OSU on Sports Illustrated
Right: Junior-to-be Allison Humbert used to play the trombone and violin.
Photo by Peter R. Schlitt
While every Buckeye blog out there is searching for a photo of the cover to Sports Illustrated’s College Football preview edition, which Ohio State is featured prominently on, it really shouldn’t come as a shock since OSU is ranked No. 3 in the coaches’ poll.
The thing is, Sports Illustrated loves to sell its’ magazines. So instead of putting one team on the cover, they spread the wealth. Do you think people in Dayton are going to rush to the corner newsstand if SI has Georgia displayed on the cover of their periodical? No. If Ohio State is on the cover, is that going to help sell a ton of magazines in Daytona Beach? No.
Just like all of the other college football yearbooks and review magazines, the covers are regionally-based. So instead of showing you the new SI cover with James Laurinaitis and Beanie Wells standing behind Todd Boeckman, let’s reminisce, shall we?
Last football season, Sports Illustrated picked a Cheerleader of the Week, and on September 13, they choose sophomore Allison Humbert.
Allison hails form Green, Ohio, an affluent suburb midway between Akron and Canton.
The junior-to-be states that one of her favorite movies is Dumb & Dumber, one of her favorite television shows is Grey’s Anatomy, and that she would love to have dinner with Kelly Ripa. Hey, get in line!
She went on to say that she loves country music, her favorite guilty pleasure is Coldstone Creamery, and the three people that annoy her the most are Richard Simmons, Rosie O’Donnell, and Andy Dick.
But then again, don’t they annoy us all?
Oh, and her favorite professional sports teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Indians.
You still want to see that cover, don’t you? Lucky for you I know someone at SI.
