Autumn brings back tons of memories. Some of my most fond memories are of watching OSU football games with friends and family. Countless times, In Columbus I have shouted "O-H" fondly replied by "I-O" from a random stranger. I have adored gray sweater vests for at least 7 years and can't get enough of "Michigan-is-stupid" jokes. However, this past season I see this tradition of engrossing myself in touchdowns and quarterbacks slipping through my fingers and I am not 100% why.
When I lived in Ohio and Indiana I was always the first one to be in the living room on the couch wearing my Scarlet and Gray at kick off. I think the decline might partially be because the OSU games aren't consistently aired on T.V. down here in the south. The only games you get are SEC stinking FL/Auburn/Bama games...OSU games are only aired when the Bucks are playing a major competitor, probably from the SEC. I also think, contributing to the down slide is the fact that EVERYONE down here is a massive Tennessee Vols fans. It's kinda gross. Let's just say I hate the color orange now.
However, I have come to the conclusion that the main reason I am not an avid watcher of the OSU football this season is because I don't have the family/friend support to do so. It is really tough being a Bucks fan by yourself down here with no one to eat chili with, cheer with, laugh with, cry with, and celebrate with. Non-Buckeye fans are very critical and angry with the Bucks for some reason. I know some of you are thinking, "Man, what a fair-weather fan." but I promise you I am not. My blood runs scarlet and gray no matter what part of the country I am in. Let me close with this about being a fan of The Ohio State University in the south... it's harder than it looks people. It's harder than it looks.
