It’s hard to take very much glee
In the matter of E. Gordon Gee
He’s merely symbolic
Of crap hyperbolic
At all of the sports factories.
It’s hard to take very much glee
In the matter of E. Gordon Gee
He’s merely symbolic
Of crap hyperbolic
At all of the sports factories.
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Notes of a Neophyte
May 31st, 2013 at 12:00PM
Nice. I went instead with the double dactyl.
Vanderbilt, Schmanderbilt
Gordon Gee, President,
Took a few shots at the
Poor SEC.
“What kind of doofus would
Lead in a conference of
Wanton hypocrisy?
Whoops, that was me.”
May 31st, 2013 at 12:08PM
Dave: Fine one. Made me laugh…
May 31st, 2013 at 12:34PM
A clerihew?
E. Gordon Gee
has a crass strategy:
be opposite Karen*
while curses you’re sharin’.
* Karen Holbrook, commonly seen as pushed out after 5 years as OSU president for the temerity of opposing sports-fan riots in Columbus (http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2007/06/03/HOLBROOK.ART_ART_06-03-07_A1_LO6T9A3.html).
May 31st, 2013 at 2:12PM
Sherman: Nicely done. I’d forgotten about poor Karen Holbrook.
May 31st, 2013 at 2:54PM
It’s okay–we’ve had her here in Tampa the last five years, first heading our office of research and then a center for international initiatives. So I suppose I should be thanking the Thugs of Columbus.
May 31st, 2013 at 9:01PM
Welcome all to Ohio, my home for 40 of my last 60 years. Well, E. Gordon Gee ain’t exactly Ohio, no, I don’t think so. Seven figures, right, eh? Well, he is Ohio, okay? Ohio is a cooler state than some folks might think. There are extraordinarily bright people who’ve made their home here, been schooled here, have otherwise touched base here. Bro’ Gee used to be one of us, I suppose, before he became institutionalized in his own person. Time to move on, Bro’ Gee. Yes, OSU is a blobulous physical plant of major sports passion.