Originally published Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Ohio State's latest entry another horror flick
New BCS title-game motto: The Bucks flop here. But look on the bright side of Ohio State's 38-24 loss to Louisiana State on Monday night...
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New BCS title-game motto: The Bucks flop here.
But look on the bright side of Ohio State's 38-24 loss to Louisiana State on Monday night: Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel — who tried to fire up his players beforehand by giving them a DVD featuring commentators' put-downs of his team — now has plenty of material to make another one.
More BCS-ing
• Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times, on Ohio State's back-to-back losses to Southeastern Conference teams in BCS title games after taking quick leads: "This is what you get on television during a writers' strike: a rerun."
• Mike Lopresti of Gannett News Service, on the Buckeyes having a 50-day lag and the Tigers 36 days off before they finally met: "A good rule of thumb: The span between regular season and BCS title game should not be longer than the waiting period to buy guns in all 50 states."
Super bowler
Buffalo Bills fanatic Ken Johnson of Rochester, N.Y., isn't your typical NFL fan.
Not only has he attended every Bills game for 14 seasons home and away — 229 consecutive games — he tailgates in his 1980 Ford Pinto, he keeps odd souvenirs (like a bag of potato chips) from memorable Buffalo victories, and he sips his beverages from a finger hole in the 16-pound bowling ball he lugs around.
A bowling ball?
"It's almost like the son I never had," Johnson told "Inside the NFL" on HBO. "Except I do have a son."
Mitchell Report 101
From Toronto comedian Frenchie McFarlane:
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Q: What does "BYOB" mean on the invitation to a baseball player's party?
A: Bring your own B sample.
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• Elliott Harris of the Chicago Sun-Times, on Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte hiring Sammy Sosa's lawyer for a possible appearance before a congressional committee: "It's unclear whether Pettitte, who has been invited to testify Jan. 16, will forget how to speak English before then."
• CBS's David Letterman, among his top 10 signs your presidential campaign is in trouble: "Budget director blew most of your campaign funds betting on the Knicks."
• Drew Curtis of Fark.com, on the sociological significance of WWE rasslin': "Soap opera for men."
Throw that highchair
Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight hoisted his 21-month-old grandson, Will, and used him as a prop to close one of his recent postgame jabs with the media, telling the little one: "You see, they ask a question and you don't answer it, and they ask another and you don't answer it, either.
"You're going to be a good coach. Yes, sir."
Can't wait till gramps starts coaching the toddler on tantrums.
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