I've been thinking this for a couple of weeks; and I guess this is the place and time to say it.
The media do not, I repeat, do not have an anti-OSU bias.
Don't worry about what the media think about OSU. For the most part, they don't.
They don't care if we're good. They don't care if we're bad. They only care about us if they can make a story out of us.
7 wins by 7 points or less: Luckeyes
Lots of off-field issues followed by MoC: wall-to-wall coverage
Hot QB-Hot wr-Hot Coach: Deification
The media do not need OSU, they need stories. If we can be the bumbling, lucky kid that wins when he shouldn't; they'll play it up. If we can be painted as the villain; they'll get out the Wagner and spray away. And, here's the scary part, if we can be the BIG team; then they'll sculpt The Collosus of hype in our honor.
We've been the story for negative reasons in the past. Fine, we're huge and that's what happens when you're huge.
This year, we get the only treatment that's worse (if you swallow it). We are the team the media needs most of all. Every sport needs Goliath, and this year it's us.
Sports are special, in part because they are a microcosm of life. Dream, Struggle, Victory. The bigger the dream, the harder the struggle, the sweeter the victory. That's why having a Goliath to write about adds drama; not only for Goliath's fans, but for David's. That's why they NEED Goliath.
Like it or not; that's our role this year. The media haven't changed their minds about us; we've never occupied their minds when they're away from their keyboards. We are just playing a different role this year.
This is scary to me because, as is always the case, Goliath is not nearly as much bigger than everyone else as the media makes "him" out to be. There are several teams that would be favored against us this year if we played at their house.
What Goliath needs most (in order to overcome that label) is a coach like Tressel and a quarterback like Smith.
See you in Glendale.
The media do not, I repeat, do not have an anti-OSU bias.
Don't worry about what the media think about OSU. For the most part, they don't.
They don't care if we're good. They don't care if we're bad. They only care about us if they can make a story out of us.
7 wins by 7 points or less: Luckeyes
Lots of off-field issues followed by MoC: wall-to-wall coverage
Hot QB-Hot wr-Hot Coach: Deification
The media do not need OSU, they need stories. If we can be the bumbling, lucky kid that wins when he shouldn't; they'll play it up. If we can be painted as the villain; they'll get out the Wagner and spray away. And, here's the scary part, if we can be the BIG team; then they'll sculpt The Collosus of hype in our honor.
We've been the story for negative reasons in the past. Fine, we're huge and that's what happens when you're huge.
This year, we get the only treatment that's worse (if you swallow it). We are the team the media needs most of all. Every sport needs Goliath, and this year it's us.
Sports are special, in part because they are a microcosm of life. Dream, Struggle, Victory. The bigger the dream, the harder the struggle, the sweeter the victory. That's why having a Goliath to write about adds drama; not only for Goliath's fans, but for David's. That's why they NEED Goliath.
Like it or not; that's our role this year. The media haven't changed their minds about us; we've never occupied their minds when they're away from their keyboards. We are just playing a different role this year.
This is scary to me because, as is always the case, Goliath is not nearly as much bigger than everyone else as the media makes "him" out to be. There are several teams that would be favored against us this year if we played at their house.
What Goliath needs most (in order to overcome that label) is a coach like Tressel and a quarterback like Smith.
See you in Glendale.
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