There's another line that might warrant consideration. History of OSU losing the 'big ones' and the hated OSU (for sure) and the Big Ten (mostly) makes this a politically correct stance. That you brought up. All he really is doing is playing his role. His role is to be counter-point to the respected, venerable coach sitting on his left. He's the young fire-brand with a different opinion than Holtz's. Exact opposite on GameDay. Herbie is the smart, up-to-date one with all the facts and info, and Lee acts the opposite, "not so fast my friend" (I use that one myself!), with the counter-point. Lee's on the decline, so he's not going anywhere in the profession, so he's willing to play the buffoon and put on those silly hats. In fact, most of us (me too) enjoy seeing which one he chooses. Corso does his 'anti-' stance in a very unassuming way. May on the other hand, is a pretty cut-and-dried, 'how dare you argue with me' method that irritates people (me very much). It's the roles that each play, much like your favorite soap opera. It's mostly scripted, but May plays his anti-anything OSU role exceptionally well - to the point where some of us wonder if he didn't want an OSU schollie offer, but wasn't up to snuff.
At the end of the day, it's all about ratings, and how many households will watch the show. GameDay does it better, and ergo, better ratings. Herbie goes out of his way to be neutral (remember, he's Brent Mushmouth's heir apparent), or even going against OSU to show he's impartial. It's all scripted.....
Enjoyable though. We all cheer for the hero, and boo the villian, just like the Westerns. Same actors, different stage.
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PS, we've wasted more ink on May than Herbie, because it incites us to 'feel', which is exactly what the producers want us to do, just like Pavlov's dog or chicken or whatever...
