My wife and her family are trying to make my son a gator fan. Any suggestions on how to counteract this? And getting rid of the wife is not an option.
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Place two trays of cookies in front of him. One with 7 cookies, the second with 3. Tell him that he can only choose one tray.
The tray with 7 cookies has a Buckeye sticker on it, the tray with 3 cookies has a Gator sticker on it. When he makes the logical choice and chooses the tray with 7 cookies, explain to him that quantity matters, which is why it only makes sense to choose the team with 7 championchip cookies over the one with a pathetic 3. ;)
Why do you think Alabama fans are so heavy? They always choose the tray with 14 cookies.
SEC fans are so fat because they eat all the cookies and are fans of all the teams.
Class of 2010
Now thats funny
Jim Tressel vs. Rich Rod = Urban Meyer vs. Brady Hoke
Watch OSU games with your child as much as possible. Take him to games there at a young age if possible. Get 'em while they're young.
Don't make it a negative thing to be a Gators fan. Make it a positive thing to be a Buckeye fan.
edit: as you are "trapped in Florida" it would be a HUGE deal to a little kid to have like an annual trip to the Shoe for a game. Just a father and son trip where you totally bond with the Buckeye game being at the center of the experience.
Class of 2010
give him an experience at Ohio stadium!!
Have you seen "A Clockwork Orange"?
No, never heard of it
Jim Tressel vs. Rich Rod = Urban Meyer vs. Brady Hoke
I feel for you. I tend towards the indirect approach. "I guess I'll eat this whoooole plate of chocolate buckeyes myself, since I'm the only Ohio State fan here."
I would start with this
and also end with this
Got to get him up to columbus for a game in the 'shoe. Also I'd find ways for any gator gear bought by the In-Laws to be "accidentally" destroyed. If you have a dog that would make the destruction easier.
Tell him Florida is only relevant because of Urban Meyer.
"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.
Dancorona5 has a good point... Something to consider at the very least. Other option, give him a bottle of Gatorade and then a nice yummy candy buckeye and ask him which one he likes better. Then rinse and repeat over the next 10 years. My job here is complete. :)
I feel for you buckeyetrapped, my wife and her family are huge ND fans. It sucks around here now with them running their mouths and trying to get my kids to be ND fans but they tell them ND sinks, go bucks! Haha! Just keep telling your kids Go Bucks and dress them in buckeye gear any chance you get, it all starts when their young. Good luck!
You have to hate losing more than you love winning! GO BUCKS!!
Living in Fla a trip to Disney wearing your Buckeye gear is always a great trip this time of year. Theres nothing like being that far from Columbus and having 3/4 of Main Steet USA yelling O-H-I-O!!!
“Right now, Michigan is not at the pinnacle of college football, and that’s all Urban Meyer cares about...He’s been there and knows what it takes to get there.”
Get him a sweet Ohio state outfit and watch all the games with him
Good ideas, I will try my best to raise him as a true Buckeye. I did at least put my foot down for family pictures. He is in Buckeye gear with me while everyone else is in gator gear.
Jim Tressel vs. Rich Rod = Urban Meyer vs. Brady Hoke