# Mass idiocy descends on the Columbus, Ohio, media. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 2, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261 "2003-01-02T19:54:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![snermy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@snermy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snermy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/21 "2003-01-03T10:49:44Z")
I wasn’t really annoyed until I flip on the evening news…and they’ve bumped the network news so our local news can bring us breaking reports on _“Ohio State fans arriving in Tempe!” “drunken OSU sing-along in a bar in Tempe!” “On location reporting from a bus ride to Tempe!”_ not to mention\*“How the new baggage screeners work at port Columbus because god forbid you should miss your freaking charter flight to Tempe!”\*. Gack. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/22 "2003-01-03T11:39:57Z")
Lol I’m posting so I can find out who won and who burned down the city after , ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/23 "2003-01-03T13:25:29Z")
There won’t be much vandalism this time, win or lose (and I foresee a relatively close loss for O.S.U.) - too many students still on break. I think what the O.P. meant was “Get a life, Columbus media.” Avoid local news and commercial radio and the game hype is no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/24 "2003-01-03T13:48:53Z")
Just wait, **quix**. Just wait. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/25 "2003-01-04T04:57:47Z")
Whatever else it’s been, it definitely isn’t a slaughter. Mayhap I was a bit rash in my earlier predictions. ---
**Author:** ![Spavined\_Gelding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/26 "2003-01-04T05:13:13Z")
Somebody bring me a couch to burn at the intersection of Broad and High. Way to go! THE Ohio State University. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![quixotic78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3ab097/32.png) [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/27 "2003-01-04T05:17:11Z")
Ahem. ---
**Author:** ![KP235](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@KP235](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP235)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/28 "2003-01-04T05:30:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > \*\*Yeah, I’ll believe that when I see it. More like Miami by 20+. That’s going to be such a slaughter tomorrow night that I’m not even going to bother to watch. You guys squeaked out of like four games in a row at the end of the season that you should have lost. Tomorrow night, there will be no squeaking, only the sound of OSU alumni once again wondering why they keep spending money on bowl games. \*\* It’s a shame you didn’t bother to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Krispy\_Original](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/29 "2003-01-04T05:32:12Z")
The Ohio State Buckeyes are not only the best of the Big 11, but now the best in all the land. Didn’t look to me like Miami was ready for such a physical game. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/30 "2003-01-04T08:07:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KP235 \* > It’s a shame you didn’t bother to watch. To be fair, I slept through most of it. The lesser of two evils definitely won though, so I was content with the outcome. ---
**Author:** ![KP235](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@KP235](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP235)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/31 "2003-01-04T08:28:12Z")
You’re funny! ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/32 "2003-01-04T15:24:09Z")
I went to OU, but was still screaming and cheering on my couch last night. I’m proud when any Ohio team does good. That said, I wonder what all y’all Miami fans have to say now. Awfully quiet around here… ::crickets chirping:: Yeah… That’s what I thought. Go Bucks! (And Go Cats!) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/33 "2003-01-04T15:31:28Z")
I owe my co-worker a box of chocolates. See, if Miami won, I’d get a box of chocolates. If OSU won, Ivylad would be in a good mood. (Good thing too, since he’s quitting smoking.) So, either way, I won. (Ivylass, planning to toddle off to the mall Monday to buy a box of Godivas to ship to Chicago…) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/34 "2003-01-04T20:21:51Z")
Returning ever so briefly to the OP, I too hate the way the local tv news media fixate on sporting events, and I say that as a huge Ohio sports fan. Here in Cleveland the local tv news shows have devoted their air time during the last week as follows: 1/3 Ohio State hype, 1/3 Browns-Steelers hype, 1/4 traffic and weather, 1/24 allegedly witty banter between the anchors and the reporters, and 1/24 actual news type stuff, such as for instance the impending war. Its enough to make a guy turn to C-SPAN. ---
**Author:** ![Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/35 "2003-01-04T20:53:25Z")
Just wait till the Browns beat the Steelers on Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/36 "2003-01-04T20:59:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Krispy Original \* > **The Ohio State Buckeyes are not only the best of the Big 11, but now the best in all the land.** Ah, it’s called the Big Ten, even if Penn State is now park of the conference. FWIW, Penn State doesn’t belong in the Big Ten. Full stop. ---
**Author:** ![Krispy\_Original](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/37 "2003-01-05T00:19:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Duckster \* > \*\*Ah, it’s called the Big Ten, even if Penn State is now park of the conference. > > FWIW, Penn State doesn’t belong in the Big Ten. Full stop. \*\* Yeah…I realize that it’s still called the Big 10…but since we’re nitpicking, I wouldn’t really say that Penn State is now “park” of the Big Ten, but rather “part” of the Big Ten. ---
**Author:** ![Mingo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mingo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mingo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/38 "2003-01-05T21:32:14Z")
Sports interviews have always ammused me. ever notice no matter how bad a team is they never say “Hey, face it, we’re going to LOSE!” The coach or player in question always says something like “Well, we’ve had some setbacks this year, but we have a lot of talent, all we have to do is execute.” Which means If we play well, we’ll win the game." DUH!! When the game is fairly well matched, the interviewee is asked, “What do you have to do to win this game?” and he invariably says something about “executing” again. What if he say “Score more points that the other team, Howie.” Really these games aren’t quantum physics after all. Oh and last but not least interviewing the coach about to play a team that hasn’t won a game in two years, he NEVER says “Well Terry, we could beat these guys will our eyes closed”. The closest they get to that is saying “We have to be careful not to get over confident” Read, “pop in the terminator 2 tape, this games a blow-out” Why do we interview sports personalities at all? Some day I’d love to see one of these jocks answer the question “what are you going to try to do in today’s game” with a one word answer “Win”. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/39 "2003-01-06T00:03:21Z")
Gong back to the OP, as a Columbus refugee and OSU alum living in California, I was happy to see the Buckeyes pull off a win. However, I am even more happy that I don’t have to hear Cabot Rea, Dave Kaylor, et al, gabble on about it for the next 20 years. When I’m a zillionaire, I’m going to rent a plane to tow a “Get a Life” banner over Buckeye games. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261/40 "2003-01-06T03:21:29Z")
Please. USC would smoke Miami or Ohio State the way they are playing right now. But we can’t have a playoff or anything, so we’ll never know for sure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-idiocy-descends-on-the-columbus-ohio-media/146261.md?page=1)