As you may have surmised by now, theMonkey is a rather large fan of tOSU football Buckeyes. Therefore, it was a great honor to be approached by my friend, el Kaiser, and invited to be a regular writer for his new sports blog.

I present to you: Men of the Scarlet and Gray.

MotSaG is an Ohio-themed sports site, and will feature articles and information on amateur and professional athletic sports that occur anywhere from “toward the Lake” (Erie - north) to “toward the River” (the Ohio - south).

Much of the content will be tOSU-centric, hence the blog’s name. “Men of the Scarlet and Gray” is a line from the legendary Buckeye Battle Cry, the most famous and renowned fight song in Division I-A football.

So… if you:

• know what a real buckeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones
• think all professional football teams should wear orange
• subscribe to a newspaper that covers national/international news on one page while devoting twelve pages to sports
• can pronounce “Olentangy,” “Bellefontaine,” “Cuyahoga,” and “Tuscarawas”
• know what should be “knee-high by July”
• understand the following sentence: “Ha-ha, ol’ Sweater Vest is 4-1 against four-loss-Lloyd”
• know that the best brats are boiled in beer until 75% done, then finished over an open flame
• are interested in any sports that take place in cities or communities close to I-71 and/or State Route 3…

then stop on over to MotSaG. My moniker over there is (what else?) sportsMonkey.

In the meantime, enjoy this video of the best player in college football, and allow yourself to get excited about the ‘06 season.

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