Wow.
Where to even begin?
We're still coming off the high of another successful Eat Too, Brutus and this thing keeps getting better and better. Thank you to all of our sponsors and to all of you that came out on Friday or Saturday to help us raise over $10,000 for DownSyndrome Achieves!
I knew we were on to something special when dinner plans for Friday included Maurice Clarett and then things kept going from there, right on through the 63-38 thrashing of Nebraska, which moved Eat Too, Brutus to 3-0 all-time against ranked teams.
The food was amazing, beer from Land-Grant Brewing and Yuengling flowed all day and and the weather was absolutely perfect. I'm still trying to decide if the high point was Titus showing up with an autographed pair of spandex (on the crotch, natch) from the national championship game or Alex rocking the one-of-a-kind Adidas Orlando Pace jersey (because no such thing ever existed).
So once again, thank you for helping to make this thing a raging success. We're fortunate to have such an incredibly giving community. Next up: Figuring out when to hold Eat Too, Brutus 2013.
We'll have a photo gallery up later this morning, so be sure to check back.
ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT. The revenge tour is in full swing (Danny Hope, you're next) and the Buckeyes have already equaled their win total from the 2011 season, just one week into October.
The defense still needs some work, but if this is what life under Urban Meyer is going to be like, YES, PLEASE.
The offensive line is night-and-day better than what we saw last season, Braxton Miller is what Denard Robinson wants to be when he grows up, and this team just gets better and better with each passing game.
It was a busy weekend, so if you missed any of our game coverage, here you go:
- Recap: Saturday Night's Alright for a Rout
- Quotebook
- Notebook: Roby Living the Dream
- Debriefing
- Beyond the Hashes
- Five Things
SABINO UPDATE. While it wasn't apparent at first why we were seeing Storm Klein and Curtis Grant on the field at the same time Saturday, we soon found out why.
Senior linebacker Etienne Sabino suffered a "lower leg injury," which makes me sick because he's playing the best ball of his career in his final season in Columbus. Ohio State ruled Sabino out for Saturday's tilt with Indiana, but would not speculate on his status beyond this weekend, so there's hope that he'll be back soon.
Until then, this is an opportunity for Luke Fickell to get snaps for some of the younger guys, and almost as importantly, it's another chance for Grant to get his bearings and build on some confidence.
For what it's worth, Storm Klein played his best game as a Buckeye Saturday night, so the cupboard isn't exactly bare, but I still hope Sabino comes back soon.
HEY, IT'S US! It's not easy to get all of us together for a photo — we even forgot to grab Joe for this one (sorry, Joe!) — so this will have to do. Also, this is the only point in the day in which we were all near-sober.
From left to right: Sarah, Chris, Walt, Jason, Ramzy, Johnny, Brandon, Jeff, Alex and MilesNEEDS MORE MINECRAFT, BUT OTHERWISE IT WAS EXCELLENT. If you weren't at the game, you missed one hell of a halftime show.
A tribute to our youth:
ETC. Believe it or not, Tim Beckman and Mike Vrabel have something in common... Scout rolled out a site revamp and it appears as if they forgot to test it... Solid recap of day one of Blogs with Balls 5, which used to be an amazing conference before they started holding it on college football Saturdays... A map of AP poll points since 1989 (because maps rule)... Florida State choked again, you say?
