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Ohio State Football Equipment Trailer

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Yeah that rig is pretty slick and all, but it doesn't match up to this bad boy.......

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Pictures of the new Buckeye equipment semi-truck.

One of my fellow Hamilton Township Alumni members' husband did some of the work on this rig, so I thought I'd post the article which includes a 19 picture gallery of the setup. Hopefully this isn't a repost (sorry if it is).

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Buckeyes Pack Up for Trip to Texas

Ohio State to transport equipment in new trailer

Sept. 6, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State unveiled its new equipment trailer Wednesday before loading up for the 19-hour trek to Austin, Texas. Ohio State's equipment staff packed the 18-wheel tractor-trailer outside Ohio Stadium for the match up Saturday between the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes and No. 2 Texas.

The trailer received a new paint job last week and features the Ohio State logo on top of the trailer as well on both sides. The trailer is believed to be the only college football equipment truck with a painted top, which is distinctly viewable from overhead.

Former Buckeye Ken Blair III (1981-84) and his father Ken Blair Jr. own the vehicle and have provided the semi to Ohio State for its road trips since the 1982 Holiday Bowl. Blair III, a member of the 1982 Holiday Bowl team and the 1984 Big Ten Champion Buckeyes, has traded duties driving the rig with his father for the past 25 seasons. The two will share driving responsibilities to Austin, marking the first time the father and son have driven together on a trip.

"We love Ohio State, point blank," Blair III, who owns Circle Express Trucking Co. in central Ohio, said. "This is a good opportunity to represent the university and we cannot wait to get to Texas."

Ken Blair Jr. got the idea to transport Ohio State equipment by tractor-trailer in 1981 when the football team transported its equipment to the 1981 Liberty Bowl by using a moving van with a banner hung around its backside.

"We enjoy doing what we are doing, we're just Buckeyes," Ken Blair Jr., who owns Central Express, a local trucking company, said.

The trailer, which is 48 feet in length, was painted by Columbus Sign Co., of Columbus, Ohio. The trailer's design was created by Kent Kroger, senior graphic designer for Ohio State creative services.
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To whom it may concern:

This is a first and final request. Please cease and desist, refrain as well as any other applicable legalese the images of said Buckeye truck. Hereto and whereby our organization is responsible for providing said vehicle in its entirety whereby and forthwith. Any reproduction of said imagers without the express written consent of Major League Baseball are strictly prohibited. Thusly and therefore the images must be removed. It is hereby proposed that said images may continue to be displayed under the consideration that this firm hereby and forthwith are compensated by providing a minimum of 2 or more Ohio State Buckeye Season tickets for the remainder of said 2006 season. Please contact our representatives to manage said exchange.

The Law offices of,

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Buck Nasty;605807; said:
To whom it may concern:

This is a first and final request. Please cease and desist, refrain as well as any other applicable legalese the images of said Buckeye truck. Hereto and whereby our organization is responsible for providing said vehicle in its entirety whereby and forthwith. Any reproduction of said imagers without the express written consent of Major League Baseball are strictly prohibited. Thusly and therefore the images must be removed. It is hereby proposed that said images may continue to be displayed under the consideration that this firm hereby and forthwith are compensated by providing a minimum of 2 or more Ohio State Buckeye Season tickets for the remainder of said 2006 season. Please contact our representatives to manage said exchange.

The Law offices of,

Rubble,
Slate,
Flintstone


Rubble
Slate
Flintstone
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So, the quarry business went flat so ya"ll branched out in to the practice of law?
 
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A couple of the guys responsible for keeping the equipment trailer rolling, etc.

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KEVIN RIES
DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT SERVICES

Kevin Ries oversees all of the day-to-day equipment operations and needs for the Ohio State football program as director of football equipment services.

The 2019 football season will be Ries’ 11th year at Ohio State and his eighth season overseeing football, where his responsibilities include all equipment purchases, maintenance, repair and inventory, travel logistics to away games, communication with partners such as NIKE, and budgeting.

A 2007 graduate of Xavier University with a degree in sport management, Ries was a basketball manager for the Musketeers for three years. After graduating, he spent a year in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks as an equipment intern. He then returned to Ohio and Ohio State where he spent three years as an Olympic sports equipment intern (2009-11) and the 2012 season as a football intern.

Certified as an athletic equipment manager, Ries is a native of Columbus and a graduate of Bishop Ready High School. He and his wife, Kathleen, reside in London, Ohio, with their three young children: sons Rory and Quinn, and daughter, Meghan.

https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/staff/kevin-ries-2/

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KEVIN NERL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT SERVICES

Kevn Nerl is in his fourth year as an assistant director of football equipment services. He assists equipment services director, Kevin Ries, in all aspects of equipment purchases, maintenance, repair and inventory, travel logistics to away games and budgeting.

Nerl also supervises a staff of 15 football student managers and he manages all equipment needs for the men’s and women’s golf programs at Ohio State.

A certified equipment manager, Nerl was an Ohio State football student manager for three seasons between 2011 and 2013. He then worked as an equipment intern with the Cincinnati Bengals (2014) and spent a year as an operations assistant with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2015-16.

Nerl is from Cincinnati and attended Mariemont High School. He is a 2014 graduate of Ohio State with a degree in English. He and his wife, Kate, reside in London, Ohio.

Entire article: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/staff/kevin-nerl-3-2/
 
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