NCAA 2009

[Admiral Yi]

Hey Tim, you been able to watch any games in Japan?

That's a pretty expensive trip just to watch a game.

[Eddie Teach]

Korea, mea culpa.

[Ed Anger]

They all look alike.

[jimmy olsen]

Hey Tim, you been able to watch any games in Japan?

I'm in Korea.

I haven't watched any College games, but I saw most of the Pats-Colts game. Thankfully I missed the last 2:30 minutes.

[Neil]

Hey Tim, you been able to watch any games in Japan?

I'm in Korea.

I haven't watched any College games, but I saw most of the Pats-Colts game. Thankfully I missed the last 2:30 minutes.

Too bad.  Otherwise, you might have learned that cheaters never prosper.

[MadImmortalMan]

I'm in Korea.

Hot.

[Ed Anger]

And now, your OSU-Michigan weird story of the day:

Wee bit of pee in Mirror Lake after OSU jumps
Wednesday,  November 18, 2009 8:43 PM
By Doug Caruso
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

During the big Michigan Week jump, Ohio State University's Mirror Lake and a baby pool have a lot in common.

The jump, which will take place Thursday night, is one of many student traditions. But Ohio State also is a research university, so it was inevitable that someone would apply a little science to this ritual.

Last year, students in the College of Earth Sciences tested the water in Mirror Lake before, during and after thousands plunged in to psych themselves up for The Game.

"Interesting results from last year's study include a lake-wide temperature increase of approximately 3 degrees Fahrenheit during the course of the night and an ammonia spike around 1in the morning," said Steve Goldsmith, a postdoctoral research associate.


The temperature increase could be chalked up to warm-blooded people standing in a cold lake, Goldsmith said. But, yes, that ammonia spike means exactly what you think it means.

Urine.

"It went from a background of 5.2 parts per million to a peak of about 42 parts per million," Goldsmith said. "So it was an eightfold increase."

Claire Mondro, a senior majoring in geology and English, helped with the research last year and plans to jump in with her friends Thursday night.

"It's nothing dangerous," she said. "It's just kind of icky."

Then she'll dry off and take water samples around 2 a.m.

The project has grown this year. Goldsmith said the sampling will continue every half-hour into the wee hours of Friday morning, and biology students will test for bacteria and other microbes.

It's a fun project, said Anne Carey, an associate professor of earth sciences who is overseeing the research. But the students take it seriously.

"We treat this as rigorously as any other research study we've done on natural water bodies," she said.

Goldsmith said he doesn't want to stop anyone from jumping in, though he does advise taking a shower afterward.

"Have fun, but don't open your mouth."

[MadImmortalMan]

Oh man...


Well, with all the drinking going on, it's no surprise. 

[Valmy]

If only Woody Hayes was still alive to go for three on Rich Rod's buncha scrubs.

[Ed Anger]

If only Woody Hayes was still alive to go for three on Rich Rod's buncha scrubs.

Hilariously, all the talk of Ohio State pulverizing Michigan has got me slightly concerned they aren't going to take the game seriously. Especially since nothing is on the line.

This game is always wacky with underdogs winning.

SYNERGY IS NEEDED!

[sbr]

I will be pulling for  the Buckeyes, I want them ranked as high as possible when the Ducks curb-stomp them in Pasadena.

[Berkut]

I will be pulling for  the Buckeyes, I want them ranked as high as possible when the Ducks curb-stomp them in Pasadena.

Indeed. The Ducks should certainly be thinking about that upcoming Rose Bowl game, not to mention the Civil War game.

[sbr]

I will be pulling for  the Buckeyes, I want them ranked as high as possible when the Ducks curb-stomp them in Pasadena.

Indeed. The Ducks should certainly be thinking about that upcoming Rose Bowl game, not to mention the Civil War game.

Nope the Ducks are focused on smacking the Wildcats around, only the fans are looking ahead to California on New Years Day.

[Ed Anger]

Are you: Synergizing?

[Valmy]

Hilariously, all the talk of Ohio State pulverizing Michigan has got me slightly concerned they aren't going to take the game seriously. Especially since nothing is on the line.

This game is always wacky with underdogs winning.

SYNERGY IS NEEDED!

Hehe Bill had some pretty hilarious posts recently telling us all to focus on Baylor and Kansas.  Let me tell you we were all focussed and synergized.