A Brief History, But Long On Hostility - ND/OSU

I've long said that there is no rivalry between Notre Dame and Ohio State simply because teams need to play each other more than four times to have a rivalry. I stand by this. But that doesn't mean that OSU fans agree with me.

In fact, I think it's safe to say that they do not agree with me. But I'm intrigued by this article from the South Bend Tribune. It turns out that OSU hasn't changed much in the past 70 years.

1. Their fans yelled anti-Catholic chants at ND players at the 1935 matchup. Compare this to the behavior of the OSU fans when Texas came to play this season.
   


2. When Notre Dame asked the Big 10 questions about OSU players being on the state payroll in Columbus, all they got was the Big 10 commissioner telling them to shut up. No answers at all.
   


3. Woody Hayes was the one who was against resuming an ND/OSU series back when he was coach. Ara Parseghian and Moose Krause were for it. Hayes apparently didn't want any hard non-conference competition. Looks like that Texas game was an aberration this year - usually the non-conference competition in Columbus comes from such powerhouses as San Diego State or Cincinnati.
   

Well, we'll see what happens on Jan. 2.