Going back to lot 8 to get my bike yesterday, I heard a nearby tailgate playing a very familiar march. Sure enough, it was Ohio State’s “Across the Field.” Apparently, there were a few Buckeye fans at the game getting ready for last night’s NCAA Basketball Championship game between their Buckeyes and Florida.
This morning, when Carl Kassell led off his newscast with Florida’s victory over Ohio State, I immediately thought of that tailgate. Florida has beating the Buckeyes in both major sports this academic year, something that has never happened before.
Yesterday, the first thing I thought of when I heard Across the Field was this:
