Sorry, but I have to call out Rob Cornelius. Here are a couple things that are bothering me:

1.) In a time when the athletic department is strapped for cash, we need to get the most bang for our buck. Cornelius is completely invisible outside of the mandatory stuff like media day. No analysis on practice from him via twitter or anywhere else. He has tweeted BARELY A WORD about our team in the last few weeks. A less experienced (and more hungry) guy or gal would be clamoring to stay relevant year around.

2.) As a public facing employee representing our athletic department, I find it embarrassing to have him spouting his silly political views so publicly. He's clearly a smart guy, but unfortunately he embraces childish, partisan hackery. I'm sorry, but mixing us up in that via his twitter feed is not cool. I know he does this for a living, but he should have separate accounts or something.

I guess that's it. In general, I think I would prefer someone who ACTUALLY CARES about our team and will put in the effort even if they aren't on the clock. Arkley for instance busts his a$$...we basically need an Arkley with a good radio voice.

I should note that Rob does a top-notch job on the broadcasts. It just sucks that he clearly doesn't get excited about our team. Perhaps he would be better served fighting liberals full time.

PS - This place could be called a "Message Bored" (get it!!!) as of late. Hopefully this will get people going :)

You gotta love it when The Love thinks YOUR thread is controversial!

I might feel slightly bad if Rob read this but of course there is no chance of that because he probably never visits this site since he's NOT A FAN OF OUR TEAM.

To quote Rob after  Bates' BG Touchdown run this thread is "Ridiculous"

I was actually glad the thread was started about Rob. After reading the title I was concerned we were looking at a Yukon Cornelius discussion. At least this pertains to the board's theme.

Is Rob on campus just on game days and a few media events? Anyone know the story of how  he became our color analyst?  I think he has good chemistry with Russ.

This basically boils down to me having an insatiable appetite for Bobcat football right now...and Cornelius is giving me nothing. And hasn't given me ANYTHING in the two years I've followed him on twitter.

MY DEMAND: Provide me more content Cornelius, or hand over your post to someone that (a) lives in Athens and (b) will put in the time and effort.

I believe that is on the money. I've been told he gets about $1,500 a year plus travel expenses. Russ, on the other hand, is making at least $40,000. And from what I've heard, Russ is in the office about one day a month (no joke!). Perhaps we should really be asking more of him....

I would if I thought he was intellectually capable of it.



Thanks! I've started some doozies in my day, so I appreciate that.



True.



I guess it must be true based on everyone thinking that's the case. Sort of makes my grumbling seem pretty silly huh?



Not really. He is a broadcaster for our football and basketball teams. If Russ is the "voice" then Rob is the "brain". I don't want to know what our "brain" thinks about politics!



No doubt.



It's coming...


OK, forget this thread ever existed. Based on what I've learned here it would seem that this thread should be titled "Pay Rob Cornelius More Money". I was thinking he made at least 30K or more and if so, I thought I should hear more about his opinion on our team and less about his politics.

This wouldn't have happened if the season would just start for god's sake.

My, my, what a mess.

My two cents:

Agree with all above -- Rob is a bang-up guy, does a great job on the broadcasts, and is about as passionate an alum about Bobcat sports as you'll find.

If the tweets aren't what you are looking for, why have you actively sought them out?  Why must someone's personal account be all about their work?  It isn't as if his handle is @robcOHIOBOBCATSFOOTBALL!!!11, and he isn't asking listeners to the broadcasts to follow him for updates -- both instances that *might* warrant the irrational irritation on your part.

Then you ought to, "feel slightly bad."


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Now, who really needs to step it up is this @Bobcat_LOVE character.  I've learned squat about glue sales.

And what about @johngroce?  Only 1 tweet in the last month??  What could he possibly be occupying his time with?

I've been friends with Rob since I was a freshman, which is now running on 14 years. On top of that, he and I couldn't be more different politically. Trust me, I'm to the left of Bernie Sanders. That said, this criticism is beyond ridiculous. The guy's a pro's pro and cares more about OU than 3/4 of the people on this board. He puts in the work, too, believe me. Just because you think he tweets too much about some Republican dumbasses doesn't mean he's doing OU a disservice and giving his poorly paying side job short shrift. It's not like he's in the police blotter every week, which is what a real black eye for a program looks like. Move along to something more important, please.

First read this thread title, and i instantly thought of Yukon Cornelius as well.  You're not alone.  I read through the Original Post and will just say no comment.  I think Rob is great at what he does, his football and basketball knowledge are a great asset to both programs and help Russ and the broadcast team.  Rob C is definitely underpaid.  And now before I leave, I need to let my inner-MH55 out. 


(And after posting a picture, I can confirm, Yes, it is dumb to do so.)

I laughed.

Also, I have to point out in a relatively short time we've gone from complains about Twitter's existence to complaints about not enough Twitter.

You simply can't expect Rob to give a steady stream of observations because he doesn't live close to Athens. He moonlights as an announcer and has another gig as his main deal. His Twitter account has nothing to do with his role as a Bobcat announcer. He gives more of his free time than anyone to Bobcat athletics.

...perhaps because the Bobcat Showcase hasn't started (though they are tweeting), The Post isn't printing, NewsWatch isn't on 5 nights a week, the coaches radio show hasn't begun and the Athens News relies on students for its coverage and doesn't have a staff beat writer?

Have you watched Relentless?