It's true: Ohioans love Urban Meyer almost as much as they love butter.
So, it's a delight for me — the man who loves butter — to pass on news of Urban Meyer taking his final form today at Ohio's state fair in Columbus.
The #OhioStateFair sculpture has been revealed! It's a buttery version of our very own @OSUCoachMeyer ! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/nuSaOREshO
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) July 28, 2015
The Chase, The Grind...The Churn ? #OhioStateFair #AmericanDairy #Buckeyes #LikeButta @971CandR pic.twitter.com/gvYhHvECvZ
— Anthony Rothman (@AnthonyRothman) July 28, 2015
As you can imagine, Urban Meyer was over the moon to be casted in butter form.
From Kathy Lynn Gray of Dispatch.com:
His likeness in butter — along with a buttery Brutus Buckeye, two Ohio State University football helmets and the national championship trophy — were unveiled at noon today with a flourish in the Dairy Building at the Ohio Expo Center.
The football-related sculptures, along with the traditional cow and calf, will be on display in a glass refrigerated case throughout the 12-day fair, which opens Wednesday.“It humbles you, and it’s a great honor,” Meyer told the American Dairy Association Mideast, which sponsors the display.
This is all part of a fair tradition where professional butter sculptors — my god, what am I even doing with my life? — are brought in to shape butter into the form of a cow, a calf, and "other figurines."
Consider the tradition's crowning achievement unlocked.
Don't forget to follow 11W on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.