My husband and I had DVR’d the show and just watched it late last night. I think your review of the program was fairly dead-on, but I’m glad you qualified the “sleepy town” comment with your lack of time there.

You’re right – there were actually a number of transitions in the program that were a bit strange – the opening about the weather went on for about 15 seconds too long, in my opinion. The point was made…it was horribly hot for the players to be practicing, but then they never showed any players sweating profusely or overdosing on Gatorade because of the heat…and the fair thing was weird too.

However, I was pretty impressed with the research and digging the creators did. The family film was just one piece of that – the stroll through the trophy room, the specific visual features they picked were fairly meaningful to the OSU community, and the clear hierarchical leadership structure were spot on. I liked your write up. I’m not sure what feedback you’re talking about in terms of “potty mouth” syndrome, but I have a feeling the longer that guy is around the OSU team, some of that will fade away anyway. Expletives aren’t a huge part of that context within which he’s embedded. Obviously, they exist – it’s sports. But…it’s not part of the identity, per se.

Welcome to OSU sports coverage –

~ Red Dirt Kelly

However, I thought the county fair and its patrons were an odd choice, too. The footage reminded me of post-tornado destruction coverage: It appears the national media always gravitates to the most eccentric, buck-toothed, and uneducated people they can find.

Overall, I believe the program could be a nice recruiting tool.

Downplay it all you want but that’s like trying to plug the little leak while the flood is spilling over the top of the dam.