Top Five Annoying Things About Ohio State: #3 O-H-I-Oh Shut Up

by grahamfiller10 on Nov 19, 2008 8:34 PM CST in Michigan Comment 4 comments

Let me just say, there are few things more annoying than hearing that damn O-H-I-O chant all year. As I wrote this summer:

As a Michigan football fan, I am disgusted and underwhelmed whenever I see Buckeye fans chant O-H-I-O and accompany this intellectually challenging chant with arm motions. This repetitive chant is not original or witty (i.e. when an inspired crowd cleverly mocks an opposing player). The chant is not deep and meaningful, like an English soccer crowd singing a one hundred year old drinking song. The O-H-I-O chant leads me to believe that many Ohio State fans are not very educated and truly rejoice when they realize they can spell the name of their beloved state.

But that doesn't mean I can't be understanding of this behavior. It's not their fault that the whole state rallies itself by screaming a word fit for a 2nd grade geography spelling bee. Included in my last summer piece was this conciliatory note:

As a college football fan, I think the O-H-I-O chant is the kind of ritual that is as important as football game and the players themselves. The chant shows pride and tradition (however simple that tradition is). The chant breeds familiarity: if you're an OSU fan screaming O-H-I-O in the Horseshoe, you're surrounded by 100,000 of your closest friends.

Butttttttttttt it's Michigan Week, so I'm annoyed.

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Great minds think alike.

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You should be annoyed with the way Rich Rod has screwed up your program in ways that are too numerous to mention.

Oh The People You Meet When Your Out of Ammo.........

by Juannieboy on Nov 19, 2008 9:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I’m thoroughly enjoying both sides of this series. Promise me that if this devolves into violence between the two of you (please, let it devolve into violence!), it’ll end up on YouTube.

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by Sean on Nov 19, 2008 11:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Goooooaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllll!

“The chant is not deep and meaningful, like an English soccer crowd singing a one hundred year old drinking song”

The fact that you used a soccer reference in a college football article is in itself annoying!

By the way here is one of your deep and meaningful 100 year old chants (1894 to be exact):

Who ate all the pies?
Who ate all the pies?
You fat bastard,
You fat bastard,
You ate all the pies!

5 verses to tell someone they’re fat. Two of the verses are repeats! I guess it would sound deep in meaningful if I was drunk or a michigan man. Maybe you’re writing for the wrong sport mate! Cheerio!

by Scarlet Fever on Nov 20, 2008 8:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Even a fun and lighthearted essay

Brings out the trolls of the two schools. Unbelievable.

The O-H-I-O chant is only slight less annoying than USC playing their song every 30 seconds, but that’s another story for another day. Oh, and I’d put THE Ohio State University above the chant, but that’s just me.

by imadirtyoldman on Nov 20, 2008 8:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs