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Topic: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Topic: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

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CarbonHillBobcat
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It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/13/2012 7:23:19 PM

I watch the sports shows each week & am frustrated by the lack of coverage we get. We MAC schools have a lot of alumni around the country. It's time we demand more coverage. Ohio is 7-0, they could at least mention it. I haven't seen it yet on any highlight show.

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/13/2012 8:02:30 PM

I would like to see ESPN's Gameday take ten minutes out of their three friggin hours and focus on non-AQs. I would like to see ESPN's scoreboard show take five minutes out of their hour to at least show non-AQ scores on something other than their scroll and maybe have some discussion. Ain't gonna happen. They're so afraid that some fantasy sports nerd will flip over to some other sports channel (of course, there aren't any that do what ESPN does). They also have to appease the superegos of Mark May and Lou Holtz, who are too much above the rest of us to discuss non-AQs (unless, of course, Lou wants to talk about Kent).

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OHIO24
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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 12:29:08 AM

The CBS sports Network just mentioned that the OHIO Bobcats stayed undefeated today by defeating Akron on Inside College Football, but they failed to show any highlights.

CarbonHillBobcat
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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 12:40:13 AM

That's my point. Where are the highlights? How many 7-0 teams are there? Some of our wins may not have been as pretty as we'd like, but they have been wins. And, I believe we came back from a 11 point deficit to beat Penn State 24-14, in their stadium. Oh, but we ruined the storyline all the "sports gurus" had about how the Penn State team would rise above the mess they were in.

I feel the alumni of all the MAC schools should ask for more.

(I've corrected my post above with the right scores. Next time I post statistics, I'll be more careful)

Last Edited: 10/14/2012 1:03:27 AM by CarbonHillBobcat

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 12:46:21 AM

CarbonHillBobcat wrote:

That's my point. Where are the highlights? How many 7-0 teams are there? Some of our wins may not have been as pretty as we'd like, but they have been wins. And, I believe we came back from a 21 point deficit to beat Penn State 24-21, in their stadium. Oh, but we ruined the storyline all the "sports gurus" had about how the Penn State team would rise above the mess they were in.

I feel the alumni of all the MAC schools should ask for more.

Penn State only scored 14 points on us. 24-14

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CarbonHillBobcat
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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 12:50:12 AM

Sorry, you're right! Makes my point even more! Statistics not my strong point.

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 12:57:10 AM

CarbonHillBobcat wrote:

That's my point. Where are the highlights? How many 7-0 teams are there? Some of our wins may not have been as pretty as we'd like, but they have been wins. And, I believe we came back from a 21 point deficit to beat Penn State 24-21, in their stadium. Oh, but we ruined the storyline all the "sports gurus" had about how the Penn State team would rise above the mess they were in.

I feel the alumni of all the MAC schools should ask for more.

We didn't come back from a 21 - 0 deficit to win. Worst was when we were down 14 - 3 at half.

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 2:04:19 AM

Bobcats got some love from Mark May tonight on College Football Final show. He had Ohio listed as one of 3 teams he gave an "A" to for the first 1/2 of the season.

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 2:15:58 AM

The drawbacks of the bandwagon filling up.

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 11:41:37 AM

I saw that "A" for Ohio, but Sport Center still gets an "F-" for coverage of Ohio and the other MAC schools. They barely showed clips from the game.

Where is the coverage of Toledo- 6-1, with only a loss to Arizona in OT? Or Northern IL 6-1, who beat Kansas and barely lost to Iowa 18-17? Or Kent State 5-1, who lost to Kentucky at Kentuck? They could spend 5 min. covering the MAC conference. We represent a good portion of the country with a large student population.

A major problem is we don't have a whloe state behind our schools- like a lot of the top rated schools. Ohio has Ohio University, Toledo, Kent State, Akron, Bowling Green, not to mention Cincinnati, and that other Ohio school up north from Athens. The Columbus Dispatch didn't even have a pcsture of Ohio's game in their Sunday sports section. I live in Hocking County- next door to Athens Co., and most of us get the Columbus paper as our daily paper.

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 1:02:39 PM

CarbonHill, could you talk to the Walmart manager in Logan about getting one display of Ohio gear to go along with their 15 different Bucknut displays? Marketing begins close to home!

