From buckeyeboy321:

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In honor of our beloved injured Buckeye Tyson Gentry who is paralyzed from a unfortunate hit. We give you today’s countdown until the Buckeyes start the season 24 days from today against: WE ARE MARSHALL.

Former Ohio State DB Dick LeBeau was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame today in Canton Ohio.

Mr. Lebeau who grew up in London, Ohio just outside Columbus played both running back and corner back under famed OSU head Coach Woody Hayes and won a National Championship in 1957. He was Drafted by the Cleveland Browns but was cut as a rookie (I guess the Browns didn’t have good talent visionaries back then either). He went on to play 14 years in the NFL and is in his 36th year as a coach in the NFL. He is most well known for his coaching and as one of the best Defensive gurus ever in football but he was a Hall of Fame player and coach so it is only befitting he enters the hall as a player now and continues to be a Hall of Fame coach for as long as he can.

I can only assume that LeBeau was one of the first Silver Bullets ever at OSU and I am proud to say that for the 50+ years since he played at OSU the team has continued to show him the respect he deserves by playing the best defense in college football year in and year out.

So from all of MotSaG and its readers we wish to say congrats on a most deserving place in the Hall of Fame and thank you for making all of Buckeye Nation proud.

Seriously, Bleacher Report, where do you find these people?

My head started hurting when I tried to diagram that second sentence. I’m going to go lay down.

The Ohio State University is ranked No. 2 in this years pre-season poll.

The Big Ten has 4 teams in the top 14 with Iowa and Wisconsin and Penn State helping to gain our conference some needed respect. If you add in Nebraska that is 5 teams in the top 14 in the nation. That is UBER impressive in my mind and telling of the kind of teams we have here in the midwest.

It seems as though the world has yet to get rid of pre-season rankings that I can only assume if they did would solve the world peace issue once and for all.

I think if you look at the rankings most will agree that OSU is right where it needs to be and maybe just maybe it earned back some of the respect it had lost and the coaches at least looked at this team and not 2006 or 2007 to base this pre-season ranking on. Only time will tell if they got it right or not but I am just glad to be ranked No. 2 right now and am ready for the games to begin ASAP.

The next entry in the Season Hype video comes from Manny in Marysville (YT user mannycincy)

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It seems as though Quinn Pitcock has resurfaced back in the NFL. He abruptly retired 2 years ago from the Colts after what was the start to a good NFL career at age 24. It seems Mr. Pitcock suffered from some minor mental issues. Today he showed up at Seatle Seahawks training camp.

I for one hope he has finds peace in his mind and gets to play for many years to come.

We’ll start of the throwdown with an eight minute offering from YT user AKTNSMSR:

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I’m as red-blooded a college football fan as anyone and my blood gets pumping around this time of watching the myriad of season preview and hype videos you can find on YouTube every year. This year is no different, but this year we’re going to have a little vote here at MotSaG to pick the best Ohio State hype video for the upcoming 2010 season. I’m not sure what the result of the contest will be, but we’ll figure that out later.

For now, I just want to put together some guidelines for what I think it takes to make a successful YT hype video. I’m not going to criticize other people’s creative output because I’m not putting my creations out there (I guess I sort of am here, but that’s besides the point). Let’s just hit on a few points I think it takes to really get the blood pumping.

After we go over some guidelines, we’ll talk about our 2010 video contest.

Music

The music you pick can make or break your video. It’s the most delicate choice you’re going to make, so don’t take the easy road. No Limp Bizkit or Boom by P.O.D. Yes, those songs work because of their impact on a base emotional level. Football is violent and so is “BOOM!” But you’re better than that. You don’t have to resort to those cheap, pandering grooves. Also, no Ride of the Valkyries or Carmina Burana, again for obvious reasons. Personally, I’m partial to Remember the Name by Fort Minor but that could song could get old quickly. Try something new. Maybe some Daft Punk or Chemical Brothers or some old OK Go. Or you could really think outside the box and go with Van Canto.

Also: if your video is going to span the length of more than one song, you have an extra burden as you’ll need to make two excellent and original choices. No pressure.

The right choice can be a beautiful thing. Exhibit A.

Clips

Next, let’s talk about what type of clips to include. This is a season preview video, created to generate as much buzz for your team and to get the football endorphins pumping for your fellow fans. It’s a spiritual experience and I mean that in the most literal sense possible. So as much as I loved, for example, Ray Small’s returns against Penn State or Hurt Coleman’s interception return against Wisconsin, you are making a preview video. Don’t show me seniors making great plays. That’s for another video.

Leave the past in the past.

There is one exception to this rule: Jim Tressel pumping his fist in angry excitement. Jim Tressel pumping his fist in pure elation. Whether it was from the 2002 BCS Title Game or anytime hence, it is always allowed and, in fact, recommended.

There’s more to it than just showing the right clips. The actual clips I want to see are plays on the field. I know it gets the blood pumping to see the team come out of the tunnel, arm in arm. Script Ohio really riles up emotion. But I only need to see one or the other. Like the team itself, let the plays do the talking.

Effects

I know it’s possible that you’re probably a film student or maybe you’re an amateur video editor testing out new effects in Premiere, but you don’t have to show off. I am here to see highlights, not your skills of lens flare and quick cuts. Again, let the plays speak for themselves.

Also: slow motion is your friend. So is the repetition of a particularly bruising hit or ankle turn run. But do not abuse them.

At least that’s how I see it. What gets your blood pumping?

So over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be scouring YouTube for Ohio State hype videos for the 2010 season and share them with you here. After we get through the best of them, we’ll hold a little vote to see which video reigns supreme. Said video will then be featured prominently in the waning days of the off-season, leading up to the 2010 season.

On to the videos!