At a young age, I attended an OSU v Miami game in the 'Shoe, before Miami became a real national power. OSU was supposed to stomp them, but only won by a 10 - 0 score. There were times when people around us (I was there with my father) booed the Buckeyes. At one point, my father looked at me and said, "Son, these are college kids playing the game. They are not getting paid money to play football. It just isn't right to boo college kids playing the game. Once they turn pro, and are getting paid to do this game, then it is alright to boo their performance." My father and I didn't necessarily have the best relationship or see eye-to-eye on many things, but I believe that brief exchange he had with me in the 'Shoe was dead on.
I can not agree with the premise that it is anyone's right to boo the effort of college age kids. One can boo a play call if they like, one can boo a bad call by the zebras if they like, but to boo a college kid who is trying to execute is, in a word, wrong. I am positive that the kid who made a mistake knows that he made a mistake and doesn't need to hear booing to clue him in on that.
