Buckeyes spring forth
My objective measure: How many face- painters will set aside three hours of their lives to watch a glorified scrimmage, the spring game? The top school in 2009 was Ohio State. Of course, this method is about as perfect as Tiger Woods’ marriage. Still it’s better than counting the number of foam fingers sold or angry e-mails sent to columnists.
— Teddy Greenstein, Tribune
Tide is high, mighty
The most passionate fans, a euphemism for “nuts,” cheer for Alabama. I know this for having underrated the Crimson Tide all year. And for having the audacity to pick Texas to win the BCS title game even though Alabama is 0-7-1 all-time against the Longhorns. I’ve spent 80 billable hours this season answering e-mails to Alabama.
— Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times
