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Don Muenz
Kill the blow. Let the devil sort them out.
Merry Christmas to all!
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
by
Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828)
(previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore)
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"
Until recently it was believed that this ballad was written in 1822 for Clement Clarke Moore's two daughters, Margaret and Charity, and later anonymously published in the Troy [New York] Sentinel on December 23, 1823. But, according to University of Toronto English Library, in 2000, Don Foster, in his book Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous (New York: Henry Holt, 2000), was able to demonstrate that Moore could not have been the author. Foster concluded that it was probably written by Major Henry Livingston Jr. For another analysis of the authorship see Christmas (Moore or Less?).
Visit A Mouse in Henry Livingston's House for a biography and an account of the quest to correct the authorship of this poem.
According to sources cited at University of Toronto English Library, the last two reindeer were origianlly Dunder and Blixem and were "[l]ater revised to 'Donder and Blitzen' by Clement Clarke Moore when he took credit for the poem in Poems (New York: Bartlett and Welford, 1844)."
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
by
Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828)
(previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore)
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"
Until recently it was believed that this ballad was written in 1822 for Clement Clarke Moore's two daughters, Margaret and Charity, and later anonymously published in the Troy [New York] Sentinel on December 23, 1823. But, according to University of Toronto English Library, in 2000, Don Foster, in his book Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous (New York: Henry Holt, 2000), was able to demonstrate that Moore could not have been the author. Foster concluded that it was probably written by Major Henry Livingston Jr. For another analysis of the authorship see Christmas (Moore or Less?).
Visit A Mouse in Henry Livingston's House for a biography and an account of the quest to correct the authorship of this poem.
According to sources cited at University of Toronto English Library, the last two reindeer were origianlly Dunder and Blixem and were "[l]ater revised to 'Donder and Blitzen' by Clement Clarke Moore when he took credit for the poem in Poems (New York: Bartlett and Welford, 1844)."
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GovTressel
Heisman
It reduces the their range responsibilities and reduces risk. This is the reason you see less talented teams often using it as their base. They also use it to help with lateral run support, which is something we obviously don’t need...so maybe cover two man makes sense.
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bukIpower
Head Coach
I was thinking about this season.. particularly with our closer games.
Is it possible we were kind of bored this year? We had a ton of talent coming back, we posted the Clemson score as motivation all off season, and we just seemed disinterested in our games (particularly when we went up multiple scores).
Is it possible we wanted this Clemson game so bad we sort of went through a few of our games in cruise control? Is it possible that we did not take NW serious at all because we knew who was on deck afterwards?
Is it possible we were kind of bored this year? We had a ton of talent coming back, we posted the Clemson score as motivation all off season, and we just seemed disinterested in our games (particularly when we went up multiple scores).
Is it possible we wanted this Clemson game so bad we sort of went through a few of our games in cruise control? Is it possible that we did not take NW serious at all because we knew who was on deck afterwards?
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
2021 SUGAR BOWL
Full coverage of No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson in the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl.
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...college-football-playoff-semifinal-sugar-bowl
Links to the 15 articles on 11W. That site sure has some prolific writers.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Apparently ESPN's Maria Taylor is "on campus".
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It did and it was. For two pts on the final score of the game by Clemson.
A different defender stripped the ball after the catch was made and controlled. That was correctly called a catch because of the steps.
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bukIpower
Head Coach
It's dawned on me... everytime I see last year's game on YouTube or on TV I cringe and I shake my head saying "dammit how did we lose". It's dawned on me that if that's my response I can't imagine what last years players go through when they see that game.
Our guys are going to be fired up early that's for sure.
Our guys are going to be fired up early that's for sure.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
The 2020 season has already been one for the history books, and it will remain that way no matter which playoff team comes out on top on Jan. 11. But if Ohio State can win the national championship in a season it almost didn’t even get to play, Day believes the Buckeyes will be especially deserving of historic recognition.
“Everyone is on a different journey this year. That's what makes this season so unique,” Day said this week. “Our story, to me, is just simply amazing. We weren't even playing the season for a month, and then here we are right now. I think we have an opportunity to write one of the greatest stories in the history of college football.”
