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matcar;2335064; said:
There was no anti OSU bias.

BUCKYLE;2335121; said:
My Dad seems to think you're wrong. I remember hearing the same from a few different Buckeye fans that don't know each other. I never asked for an explanation. Why is it so hard for you to believe that some people harbor negative feelings toward tOSU?


matcar, like absolutely nobody working at ESPN has ever expressed any "negative feelings toward OSU", right? Why is it impossible to believe that someone else had some bias against Ohio State before ESPN (i.e. back in the 60s, 70s & 80s)?
 
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Woody was my childhood hero, but if we are fair, then we must acknowledge that the bias against Ohio State started in the Woody Hayes era and it is at least partly attributable to him. The reasons are twofold.

First, Woody hated the press and he showed it. He sometimes treated others, including his own players, rather dismissively, even on the Woody Hayes TV show (Now, Archie, what should we have done there? Level off! Right? Level off!). He was complex and dominating, sometimes irrational and his quick temper could be unpredictable. If you were a journalist, covering one of America's most successful coaches was extremely difficult, as you didn't know what you would get on the day. You could watch the press cringe as he snarled and growled at them.

Second, his "3 yards and a cloud of dust" offense and brutally physical defenses didn't leave a lot to the imagination. You knew what you were getting week after week, the only question was, can the other team stop it?

When he was down, the press finally rose up to smite him, forgetting all the good that he did, such as when Vic Janowicz was hurt in a car accident or some high school coach came down with cancer or something and Woody paid for him to come to OSU hospital. I really believe that they are still trying to lay the glove on Woody and his team, decades after his departure.

We should also remember that the press loves to bring down the sucessful. The story of the underdog always sells. Few programs are as successful as Ohio State.

As for ESPiN, screw them.
 
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He loved covering The Game and always knew the history that make it such a wonderful once-a-year event. He didn't hate Woody. Woody gave him a hard time - as several of you have pointed out and only in interviews AFTER the fact did he reveal the roadblocks Woody threw up in front of all journalists, including Keith.

In the moment, he was exactly what any reporter should be; an observer. I honestly did not know of his choice in The Game until after Bo's death. To me he always played an even hand in an emotion filled battle/war between the two schools. To those of you who didn't have to suffer through the Mel Allen, Chris Schinkle and other blathering idiots of the 50s, 60s and 70s, folks who tried to be announcers for everything in sports and knew squat about the teams and game they were covering, Keith was a breakthrough style of sportscaster, one who focused his attention on college football and let others do the rest.

I have missed his call of The Game and will miss him as an observer of what, in my mind, is the single greatest sporting event of any year.
 
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