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George Bush likes Ohio Stadium
The Ohio State fencing team won its third national championship this season, already a great accomplishment. Then team members got to visit the White House on the NCAA Day of Champions, to be recognized by President Bush:
Some of the champs here are building on long legacies of excellence. Ohio State Men’s and Women’s Fencing finished in the top five for the seventh consecutive year and earned the third fencing championship in school history. And we welcome you here. (Applause.)
By tradition, each team brought a present for the president. I’m not sure what other teams gave, but the Buckeyes handed him a photo of the football stadium.
The Buckeyes presented the President with a large framed photograph of Ohio Stadium, with the OSU marching band spelling out “George W. Bush” on the field.
Even though the national championship win in March was an exciting one, this gesture shows as much as anything that the major athletic symbol at Ohio State is Ohio Stadium. At the same time, few schools could do something as impressive with their marching band and also have it considered a symbol for the school.
Unless, of course, Mr. Bush remembers that semi-embarrassing loss Texas suffered against the Buckeyes two seasons ago.
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