Even if the Buckeyes don’t win the national championship, what they’ve already accomplished and sacrificed to do so is worthy of praise. Still, it’s how they fare in the CFP – starting with whether they can get their first-ever win against Clemson next Friday – that will determine whether this season is remembered more for the adversity Ohio State faced along the way or what Ohio State was able to achieve in spite of that adversity.
After how hard the Buckeyes fought to get this far, anything less than a national championship would be a disappointing final chapter to the 2020 season, but if Ohio State gets to celebrate with the trophy in Miami next month, it will undoubtedly go down in college football history as one of the most winding roads any team has ever had to take to winning a title.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
JAN. 1, 1998: FLORIDA STATE 31, OHIO STATE 14
Ohio State’s win over Texas A&M was its second trip to the Sugar Bowl in as many years, as the Buckeyes also closed out their 1997 season in New Orleans against the team that would keep them out of the national championship game a year later.
That game didn’t go very well for the Buckeyes, as Florida State pulled out a 21-3 lead before halftime and Ohio State scored just one touchdown for the entire game. Seminoles quarterback Thad Busby threw for 334 yards while Ohio State quarterbacks Joe Germaine and Stanley Jackson combined for three interceptions, and Ohio State kicker Dan Stultz went just 2-for-4 on field goals.
Florida State, who has not played Ohio State since, improved its all-time record against the Buckeyes to 3-0 with the 31-14 win at the Superdome.
Just sayin': I was at that game. I'm a disappointing 1-2 for Ohio State bowl games attended. My bowl win was the Rose Bowl victory over Arizona State and Jake the Snake.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Merry Christmas to all!
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
by
Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828)
(previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore)
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"
Until recently it was believed that this ballad was written in 1822 for Clement Clarke Moore's two daughters, Margaret and Charity, and later anonymously published in the Troy [New York] Sentinel on December 23, 1823. But, according to University of Toronto English Library, in 2000, Don Foster, in his book Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous (New York: Henry Holt, 2000), was able to demonstrate that Moore could not have been the author. Foster concluded that it was probably written by Major Henry Livingston Jr. For another analysis of the authorship see Christmas (Moore or Less?).
Visit A Mouse in Henry Livingston's House for a biography and an account of the quest to correct the authorship of this poem.
According to sources cited at University of Toronto English Library, the last two reindeer were origianlly Dunder and Blixem and were "[l]ater revised to 'Donder and Blitzen' by Clement Clarke Moore when he took credit for the poem in Poems (New York: Bartlett and Welford, 1844)."
or by Matt Tamanini at Land-Grant Holy Land...
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the ‘Shoe
No one knew what to make of this team, even you;
The season had been such a mess from the start,
That with Clemson up next, there’s some doubt in my heart.
The players have dealt with historic delays,
From the Big Ten to COVID to 21 days.
At the start of the season, expectations were high,
Fields was back behind center, need you even ask why?
When out on the field some things never did click,
This team had some flaws that were evident quick.
But despite the shortcomings, they continued to win,
Though, the problems on defense came again and again.
And on offense they missed a Zeke or J.K.,
Thinking they’d have to win by throwing all day.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a record-breaking back who had found a new gear.
With a recovered head coach, fired up, I must say,
I knew in a moment it must be Ryan Day.
More excited than normal, his curses they came,
and he whistled and shouted, called each out by their name.
“I don’t care if it’s Clemson, Alabama, Notre Dame,
We’re gonna fucking beat their ass, in our very next game.
Now Justin! Now Sermon!
Now, Olave and Wilson!
On Haskell! On Tommy!
On, Shaun and on Werner!
To the top of the polls!
To the top of foot-ball!
Now beat their ass! Beat their ass!
Beat their ass all!”
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Together, Lawrence and Etienne made the plays that won the game for Clemson. That has certainly not been forgotten by the guys trying to stop them once again.
“I think [Lawrence] and [Travis] Etienne are two of the most dynamic players in college football, and probably in the history of college football,” Day said. “Do I think that experience matters? Absolutely. I think the fact that a lot of those guys played in that game and having the experience of playing in that game is critical. I think that’s why these Clemson teams have won so many games, because they’ve played in this environment before, which hopefully also plays in our favor, is that we were there last year. We didn’t come home with a win, but we gained some experience there and hopefully that pays off dividends.”
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