Three OSU thoughts/memories:
1. After leaving 2007 game in the dome (OSU was destroying us), we had to wait extra long at a stop light on 7th street because a Woman in OSU clothes was impatiently waiting for her companion, a mentally or physically challenged man of about the same age to cross the street to reach her. We commented it seemed cruel that she was so frustrated with this poor man. As he finally reached her, he turned our way and we realized our assumption was completely incorrect. He wasn't mentally/physically challenged. He was just completely wasted and was having difficulty walking. He had peed all over the front of his pants, leaving a big wet stain all the way from his crotch, down his khaki's, to his shoes.
2. In 2009 we traveled to Columbus to watch the Gophers take on OSU. We ended up eating burgers at a famous local place famous for massive burgers: Thurman's. It was spectacular. We saw that it was a multi hour wait for a table and with no ability to reserve reservations, we figured we were going to have to just wait it out. Two couples, Ohio State fans, had a booth and just as we were reaching the midpoint of the line to get a table, I get a tap on the shoulder with an offer to join them, complete strangers, in their booth. We were torn between having to sit with OSU fans and having to wait for hours to get a table. On the spot, we took them up on their offer. We ended up partying the night away with those people and my wife is still facebook friends, 10 years later. It turned out to be a very memorable fun experience and because of it I have a really hard time disliking OSU football, knowing those fine folks are still out there, cheering for them.
3. In general, I found OSU fans to be really nice and nearly Nebraska-like in their efforts to help ensure we had a good time. A guy walked right up to me in our hotel, to talk about Sandy Stephens and great Gopher teams of yesteryear. Another guy saw us driving near the stadium and literally flagged us down with parking suggestions and recommendations for pregame things to see. I found 90% or more of all this to be genuine and friendly, with about 10% of it to be patronizing.