I generally cheer for the B1G during bowl season after Ohio State got obliterated in the ‘06 National Championship against Florida and the whole SEC narrative started.

However, I’ve always cheered against The Cheaters (TCUN) regardless of who they played. I’ve always been the type to never want them to win a single game. I really don’t care whether they’re relevant or not and the past two decades prior to ‘21 were glorious, especially after growing up a Buckeye fan during the doldrums of the Cooper Era. If you know, you know.

I remember in 2017, the B1G almost went undefeated during bowl season. It’s only loss? TCUN lost in amazingly inept fashion to South Carolina. Man that was pure schadenfreude! 
 

Last night was no exception. I was cheering for Bama as though it was Ohio State playing against TCUN. So it was absolutely sickening when the TCUN won to play in their first ever National Championship game.

I was talking to my brother about it and he actually was cheering for TCUN to win because it was Bama - an SEC team - and because TCUN are in the B1G.

I am perplexed by this viewpoint and don’t think it’s natural for a true Buckeye fan to ever cheer for them. So 11W commentariat, what say you? Is it ever acceptable to cheer for them and if so, why?