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Thursday, August 30, 2007
"Look at what happens in Europe. They literally kill people at soccer matches." A former chair of the Ohio State Board of Trustees rushes to the defense of his school after someone suggests that OSU fan behavior is a mite uncivilized. Hell, we haven't killed anybody yet... And, after all, "rowdy fan behavior has never been unique to Ohio State." The chair's remarks are a small part of the pummeling former OSU president Karen Holbrook's been receiving from OSU people for her recent Kinsley Gaffe, in which she accurately described the pre- and post-game streets of Columbus. Not only is Holbrook totally unsporting. She's also, notes one local booster, a snob: "I think people got the impression that she wanted it (a football game) to be like a social event, like a polo match, where people walked with shirts tied around their necks." |