Spring football is weird

So Ohio State drew a record 100,189 souls to its spring football game over the weekend, which is impressive if you think about it one way, and kinda sad if you think about it another.

On the one hand, more than 100,000 people showed up on a glorious spring afternoon to watch a bunch of football players play Avoid The Groin Pull. That's impressive, because it shows you that Ohio State football fans are certifiable in that charming way all rabid college football fans are certifiable.

On the other hand, more than 100,000 people showed up on a glorious spring afternoon to watch a bunch of football players play Avoid The Groin Pull. That's kinda sad, because it shows you ... oh, I don't know. That there's nothing else to do on a glorious spring afternoon in Columbus, Ohio?

All I know is, I've covered a few spring football games, and they are impossible to cover because they're not really games and there is nothing much to cover unless a key player fails to Avoid the Groin Pull. It's why, whenever I see the words "spring game," I see the words "glorified practice."

After which, inevitably, I hear this.