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Epic-Styled Video Hypes USC/Ohio State

By Brian GrummellSep 9th 2008 – 9:35PM

It's titled "Crack Those Nuts" and is part Gladiator, part 300, part Lord of the Rings and part any other epic movie we've been witness to the last few years. Over the top. Ridiculous. Awesome.It's times like these I wish Ohio State had a cooler nickname/mascot -- couldn't they have been a Tiger or something like that?...

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Background on Gladiator

A gladiator (, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.

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