7 thoughts on “covered.”

  2. Yipes…

    I was believing in the jinx during the first half. The Buckeye’s play was sloppier than my toddler on spaghetti night.

    The refs are going to be using lots of Oxiclean tonight trying to get all the grass stains out of those yellow flags.

    Why do we always play to our opponent’s level?

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  3. Jinx Schminx.

    The SI cover jinx is trumped by Unclecrappy’s positive juju. I offer as indisputable proof the Monday 9/14 post. A mere two word post got -ichigan past ND. Something they hadn’t been able to do on their own in years.

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  4. Kristi: I don’t really have an answer to your question. I do think, though, that having a second child has made you funnier. With the one-liners and everything.

    Large: The jinx harms only those who let it. In the Cooper era, we were those people. Today? No. It is not The Way of the Sweater Vest.

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  5. I personally think it is the lack of sleep and all of the wonderful pain meds they give you as they wheel you out the door that has lightened my humor. That and you have to have a tremendous ability to laugh at yourself to make it through a day with two in diapers.

    The Sweater Vest is something like The Force it seems. I rewatched the ’95 Penn State game today on ESPN classic, and realized why the Cooper era teams never got anywhere. When they looked to the sideline for support, they saw a frightened, slack-jawed man cowering beneath his head coach headset. Tress drips with confidence and reassurance as he patrols the sideline. Psychologically, it is a huge thing.

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  6. You’re absolutely right about Cooper. He wasn’t a good game-day coach — he always looked a bit confused on the sidelines, and that’s the exactly wrong way to earn the support of players and fans. An interesting parallel — maybe an unfair one, but anyway — is Larry Coker at Miami. When things aren’t going well for the Hurricanes — as is often the case these days — Larry looks like he doesn’t have a clue about what he can do about it. And, uh, it’s worth noting that Coker was a John Cooper assistant both at Tulsa and in Columbus.

    Coincidence?

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  7. Probably not.

    Coop could recruit the snot out of a camel.

    I wonder what he is doing right now. I know he had an announcing gig with ESPN for their bargain bin games for awhile, but haven’t seen or heard about him in awhile. I wonder how he feels about JT’s success. I sometimes imagine on game days that he is secretly watching and rewatching the games in his basement, curtains drawn, from a fetal position on his couch. He hasn’t showered or shaved in days. He’s wearing black socks, boxers, white undershirt splashed with remnants of his last few meals and a bathrobe. I hope Helen is taking good care of him.

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