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I am a fan of Bobcat football and men's basketball and don't follow other sports teams regardless of their gender or record and didn't realize that being a sports fan was an all or nothing proposition. I now see that every comment I make about our football team is really just a comment I'm not making for the women's club rugby team. How could I be so selfish? It is only through your public shaming of me and others like me that I now see the terrible error in my ways. Do you think you could find it in your heart to allow me to continue to comment on this board occasionally or must I be banished in shame forever? I'm so sorry for being an inadequate fan, please forgive me. FWIW I did tune into the women's game Saturday but failed to comment on it here and now I feel ashamed for being such a lousy fan. I'm so sorry. MY STATE. MY TEAM. Back to Top Old Rocket General User Member Since: 2/13/2014 Post Count: 9 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/16/2015 9:25:59 AM  Were that it be in power to forgive, I would. But being a Rocket Fan first, I don't think it's possible and I don't want to over-step the board's courtesy of allowing me to post. As I wrote on the thread about the women's victory over Miami - What got my interest was reading the article in The Blade of the Bobcats destroying BUGS and seeing what a fine season the women were having. I was simply surprised there was not much note of them on the board. First BUGS women have been a powerhouse in the league and second, just happy to see any Falcon team beaten so badly. Lastly, I apologize to any of the Bobcat faithful who may have taken my original post so personally. Although, I must admit, I didn't realize there must be a rule indicating the percentage of posts one must have on a given topic. For this transgression, I am truly sorry. Back to Top Day Tripper General User Member Since: 1/23/2007 Post Count: 103 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/16/2015 9:40:19 AM  perimeterpost wrote: Day Tripper and Old Rocket, I apologize for letting you down, I clearly don't reach some imagined standard of what a sports fan should be in your eyes. I am a fan of Bobcat football and men's basketball and don't follow other sports teams regardless of their gender or record and didn't realize that being a sports fan was an all or nothing proposition. I now see that every comment I make about our football team is really just a comment I'm not making for the women's club rugby team. How could I be so selfish? It is only through your public shaming of me and others like me that I now see the terrible error in my ways. Do you think you could find it in your heart to allow me to continue to comment on this board occasionally or must I be banished in shame forever? I'm so sorry for being an inadequate fan, please forgive me. FWIW I did tune into the women's game Saturday but failed to comment on it here and now I feel ashamed for being such a lousy fan. I'm so sorry. Sing the Ohio fight song three times and all is forgiven. ;) Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,152 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/16/2015 3:07:14 PM  For many of us women's sports were not a big part of our experience at Ohio. When I was an undergrad women's sports were pretty much confined to field hockey, tennis, track, swimming and golf. Most of these weren't big spectator sports. Women's b-ball didn't start until my senior year; v-ball came well after I graduated. Add in the lack of media coverage through the years -- even today ESPN shows only top-25 scores for women, but every D1 score for men -- and the interest level has to suffer. Maybe there should be a separate board here for women's b-ball; v-ball has its own. Having one board for b-ball makes it confusing regarding which team is being discussed. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,241 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/16/2015 3:15:31 PM  True, but this year when discussing a Bobcat team deserving top 25 votes at least we don't have to point out which team we're talking about! Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/16/2015 11:09:48 PM  When my then-future wife and I were in school there had been no women's sports at OHIO since sometime in the 1930s. It's interesting that there was female sports intercollegiate competition back as early as the 1890s and then it disappeared for several generations until after our graduation in 1968. My wife, however, was -- several years ago -- retroactively declared a varsity athlete and inducted into Varsity OHIO because she was a member of a synchronized swimming team called the Dolphins. It did require a great deal of athletic ability, so I think it was a reasonable gesture to make this retroactive move, but she did not really compete in intercollegiate competition. The level of female athletic competition now is greater than it's ever been, and I think supporting the good women's teams is something that is important, and that many of us (myself included) have not done enough of. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top bornacatfan General User Member Since: 8/3/2006 Post Count: 5,706 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/16/2015 11:52:54 PM  You need to touch base with Paul Baron, His daughter is on the varsity synch swim team at tO$U... never argue with idiots, they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Winter comes and asks how you spent your summer..... The game loves and rewards those who love and reward the game Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 12:09:55 AM  bornacatfan wrote: You need to touch base with Paul Baron, His daughter is on the varsity synch swim team at tO$U... Can you PM me any contact information you might have for Paul? The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 11:22:16 AM  Pataskala wrote: For many of us women's sports were not a big part of our experience at Ohio. When I was an undergrad women's sports were