no, you are absolutely wrong. Once the ball is kicked beyond the line of scrimmage, off and def sides change. If it is blocked and does not cross the line of scrimmage it can be advanced by the kicking team. This is for any down. A team can punt on first down if they choose to. Just like a missed field goal changes…

This is a terrible post on a terrible article about a pretty funny (although very stupid) sign.

I can see and understand your frustration with the manipulation of the intent of the rules, but whether or not a team is “practically” the defense makes absolutely no difference.

while a team with the ball on fourth down is effectively the defensive team from the moment the ball is snapped

Oh, for fucks sake Samer. It’s a stupid sign.

They do the same thing with big hits that cause concussions.

I see. So on one hand, Deadspin uses college game signs to bump up traffic - and on the other hand critizes signs jumping in line for their shot at attention.

Agreed. The joke should have been “Michigan girls are heavier than the metals that contaminate Flint’s water supply.”

Are.. you serious? The joke is that Michigan women, in the eyes of OSU students, are floozies who may have contracted sexually transmitted diseases via their moral-casualness. In fact, the OSU students believe they may be infected to a degree that they are comparable with a well known polluted water source.

Nothing wrong here. Jokes are fun. Lighten up you fucking puritans.

C’mon. Don’t be obtuse.

Look at it this way: it’s using the popularity of the matchup to bring attention to a crisis that the media has largely forgotten.

Samer, I feel foolish telling you this, but this joke is not about the Flint water crisis, nor is that what makes this joke offensive.