OSU AD Smith tired of angry emails about The Game
The Columbus Dispatch ran a mailbag story this morning about the backlash over the proposal to move The Game. Included in the mailbag was this little tidbit:
"Perceived or not, such dormant feelings among the populace have surfaced to the point that Smith was moved to make a video Friday explaining the scheduling process and more or less asking for the angry e-mails to desist: "I don't need any more," he said."
Well, I think the emails are at least giving them a wake up call. Hopefully it all works out.
August 29th, 2010 at 4:29 PM ^
The only time when "i don't need any more" is a valid response is when The Game is guaranteed to be played on the last weekend of the season.
August 29th, 2010 at 4:47 PM ^
Otherwise it almost necessitates moving the game to avoid the potential for a back-to-back rematch.
As such, keeping U-M and OSU in the same division needs to be articulated as the true top priority.
August 29th, 2010 at 11:05 PM ^
August 30th, 2010 at 12:24 AM ^
Do you really think the same intensity would exist if both teams have already clinched their divisions and know they'd be playing again in a week?
August 30th, 2010 at 1:03 AM ^
August 29th, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
August 29th, 2010 at 4:34 PM ^
MICH 6 DAYS
August 29th, 2010 at 4:34 PM ^
August 29th, 2010 at 4:48 PM ^
Especially rabid college football fans with a computer and an axe to grind. His inbox is about to blow up worse than that dude in Big Trouble in Little China.
August 29th, 2010 at 10:32 PM ^
he's just tired from reading all of those words.
August 29th, 2010 at 4:38 PM ^
"Ah'd lakk ta challunj da Thletic Drecter to a Cage Maach... hate ta hafta kick his ass fer screwin upda skedjul."
August 29th, 2010 at 4:43 PM ^
I'm pretty sure the RR's threat to fight Terrelle Pryor "prison style" inspired the OSU qb to his Rose Bowl winning performance last January. Now if we can just get him to throw his (considerable) muscle behind the move to save the game, we'll have nothing to worry about (unless "we" includes Jim Delaney, who will almost certainly be put in a sleeper hold by the 9 inch pythons of the Redneck Rocker).
August 29th, 2010 at 4:43 PM ^
Well excuse us for exercising our right to free speech!
Listening to the fans/alums is part of his freaking job
August 29th, 2010 at 4:46 PM ^
Seriously what did he expect was going to happen?????
August 29th, 2010 at 5:19 PM ^
Bob is dead, they shot him in the head!
August 29th, 2010 at 4:48 PM ^
Keep them coming until the Big Ten announces that the Game will be preserved at its traditional spot in the season.
August 29th, 2010 at 4:53 PM ^
Disgrace anymore.
August 29th, 2010 at 5:22 PM ^
You're upset that they're giving this story publicity?
August 29th, 2010 at 5:42 PM ^
but that's not the reason why I said that. I've read a lot of articles in the Dispatch and many of them have gotten under my skin and many Ohioans too. It has become a one sided paper in my opinion.
August 29th, 2010 at 5:21 PM ^
As Brodie already said, he didn't exactly demand that the e-mails stop--what he said was perhaps a poor attempt at humor.
But judge for yourself--take a look at the video. A link to it was posted in this thread: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/all-not-lost-osu-ad-running-scared
And here's a direct link: Gene Smith statement
August 29th, 2010 at 5:26 PM ^
Thanks for the links... I was too lazy to dig them up
August 29th, 2010 at 7:03 PM ^
For a Buckeye, Smith seemed rather reasonable to me. So I figured perhaps people should look at the original source material before ripping on the guy.
That Dispatch writer put a certain spin on what Smith said, and I'm always suspicious of someone using weaselly words such as "more or less"--as in "more or less asking for the angry e-mails to desist."
August 29th, 2010 at 5:32 PM ^
Is it wrong that I felt dirty for being at ohiostatebuckeyes.com? Ugh, too much scarlet and gray for me, thanks.
August 29th, 2010 at 5:35 PM ^
It would be wrong if you didn't feel dirty.
August 29th, 2010 at 8:56 PM ^
August 29th, 2010 at 6:44 PM ^
Smith sounds like a guy who needs more angry e-mails.
August 29th, 2010 at 9:56 PM ^
The b10 commissioner needs some nasty letters! Don't you touch that final game!!!
August 30th, 2010 at 12:55 PM ^
the sad thing is, no amount of e-mails will make him change his mind.
on a related note, God I hate ohio effing state.
August 30th, 2010 at 1:41 PM ^
1. Both Michigan and OSU will leak reports of how angry fans are with changing the date of The Game. Both AD's will comment on it, there will be stories sympathetic to the fans, the whole schtick.
2. Once actual football begins, the angry calls will start to lessen in number, since there's other things to worry about now. Not that this issue takes a backseat to anything, but people will divide their attention with the games being played.
3. The Big Ten will take this as a sign that the fans understand where the conference is coming from, and will push forward with a stupidly hated idea.
4. The Big Ten will announce that, "after listening to so many fans", Michigan and Ohio State will play in late-August from now on. College football fans will gnash their teeth, and Jim Delany will happily congratulate himself on a job well done.
Just you watch. This will happen, unfortunately.