He’s back.
Gone from ESPN, and gone from college football mainstream in general, former Ohio State media nemesis Mark May has come out of hiding just in time for the 2019 Fiesta Bowl.
You remember May. He was famous for sticking it to Ohio State no matter what the situation, whenever given a chance. Whether it was picking against the Buckeyes in seemingly every big spotlight game, or simply nagging OSU fans at every corner, he literally made a career out of loving to hate anything scarlet and gray.
Well then. Dave Briggs of the Toledo Blade caught up with May out in Arizona and got him on camera providing his prediction for the Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Clemson. Yeah, you know how this is going to turn out.
“Buckeye fans, deep down you know I loved you forever and ever through the years — I was just toying and playing with you guys,” May told Briggs. “Nah … that wasn’t true. You know I was sticking it to you, and I’ll stick it to you again. I’m not done yet, I’ll be back.”
May then was asked to give his prediction on the game Saturday. I’m sure you can figure out how that went.
“You know what, to tell you the truth, I think Dabo Swinney and Clemson are going to rock the house,” May said. “Remember the last time you face Dabo? Huh, did you score a point? Are you going to score a point this time? I got Clemson winning again 38 — I’ll give you a point — 38 to 7.”
Listen to May yourself and watch him revel in tweaking Ohio State fans one more time thanks to Dave Briggs.
Caught up with Mark May, who has a Christmas message for Ohio State fans in advance of the Fiesta Bowl. https://t.co/N69gDk6yOk pic.twitter.com/apimO7fMwQ
— Dave Briggs (@DBriggsBlade) December 25, 2019
The more things change, the more they stay the same apparently when it comes to Mark May and his love affair with Ohio State fans.