http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/12/29/be-kind-to-shreveport/ Thoughts from The Oklahoman Sports Columnist Berry Tramel | NewsOK.com Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:37:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/12/29/be-kind-to-shreveport/comment-page-1/#comment-5839 Thor Shaffer Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:40:56 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/12/29/be-kind-to-shreveport/#comment-5839 I was on the road during most of the first half of the Independence Bowl. Turning through my AM tuner, I was able to find two radio stations covering the Independence Bowl. Then, I got home and watched the rest of it on T.V. OK, you could tell they weren't the top teams in the country somewhat. But, there were people who were interested. You could hear the crowd on the radio broadcasts. Why slam this bowl or these two teams ? If there weren't schools like this at least trying to make their programs the best they could, who would the bigger name conference schools play at certain times of the football season ? If the OUs of the world had to play the Texases of the world a 3 game series, then Florida a 3 game series, etc. would that be what you people really want ? If you like football just because you like to watch some football between teams with at least something going for them, both playing like it meant something to them, this game wasn't so bad. Maybe not the greatest Independence Bowl ever, but some of these SEC and Big 12 teams needed a victory they didn't get against maybe a MAC or WAC or some such opponent ... as in Texas A&M losing to Arkansas State I was on the road during most of the first half of the Independence Bowl. Turning through my AM tuner, I was able to find two radio stations covering the Independence Bowl. Then, I got home and watched the rest of it on T.V. OK, you could tell they weren’t the top teams in the country somewhat. But, there were people who were interested. You could hear the crowd on the radio broadcasts. Why slam this bowl or these two teams ? If there weren’t schools like this at least trying to make their programs the best they could, who would the bigger name conference schools play at certain times of the football season ? If the OUs of the world had to play the Texases of the world a 3 game series, then Florida a 3 game series, etc. would that be what you people really want ? If you like football just because you like to watch some football between teams with at least something going for them, both playing like it meant something to them, this game wasn’t so bad. Maybe not the greatest Independence Bowl ever, but some of these SEC and Big 12 teams needed a victory they didn’t get against maybe a MAC or WAC or some such opponent … as in Texas A&M losing to Arkansas State

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