You think you know, but you have no idea.If you're not a twitter regular, I can't say I entirely fault you. It's an incredibly absorbing but ultimately mostly exhausting medium where by which for every revolution it aids and abets, you have your favorite internet writer soliciting the twittersphere for what kind of imbibed delivery food he and his friends should partake in. You get the good and you get the bad. But in the same right, occasionally, certain cults of personalities, memes, and viral movements see their genesis on this very platform. In this case, one such phenomenon is that of Ohio State athletes and the Dublin (and Reynoldsburg) based Japanese steakhouse Genji.
If you follow so much as a single Ohio State football player, you know without fail that in any given week's timeline, you're bound to be subjected to that individual's recap, wax nostalgic, or even live tweet of a recent Genji experience. We go to Exhibit A to better document this happening. This particular player, an individual on the defensive side of the ball, elects to protect their tweets. As such, their identity will be protected (and censored), but the Genji gushing will remain every bit raw and unadulterated:
The individual even went on to provide us with visual evidence of his zen-like experience.
So why all the hubbub and why should we care?
Believe it or not, Genji may be the cause (or potential solution?) to all of Ohio State's successes and woes during the last 6 months. Is it really that good? I honestly have no clue. Not presently living in Columbus and never having been there for the 4 years and change that I did leaves me without a personal frame of reference. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Genji in no way, shape, or form influenced this post (though if they're willing to cater and/or host the annual 11W Shareholders meeting carte blanche, I imagine we wouldn't strongly object). However, prior to this past winter, Genji tweets and facebook updates were in rare supply. Since their meteoric increase, Ohio State's won a Sugar Bowl but also run into their fair share of woes as well. While the evidence is strong and not at all unprecedented with other academic institutions, it remains to be seen if the Genji Rush of Two Thousand and Eleven will fuel or hinder Ohio State's hunt for a national title, but the early returns sure seem to be positive. Coincidence? I think not.
Genji Sesame Chicken. If you missed the memo yesterday, Ohio State linebacker Dorian Bell is done-zo for the 2011 season. Due to a repeate violation of team rules (would blindly wager that translates to either grade concerns or excessive peace pipe perusal) that previously had him on super secret probation for both the Sugar Bowl and the season opener against the Zips of Akron, he will instead have to spend the 2k11 season wearing Nike track suits and hoping to make a meaningful contribution in 2012. It's definitely too bad as Bell had a sack in the recent Spring Game and showed every indication as having a real shot to make an impact from even potentially multiple linebacking positions. Hopefully this will serve as a wakeup call for Bell and ensure his next time on the field will exceed even the optimistic expectations had for him for 2011.
Teppan Yaki N.Y. Strip. Put up all the sophomoric billboards you can muster, Northers. First sweep in fifteen years? Please and thank you:
Ohio State swept a Big Ten Conference series over Michigan for the first time in Bill Davis Stadium and the first time in 15 years with a doubleheader sweep Saturday after the Game 1 win Friday night. A season-high crowd of 2,957 was at Bill Davis Stadium Saturday to enjoy the fine weather and the fun that comes with a 7-6, 11-inning win in the first game Saturday and a 4-3, 10-inning win in the nightcap.
You have no idea how little of a damn we give about you and your whole state.
Shrimp & Scallops. All the Ohio State's men volleyball team does is win evidently as evidenced by their advancing to yet another Final Four over the weekend:
The Ohio State (24-6) men's volleyball team has advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals, May 5, at Penn State with a 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-17) victory over Loyola-Chicago (21-8) Saturday night in St. John Arena. The tournament championship is OSU's fourth consecutive tournament title.
The Bucks advance to play the treacherous Nittany Lions of Penn State Thursday at 9 p.m. in Happy Valley. So much rivalry beef you guys. So much.
Fillet & Lobster. The Men's Tennis team also potentially has a celebratory Genji banquet ahead of them after winning their 17th(!) consecutive conference match yesterday afternoon:
The men's tennis team joins the Buckeye football (2006-10), women's basketball (2006-10) and men's golf (1982-87) teams as Ohio State programs that have amassed six consecutive Big Ten titles. The Buckeyes have now claimed eight Big Ten tournament titles in program history. Ohio State won its first Big Ten tournament in 1991 when head coach Ty Tucker (1989-91) was a junior at Ohio State.
Again, that's SEVENTEEN consecutive matches. That's some serious racket swag. Sometimes it feels pretty damn good to be a Buckeye, no?
Gallimaufry (Shogun's Choice) Campus -- doing work following an unmistakable declaration of justice late last night. The students also had an impromptu Mirror Lake jump. Can't think of a better occasion. Phillies fans also got on in on the act in the middle of a close contest a divisional rival. Some weekends you just feel like this. Horse racing has apparently gotten awesome. Animal politics. I'm not sure paying Best Buy for installation in this case would be the wisest investment. Marry me. Genji? Genji.
