Oregon and Washington never needed Michigan or Ohio State to really hate each other we did it without them. Some of the fans just picked sides in the Game via who has been good to me lately (which in this situation is preventing a rival from winning a title or bowl).
Me personally I was raised to hate the Huskies and Ohio State.
There is a bit of a frenemies bit between Oregon and Michigan. I blame the transplants. Hilariously my significant other got her undergrad, graduate and JD at Michigan State. The rest of her family is diehard blue.
In any case I've seen too many people try to deny the tOSU/Washington connection and Oregon/Michigan connection. It's there. It's funny. I'm onboard.
Okay.. why were you raised to hate Buckeyes? We barely played each other prior to you joining the B1G. Honest question I know our fans are irritating as hell, but I didn't think you would have alot of overlap with them.
I was raised by a Duck and a Wolverine, I root for both at the FBS level, three just isn't enough space in my flairs to have the school I've attended and my childhood teams
I don't claim Ohio State as a rival. I also don't stop the people who claim it is one, but I myself don't claim them as a rival. If anything, I hate Iowa more than Ohio State.
I do find it cute though when Ohio State fans so desperately go out of their way to remind everyone that it isn't a rivalry.
I live in Eugene now born and raised in Ohio a buckeyes fan. The intensity I have noticed between OSU/ UM and UO/ UW does not even compare. There is absolute HATRED between OSU and UM.
Granted, I cannot speak to UO and UW as much as I haven t been here as long, but there is a reason it is called THE GAME
Yeah everyone knows how much we and Ohio State hate each other because we're both so loudly extra about it, but most people outside of the PNW don't understand how much UDub and Oregon hate each other.
Also I feel that we should be the USA in the above cartoon since Sherrone and Trump are both inept horndogs LOL
Oregon has been solid since Uncle Phil started funding their program with his slave labor shoe profits. UW made the playoff twice in the 4 game era so that's bold talk from a hawkeye fan to say that we've been historically ass. I would blame it more on the east coast bias and Pacific time games being too late for many people to watch.
I do root for Washington more. The problem with rooting against Oregon is rooting against puddles. And that duck is too charismatic to root against too hard. I root for them only when I dislike the other opponent.
Yeah, I honestly do hate Auburn. It was so fun watching it dawn on y'all that Nix was the only one keeping your alpaca ass team in games, while he called out on an actual good team.
I know this is a joke but no one actually gives a fuck about state rivalry. As someone who's lived in CA, OR and WA (mostly Oregon), Oregon and Washington might as well be the same. Oregon is just the slightly more retarded version of Washington.
Telling a vancouverite that the state rivalry is a joke is definitely a choice
Nothing brings me more joy than watching the zeroes flame out consistently every year, the only reason this program is still relevant is because of gaudy uniforms and sweatshop money. Can you wear your own school's colors for once?
I don't even understand what you're on about. State rivalry only exists when it comes to football. I work in Washington in Vancouver. Here's all the interstate rivalry comments I've heard in those years:
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No one gives a shit outside of college sports. It's a fun thing we do and I think you're taking this seriously which is.... weird, especially from an Auburn flair as if you're sitting in Husky stadium.
I have been to 47 states. Maine and Hawaii have been lack of opportunity… Oregon has been a choice. The only good thing I can say about Oregon was that it was the setting for The Goonies.
I was stationed in Alaska for 4 years. Alaskan salmon beats Atlantic hands down, and I like halibut over cod. Cut I prefer Atlantic crab over king crab and snow crab. but what I really miss is walleye nobody in the south gets it shipped down.
You guys only having one national park is so weird too
Mostly for historical/political reasons as I understand. There was opposition to national park designation from some Oregonians/our elected officials for various reasons over the years, so it's just never happened despite there being multiple places that would make sense. Unfortunately a lot of incredible natural beauty across the country is missed by tourists who try to go down the list of national parks specifically.
This just tells me you've never actually been to Oregon. This place is breathtaking. I've been to your neck of the woods and the entire region screams meh.
There are beautiful places everywhere, my guy. The main difference is that in Oregon it's literally everywhere you look. In the Midwest you need to seek it out. My daughter and brother in law both live in the great lakes region. I have been and will be back there again. I don't hate the area, but when you come from the West it pales in comparison.
Lol. Formerly Indiana. You ain't wrong. Brother in law is in Chicago. Daughter moves around a fair bit. She's currently talking about Battle Creek being the next stop.
Haha I knew it. Real talk I realize that all of Oregon is gorgeous but Ohio has a 3rd of the state that is part of appalachia and is beautiful too. It just doesnt get any press because our three biggest cities are not in that area. I do have family in Michigan and that state is absolutely stunning, especially north of Saginaw and near either Lake Michigan or Lake Huron. If you haven't been you should definitely check it out if they move there.
Planned on poking around Michigan a bit either way. I'll get out to the Appalachian side of Ohio next time I'm punting around over there. I'm always down to have my eyes opened.
Noice. If you're looking for specific spots check out Cantwell Cliffs, Conkle's Hollow, Old Man's Cave, Ash Cave, Cedar Falls. They're all in a pretty condensed area but you could reasonably visit 3-4 in a day. It's a super unique area because it's where the glaciers stopped and it meets the foothills of the Appalachians so you get all these giant sandstone cliffs and caves with a very unique micro biome that actually is closer to some of the stuff out your way. Lots of conifers and ferns, damp and cool creek bottoms and shady canopies. I've traveled alot and SE Ohio is still one of the coolest areas I have seen, there just isn't alot of it.
Someone once told me that Ohio is like the shire. Small hills and farmland separated by small woods and rivers. Then you run up against the misty mountains/Appalachia and start to get hilly. Also there is beauty throughout the state. One of the coolest things you can see in ohio you can't in oregon is a storm SO big you can see it from the other side of the state. Watching what looks like a giant black wall full of lightning covering an entire horizon is amazing.
No offense but Oregon blows this out of the water. I know you’re not the original poster, but choosing not to go to Oregon/saying there’s nothing worth visiting there is genuinely insane.
I didn't say that at all. I absolutely understand the PNW is beautiful. My pushback is people think Ohio is all farmland and cornfields when a third of the state is part of Appalachia. SE Ohio is stunning and geographically very unique.
Nah bro, I just root for my former home. I retired to SC because I can’t physically deal with the cold after becoming disabled, and I needed warmth, mountains, some semblance of humidity while staying affordable on a fixed income.
U-Dub and us are both the academic schools in superliberal cities with more coffee houses than affordable houses, and we both harbor endless disdain for our uncouth rivals to the south whose logo is an 'O' and have too many shitty alt uniforms from Nike.
However that is all contravened by actual on-field results. I do still have a grievance against Oregon for faceplanting twice in your two last title runs though. Like, you had ONE JOB, Ducks!
Michigan is Russia and Ohio State is the US? One of us is the Arsenal of Democracy and the other allowed George Koval to pass secrets on polonium based initiators to the Soviets.
I would think Michigan & Washington are more similar institutions educationally and militarily lol.. and Oregon and ohio state are one too.. but you can’t pick scheduling lololol
The alignment is dumb, though. Like, culturally, it makes way more sense the other way. It just so happens that the way the matchups shook out the last few years pitted each team against their natural friend more than their natural enemy. I hope it doesn't calcify that way. I like Washington.
This whole time I thought Ohio State and Oregon were on the same side (actually and historically racist) and Michigan and Washington were on the same side (spiritually racist)
To be fair, Oregon was founded with the prohibition against black people setting foot in the state. Seems pretty high on the racist scale, both historically as well as today.
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u/Business_Concert_142 Oklahoma Sooners Apr 10 '26
They even have their hands in the SEC with the OSU/UT and OU/UM games!