pretty much confined to field hockey, tennis, track, swimming and golf. Most of these weren't big spectator sports. Women's b-ball didn't start until my senior year; v-ball came well after I graduated. Add in the lack of media coverage through the years -- even today ESPN shows only top-25 scores for women, but every D1 score for men -- and the interest level has to suffer. Maybe there should be a separate board here for women's b-ball; v-ball has its own. Having one board for b-ball makes it confusing regarding which team is being discussed. I think keeping it here will bring more attention to it. I don't think that it's all that confusing as it is. Back to Top JSF General User Member Since: 1/29/2005 Location: Houston, TX Post Count: 6,344 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 11:40:16 AM  OhioCatFan wrote: The level of female athletic competition now is greater than it's ever been, and I think supporting the good women's teams is something that is important, and that many of us (myself included) have not done enough of. What do we mean by "support"? Money? Attendance? Attention? There are only so many hours in a day and dollars in a bank account. Why do we support a team in the first place? When I hear/read someone saying, "This team deserves our support," what do they mean? Are there teams that don't deserve our support? Do people deserve more or less support based on the sport they play? Should we support a sport even if we don't personally enjoy it? Should we support women's sports just to support the *idea* of female sports, even if we don't like watching? Should we support something we don't personally enjoy because it's important to do so? These are questions that rattle around in my head often. I've hinted at it before, but I'll just lay them out here. "Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season. My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8 Back to Top Day Tripper General User Member Since: 1/23/2007 Post Count: 103 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 12:07:36 PM  JSF wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: The level of female athletic competition now is greater than it's ever been, and I think supporting the good women's teams is something that is important, and that many of us (myself included) have not done enough of. What do we mean by "support"? Money? Attendance? Attention? There are only so many hours in a day and dollars in a bank account. Why do we support a team in the first place? When I hear/read someone saying, "This team deserves our support," what do they mean? Are there teams that don't deserve our support? Do people deserve more or less support based on the sport they play? Should we support a sport even if we don't personally enjoy it? Should we support women's sports just to support the *idea* of female sports, even if we don't like watching? Should we support something we don't personally enjoy because it's important to do so? These are questions that rattle around in my head often. I've hinted at it before, but I'll just lay them out here. I understand what you are saying. There are many levels of "support". As an alumnus, don't you feel some sort of pride or interest whenever Ohio is mentioned in the media, either academically or athletically even if you have no interest in story? You don't have shell out cash, attend the event or be the cheerheader of the sport. Just have pride in Ohio and morally support whatever is being done. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 2:41:12 PM  JSF, what I had in mind was attendance and rooting for the team. This year, for the first time in several years, my wife and I attended a women's basketball game. I think the last time might have been a Varsity OHIO event that she was invited to, so this was the first time on our own, so to speak, since the days of the double-headers. As another poster said, as alumni, my wife and I have pride in the institution and when a team is doing well, we think they deserve for more fans to come out and show that they are rooting for them to succeed. So I guess you might say in terms of women's sports we are kind of "fair weather" fans, but fair weather fans sometimes turn into more diehard fans. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,700 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 4:08:49 PM  JSF wrote: What do we mean by "support"? Money? Attendance? Attention? There are only so many hours in a day and dollars in a bank account. Why do we support a team in the first place? When I hear/read someone saying, "This team deserves our support," what do they mean? Are there teams that don't deserve our support? Do people deserve more or less support based on the sport they play? Should we support a sport even if we don't personally enjoy it? Should we support women's sports just to support the *idea* of female sports, even if we don't like watching? Should we support something we don't personally enjoy because it's important to do so? Do we like questions? Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,241 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 5:41:48 PM  Good article in yesterday's Post with a great headline "Bob the Builder" points out his head coaching records: Youngstown SU: 0-30, 10-21, 23-10 Ohio: 9-21, 20-3 and riding a 10 game winning streak. Go BOBcats. Back to Top RSBobcat General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,401 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 9:47:28 PM  GroverBall wrote: Good article in yesterday's Post with a great headline "Bob the Builder" points out his head coaching records: Youngstown SU: 0-30, 10-21, 23-10 Ohio: 9-21, 20-3 and riding a 10 game winning streak. Go BOBcats. Good stuff. But it occurs to me....that writer must read BA....