hear it against a team which suffered one of those aformentioned injuries (Adam Taliaferro). That cheer probably does bring energy to the student section, but it's the student sections responsibilty to bring the excitement to the games by going batshit crazy and cheering as loudly as possible (whilst also trying to be as respectful as possible to the opponent). Now maybe it's just me, but as a former athlete, I was always more aware of an opposing crowd for being unruly pre, during, and postgame. Anyone is welcome to correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't really think that this cheer accomplishes much in the intimidation realm. We get it, it's cool to hear cursing on TV, but I think the shtick is up. There really is no country for yelling silliness such as this. My comments here may or may not make sense, but it's time we take some accountability and be above the sophomoric stupidity. We're Ohio State, not _______ [insert HS rival's name here]. We truly are better than this. In all honesty, I wish our band would play more music, even if it is some sort of pop music to lead students into cheers. Piping music in does NOTHING to get the crowd going. It's the bands responsibility to come up with better ways to get a feel for what the students react to, so this is as much on them as it is the students. I really do hope that this comes to an end, even if it means Urban is the one asking for it to stop.

IMHO, I think our image has been tarnished enough these last couple of years.  That's all we need is for some national media to pick up on this and show it to the world as another excuse to hate and bash us even more. I totally understand the "youth" thing, but, it is no excuse for possibly putting the whole university in a bad light. We expect 18 year old freshman football players to 'be accountable', but you aren't willing to do the same.

I hate to say I am one who says K'em,  or Rip his fg head off,  but I do.  Not all accept or reject my enthusiasm for buckeye football,  my wife will not even watch with me  !  I wish our crowd of  so many would just let loose .  No night games yet so no worries,  all will be good in the Shoe.

I've sat in Section 28A (East side on the south end but not in the south stands) from 2009-2011 and never heard it. Now this year I am in the North endzone and heard a chant after the O-H-I-O on kickoff but never have been able to make out what they've been saying.

How about we all grow a pair and worry about something else. 

@Denny, I'd love the helmet stickers, if they'd let me have them.  Collect em like Pokemons.

And you know me.  High and Mighty at all times.

People have been yelling this, though not in such unison, at games since my freshman year in 2004.

^That's a joke right? I pay tuition, I pay for my student tickets out of my pocket. I can chant what I want. Plus this pretty much remains within the South Stands, which is primarily all students. Honeslty the reaction to this is a bit disappointing, the overall view that this is "classless" or "not original" is exactly why our stadium atmosphere sucks outside out of the student section. When did we start caring about whether or not a chant that clearly gets the students going, seems a bit classless? I mean as a student I'm open to suggestions, but this gives our stadium an edge and I like that. Being nice isn't intimidating, being edgy is. I'm not condoning ridiculous acts like verbally abusing someone or assaulting them, but you know why people fear playing at LSU? Because their crowd is rowdy, ours is rather calm in comparison. 

Sure it may be possible, but I found the "Bullsh*t" chant that reigned throughout Baltimore's stadium on Sunday night impressive. It makes intimidation as a crowd far simpler.

My wife and I attended a game last year, and I never heard it. Disappointed thats the best the students can do, but I guess it is what it is. What about young children? Earplugs?