You think I don't know that? It doesn't mean they haven't done a great deal of harm to the rest of the area. They truly are the tail that wags the dog in Columbus.
Interesting image. If OSU is the tail, what is the dog? Polaris (shop 'til you drop)? Easton Town Center (more shopping)? The late City Center (used-to-be shopping)? COSI (bring big bucks)? Columbus Museum of Art (please)? Franklin Park Conservatory (bring a knife or a gun)? There aren't world-class attractions, you know.
Columbus is a three-note town. University. Government. Lawyers. That's. About. It. No mountains. No ocean (no, not the Scioto River). World's lousiest weather, except for maybe Cleveland.