STUPID OHIO STATE TRADITIONS 1. The band wears berets when not marching on the field. This is French, and quite effeminite. 2. The team colors are the same colors of the Vichy French -red and black. This is French. 3. The band plays French tunes. Pregame, they play "Francais Nationale Defile March." During halftime, they play the 1812 Overture simply so they could play the French national anthem. 4. Their mascot is a bearded mime. This is French. 5. The mime is known by the of Brutus. Aptly named, Brutus derives from the Latin brutus, meaning "heavy, dull and stupid." 6. After a rare TD, the Ohio State Band celebrates in the gayest way possible. They give each other piggyback rides, band members celebrates by swinging a stuffed banana around and around. 7. Sweatervests are very big among French men. This is French. 8. Carmen Ohio has Ohio State fans mimicking the hand motions for Y-M-C-A. 9. Ohio State thought so little of their Buckeye Grove tradition (where a Buckeye tree is planted for each Buckeye to win 1st team All-American honors) that they destroyed the grove and replanted the trees in 2001. 10. Ohio State copied the "Tunnel of Pride" idea from Michigan, as it looks very similar to Michigan players touching the Go Blue banner. Oh, and this so-called tradition is 12 years old. 11. The idiotic practice of putting stickers on a helmet. 12. The most recognizable song the Ohio State band plays is "Hang On Sloopy," a mediocre pop song. 13. The Buckeye jerseys are ... wait a second, there is NO tradition there, because they change their jerseys so often - two changes in the last two years. 14. The Ohio State band's uniforms are copied from the Salvation Army.