Earlier this week I again read someplace about "OSU students burning couches after Michigan wins..." Never mind that that stuff happened years ago, or that it was often not OSU students, it is still perpetuated by the national media and stereotypes die hard. But I can offer a different perspective.

I have enjoyed games from many different parts of the stadium, from the press box to the sidelines to the club seats. Saturday it was my pleasure to sit with the OSU students in the student section in the North End.

I am proud to say I was impressed by those students around me and it was genuine fun ot be there with them. They were well behaved, into the game, into the cheering and were there first and foremost to support the team and watch the game. They were even quite friendly to this bald headed guy old enough to be their grandpa.

I am often struck by the dichotomy of some of the things I read about Buckeye football, the difference between what some write and what I experience and observe. As one of my storytellers told me..."Most do not understand it unless they come!" Saturday confirmed that.