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QB Kirk Herbstreit (Frosted Quips)

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Jake said:
"Jake said you can't be a real Buckeye if you didn't go to Ohio State!" :roll1:

Actually, "Jake" didn't say that at all. But if you're sitting on your couch, having never so much as attended Ohio State, telling the world which alums are "fake" Buckeyes, then I am laughing at you. What's that? You root for the football team? Congratulations, so do thousands of children across the midwest.

But please, do preach on about the "satanic soulless" football train, your awesome beard, or the greatness of Syracuse basketball. I'm all ears. Just don't tell me who is a "fake" Buckeye, because you haven't got a clue about it.
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Fine, fine, fine. Fake human who happens to be a Buckeye. Happy now?
 
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jwinslow said:
I spent most of my childhood in PSU territory. I later moved to ND country (which was heavily MSU/UM also). Maybe I should have rooted for those abominations?

Also my first in-person experience was Kenyon Rambo dropping a wide open bomb in Spartan Stadium. I was raised by a Spartan dad who went to grad school there. Maybe that would be an approved fandom by blood? I mean it would've been easy to switch, my first OSU game was 99 with Rambo dropping a wide open bomb.
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I was explaining fandom to my son a few years back and how he was a Buckeye because I was a Buckeye.

We landed on the best parallel being that of Judaism, it's passed down from the fathers bloodline.

The irony being we don't have anything resembling "Shabbat Shalom/Saturday peace" in our chosen secular religion. It's more like Shabbat Tohu wa-bohu/Saturday chaos.

I haven't figured out how to say Fuck *ichigan in Hebrew (other than the obvious "trust me *ichigan")
 
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We all have to be "comfortable in our own skin". I don't like the idea that one can't be a fan unless one always holds a certain opinion of the group. That's exactly the inflexibility doing so much harm in the world today.

I am very grateful for the change in my life after attending Ohio State. Some of the best Buckeye fans that I've met never attended a university.

I'm sorry that Herbstreit treats Ohio State the way that he does. I hope he will one day become comfortable in his own skin. No fake tan. No hair coloring. No calculated opinions. He's going to be a lot happier person when that happens.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
I was explaining fandom to my son a few years back and how he was a Buckeye because I was a Buckeye.

We landed on the best parallel being that of Judaism, it's passed down from the fathers bloodline.

The irony being we don't have anything resembling "Shabbat Shalom/Saturday peace" in our chosen secular religion. It's more like Shabbat Tohu wa-bohu/Saturday chaos.

I haven't figured out how to say Fuck *ichigan in Hebrew (other than the obvious "trust me *ichigan")
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Not sure that it matters, because I get your point, but...
Being hereditarily Jewish comes through the Mother's Line. :wink:
 
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One of my best memories is being at The Game and seeing a little kid wearing an oversized “Fuck Michigan” t-shirt.

Might be wrong, but it felt completely right. I don’t think I could ever do that with my son until he was much older, but still made my heart happy.
 
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Steve19 said:
I'm sorry that Herbstreit treats Ohio State the way that he does. I hope he will one day become comfortable in his own skin. No fake tan. No hair coloring. No calculated opinions. He's going to be a lot happier person when that happens.
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Just my 2¢ worth: Herbstreit is an "on the air" and/or "in front of the camera" ESPN employee. He is a cross between an actor and a commentator. I'm sure they require him to have a certain look and express their "corporate line". I'm also sure to get it right, they have wardrobe people, makeup people, and hair stylists as well as hours and hours of production meetings, etc. Herbstreit probably likes his job, likes the notoriety that goes with it, and especially likes the high 6 figure salary that comes with it. Like almost all of the jobs that all of us have had, you do it the company's way or you get fired. I would bet that his private persona is totally different, he is a real Ohio State fan, etc. here's an example:

Kirk Herbstreit Defends “The Photo”

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"When I’m on the air, I would challenge anybody to watch me when I do a game and try to figure out what school I went to. When I’m off the air … I’m an Ohio State fan. Sorry. I went to school there, I was a captain there, my kids wear their Ohio State jerseys almost everyday. They wake up singing the fight song. We’re an Ohio State family. [About the photo] I wasn’t on the air, I’m going to go crazy. My work speaks for itself."

http://waitingfornextyear.com/2009/08/herbstreit-defends-the-photo/
 
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