Ahh the thing I love most about fall? Buckeye football! Duh. Nothing else symbolizes the arrival of fall to me like the scarlet jerseys of Ohio State. A little bit intense? Maybe. But who doesn't like to feel like they are a part of something? Probably no one and if filling a stadium with 104,000 other rowdy people doesn't do that for a person than I don't know what else does.
Admittedly, this season is much more bittersweet than the previous years. No longer am I on campus and although OSU will always hold a tender place in my heart, it's no longer my home. Yes, waking early to drink with my friends was a big part of gameday, but the excitement and happiness on campus is truly indescribable. I can't help but be flooded with remarkable memories of making friends with random strangers in the Shoe or rushing the field to sing our alma mater with my closest friends at the 50 yard line. OSU has had it's defeat over the years and while it is heartbreaking to walk through campus after a major loss, we bounce back. So no, we are really never truly defeated. Our honor defend, we will fight til the end for O-HI-O! ..........O-H!
IO!
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