Getting our Priorities in Order (notwithstanding the previous post)

Dear Ohio State fans Angered by Carson Palmer's comments:

Are you really that angered by our quarterback's comments?  Is it really that surprising?  Get over yourself.  You guys are the most obnoxius sports fans known to man so much that over half of Cincinnati chooses not to root for you.  Multiple times throughout my life, I have attempted to root for you but just couldn't because of one underlying reason...you are just too annoying.  Anyone who is not a Buckeye fan is annoyed by OSU fans.  You of all people should realize that considering your pride and related lack of tolerance for....everyone.  Given the vulgarities and harsh treatment of opposing fans in the horse shoe and around Columbus generally, if anyone should understand the pride that comes along with being an alumni of a university, it is you.  But instead, with a lack of thought of how you would answer the questions posed to Carson Palmer (from a California based radio station), you have chosen to play the role of toddler with poopy pants and cry, call radio stations and insist that you won't wear Palmer's jersey on Sundays.  Boo freaking hoo.  "The quarterback of the professional team an hour and a half south of our university who grew up in California and played college football there isn't a fan of our football team!  That's bull sh*t!"  What kind of a response is that? (A stupid one).  Do you think A.J. Hawk suddenly pulls for Wisconsin?  Do you think Eddie George became a University of Tenessee fan?  And more importantly, don't you have anything better to do than get offended, e-mail Geoff Hobson and call radio stations about a USC graduate's predictable comments? 

I really do give cheering for Ohio State a shot every year but it always falls apart at some point in the college football season.  This year, it was before the season even began.  On September 13th...Go Trojans.  Go USC.  Only one thing could ever get me to say that...your annoyance.

Sincerely,

One of Many in Cincinnati

P.S.  Sorry Klingered...had to get QB 1's back.

Comments

[Andrew Simon]

If I had to choose between Ohio State and Carson Palmer punching me in the face - I would clearly take that magical right hand right across my jaw every day of the week.

[Klinglered]

I obviously agree with your post. I was just having a little fun with Carson's bad sense to ever be in that hot dog ad. That is an ad Brady Quinn should be in not #9 (not that there's anything wrong with that). Carson's a USC alum so of course he's going to hate the bucks its the biggest college football game this year and next year. Buckeye fans are idiots (and yes as an OSU alum I count myself amoung the large idiot OSU contigent) that's why we are the most obnoxious reviled fans of any team in America and also get to represent and be the face of the great state of Ohio!!!

[Reggie Rembert]

To be clear, the post wasn't directed at you in the least. On the heals of yours, I thought I should just make mention of it. Yours is obviously in jest. Apologies was for the harsh words for some OSU fans. I definitely admire OSU loyalty/dedication but it is so great that it is annoying to everyone else...especially when certain of them start making fun of #9 (not you aside from the hot dog thing, which was a poor career decision)

[Klinglered]

I freely admit/I'm proud of it in a demented way, that we are the most annoying fan base ever and i can't even begin to imagine how bad we most be if you don't like the bucks. Pretty much we are a bunch of passionate idiots who will overreact to the slights provocation and right now after the last two title games we may be a tad oversensative!!! Plus we are the closest thing to soccer hooligans America has so we have that going for us. Just look at columbus crew fans fighting westham fans the other day you know they were just gearing up for football season in Columbus. Columbus is where they sell the stupid t-shirts that say "Columbus: a drinking town with a football problem" and there's way to much truth to that. So taken in that context with nothing else going on in C-bus/Ohio in July and people counting down the days until the season starts (only 39 days) I don't see the reaction as unexpected.

[Chairman Meow]

So I am not the only one that has tried to root for OSU, and uncontrollably switched my allegiance to the opposing team by the time the second quarter starts? Phew, I thought I was alone there.

[Ironton Mike]

Most football fans are either die-hard college football or die-hard NFL. I am the latter. I bleed Black and Orange. And sure, I wouldn't mind seeing OSU kick some ass, but I could really care less at the end of the day. And Carson was a Trojan--probably the best college program of all time. Of course he has the right to root for his team. OSU fans can go screw themselves.

[Andrew Simon]

I echo Ironton Mike. I will pull for the Buckeyes every Saturday, but I will side with the Bengals every time. Carson Palmer wants his college alma mater to win football games - huge deal.

I hate the fact that in today's society, athletes (or politicians) are afraid to say ANYTHING that is in any way offensive to any other segment of the population, which is why we athletes spit out the same generic answers ("We are just taking this one game at a time") and politicians refuse to give Americans the down and dirty truth.

So, basically what I am saying is that Buckeye fans are to blame for the subprime mortgage crisis.

[Todd]

Why stop at subprime when it is clear they are responsible for the freeze up in credit markets in general?

I am first and foremost an NFL football fan and college football fan second. I root for OSU to the extent I care about college football. However, if UC develops a decent program (which it looks like they are starting to do), I reserve the right to root for them instead.