We do not know whether to chalk this one up to the little brother syndrome or the irrelevance syndrome, but Jordan Palmer is trying to make news for himself. Leading into the Ohio State v. USC rematch, Jordan had this to say on the radio (Not asked the question, he just offered it up voluntarily):

“Our Trojans are going to wreak some havoc this week. Ohio State fans are the most annoying people on the planet. It’s unbelievable. … They wear their stuff year-end, because there’s nothing else going on here”

When Carson bashed Ohio State last year it was good for a laugh. Carson, of course, was a Heisman Trophy winning USC quarterback living in enemy territory. Some of the OSU hillbillies got a little ruffled by Carson (Probably Browns fans), but overall the talk was fun and amusing. Jordan, on the other hand, has less in common with his brother and more in common with the Ohio State fan. Isn’t it annoying when people carry the torch for a random school like Ohio State year round? Yes, and that also goes for people from southern California, who attended UTEP, pining for USC. I cannot stand bandwagon fans, whether for Ohio State or USC.

Perhaps Jordan uses “Our Trojans” assuming he has an association with Carson’s success. Very similar to Mike Brown saying “Our Ohio State championships” referring to his father’s success….Or Frank Stallone saying “Our Rocky and Rambo movies”…..Or Willy Hitler saying “Our Third Reich” while trying to capitalize on his uncle’s power before fleeing to the US. Not only were Jordan’s comments delusional and confusing, they weren’t even original. Carson made almost exactly the same comments last year.

Willy and Frank, "Our Pride"

Why is a 3rd string Bengals quarterback, who attended UTEP, commenting on his hatred of Ohio? Maybe Jordan hates Ohio because in his one college bowl game appearance, the Miners of UTEP lost to Toledo 45-13 in the GMAC Bowl. The Toledo Rockets that day being led by Bruce Gradkowski. Maybe we should get Gradkowski’s opinion of the OSU-USC game. Jordan should actually be very grateful for Ohio because that is the home of the Brown family, the only people that think a rational decision is to keep a 3rd string QB because he is the brother of the starter. The Brown family members also happen to be huge Ohio State fans.

Either way, I can’t wait until Sunday so the regular season can begin and I can start thinking about real games instead of roster battles and wondering why Jordan Palmer is being interviewed.