semi-OT: Columbus sports radio makes offensive tweet about Desmond Howard, joins Luke Fickell's pizza boy in the penalty box
Never a dull moment in America's number one evolutionary anthopology lab. To recap (other information is on 11w and other sources if you're actually interested in following up on this kerfuffle):
Torg (of Columbus 97.1 FM sports radio fame 'Common Man and the Torg' tweets that he wishes Desmond Howard would get fired or die so he could watch GameDay again.
Herbstreit comes to Desmond Howard's defense on Columbus station 97.1 Monday with a long and indignant rant calling out the Torg without actually mentioning Torg by name.
Common Man mentions on Monday's show later that afternoon that co-host Torg is "resting" and will return later. He also has some choice words for Fake Buckeyes that did not explicitly mention any well-coiffed former OSU quarterbacks who happened to wear no. 4 and got knocked out in the 1991 Heisman game.
Pass the popcorn and/or Iacono's pizza.
October 16th, 2012 at 1:43 PM ^
October 16th, 2012 at 1:57 PM ^
Thanks. I missed the "or die" line. That is offensive and over-the-top even for Ohio State fans.
October 16th, 2012 at 2:05 PM ^
That DJ should be ashamed.
October 16th, 2012 at 3:13 PM ^
Probably my favorite all-time ESPN commercial and you live it. I don't know how you can do it. Hats off to you for making it work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=liNBAvdfakg
October 17th, 2012 at 10:14 AM ^
October 16th, 2012 at 3:56 PM ^
October 16th, 2012 at 5:01 PM ^
Alumna.
(Not to be a pompous-assed U-M alumnus (GREAT Latin classes!), but this is Michigan. I'm pretty certain our friend NFG is a male, and the Buckeye he married is female.)
October 16th, 2012 at 8:59 PM ^
October 17th, 2012 at 12:54 AM ^
October 16th, 2012 at 4:39 PM ^
Married a Buckeye alumnus, however, I graduated from GVSU and not Michigan. I'm just a lifelong die hard fan from northern MI. You sir are spot on in saying that there are more important things in life. I respect her fandom and she does the same. I even got her to the Big House for Air Force this year, much to the dismay of her enitre family.
October 16th, 2012 at 2:12 PM ^
Moving on.
October 16th, 2012 at 3:21 PM ^
So, living in the Columbus area gives you two options for sports talk: 97.1 or the Fox affiliate (OK, there's an AM ESPN affiliate too). I typically listen to their show driving home. A far cry from the heyday of Stoney and Wojo, but not horrendous. Torg very much has the Wojo shtick of making fun of himself and not taking things too seriously (except the abomination that is the tenure of Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson).
I think Torg was out of line and his Des-hate is frankly weird. But he's 100x better than Drew Sharp.
October 16th, 2012 at 5:07 PM ^
often myself and I am use to the Michigan Hate, from this station. Most of the times I even chuckle at the rediculous statements that Torg makes and I never take him serious. I agree that this whole thing is a non-story, people need to just get a sense of humor and not take everything so seriously.
October 16th, 2012 at 5:10 PM ^
October 16th, 2012 at 3:02 PM ^
October 16th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
It's time for a metaphor:
The FDA allows for beef to contain 2% e. coli and still consider it acceptable. Walmart has been guilty of selling meat with up to 50% (!!!!!!) e. coli.
Every fanbase has at least 2% idiots. Ohio State is the Walmart of fanbases. I have known respectable Ohio fans. I know even more Ohio idiots.
End metaphor.
October 16th, 2012 at 10:48 PM ^
doesn't really surprise me. I feel like there is a story about this sort of thing every couple weeks or so from an OSU fan/grad/student
October 17th, 2012 at 2:09 PM ^
Desmond in his career has:
- Played on 3 Big 10 championship teams
- Defeated Ohio 3 straight seasons
- Appeared in 2 Rose Bowls
- Won the Heisman Trophy
- Played in the NFL for 11 seasons
- Played on Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers
- Named MVP of Super Bowl XXXI
- Inductee in College Football Hall of Fame
- 7 Years as Broadcaster on ESPN College GameDay
Torg in his career has:
- Come up with the on-air moniker of "Torg"
I think that just about covers it.