[WAITE HOYT 2]

I cheer for the Cats because I grew up in Cincinnati and they are a local team. I did not attend UC. I root for the Cats first but if they are out of the tourney or are not bowl eligible I would root for OSU in football or X in basketball if they are still alive. I’m 65 years old and I think there are many fans who feel as I do. The younger fans seem to be of a different mind set. Which is fine with me.

For years X and UC were not factors in the football world. X eventually giving up there program and UC more recently trying to escalate theirs. OSU tried to be relevant in both sports.

My pecking order is Football UC then OSU and Basketball is UC, OSU then X. When I was younger it was UC, X, and OSU for Basketball.

Always been a reds fan and prior to the Bengals was a Browns fan

I think part of that thinking on my part was due to the fact that for much of my life X was the little sister and was never in my youth considered a threat to UC’s status. That has changed. OSU has never been challenged in the football world .

I guess I’m saying in a long winded way I don’t hate the other programs but would root against them if they are competing against UC.