(Post writer plagiarizing from the "Embarrassing" thread?) RS Bobcat Back to Top . General User Member Since: 2/3/2005 Post Count: 2,949 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 9:52:02 PM  JSF wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: The level of female athletic competition now is greater than it's ever been, and I think supporting the good women's teams is something that is important, and that many of us (myself included) have not done enough of. What do we mean by "support"? Money? Attendance? Attention? There are only so many hours in a day and dollars in a bank account. Why do we support a team in the first place? When I hear/read someone saying, "This team deserves our support," what do they mean? Are there teams that don't deserve our support? Do people deserve more or less support based on the sport they play? Should we support a sport even if we don't personally enjoy it? Should we support women's sports just to support the *idea* of female sports, even if we don't like watching? Should we support something we don't personally enjoy because it's important to do so? These are questions that rattle around in my head often. I've hinted at it before, but I'll just lay them out here. I' ve never seen JSF and Chuck Klosterman in the same room, now that I think of it. Back to Top JSF General User Member Since: 1/29/2005 Location: Houston, TX Post Count: 6,344 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/17/2015 11:56:25 PM  Delete Pending wrote: JSF wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: The level of female athletic competition now is greater than it's ever been, and I think supporting the good women's teams is something that is important, and that many of us (myself included) have not done enough of. What do we mean by "support"? Money? Attendance? Attention? There are only so many hours in a day and dollars in a bank account. Why do we support a team in the first place? When I hear/read someone saying, "This team deserves our support," what do they mean? Are there teams that don't deserve our support? Do people deserve more or less support based on the sport they play? Should we support a sport even if we don't personally enjoy it? Should we support women's sports just to support the *idea* of female sports, even if we don't like watching? Should we support something we don't personally enjoy because it's important to do so? These are questions that rattle around in my head often. I've hinted at it before, but I'll just lay them out here. I' ve never seen JSF and Chuck Klosterman in the same room, now that I think of it. That hurts. "Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season. My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8 Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,700 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/19/2015 8:24:50 AM  Bobcats get blitzed in the 2nd half at home and lose to 6-6 EMU. EMU was 4 for 7 from 3 in the 2nd half, while Ohio was 4 for 21. Oof. Big and possibly final blow to any at-large hopes. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top oldkatz General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Post Count: 1,421 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/19/2015 8:50:37 AM  EMU was also 19 for 19 at the free throw line in the second half while the Bobcats were 5 of 6 for the game. Some critically bad calls at similarly critical times were impactful. But, EMU played hard and inspired defense and hit 3's well above their average. The 2/3 zone negated almost all our inside game for the night. Overall, just an aberrant game all around for the Bobcats. It puts more pressure on Saturday's Akron game. "All my inside sources tell me I have no inside sources." Salvatore "money bucks" Mafiosiano. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,241 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/19/2015 11:25:21 AM  Cats bounce back against the zippies. I believe in the Builder. Back to Top oldkatz General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Post Count: 1,421 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/21/2015 8:00:47 PM  Woman top Akron 71-55 for their 21st win. Back on track and back in the Convo Wednesday. I believe OCF is buying treats for everyone there! "All my inside sources tell me I have no inside sources." Salvatore "money bucks" Mafiosiano. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,241 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/22/2015 12:41:11 AM  First win in Akron in 7 years. Lowest point total for season for zippies. Need 7 more OHIO threes for season record. Forced 23 turnovers that became 18 OHIO points (would love to see this from men) Bench scored 22 (ditto) Keep it roiling Bobcats! Last Edited: 2/22/2015 12:41:53 AM by GroverBall Back to Top UpSan Bobcat General User Member Since: 8/30/2005 Location: Upper Sandusky, OH Post Count: 3,792 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/23/2015 11:08:53 AM  Ohio should be the #1 seed in the MAC tournament. Bobcats are up a game on Ball State and hold the tiebreaker. Final four games for Ohio are not tough, including the three worst teams in MAC (two of them at home) after a home game against 8-6 Buffalo. To lose the top seed, Ohio would have to go 2-2 and Ball State win out against four teams all .500 or better. Last Edited: 2/23/2015 11:12:40 AM by UpSan Bobcat Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,124 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/23/2015 11:24:51 AM  As with the men, a regular season title guarantees at least a WNIT berth, correct? Back to Top UpSan Bobcat General User Member Since: 8/30/2005 Location: Upper Sandusky, OH Post Count: 3,792 Status: Offline     RE: Bobcat Women's Team    Posted: 2/23/2015 11:44:07 AM  shabamon wrote: As with the men, a regular season title guarantees at least a WNIT berth, correct? Yes, in fact, if Ohio finishes first and wins the MAC tournament, the second-place team gets an automatic berth. Every conference gets represented: A team offered an automatic berth by the WNIT shall be the team that is a.) the highest-finishing team in its conference’s regular-season standings, and b.) is not selected for the NCAA Tournament. 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