IN THIS CASE, the “NERD” shall be played by me, John Hodgman, and the “JOCK” shall be played by the New York Jet, NICK MANGOLD, as I confront all of my deepest fears (humiliation/being punched/Nick Mangold) and attempted to learn from him the virtues of jock culture and the rules of football.

This is an intersection of my geekdom and my fandom in one giant ball of awesomeness. (via kottke)

In a meeting of bitter in conference rivals, redshirt freshman and former OSU recruiting target Tajh Boyd lit up the scoreboard dazzling the thousands of fans that turned out for the day’s events. Boyd running the spread offense to perfection found running back Jamie Harper in the flat for a 49 yard catch and run for a touchdown. 

It was all Mr. Harper as the all everything back ran for 3 TD’s while catching another. Harper accounted for 219 yards of total offense as Clemson unveiled their new wildcat offense on Saturday. The Georgia Tech defense looked as though they had never played football at times as Boyd and Harper ran wild. 

It wasn’t just about the Tigers offense as the defense was equally effective. At times however it was unclear whether the Clemson defense was that dominant or the Georgia Tech offense was just flat out impotent probably a mixture of both. DaQuan Bowers had 2 sacks and recorded a vicious safety as time expired, sacking Yellow Jacket QB Joshua Nesbitt in the end zone adding insult to injury. 

One can only hypothesize about the direction both of these teams are headed…as Clemson is undefeated and headed towards a BCS game, Georgia Tech and their once proud program has its tail between its legs and is once again looking up from that canvas after yet another knockout punch delivered by college football’s best. 

Can Clemson continue dominating college football? What will happen to Georgia Tech in the coming weeks? Time will tell sports fans…time will tell.

(el Kaiser here: If you’re wondering what the heck Johnny Utah is talking about, you can go here for clarification. Some of you already figured it out, so this is for everyone else.)

It just makes sense…right?

So let’s just recap some of this week’s happenings with the USC game looming and some other interesting tidbits that have occurred over the last 7 or so days…

• USC freshman quarterback Matt Barkley already talking to OSU fans telling them to “Bring it on…” Trust me Matt. They wont be cheering for you…they’ll be cheering the Song Girls….and OSU.

• In an “Allow me to retort moment,” Terrelle Pryor says it has already been “broughten” (via Twitter) with a simple yet effective “It’s on…”

• Terrelle Pryor saluting PETA in his own particular idiom (or Vick eyeblack stickers) and then (in a moment of sheer awesomeness displayed by the OSU SID for allowing this to happen) TP spoke about his reasoning for the eyeblack stickers. Penn State fans immediately pile-on and say that this is why he isnt enrolled at State College (ya know…because he speaks like a 19 year old kid)…or they could go the rational route and say that he didnt want to attend their fine institution in the middle of a corn field…or play quarterback in college and become a running back.

• Media states obvious…USC has an unbelievable backfield with a few viable options that consist of Chuck Norris, Bill Brasky (and his 253 illegitimate children, which he carries in his left sock…with heavy tape…of course), and a living and independently mobile piece of Tim Tebow’s leg hair.

• Calling it now…Regardless of the result for USC in C-Bus, USC is going down in Seattle the following week. Bad week for USC to play Washington, who always plays USC tough in Husky Stadium.

• In other news, Michigan beat a MAC team and its return to glory is in full swing

• In other other news, Notre Dame beat Nevada and its fans are already making bowl arrangements to Pasadena

• While it was a little while back, our fair and balanced (in a Fox News kinda way) compadre Brian over at MGoBlog (and no I am not linking and giving that site any traffic from this post, as childish as that sounds) decided to take a swipe at the ‘civility’ of OSU fans and the responsibility of OSU blogs and other outlets to condone ill feelings towards a Gray Decker and his “Fists of Fury” escapade on Tyler Moeller’s face. Ironically, this post on The Sporting Blog drew the ire of our buddy Jeff at the BBC who had some sensitive content incorrectly attributed, “HTML-mistakenly tagged” as originating from his site. Jeff…Did you ever get your apology from Brian? While most of us appreciate Brian’s writing ability, eloquent wit, and occaisional LOLCATZ! humor; character and maturity has never been a strong point for him (Kittenz after Appy State?…and more recently “The Rosenberg Involuntarily Voluntary Practice Jihad”).

