The Bobcats received exceptional coverage one winter during the Randy Ayers meltdown at OSU and the run of the 14th ranked Bobcats. The complaint calls to local TV, radio and Sunday Dispatch editorials were beyond reasonable. In fact it was said that Channel 6 sports anchor Ronnie Duncan lost his job due to extensive Bobcat coverage during the 94-95 season. Since then; all we can hope for is an article like today with at least one jab at the negative.
Athens makes up part of the Columbus media market and accounts for the numbers they claim to sponsors and advertisers. Several of the stations have lobbied heavily to maintain a share of the SEO numbers. Personally, I don't think many consider Ohio a threat to OSU other than the Ohio U. - OU reference. Bob Hunter of the Dispatch has been called out numerous times for reporting OU, Ohio U. instead of Ohio. Yet, as a Bobcat alum he continues to follow suit. I understand why they do it. I have 40-60 year old adults running through my neighborhood with a buckeye flag before, during and after every big game. Regardless if one of our top tier programs return to national rankings I can't see any of them wanting to be the next Ronnie Duncan.
Last Edited: 12/17/2010 1:56:06 PM by DublinCat