LA Times columnist TJ Simers rode the welcome wagon tractor in Nebraska, accepting some Midwest hospitality in response to a column written ahead of his trip to watch USC take on the Cornhuskers. He was very, well, TJ Simers.

Dana Parsons cracked yesterday that Simers is the paper’s “chief diplomatic correspondent.” We figured he could draw Nebraska’s attention, but would he also draw their ire? That’s affirmative, horse rider.

There’s another video of TJ in Norfolk and on a farm to come, but I really can’t wait to hear what happens when he goes to a toga party and stays overnight in a frat house on Friday. We already know that he’s outspoken. Imagine what he might say after a couple rounds of beer pong.