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(07-16-2019 09:44 AM)Def Berkkat Wrote:  

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(07-16-2019 09:32 AM)Banter Wrote:  

(07-16-2019 09:15 AM)Def Berkkat Wrote:  I grew up in the Cincinnati area, went to UC and have now been a Columbo resident for 10 years. Here's my take.

I'm not sure of the exact definition, but IMO Columbus is not a Cowtown. It's a great little city and a wonderful area to raise a family.

That said...

Columbus is comprised largely of transplants. Whereas in Cincinnati it's unusual to run into someone who's not from there. In Columbus, it's almost unusual to find someone who IS from here.

Most of the transplants are either Cincinnatians or Clevelanders. I'd say its 60-40 Cleveland.

The natives tend to lean Cleveland, if any, which ticks me off.

What the natives ARE... is complete and utter O$U football. Period. They don't give a hoot about O$U basketball ...or anything else for that matter.

OK, so my first football season living here was yes, the 2009 season. So as I was strutting around up here in my UC gear, I found it frustrating that most of the locals couldn't even muster an opinion on us.

DUHHHHHH, DOES OSU PLAY THEM??? IF NOT, ME KNOWS NOT WHO THEY ARE...

THAT is the reason for the "rivalry". Not because we're little brother. Just because the refuse to acknowledge that there's another big time team in this state. The total cluelessness just drives you crazy.

...Now if they knew what they were talking about and treated us like a nobody, then we would be little brother.

That said, I have noticed that some have started to even being to acknowledge our existence, but THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE LUKE FICKELL IS OUR COACH.

Thank heavens they have Skyline and Larosa's up here.

I have never once encountered an actual football fan in Columbus who was clueless to the fact that UC existed. Sure there are many casual fans who might not know the level of play our team has shown over the past 20 years, but they know we exist.

This idea that people don't know anything outside of Ohio State has always been frustrating. I have never experienced this with people. Sure there is a small subset of fans who are total jerks, and look down on everyone who is not a playoff contender, but that is not unique to Ohio State. There is another larger set of fans who are casual that will only follow OSU because they are the local team and good. Not everyone has to be a diehard football fan. Hell, I watch a ton of football and can hardly tell you any players in the SEC, but know a lot about the Big 10, AAC, and MAC.

I never came across anyone that didn't know we existed, but I did come across a few that did not know we played at the FBS level. Back in the Kelly years had a guy comment that he was shocked to see Ben Mauk was our QB because he thought we were an HBCU school.

Wow.

I don't know where you hang out, but that's not been my experience.

It's not that they're jerks about it. They're just clueless.

You have to remember this was early 2000-- before Dantonio and BK. I lived in Dublin back then but obviously worked with people from all over Central Ohio. In fairness, our Big East inclusion was a game changer for our perception in Central Ohio. A few of my coworkers sent their kids to UC, and they admitted to me they had never considered UC prior to that time.