Who Peed in Glen Mason’s Cheerios?
I was at the game Saturday, so I didn’t hear him get up on his soapbox for the New Mexico State game during the Big Ten Network’s coverage. I was going to watch a replay, but upon reading The Ozone’s weekly feature The Buckeye Watch, I’m not sure I want to.
We all know that he really wanted the job that Jim Tressel currently holds, but he seemed way out of line during the game. The way he pronounces “Ohio” doesn’t bother me, but it really does seem like he’s bitter he didn’t get the HC job here. Maybe that’s just me, but I think it’s really unprofessional. Jim Tressel can’t do anything right!
Allow me to cite a few passages from Tony Gerdman’s piece.
11:55 Glen Mason is doing the game today. I can’t wait to hear how he would have done things differently than Jim Tressel. It’s like he’s still trying to interview for the job when security escorted him out of the building eight years ago.
That was apparently just foreshadowing the day…
12:20 Third and twelve. And Pryor finds Duron Carter underneath on the crossing route. Really? Needing twelve yards and you throw a pass a foot past the line of scrimmage? Glen Mason is almost hoping the crowd starts booing. I think I can hear him booing into his microphone and trying to pass it off as the crowd. [The boos start…then stop] Glen: “Hey, can you hear those boos?” [The boos start against immediately following Glen’s question, then stop] “Wow, they’re really unhappy with Coach Tressel right now–and I can’t blame them!”
FYI, from where I was in the stands, I heard no booing all day. Just saying.
12:33 Glen Mason just said “I’m not trying to be critical…” That’s like swinging an axe at somebody and saying, “I’m not trying to hit you with an axe…”
QFT.
12:40 First and goal. Option right and Pryor walks in. That was easy to see coming, unless you’re New Mexico State apparently. 13 plays, 80 yards. Wow, just more blather from Glen Mason. Disagreeing with the play-by-play guy for complementing Terrelle Pryor. Buckeyes lead 7-0.
How dare he say kind words about TP?! The nerve!!
12:48 Pryor gives a token play-action and fires the ball over the middle…Touchdown to Dane Sanzenbacher on the skinny post! Great throw. Not even Mason can rip that. Oops…Glen just said Pryor’s struggling. My bad. Buckeyes lead 14-0.
If that’s what is considered struggling, I hope TP has a an incredibly tough remainder of the season.
1:16 Seriously? Glen Mason just said “You gotta be impressed with the Aggie offense…” Yet, the team winning 21-0 is terrible. He’s like the Bobby Heenan of the Big Ten Network.
2 first downs in the entire game (both in the first half) is impressive? Good to know…
1:23 The report on Aaron Pettrey is that it’s a knee sprain and he’s doubtful to return today. And classy Glen Mason laughs about Pettrey being “doubtful”.
I may have to go hear this for myself to see how exactly he laughed. Injuries are not funny, no matter who it is.
2:24 Now Glen Mason is criticizing Jim Tressel for having Terrelle Pryor out of uniform. Could you GET any pettier? Next thing we’ll hear is “And WHAT’S with that haircut!”
Oh, it gets better, folks.
2:25 Third and four. Shovel pass batted down by Lawrence Wilson. Time to punt. And Glen Mason is still going off on Jim Tressel for his audacity in having TP out of uniform. Is this really impacting the team? Gosh, I hope the media on hand gets the scoop on this one and doesn’t let Tressel off the hook for this egregiousness. Rake him over the coals, Boys! Let him have it! He has a player out of uniform! What’s next, free guns for all freshmen!!!
I read elsewhere that some additional Masonage was that TP was “drawing attention to himself”. *eyeroll*
And here’s one final quote because I find it funny.
2:36 Glen says at this point in the game, he’d be emptying the bench. Uh Glen, the bench has been emptied all half. Pay attention–it‘s good for you.
So, in closing, what really was Glen Mason’s deal? Those were most of Gerdman’s Mason-centric comments from Saturday. Combine those with others’ game impressions on various message boards (I know, I know) and you can’t help but think that someone really did pee in his Cheerios. I guess that’s the type of commentating we should come to expect from the Big Ten Network. I never thought I’d yearn for ESPN analysts; even ones who make out of line comments about Nascar drivers and tacos.
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