The Campus Sports Guy
Improving the Bobcats
By Corey Ryan, Sports Editor
October 6, 2007 | 6:18 p.m.
Alright alleged Bobcat Nation, I’m with you or against you, depending on your perspective.
Not only could I not find a single OU student to go to the game with, I went with five Kent students, all of whom had driven here that morning.
To top it all off, the game was awful, including an inept Bobcat attack resembling last year and 17 penalties, leaving coach Frank Solich with a coronary.
It was an awful experience and all of you who left at halftime were better for it. That second half was like watching those union workers pass out informational packets to students on college green. You feel bad for them, but you would rather walk around then be hassled.
Rather than be merely the problem identifier, I have compiled two lists. One is five reasons to go to Peden Stadium during a game, directed towards those other than the actual team. The second is five ideas to improve the program, not including the obvious upgrade the offensive line, quarterback and coaching suggestions.
So, without further ado, here are the top-fives:
Top 5 Reasons Why To Go To A Ohio Football Game Other Than To Watch A Team That Can’t Score Or Tackle A Midget (sorry Little Persons) Backfield
5. The Band
Now I will never understand why people go just to see the band, but I do see their entertainment value. They are the geeky white kids who form together to do cool dances. It’s a bunch of McLovins just trying to be cool.
Side note: If you want to talk about diversity around campus, talk about the band. Hasn’t anyone seen Drumline? I guess Nick Cannon wouldn’t fit in with what they are trying to accomplish.
4. Flask-It
So I was having trouble thinking of real reasons to go to a football game, but the team is viewable when under the influence of alcohol. Too bad they don’t sell beer like Kent State apparently does at their stadium.
3. Sunshine
We only have a few weeks of sunshine left before winter. It does feel good to get out of my basement and off of the couch on Saturday afternoons.
2. The Scenery
This just in, Peden is a nice stadium. I have been to Akron and Kent’s stadiums and they are awful. We have grass. It’s a nice place to watch a competent team.
1. Possible Mascot Melee
Did anyone else see the Oregon Duck beat down Houston mascot? Why can’t our roid-ed out Bobcat pull something like that off? I mean, I have been against the dismissal of the Bobcat since this Rufus was brought in, but if he could beat some ass, he would get my vote.
Top 5 Ideas To Improve The Ohio Football Program/Experience Other Than New Players/Coach
5. Urinals
The last stadium I was in with trough pissers was Municipal Stadium and that was 12 years ago. I think it’s time to upgrade to the urinal. I’m not shy about showing it off; it is just too intimate of a setting for me.
4. Sell Beer
Why not? This will never happen, but if they sold beer, more students would go and the games would be more entertaining. Plus, we could go Cleveland Browns on opposing referees for bad calls (Warning: the Campus Sports Guy doesn’t not condone or encourage the abuse of referees, however he will not stop you if you choose to).
3. Backs on All Seats
Sure we should be standing up and going crazy as college students. However, if we have nothing to cheer about, we should at least be comfortable.
2. Let the Bobcat Quarterbacks Participate in the Pre-Fourth Quarter Challenge
The past two games, prior to the fourth quarter, a fan goes onto the field to try to hit a target to win, I think this is the number, $75,000. However, the throw is the equivalent to throwing a forty-yard skinny post away from a right-hander, hitting the receiver in the helmet.
I mean, the Baltimore Ravens don’t have a quarterback who can do that, so how is that reasonable for a student? I want to see the actual team’s quarterbacks try it, just so everyone can see how difficult that is.
1. Forest-and-White
There is the Maize-and-Blue and the Scarlet-and-Grey, but the Bobcats are simply Ohio or ‘Cats and possibly the Green-and-White. How about we spice it up and make it sound distinguished? I think the team color is a forest green, so let’s go with this.