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Paul Ryan's Pregame Pep-Talk

By 11W Staff - 02 September 2012
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- OSU
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The Miami alumnus is many things. Knute Rockne is not one of them. (sportingnews.com)

Source aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-09-02/paul-ryan-pregame-...

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Nick on 2 Sep 2012 - 6:36pm #

yeah that was awkward but no pep talk could help the redhawks yesterday

Johnny Staff on 2 Sep 2012 - 6:45pm #

...guys. i want you to go out there. and play the game! play. the game.

now, you know that ohio state is a good team. better than you even. but maybe not! and you need to know that people from your college will be watching. watching you play. in here! at ohio stadium, where we are.

so go out and fight, and play HARD. and win. win the game. use your guts, and your smarts, and your. coaches' hard work. and deternination.

so yeah. fight real hard and play to win and we'll be proud of you on the field today and all games that you play. GO HAWKS thanks, hey yeah thanks okay bye

Steve Earle Bru... on 2 Sep 2012 - 7:16pm #

He had to hold back because Ohio is a swing state. Come off too passionately against the top dog in the state, and Buckeye Nation might punish you in the voting booth.

The North remembers.

Nick on 2 Sep 2012 - 7:27pm #

Would hope people dont vote off of sport team preferences

Steve Earle Bru... on 2 Sep 2012 - 7:49pm #

I would hope so too. But this is far from encouraging when it comes to the relationship between sports and politics.

The North remembers.

schooey on 2 Sep 2012 - 8:02pm #

I was hoping this would not even be mentioned here. I think this place wouldbe unique indeed if politics could be kept out of it.

Bobcat04 on 2 Sep 2012 - 8:27pm #

That's honestly one of my favorite things about this site. There is enough back-and-forth with football and sports opinions in general, that it's a welcome thing to not be dragging political opinions on here. Some other sites *cough* Buckn*** cough* have people who have been pretty polarizing with personal political opinions, and that's largely absent here. However, in this instance, I don't think any endorsement or opinion has been made other than Ryan should stick to the stump and out of the locker room.

Ramzy Staff on 2 Sep 2012 - 8:30pm #

I don't think any endorsement or opinion has been made other than Ryan should stick to the stump and out of the locker room.

Precisely. It's an apolitical Buckshot that happens to be about a politician and it was relevant to the Ohio State game.

buckeyedude on 2 Sep 2012 - 9:23pm #

edited: myself.

"Here officer, hold my beer while I find my license."

Joe Staff on 2 Sep 2012 - 10:44pm #

I'll never forget the 1992 home game against Bowling Green when Bo Schembechler (*!@#$) gave the Falcons a pre-game pep talk and then went up to the booth to broadcast the game for ABC along with UM alumnus Dan Dierdorf. Worst. Broadcast. Ever.