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Taco Charlton still has the maize and blue running through his veins. So when Michigan gets a win, and Ohio State is handed a loss, the NFL defensive lineman can’t help but celebrate.
But the former Wolverine received plenty of blowback for the comments he made while Ohio State was on the wrong end of a 49-20 thumping by Purdue.
Saturday night, Charlton — who is currently a member of the Dallas Cowboys — fired off a slew of tweets celebrating Michigan’s win over Michigan State and bashing the Buckeyes for their loss to Purdue.
I know everybody back home big hurt right now😂😂 I’m enjoying watching this 😎
— Taco Charlton (@TheSupremeTaco) October 21, 2018
Mood: pic.twitter.com/E91rprIbjL
— Taco Charlton (@TheSupremeTaco) October 21, 2018
Those tweets did not go over too well.
Buckeye fans on Twitter were quick to point out that Charlton was 0-4 against Ohio State while he was in Ann Arbor. And they had no trouble constantly reminding him of the Wolverines’ recent struggles in the rivalry game.
https://twitter.com/sdmjohn/status/1053850372110860288
Beating Ohio State by proxy? I guess if that’s the only other way you can do it LOL.
— Cristy NoH (@getcristylove) October 21, 2018
You make me laugh….. salty because u could never do what Purdue did tonight in your whole sad career at Meatchicken
— Darrin Bowers (@DarrinBowers) October 21, 2018
Do you imagine what it would've been like to beat your rival? Or earn gold pants? Talk the talk but you never walked that walk.
— Fresh (@BuckeyeFresh) October 21, 2018
0-4 😂
— Sean Slate (@slate_s42) October 21, 2018
There’s clearly no love lost between the Michigan star and the Ohio State faithful.
Despite never beating the Buckeyes, Charlton was a first round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, going No. 28 overall to the Cowboys.
You can certainly bet Charlton, along with several other Wolverines, will be pretty loud on social media in the weeks leading up to the season finale against Ohio State.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB