This is classic. I absolutely LOVE Myron Cope...almost to an uncomfortable level. Just as the clip suggested, I would commonly turn down the national broadcast feed and listen to Myron Cope instead. If you couldn't make it to a game, and I've only ever been to one, that was the next best way to enjoy it and feel like you were there.
The Cope/Hillgrove tandem was arguably the best in all of sportscasting, and it's not quite the same without Cope. The network has tried to ease the blow by adding in Tunch Ilkin as a "color man" (a racist term if I've ever heard one) but the only colorful thing about Ilkin is his name. Cope could probably still kick his ass from beyond the grave.
The scholarship actually exists...I Googled the shit out of it. The link can be found here. It's a minimum $1,000 scholarship for a Communications Major at Point Park University. I would probably punch someone in the face for the chance to win a Myron Cope Scholarship. (I would punch Baby Face in the face for nothing.) I imagine that the award ceremony would require the winner to wear a suit made from Terrible Towels (The Terrible Tuxedo), and the winner would be required to drop no less than fifteen Yois and Double Yois during their acceptance speech. Additionally, the winner has to wear the hat Cope has on at 6:00 for an entire winter.
Cleveland Sucks
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