I'm sure that many of us would like to know and if that was the reason than we should applaud the university for taking a hard stance.
Agree with you, sort of... Although my guess is most people thinking this way DIDN'T GO to the game. Easier for you to say that from afar. And I'm not saying I totally disagree with you either. But....
On the other hand, it would have been helpful to know if the coaches planned on essentially assuring us of a non-competitive game by playing the non-starter until the game was out of hand. I could have written the U an extra $500 check, bought new tires for my car, and still had some to spare if they told me to stay at home because they weren't going to play the best available.
I'm a bit worried about this fledgling traveling Ohio fan base when we continue to get throttled on a national stage. OUr 'die-hard' numbers at bowls are what we're going to be stuck with unless we have significant improvement. Especially when there aren't easily available answers on why the best people for the job weren't on the field.
Mike Johnson, if you're reading this, I hope you can share some of your email thread I had the opportunity to read. Lots of good arguments on both sides of the fence, pertaining to how both OU and OSU handled their situations. I'm not sure which camp I'm in yet.