Overheard On Twitter: Brutus The Buckeye Picks A Cat Fight With The Nittany Lion
There’s a lot riding on today’s Penn State-Ohio State match-up, which means tensions are running pretty high between fan bases — and that includes mascots, too.
This morning’s tiff between the Nittany Lion and Brutus the Buckeye began when Ohio State sports website The-Ozone tweeted a picture of the Nittany Lion arriving “late” to College GameDay:
The Nittany Lion mascot was late to Gameday. Seriously. He came over about five minutes into the show. pic.twitter.com/jl2BDahfjC
— The Ozone (@theozonedotnet) October 28, 2017
It wasn’t long before Brutus the Buckeye, the world’s ugliest nut, chimed in and insinuated that the Nittany Lion can’t handle the bad weather in Columbus (which anyone who’s lived through a State College winter knows is ridiculous):
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— Brutus Buckeye
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(@Brutus_Buckeye) But don’t the Buckeyes know that the Nittany Lion always has a flair for the dramatic?
I like to make an entrance
— Nittany Lion (@NittanyLion) October 28, 2017
Brutus came back with a shot of himself standing at College GameDay this morning…
Allow me… THIS is how you make an entrance
— Brutus Buckeye
…which the Nittany Lion quickly one-upped. Take a look at the Lion crowd-surfing with Lee Corso on Old Main lawn:
THIS is how you make the crowd roar at #CollegeGameday
— Nittany Lion (@NittanyLion) October 28, 2017
The squabble between the two mascots unfortunately came to end a few tweets later when Brutus revealed that Lee Corso picked Ohio State to win today’s game.
Spooky for you … #BeatPSU pic.twitter.com/KNva7KUoFw
— Brutus Buckeye
However, in true Nittany Lion fashion, the symbol of our best kept things positive:
Let's prove 'em wrong, @PennStateFball! #WeAre https://t.co/qtNaXU2f7d
— Nittany Lion (@NittanyLion) October 28, 2017
The Twitter battle may be over, but the war hasn’t even begun. Penn State-Ohio State kicks off at 3:30 p.m. in Columbus.
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