A Rivalry And Some Music: Penn State VS. Ohio State
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A Rivalry And Some Music: Penn State VS. Ohio State

Music streaming service, Pandora, did some research and proved that Penn State and Ohio State have more in common than just a profound love for supporting their football teams.

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As anyone who doesn't live under a rock knows, Penn State had an upsetting loss to Ohio State on Saturday, with a score of 27-26. The PSU vs. OSU rivalry was full force over the weekend, reinforcing a lot of animosity between the schools.

As someone who enjoys supporting my school and engaging in Saturday college football shenanigans, I understand the competitive nature that football brings out. However, I think that everyone needs to understand that it is just a game. We are all human and deserve respect.

Something that may seem impossible to imagine is how much Penn State and Ohio State actually have in common with one another. In order to see how deeply rooted this rivalry is, the music streaming service Pandora researched the latest listening trends for college rivals.

Pandora's findings prove that these schools have more in common than just a profound love for supporting their football teams. While the rivalry is definitely real, so are the similarities between music listening trends.

Pandora found that both schools share a love for both Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett. Both of these artists hit the top two spots for top artists listened to from both universities.

As if the top artists do not show enough similarities, Pandora also looked at the top five ranked genres. As for Penn State, the top five genres listened to was Punk, Hard Rock (Heavy Metal), Party Rap, Tween, and Medium Rock. Ohio State's top five is listed as Bluegrass, Country, Party Rap, Tween, and Hard Rock (Heavy Metal).

While there are definitely some differences, there are a lot more similarities than one with a deep-rooted football rivalry would like to think. Apparently, everyone loves a good jam session to Heavy Metal, Party Rap, and Tween bops. These findings show some clear personality similarities and reveal (as if we didn't already know) that Penn State and Ohio State both know how to get down to some party jams.

These similar music tastes are just one example of how we are all human with similar likes trying to do similar things to get through the day. While both the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes love supporting their schools, we are all just college kids struggling to get through the difficulties higher education has to offer, relying on music to help us trek through life's complexities.

Overall, similarities in music taste are just one aspect of college life that we have in common aside from a love for our schools. While there may be a deeply rooted rivalry between Penn State and Ohio State, the two schools definitely have a lot more in common than what is on the surface, and Pandora's research helped reinforce this.

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