I have followed Ohio State for 30+ years, and have seen traditions come and go. Some were great, like Patrick J’s on High Street, some were terrible, like Mirror Lake. The most telling was the couch burning after beating Notre Dame. Ohio State had sucked so bad for so long, a win over the perennially overrated Fighting Irish resulted in near riots on campus. In actuality those wins signified another era in Ohio State’s history. Let’s back up for a minute and take a look at the good ole traditions. In the beginning, Ohio State was trash. Michigan was the top dog in the “West”. The quintessential big brother vs. little brother. Francis Schmidt said, “They put their pants on one leg at a time!” when he was hired as coach, and proceeded to kick the crap out of them. Thus the gold pants tradition was born. Ironically enough around…
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