After the 2009 Buffalo game in Buffalo, several of us Bobcats went out after the squeaker victory for some late night adult beverages. In the watering hole north of campus we ran into a very nice assistant Bulls coach who came over to us for a long chat.
The subject of our place kicker came up and I asked if he thought Weller was the cream of the MAC and he said that the Bulls Special Team coach made the comment that, "Not only is the Ohio kicker the best in the MAC, it's highly likely that he is the best kicker in college football east of the Mississippi." Then we bought him a round for the nice complement.
btw this assistant coach stated that they hoped we ripped Temples a new one later that year, WHICH OHIO DID, as they cannot stand the Owls--bad blood I guess from longer than MAC experience.
Also, in another thread it states that Ohio has not had a super star player to get public attention. Matt Weller could be that guy. What is the PR department doing to promote him to be an All-American. A high school classmate of mine was an All-American OL his junior year on a program that didn't merit national attention but is in a big conference. After the team was announced I was excited to talk to my friend and when asked how that came about he thought it was because the university bank rolled a PR campaign that put his name everywhere. If that's true, what is Ohio Athletics and the University doing to let every sports writer know that the best kicker in Ohio isn't in Columbus?
Last Edited: 8/20/2011 7:32:54 PM by MonroeClassmate