Oklahoma QB Landry Jones, filling in for the injured Sam Bradford, has inadvertenly created a furry fury. A mustache he was apparently too lazy to shave off has turned into a source of great mystery, intrigue and power (not to mention a bit of immature comedy, depending on how you choose to read the headline from the SI story we're linking to and excerpting):
Bradford won't start, and he probably won't be in uniform against the 'Canes. Which means Oklahoma's national title hopes -- despite the BYU loss, the Sooners remain in serious contention -- ride on Jones for at least one more game.
Yeah, "Fear the 'Stache."
That's the message printed on the T-shirts they're wearing these days in Norman, Okla., where part of the student section has transformed into the "Mustache Mafia." A local TV station polled viewers -- Keep it? Shave it? The margin was, well, razor-thin, but "Keep It" won, 52-48 percent. In an online video roundtable, sportswriters from The Oklahoman of Oklahoma City wore fake mustaches (think Groucho Marx) as they weighed in on the merits (and demerits) of the quarterback's growth.
The American Mustache Institute has been consulted, which is only proper: "We are inspired by Landry and appreciate everything he's doing," Aaron Perlut, the AMI's chairman, told The Oklahoman. "He is a shining beacon of freedom for all the young people out there who wear mustaches."
Anybody want to name it? It's bound to happen Sooner or later.
/sorry