• Well at least UM fans in SE Michigan that didnt go to UM (roughly 95% from a survey I made up for this bullet) are past crayons…skipped LOGO…and moved onto MS-Paint. Some solid work over there boys. Can you guys put together a purple unicorn for me? Maybe one with confetti for flames coming out if its nostrils?

• A side note…this time of year makes people care about baseball even less….unless you are a Yankee or Red Sox fan because ESPN LOOOOVES you, but God hates you, so it is a wash…

• In Proper Football (Soccer) news, the US Men’s National Team won its World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago in the last week. They are at the top of the CONCACAF group and are pretty much a shoe-in for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Premier League picks back up this weekend. I am flying into C-Bus and will be at Tommy Keegan’s Saturday morning taking in Liverpool-Burnley and Tottenham-Manchester United. Stop by and say “Hello Govna” before the long day of waiting for the big game at 8PM.

~YNBA~

]]> http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2009/09/10/thursdays-from-the-motsags-west-coast-bunker/feed/ 9 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2008/10/02/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-in-state-edition/ http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2008/10/02/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-in-state-edition/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:59:43 +0000 YNBA http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=1447 People that went to school to a smaller school in Ohio and feel the need to belittle the quality of education provided at The Ohio State University.

Really? Really? Is that you Case Western? Kenyon? Dennison? John Carroll? Bluffton College? Ohio Northern? Central State? Seriously?

Honestly, I only hear this ridiculous banter from one group of students located in a tiny little slice of Americana named Oxford.

This is a serious question…and it normally takes center stage every year that OSU plays Miami in football. This was not one of those years, but I ran across a message board with a Redhawk mouthbreather pumping up his school and dogging big brother…for no apparent reason…

Is there any Miami of Ohio student in their right mind that would consider Miami(OH) to be a better school than Ohio State for any reasons other than the following:

1. The Greek system is like totally crescent fresh…brahhh

2. The campus is really really pretty

What programs of the 12-15 that are offered at Miami are better than Ohio State’s?

*crickets chirping*

I’m all ears, because there isnt a ranking system (maybe The Onion has one that I dont know about) out there that would put Miami above OSU in any academic program…to my knowledge. I know this may offend some of our readers, but let’s be realistic here. Attending Miami is like being a member at a country club for 4-5 years. The grounds are immaculate. Your level of financial well-being (ie Greek or non-Greek) will determine your social status at the club, and instead of playing golf and tennis..you go to classes…

I may be a little off base here, but…per usual…I just dont care…

Dont worry Miami fan there is one thing that Miami is considerably better than OSU in…Hockey…for now.

EPSN has locked broadcasting rights to all of the SEC games that are not covered by CBS. Eisner’s Army ponied up a total of 2.25 billion dollars for the next 15 years of…SHESH-SHEE-SHEE SHPEED…

