Take THAT, you stupid creepy Buckeye...

[Tiger Wench]

And... the inevitable aftermath... this guy is my new hero.  Freaking awesome.

Rufus reprimanded for mascot brawl
 
Ohio apologized to Ohio State today following the brawl between the schools' mascots Saturday before the teams' game in Columbus.

As Ohio State ran across the field before kickoff, the person dressed as Rufus, Ohio's mascot, attempted to tackle Brutus, Ohio State's mascot. Rufus missed in his first attempt, but followed Brutus into the end zone and the fight continued.

Jason Corriher, assistant athletic director for Media Relations, announced in a statement that the person involved in the stunt has been banned from any further affiliation with Ohio Athletics.

"The department does not condone this behavior and apologizes for the negative effects that this had on an intercollegiate event between two proud institutions," Corriher said in the statement. "This is not indicative of the quality partnership between the universities and reflected extremely poor judgment and sportsmanship."

Brandon Hanning, the person in the Rufus costume, said he was not upset with the aftermath.

"It was the whole reason I tried out (to be Rufus) last year," he said. "I knew we were going back to OSU this year, and I wanted to tackle Brutus."   

Hanning, 19, is a student at Hocking College. He enrolled at OU last year but dropped out, he said. He added that he still hadn't been informed of his firing, but didn't care.  

Ohio coach Frank Solich said he did not know much about the situation.

"A statement has been released and action has been taken," he said. "I'm sure it's the appropriate action. We obviously don't condone it.

"Obviously we needed to tackle the guy with the ball, not the mascot."

[Thrilla]

You just cost me 25 grand, Polly.





That's some good shit right there, Wench.

[War Eagle!!!]

Rufus is a pussy.

Seriously...that shit was weak. If you are going to blind side a dude that isn't even looking...knock him the fuck out.

My luck, I would form tackle the person...and it would turn out to be a 95 pound chick...

[RWS]

Rufus is a pussy.

Seriously...that shit was weak. If you are going to blind side a dude that isn't even looking...knock him the fuck out.

My luck, I would form tackle the person...and it would turn out to be a 95 pound chick...

Agreed. If you're going to do something like that, go big, or go home. You know you're going to get fired anyway, so spear the dude and make it worth it.

[AUJarhead]

Does anyone remember when Aubie got into a fight with the Razorback during the mid-90s?  Right in front of the student section. 

I also remember Aubie getting escorted out of Davis Wade Stadium for using the riding lawnmower that was parked behind the endzone.

[War Eagle!!!]

I also remember Aubie getting escorted out of Davis Wade Stadium for using the riding lawnmower that was parked behind the endzone.

It was the medical cart. And that was my best friend growing up that did it. The security guys were chasing him around on that thing. He has a picture of a security guy actually throwing him out. Funny shit.

[Godfather]

I kinda give the OSU players some credit for going up and kneeling that was pretty funny.

The best Aubie fight I remember was when we were playing LSU in the interception game.  Aubie was having a massive water fight with the water boy from LSU, everyone in the student section was focused and cheering for Aubie cause we were sucking so bad in that game.  At one point Aubie took like a box full of beads filled the box with water and threw it at the LSU waterboy.

[AUTiger1]

Does anyone remember when Aubie got into a fight with the Razorback during the mid-90s?  Right in front of the student section. 

I also remember Aubie getting escorted out of Davis Wade Stadium for using the riding lawnmower that was parked behind the endzone.

If I recall correctly, that was in 97 and Aubie actually caused the Razorback to either break a bone, blow out an ankle or something like that.