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Chad Smith, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, performs at Van Andel Arena Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Cory Morse | Mlive.com)

(CORY MORSE)

COLUMBUS, OHIO - "That's straight savage," the kids would say.

And regardless of which side of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry you're on, you would have to agree.

Near the end of the Red Hot Chili Peppers show at Ohio State's Schottenstein Center on Sunday night, drummer Chad Smith took to the stage in front of thousands of frenzied Ohio State fans and performed one final song.

The Michigan fight song.

Dressed in all-red, Smith sang "The Victors" while being showered with boos from the large crowd. Smith, who spent most of his childhood in Bloomfield Hills where he graduated from Lahser High School in 1980, has been the band's drummer since 1988.

Apparently he couldn't help hide his Michigan fandom, even in the heart of Buckeye nation. The Michigan native is a longtime U-M fan. According to a 2012 story published by ESPN, he also sang "The Victors" during the Chili Peppers 2012 show in Columbus.

"The Michigan helmet is the coolest, still to this day, professional, college, whatever," Smith told ESPN in 2012.

He also trolled Michigan State a bit in that same interview.

"I fell for that early and it was such a big deal," he said. "Growing up, Michigan was definitely more popular than Michigan State. Michigan State was the stepchild there for a while, you know. It was all about the maize and blue. They hooked me early."

That's savage, man.