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CarbonHillBobcat
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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 8:44:01 PM

I will threaten to take my business elsewhere to the powers that be at WalMart.

But- Channel 10 out of Columbus is going to have Tyler Tettleton & another Bobcat (didn't catch who) on their Football show tonight after the local news!

So proud of our #25 Bobcats!!!!

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 9:35:37 PM

There was a lot of love for the Bobcats tonight at 10TV. A recent grad working there came in to watch the taping with TT & Corey H, and a couple other guys that work behind the scenes came in and made it known they were Ohio grads from 'way back' and were thrilled Ohio was doing so well. Even Dom T & Tim May were very, very complimentary of the Bobcats. Pleasant surprise I must say. Didn't see that coming from Columbus media, so hats off to them. Things are changing here in Columbus, and it's sweet.

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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/14/2012 9:55:06 PM

Didn't think Dom knew there's college athletics outside the I-270 outerbelt with the exception of Otterbein. He's been heard mis-pronouncing on the air such non-Central Ohio teams as kree-ton (Creighton) and doo-kez-knee (Duquesne).

Tim May, on the other hand, probably still has a soft spot for the Bobcats from his early years at the Dispatch covering Danny Nee's basketball team in the Convo then sharing a beer with Nee later that night at Tony's.

Last Edited: 10/14/2012 10:11:37 PM by bobcatsquared

Mike Johnson
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Love from afar

Posted: 10/14/2012 9:56:36 PM

Yesterday in Athens we had as guests Peter & Jose Verveen from Rhenen, The Netherlands. They savored every moment of Homecoming.

Starting with the parade with its sense of humor, Peter & Jose couldn't stop smiling, and Peter shot much video.

We then walked them around the campus which they deemed beautiful. After lunching in the Baker Center food court (to spare Lynne from more walking), it was on to Peden Stadium.

Peter quickly grasped the essentials of the game. He and Jose loved the entire Peden experience. "We have nothing like this in The Netherlands," he observed.

They loved both bands - "The music is amazing," Peter enthused - and especially the spirit and enduring skill shown by the massive Alumni Band (looked like about 350 members).

When Ohio took a 34-14 lead, Peter smiled and said, "Can you stop worrying now?"

"Too early," I replied. And when inexplicably Ohio abandoned the up-the-gut ground game that restored the early 20-point lead, even Peter was puzzled.

Peter & Jose stayed for the entire post-game band show - during which Peter videod non-stop.

The day was a virtually perfect exclamation point to the "Americanizing" we had been treating them to - visits to Zoar, Sugar Creek, Walnut Creek, the military aircraft museum near our North Canton home, grilling in the back yard, watching the VP debate (which Peter thoroughly enjoyed), etc.

We now have at least two Dutch who will be cheering on the Bobcats.

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RE: Love from afar

Posted: 10/14/2012 10:15:52 PM

Any chance for a link to the 10tv interviews (for those of us who live outside the area)?

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RE: Love from afar

Posted: 10/14/2012 10:26:38 PM

Mike Johnson wrote:

We now have at least two Dutch who will be cheering on the Bobcats.

You mean two more. Don't forget about the Van Kempen family!

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CarbonHillBobcat
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RE: Love from afar

Posted: 10/14/2012 10:49:12 PM

Here is the website for Channel 10- www.10tv.com. They may have a link to the video after it's aired. I'm not computer savey enough to figure how to link the actual video once it's aired.

I will have to stay up to watch it- although I really need to get to bed. But, how often does #25 ranking happen!

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RE: Love from afar

Posted: 10/15/2012 12:57:32 PM

Dom gives us more shout outs than you might think. He often puts in 15 to 30 seconds, although some of it may be because they need filler. Channel 4 does much better, thanks in no small part to Matt Barnes.

I think it's interesting that Mark May made such a big deal of our win vs. Penn St in his A grade, considering he did nothing but rail over how bad Penn St played that day during their Sept 1 show and didn't even mention us. It was up to Lou Holtz to throw in the obligatory "But Ohio's a good team" bone.

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CarbonHillBobcat
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RE: It's time the MAC schools get sports coverage!

Posted: 10/15/2012 9:44:00 PM

WTBS Channel 10 had a good spot last nightn their Wall t Wall Sports show. They spent ver 5 min. interviewing our guys. Even showed clips! Horray!

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