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Ohio State Fans & Boos

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Bob Hunter commentary: Patience of college fans wanes as belts tighten

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:17 AM
By Bob Hunter





Tommy Bowden's sudden departure in the midst of a horrific 3-3 start at Clemson offered another reminder of the state of college football in the 21st century. The more money coaches make, the faster some fans and alumni want to see them fired. A starring role on the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous doesn't buy much patience. When you're making 40 or 50 times the average working man -- Bowden was making $2.25 million and gets a $4 million buyout -- "some" success isn't good enough.
That applies not only at Clemson, where Bowden had winning teams and ran a clean program but didn't win an Atlantic Coast Conference title, but everywhere college football is sold.
In the wake of Ohio State's loss to Southern California, a small army of e-mailers wanted coach Jim Tressel to clean out his office immediately. If they could have had their way, Pete Carroll, Bill Cowher, Mark Dantonio, Elliott Uzelac, Bob Huggins, Sarah Palin, anybody but Tressel, would have been calling the shots on the OSU sideline the following Saturday against Troy.
In contrast to the simple "Goodbye Woody" banners that planes flew over Ohio Stadium in the early 1950s, some of these suggestions were beyond vicious. After OSU got creamed in consecutive national championship appearances and then again at USC, this group was consumed by bitterness. They reacted as if Tressel had stolen their identities, which in some sad way maybe he had.
That furor gradually diminished during ensuing victories over Troy, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Purdue, although the lust for a fall guy still hasn't abated. Getting offensive coordinator/line coach Jim Bollman axed as soon as possible still tops many critics' to-do lists.
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Even the Penn State game is no gimmie for fan reaction...will it be a raucous home crowd, or will they start booing the offense after 2 punts?

Not in defense of the fans at all, but I don't think Tressel helped matters when he said the punt was his "favorite play in football" or whatever it was. People have run with that way too far, and booing has ensued as a result.
 
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Bucklion;1293158; said:
Not in defense of the fans at all, but I don't think Tressel helped matters when he said the punt was his "favorite play in football" or whatever it was. People have run with that way too far, and booing has ensued as a result.
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Blah.

I understand what you're saying but people need to get real. The punt is a great play and won us a national championship in 2002.

People need to chill. I understand that this was a national championship year.. but booing Boeckman isn't cool. It was quite entertaining listening to people calling for Boeckman last week against Purdue.
 
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