Welcome Guest! Create an Account login email: password: remember me: BASKETBALL Latest News News Archive Schedule/Results Multi-Media Recruiting FOOTBALL Latest News News Archive Schedule/Results Multi-Media Recruiting MESSAGE BOARD Message Home - Ohio Basketball - Ohio Basketball Recruiting - The O Zone - Ohio Football - Ohio Football Recruiting - Ohio Volleyball - Ohio Baseball - Ohio Olympic Sports... - General OU Discussion... - Website Feedback... - Posting Policy Edit My Profile Private Messages Logout CHAT LINKS site searchwhere to watchcontact usabout usadvertise with ushelp Message Board BobcatAttack.com Message Board Ohio Basketball Topic:  RE: The true local Bobcat fans will . . . Topic:  RE: The true local Bobcat fans will . . . Author Message Maddog13 General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Post Count: 597 Status: Offline     RE: The true local Bobcat fans will . . .    Posted: 3/20/2019 1:20:39 PM  I was born in Nelsonville, but raised in Athens. Larry Hunter is a legend in Southeastern Ohio, and his firing was felt deeply from folks in these parts. There has always been a divide of sorts between townies and University folks. (I was lucky to be part of both.) Larry Hunter was able to traverse that divide and attract locals to the magic as well. This region also respects toughness and Larry's teams epitomized that. Having the Snyder/Hunter coaching tree back in the Convo is a good move. Play tough and competitive, and the locals will come. Win and create a fun environment, and the students will come. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: The true local Bobcat fans will . . .    Posted: 3/20/2019 3:30:24 PM  Maddog13 wrote: I was born in Nelsonville, but raised in Athens. Larry Hunter is a legend in Southeastern Ohio, and his firing was felt deeply from folks in these parts. There has always been a divide of sorts between townies and University folks. (I was lucky to be part of both.) Larry Hunter was able to traverse that divide and attract locals to the magic as well. This region also respects toughness and Larry's teams epitomized that. Having the Snyder/Hunter coaching tree back in the Convo is a good move. Play tough and competitive, and the locals will come. Win and create a fun environment, and the students will come. +1 Very valid points, every one of them! While I was not born in Athens County, or even Ohio, my paternal roots go back in Southeastern Ohio to the 1830s. I've got hillbilly in my blood. My family moved back to Ohio in 1950. I consider myself, like you, one who has a foot in both the "townie" and the "gown" camps. There are not a whole lot of us! Just wanted to support what you said, because there's a lot of wisdom in your statement. 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 Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,152 Status: Offline     RE: The true local Bobcat fans will . . .    Posted: 3/20/2019 5:33:18 PM  We've had four coaches since Hunter, and they've each had ups and downs regarding attendance for home games. It seemed to be the best when the OZone was rocking. But that also coincided with times when Ohio was winning about 80% of its MAC home games. That has dropped off to about 60% over the past seven years. Between the OZone and winning I don't know which may be the chicken and which be the egg. Obviously fans want to see a winner but students also want some place fun. I saw an article recently that places like Tennessee are trying to draw more students with a smartphone app that interacts their phone with things like the music played during pregame warmups and other things. Makes their phones light up to the music or something. A few years ago the football team had special promotions involving area communities. If they're not doing it, the athletics office should consider doing that with the b-ball team. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top Showing Replies:   26 - 28  of 28 Posts Jump to Page:   < Previous    1 | 2 View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 157 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 157 Guests 0 Registered Users There are no other users looking at this page.

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