The Buckeyes took the national stage once again last Saturday in hopes of redeeming themselves after horrific beat downs to Florida by 45, and LSU by 38 in the two previous BCS National Championship Games. Yet, Ohio State proved once again their incredible knack for embarrassing themselves on the national stage by being run out of the L.A Coliseum by the #1 ranked Trojans of USC. The only thing more embarrassing than the effort put out by the Bucks is the blatant disregard of fashion taste by the Buckeye fans.
With so many violations witnessed, I will only highlight some of the most egregious fashion faux pas.
Multiple fans from Ohio State were sporting buckeye jeans, scarves, hats, t-shirts, underwear, socks, shoes, crocs, and jerseys--most were camouflaged and complete with various stains from the gutting of their latest deer. The problem is not the overuse of clothing that ultimately says the same thing "I am a Buckeye fan", but the fact that most of them haven't changed clothes since their last National Championship in 2002.
Another fashion gaffe spotted during the tailgating festivities was the Buckeye necklace. This one, at first, might not seem to be a clear-cut violation, but I believe it is socially understood that wearing a string of nuts around your neck is not a wise fashion statement.
As I passed multiple throwback USC jerseys sporting names like Allen, Polamalu, Palmer, Bush and Leinart, I struggled to see the same mystique associated with the Anthony Gonzalez, Mike Nugent and Kirk Herbstreit throwbacks that were so prevalent from the Buckeye fans. If that wasn't enough to upset the fan-fashion gods, the numerous 350-pound women wearing jerseys of kickers, wide receivers and quarterbacks certainly did the trick. It is a widely held view that if you weigh twice as much as the original athlete, you must choose the jersey of an offensive or defensive lineman.
The worse fashion blunder of the weekend was seen on the leprechaun roaming the sidelines for the Buckeyes, none other than Coach Tressel. A sign from a USC fan summed it up best; "While you were out Coach Tressel, the 80's called and they want their sweater vest back!" Although Tressel has single-handedly brought back the grey and crimson sweater vest, my only word of warning to the coach is to steer clear of postgame statements such as "Now we just need to roll up our sleeves and get back to work."
With a plethora of fashion bungles and clear violations to fashion common sense, the OSU fans are imitating their football team by embarrassing themselves under the national spotlight. It could be time to expand the wardrobe, toss the nuts in your purse, pick an appropriate jersey, put the sweater vest back in the drawer and maybe even call in fashion and culture experts Ted, Carson, Kyan, Thom and Jai. I can see it now, beginning this fall a new show called, "Queer Eye for the Buckeye".
By juplife.com
November 25, 2008 12:38 PM
now the buckeyes can dress like tressel in a convenient t-shirt form: www.jupmode.com.