Put on a Penn State shirt this morning. I forgot that my wife wanted to go to an Arts Festival here in Sarasota. So at the last minute, we got into the car and drove to the downtown area. We were enjoying looking at the booths when we came across a middle aged woman dressed in black walking a Giant Schnauzer. I commented about her dog, saying we used to have a Standard Schnauzer, and then she takes a glance at my shirt and exclaims "Eww!" Then immediately turns her head and walks away. Must have been an Ohio Stater.
Then I separately came across a couple of individuals wearing Michigan gear and both of them yell "Go Ohio State!" at me. What the hell is wrong with these people? I expected to hear this crap when I lived in Columbus, and did all the time. There are a lot of Penn Staters here, but on multiple occasions I have had OSU fans/grads go out of their way to come up to me unsolicited to make disparaging comments about Penn State and/or tell me how much better of a school OSU is compared to Penn State. Same, but less often, has happened with some UM fans/grads.
Anyone else have this experience outside of those schools home territories?
Then I separately came across a couple of individuals wearing Michigan gear and both of them yell "Go Ohio State!" at me. What the hell is wrong with these people? I expected to hear this crap when I lived in Columbus, and did all the time. There are a lot of Penn Staters here, but on multiple occasions I have had OSU fans/grads go out of their way to come up to me unsolicited to make disparaging comments about Penn State and/or tell me how much better of a school OSU is compared to Penn State. Same, but less often, has happened with some UM fans/grads.
Anyone else have this experience outside of those schools home territories?