Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has likely lost a few fans in the city of Columbus, Ohio and the state as a whole. Smith showed his allegiances in the most public manner possible.
Ohio State University and the University of Michigan have long been known to despise one another. This is the type of rivalry that has been known to tear apart friendships, and possibly even families. The Red Hot Chili Peppers just showed where their allegiances lie.
It is a historic rivalry that seeps through the entire university, but it finds most of its fuel in the athletics departments. While every sport showcases why the regional rivalry is one of the most talked about ones across the country, football is definitely the most heated and most talked about.
The first meeting between the two historic football programs was all the way back on October 16th of 1897. The University of Michigan won the inaugural game 34-0 over the Buckeyes. It has been a rivalry of note ever since.
During the 130 years this rivalry has been going on, the two programs have met a whopping 113 times. This puts the rivalry among the top 20 most played rivalry games in all of college football to this day. It is also among the oldest as well.
While the University of Michigan may have the all-time record in their favor, with 58 wins, 48 losses, and six ties, this hasn’t been the case in the past decade. Ohio State has put a stranglehold on the rivalry, winning every meeting since 2012. This has only exacerbated the already tense rivalry.
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With all this in mind, it is easy to see why Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith was booed in Columbus recently. Smith, who currently lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, chose to step up to the mic and show off his vocals by singing the Michigan fight song, “Hail to the Victors”.
Needless to say, the Red Hot Chili Peppers aren’t pulling any punches in this rivalry, and they may not be the most admired band in the state of Ohio.