The Flash,
I understand perhaps your frustration towards Ohio State and their program but your reasoning why there were hardly any Kent fans going to the game is not even close.
Now, as some of you may know I was a student-athlete at KSU (track & field) and been around the campus for several years (96-02). During my tenure there, the football program showed little signs of promise and it has been, in my mind, the same story every year. They did show improvement from their season last year, but by no means showed more excitement to the Kent community. The simple reason is that there are hardly ANY Kent football fans in the world today. You are probably one of the few die-hard fans out there and I commend you for that.
You know as well as I know, especially the students, don't pay much attention to the football program at all. Perhaps this is a marketing problem or the simple fact they have not won any kind of title since 1972. Until they put a winning team on the field and play up to par with more quality opponents, then there will be more fans.
Let's be honest here, they got their butt kicked by Ohio State. If Ohio State played their "A" game the entire time, the Buckeyes could have put up 60+ points. This was expected and the players probably expected it. Heck, perhaps half of the players on the Kent squad probably grew up watching Ohio State on TV every Saturday rooting for the Buckeyes. This is a another subject on to itself, but I hope you get my point.
Everyone, including myself, are tired of the excuses every year. Until they put more quality wins on the field year after year (not over New Hampshire) then you will see more fans in the stands and the will for them to travel to see them play against an Ohio State.
At this point, I just don't see anything positive out of losing to Ohio State than perhaps having the Sports Information Directors placing a tag such as "The Golden Flashes played in front of 80,000+ fans at Ohio Stadium." If that's the positive they can write, then you know there is something wrong.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by The Flash:
Maybe Kent fans aren't going because of the bad reputation of Buckeye fans. Many MAC fans who post on this board have said that C-bus has some of the worst, rudest fans that they have encountered at road games. No one wants to go to a "friendly" game and be abused.
Or, maybe just maybe, KSU FANS DON'T GIVE A RATS A*& ABOUT OHIO STATE! Perish the thought that all of us in Ohio don't bow down to the great scarlet and gray.
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Who is going to C-Bus Saturday.
