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Maybe it's because I live here, and my kids might some day go there, but I never liked the way Ohio State referred to itself. The Ohio State University? Really? As if it's the only public school in the state, or the only one that matters? Bad form. Elitist and low-rent, all at the same time.
And now of course the world has learned what Ohio State truly is -- and it's not an institute of higher learning. It's a bottom-line business venture. Nothing more. So let's call this what it is, and while we're at it, let's call the school what it is: Jim Tressel makes a lot of money for The Ohio State Business Venture, and so he will remain its coach.
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