Living in the Buckeye Nation is unique to say the least. Over the years I have noticed a few things that set us aside or maybe are just out of the norm for those not living in a college football town.
For example, when approaching another fan, and you will know them because no self respecting fan would be caught dead without their Scarlet and Grey on during the football season, you do not simply say hello, the greeting is “O-H and they respond I-O.” Now, this O-H-I-O can be shouted for several reasons actually. We shout it to show team spirit or it can mean Go Team, or great job. You can also use this “call” to find other fans. A great example, last fall we were watching the game out on my cousin’s deck, it was a warm night and we were grilling. The Buckeyes had made a great play, someone in our group yelled O-H and we then heard a faint I-O from a neighbor. This went on for the rest of the night! We had found our people!
Something else I feel we excel at here in Ohio is the tailgate/football party. Football and food seem to go hand and hand around here. During the week at work, there are a lot of conversations’ around going to watch the game somewhere and what we are making to share. We always have the standard brats, deviled eggs, meat and cheese trays as well as wings and dips. But my favorite and I think the most “Ohio” food is the buckeye. Now a real buckeye is a poisonous tree nut, not to be eaten at all. But the candy version is a yummy peanut butter center dipped in chocolate, made to mimic the actually nut that is dark brown with a light brown circle on one end.
Not everyone shares the love when it comes to football season in Central Ohio, but those that do, do it well!
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