This means a few things to college football, ESPN, and the world in general…

1. First off…ESPN played this one smart. According to the Mayan calendar, we are all toast on 12/21/2012. They get “all SEC…all the time” until the rapture.
2. The SEC Network came and went so fast…ahem…that’s too easy.
3. ESPN the Ocho is one step closer to becoming a reality and will feature Ole Miss every week. Comcast and Time Warner will add this channel to their respective line-ups immediately…for no apparent financial benefit.
4. Jefferson-Pilot Broadcasters will move to ESPN and join Speilman for all ESPN2 SEC 12PM ET broadcasts. In all likelihood, Speilman will tear off one of the two Daves’ arms and beat both of them to death with it before the sixth week of the season.
5. Stuart Scott will now be destined to perform color commentary for SEC games. God help us all…
6. College Gameday will perform a weekly spotlight piece on proper sun-dress wear at SEC games compared to the standard “Fat Chick in Draper jersey” seen with extreme regularity at the Big House.
7. ESPN will re-hire (he is obviously not busy) Nick Lachey to sing the alma mater of the visiting team on top of each home team SEC stadium, which will lead to the SEC’s weekly version of the “Nick Lachey’s The Running Man”
8. All commericals during ESPN SEC broadcasts will consist of the following: Atlanta Braves on TBS, Chik-fil-a, Wrangler Jeans (with Dale Jr…duh) and a modest portion of Sham-WOW spots.
9. College Football Live will turn off spell-check on messages (you know the ones that show during each of the segments) originating from SEC states. Ironlically, these messages will look a lot like a result of JoePa smashing his Blackberry with a tack hammer. More irony, Paul Pozluzny made like 15 more tackles and threw his Butkus award at AJ Hawk (as he was making another solo tackle), while I was writing this elegant piece of literary mediocrity.
10. Chris Fowler, Corso, and Herbie will now sport “the Flop” as the hair style of choice (See every male student at Auburn or Alabama) to cater the growing demographic. Jorts will be discussed, but Corso refuses to sport the jorts, due to fears of a potential baby arm sighting from the bottom of his favorite pair of Daisy Dukes. Desmond will be required to shave racing stripes in his hair to achieve the look of SEC D-Lineman fast, which just isnt possible with his BigTeleven roots.
11. A new ticker will run at the bottom of the screen on Saturdays listing the 40 times of every player that has ever played in the SEC. Sponsored by Dr. Pepper.

If this doesnt get you pumped up for a Youngstown State game, to quote a great doctor …”you are lifeless and dead”.

So…You may have noticed a new moniker posting on MotSaG.

YNBA…

Who is this guy?

If the smell of warm Hefeweizen and stale GORP has an air of familiarity, don�t be scared. You are in the presence of a manufacturer of bookish mediocrity�

YNBA (�You�ll Never Buckeye Alone�) or the artist formerly known as �Herringbone� from Death Cab for Woody has made the move to MotSaG. If you are fretting for new material at DCfW (I mean�seriously�who isn�t?), continue to fret good people, because the site has �gone the way of the dodo� and ceases to be. Don�t expect new material�evah.

Why is he here?

The fine gentleman at MotSaG were gracious enough to extend an offer to an aging veteran in the twilight of his short blogging career in hopes of kindling a literary rapture. Much love to the sportsMonkey and el Kaiser.

What will he do?

Well�after this post, he will no longer write about himself in the third person, but he digresses�

For those of you familiar with my style of writing (some people have and will continue to call it drivel), it contains copious amounts of sarcasm with a dash of angst towards anyone that is considered as a �fanatic� In my world, a fanatic is a person who simply refuses to let things like facts or evidence get in the way of a belief (I�m looking at you SHESH-SHEE-SHEE fan�and Carson Palmer). The correct mixture of this angst and sarcasm will sometimes result in a finely prepared quiche of unadulterated sports lovin� ready to satisfy the palate of the OSU sports fans that already frequent this site.

Seriously�I look forward to trying to keep up with the current level of awesomeness that already exists at MotSaG and, again, thank sportsMonkey and el Kaiser for the opportunity.

Update:
Here is a better picture of the new uniform that will be worn by the Buckeyes. If you look really close, the LBJ23 logo is noticable. The image can be found in a current SI article.

The Brady Quinn Award
FOR: The prettiest blog, the best layout and design.

CRITERIA: An aesthetic appeal, whether from a stylish banner, a pleasing layout, or an eye-catching incorporation of blog technology.

So, what is it? Is it our banner, featuring the first five Heisman winners from OSU? (Side note: update is in progress, obviously…) Our attractive Google ads? Is it our stylish scarlet and gray (okay, white) colors? Is it our well-stocked sidebar? Our classy yet non-intrusive Google ads? Is it our soft gray image borders, bringing out the rugged handsomeness in Brady Quinn’s dark eyes above? Our buckeye leaf icons? Our Google ads?

Other nominees for the 2006 BQ include another Buckeye site, and one each from Texas, Tennessee, and USC:
Buckeye Commentary
Bevo Sports
Rocky Top Talk
Trojan Wire

If you run a blog, head on over and cast your vote!

And in case we don’t say it enough, thanks for stopping by Men of the Scarlet and Gray.

Feel free to drop us a line any time.