Archive for November, 2008
Posted by juplife on November 27, 2008
don't blink
i’m a little late with the link for this one, but the toledo blade had a write up on osu/michigan gameday about the tressel t-shirt. this one was penned by blade sportswriter, matt markey, and, despite the subject, is an excellent article.
i think it’s funny how i’m referred to as a former quarterback for cchs and can’t seem to take a decent photo. but he covered every important topic and kept the focus on the people’s interest - the ohio state buckeyes.
you can read the full article online here: ex-irish qb turns tressel garb into a business.
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Posted by juplife on November 23, 2008
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Posted by juplife on November 23, 2008
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Posted by juplife on November 22, 2008
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Posted by juplife on November 22, 2008
Drew and Josh, our jupmode geologist, are taking care of lane ave.
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Posted by juplife on November 22, 2008
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Posted by juplife on November 20, 2008
He just couldn’t help it when he exprienced first hand how cool the tressel tee is.
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Posted by juplife on November 19, 2008
jupmode is fashion
the peach section of the toledo blade is not exactly a place i expected to make an appearance. ryan smith explains in his article, vested interest: once unfashionable sweaters have become hip, that jim tressel is quite the hipster in his sideline sweater vest.
it’s a decent article. he mentions the buckeye wolverine shop, who likes to sell my stuff and, of course, that there is a jim tressel sweater vest t-shirt available. however, he ommitted where to buy the tees online. since i need jupmode.com to get out there a little more, i’m pushing it down your face again..buy them for everyone for the holidays.
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Posted by juplife on November 18, 2008
doug lesmerises, cleveland plain dealer
answering the call i put out a couple weeks ago, steve dempsey delivered a few copies of the cleveland plain dealer sports page. it’s pretty amazing that the shirt made the front page of the sports section. hopefully other publications step up to the plate and put me above the fold next time. thanks, steve.
the image is a little large, click on it for the full view.
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Posted by juplife on November 16, 2008
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Posted by juplife on November 16, 2008
Raking leaves and playing shoot em up computer games. Hopefully it produces a neutral net effect.
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Posted by juplife on November 14, 2008
written by brandi barhite.
A Notre Dame grad who came up with the Jim Tressel OSU Sweater Vest T-shirt has some explaining to do.
John Amato of Holland claims to be both an OSU and Notre Dame fan, but even he knows that is hard to believe.
“I am not a die-hard sports fan like some people are because I am around it so much. It tempers your enthusiasm,” the 26-year-old said.
The idea for the vest came up during the 2006 football season, when the Buckeyes went to the BCS National Championship game.
Amato announced that someone should make one of those tuxedo T-shirts that look like a sweater vest, and his dad said, “You do it.” The original idea was a silk-screen T-shirt, but evolved into a red, V-neck cutoff with the sleeves sewn into it. Tressel is famous for wearing a sweater vest and tie.
“It is a fall/winter item, and sales are big,” said Amato, who owns Jup Mode.com, the site where the shirts are sold. “They were big the first few weeks of the season and before the season started and then during the big games.”
Sales are reflective of the season. They flat-lined when Southern California beat OSU this season, according to Amato. Now that OSU is doing better, sales are picking up again.
Amato launched JupMode.com in 2007 with the OSU Sweater Vest T-shirt as its sole product. He has built upon the OSU Sweater Vest T-Shirt and now offers adult, youth and toddler sizes, in addition to onesies at select stores like Kroger and The Andersons. All of his products, which are manufactured in India, are officially licensed by The Ohio State University. The OSU Sweater Vest T-shirt is $20; youth shirts are $19; toddler sizes are $18, and the onesies are $16.
Amato grew up in Perrysburg and graduated from Central Catholic in 2001. He attended Notre Dame and received his bachelor’s in marketing. He sells his shirts at a 7-Eleven store during OSU home games and even attends some away games. He has sold more than 10,000 T-shirts in the past two years. He even sent a shirt to Tressel, who acknowledged he had received it.
“It would be amazing to get him to put one on,” Amato said.
as always, buy the shirts at jupmode.com
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Posted by juplife on November 13, 2008
You get old and drunk.
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remember that time pants cooked the food you like, hosted the tailgate, let you stay over night, visited you too often at school, learned how to text, took you to practice, made you feel uncomfortable when asking you about a gf or bf, cried when you left home, loved you more than should be possible. you probably do. cause it happens everyday.
The new shirts for the best damn coach in the land can be bought online. Head over to 
