Ohio State Football Receives 'Hate' Ranking From Josh Pate
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It's no secret that Michigan hates Ohio State.
The two Big Ten programs battle each November for bragging rights. Contests between OSU and Michigan often decide which school will compete for a national championship.
Ohio State has been one of the most dominant programs this century, with each head coach winning a national title since Jim Tressel.
Because of their success, many college football fans cheer for the Buckeyes to lose.
During his show on Sunday, Josh Pate ranked Ohio State as the No. 8 most hated team in the country.
“I've only got Ohio State at number eight," Pate said. "I got Ohio State as the eighth most hated team in college football right now. First off, because they're really good and they've been good for a long time and they won a championship recently."
One would think OSU's recent championship would work against their favor. However, Pate argued that the Buckeyes' win over Notre Dame for the 2024 national championship made more fans respect the program.
"And ironically, I think the championship turned down the temperature on the hatred a little bit," Pate said, "because up until then, people were really angry that Ryan Day was getting benefit of the doubt and Ohio State was getting benefit of the doubt when they quote unquote 'hadn't won anything.'
"But then they won something and they did it pretty emphatically… But ironically, the hatred that people were hurling at them mainly revolved around what they hadn't done.”
Following Urban Meyer's championship in 2014, the Buckeyes seemed to be overrated for nearly a decade. Ohio State struggled against rival Michigan in the early years under Day.
Ohio State also suffered big blowouts in championship games.
In 2020, Nick Saban's Alabama crushed Ohio State 52-24.
Things weren't looking good for Day when Michigan beat Ohio State in 2024. However, OSU turned it up a notch in the CFP, defeating Tennessee, Oregon and Texas before defeating the Fighting Irish.
Ohio State deserved the benefit of the doubt last season, though Day's program ran out of gas right before the Big Ten championship.
It'll be interesting to see how college football fans react to Ohio State in 2026. The Buckeyes will have another talented team capable of winning the CFP.
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