Buckeye Fever

I overheard a summer intern - upon being asked if she'd like to be an associate here someday -say:

"Sure. All I'd have to do is put a bunch OSU football paraphernalia in my office, host some tailgates, and I'd be set for life."

She couldn't have been more on target.

I have lived on both coasts, in major cities with NFL and NBA teams, yet I have NEVER in my life seen anything like this.

Everything in this city is about the Ohio State Buckeyes. These people eat, sleep, dream, sh*t and masturbate thinking about the Ohio State Buckeyes.

It is still August and already every single story on the local news is about the Buckeyes: how the Buckeyes did at practice; who's sodding the field at the stadium; when some player took a dump; and the season hasn't even begun yet.

"Will Cody's hemorrhoids stop him from playing in the big game Saturday ? Find out at the noon press conference later today !!"

The entire city shuts down and people stop their lives during OSU football games. Everything stops. No one is driving on the streets (I thought I saw tumble weeds blowing at the intersection of Broad and High one Saturday); no one is at the store; people risk injuring themselves by putting their bodily functions on hold until after the game; women in labor stop "pushing" temporarily because the kid can't come out until the game is over.

And get this. The former President of Ohio State University was under fire yesterday for saying that post-game rioting was out of control. So what ?? It IS out of control. All she did was speak the truth and now people are calling for her head on a platter?? Give me a break, people.

This is what happens when you live in a town - make that a whole state - where there is nothing else to do entertainment-wise but watch the Buckeyes every Saturday.