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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.

LeBron and the Buckeyes

LeBron LogoAs the Buckeyes gear up for a deep postseason run, they will be sporting new uniforms for the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. The new uniforms, developed by Nike, will have the LeBronJames23 logo instead of the famous Nike Swoosh. As is the trend in a lot of sports these days, the uniforms will be made of lighter, more form fitting fabric. See all the details in this Columbus Dispatch article.

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.
New uni.jpg

MotSaG up for coveted BQ

Blog/site newsbq.jpgThe 2006 College Football Blog Awards are out, and we’re honored to be nominated for the Brady Quinn Award.

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.

Contact Us

Even though we’ve been up for a few months now, we’ve never had a way for the readers to contact us. There’s comments on the end of each post, of course, but those aren’t good for everything. So if you’ve got a tip, a comment, you want to tell us how much we suck and we should stop blogging and die, there are now two ways you can contact us. I’ve set up a simple “Contact Us” Page which has a form that allows you to send us your message. You can also email us directly at motsag [at] gmail [dot] com (just take out the NOSPAM, obviously).

Feel free to drop us a line any time.

[HWSNBN] has plead guilty…..

It’s 3 1/2 years for HWSNBN.

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Quick Hits

I know everyone in Buckeye Country is in Texas Game Mode, but if you’ve got a few minutes when you’re not thinking about The Longhorns, here are a few quick hits worth checking out:

Any Buckeye fan worth his salt has red-hot rage directed at ESPN’s wunderkind Mark May. Nothing makes us happier than watching him be wrong time after time. Well, the guys at markmaybewrong are positioning themselves as the Sports media watchdog. In particular, Mark May’s picks history are what we’re most interested in. The setup they’ve got is great and they’re doing really good work. Make sure you check them out.

I’ve been reading Will Collier, the Vodka Pundit, for a while and knew he was a Auburn football fan. Well, he’s launched a dedicated sports blog, From the Bleachers. I’m personally high on Auburn (I have them #2 in my personal poll) so FTB is a must read for me.

Last week, Sports Illustrated had their list of “Players who need to perform.” At number 2 was John Kerr. Unfortunately, he didn’t perform very well in the Northern Illinois (1 assist), prompting Ross Homan to pull even with him on the depth chart. Kerr’s had a tough road so far, I hope he kicks into a higher gear for Texas.

Want to know what’s it’s like to be a Cleveland sports fan? Just look at the names of a smattering of Cleveland Sports blogs:

Right. We’re not bitter.

Link Roundup #3

This is a couple weeks old, but as a gamer myself, this article about the ECU football players reacting to their digital-selves in EA’s football game, NCAA 2007, is pretty interesting.

Every Indians fan knows that Travis Hafner, aka Pronk, is one of the best players in the league. He’s often compared to Big Papi, David Ortiz. Ben Valentine at Sportszilla look at the stats and use them to show the Pronk is, in fact, the most feared designated hitter in the American League.

OSU Fan favorite Bam Childress has a chance to make the New England Patriot’s roster. Go Bam!

Speaking of Buckeyes with their NFL stock rising, Simon Fraser has been turning heads at Browns camp.

Dennis Dodd, CBSportsline extraordinaire, seems to have had a brain aneurysm or some other blunt trauma to his brain as he was compiling his list of the top 25 college football stadiums, as he seems to have left of The Horseshoe. Huh? This guy knows his college football!

Keith at Buckeye Commentary takes a look at Freshmen that will probably be redshirting this season. His lists look spot on, solid work as always.

The outlook isn’t good for Mike D’Andrea: Chronic knee problems may keep him from playing this season. This kills me, as I was a huge fan of D’Andrea when he splashed on to the scene as a freshman. He was a freak of nature back then. Now it looks like he might not have been built for the wear and tear of football at this level.

Link roundup #2

Some links from the past week or so in sports:

Cleveland’s Travis Hafner has tied Don Mattingly’s record for number of Grand Salamis in a season – 6. He’s got two months to get the record all to himself.

Ex-Trojan LenDale White spit on the wrong person at Tennessee’s practice last week – Buckeye Donnie Nickey. If you get a chance, watch the video over at ESPN. It’s educational — at USC you can attend “Win Friends and Influence People 101” taught by Robbie Alomar, where you learn, among other things, the lost art of spitting on people. At OSU, you learn life-long lessons, like how a football helmet can be used an assault weapon.

You might have heard this before, but the Buckeyes are rebuilding their defense. Defensive Coordinator Jim Heacock says there’s still work to do. He does have positive news about Mike D’Andrea and says MotSaG favorite Vernon Gholston is looking good.

Alex Boone, after a brush with the law earlier this year, came clean about his drinking problem. And by problem, we mean drinking more beer in a day than a family of four drinks water. In a week.

And finally, we’ll let James Laurinaitis sum up what the next 18 days are going to be like while we wait for College Football to start:

James Laurinaitis
Someone wake me up September 2nd