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Topic: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Topic: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

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Voice of Reason
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Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Posted: 4/4/2012 1:07:53 PM

I want to thank Jason Arkley and Bobcat Showcase for their outstanding coverage of the Cats this year! Arkley has and continues to do and outstanding job, but I want to give an additional thumbs up to Bobcat Showcase.

The way our football and basketball teams performed and carried themselves this year made me incredibly proud to be an Ohio University Alum as I have stated previously. However, the added coverage from Bobcat Showcase has been unbelievable for added content, analysis and perspectives on our beloved Bobcats. Not to mention, it was done in first-class manner with the highest level of journalistic integrity (not always found with the Post). They did not write get caught up in reporting rumors and opinions versus fact, in a time when with blogs, messageboards and BobcatBlitz "sources" it is easy to be sidetracked. When rumors were rampant they sought information and got answers before writing about it and feeding the rumor mill. In the most recent example they even squashed the BobcatBlitz "sources" or opinion stated as fact crap with their interview of DJ's Mom. I don't think there is a better indicator of the job they have done and the professionalism they have done it with than the time and access our coaches and programs have given them.

Also, I applaud you for showing the university, Athens and alumni communities the opportunities and value a Division I athletics program provides! You have solidified athletics place within our university community and further emphasized this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AboE8KZjzw. ; That video shared what many of us already knew and what many critics conveniently ignored. However, it will be more difficult for them to ignore now due to the visible, public and classy manner in which you demonstrated it!

In summary, the Bobcat Showcase crew has made me as proud an alum as any of our student-athletes or sports programs successes or accomplishments this year. I commend and thank you for the hours upon hours (Joyous Hours) of additional time that I have dedicated to the Bobcats this year thanks to your hard work and the content you provided. I only hope that you are returning next year or have identified equally capable individuals to take over in your stead.

BRAVO!!

oldkatz
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RE: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Posted: 4/4/2012 3:17:45 PM

Agreed.......massive kudos to the crew!!

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athena
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RE: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Posted: 4/4/2012 3:57:01 PM

They've done a fantastic job this year.

OhioCatFan
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RE: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Posted: 4/5/2012 2:12:31 PM

kudos . . . makes me proud to be a WOUB alumnus, even if I was only in radio.

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Monroe Slavin
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RE: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Posted: 4/6/2012 12:31:51 AM

That is a VERY, VERY impressive video. Excellent production in and of itself. But more than that it shows the 'aura' value/opportunities of athletics.

Bonus: at about 4:26, I believe that we have an oldkatz sighting. and at 7:20 there's a shot of Patrick Tafua, an all-time OHIO guy.

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RE: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Posted: 5/30/2012 6:17:45 PM

To all,

We just wanted to respond to this thread and say thank you. This show was a long shot when we put the idea together last spring, and succeeded in no small part thanks to you...you watched, listened and read our content. We hope we did this season justice, as it was quite a remarkable 10 months. As you may know, this season of our TV show is over - we'll start up again in the fall with a fairly new cast of reporters - but this first year was an incredible journey for us, too. The comments above (especially the ones about rumors and fact) make the hours upon joyous hours totally worth it. If you show the new crew as much kindness as you did us seniors, they'll be in great shape.

We're in the process of putting together our plans for next fall, and we believe we're like Ohio athletics - just heating up. There's plenty more to come in the following months and years...so stay tuned!

In the meantime, we've compiled a couple dozen "Plays and Moments of the Year"...

http://woub.org/2012/05/30/ohio-bobcat-athletics-year-rev...;

...cast your votes for your favorites by tweeting at us (@BobcatShowcase) with the hashtag #Showcase10

Again, and we can't say it enough...thank you.

The Bobcat Sports Showcase
Fridays at 11:00 p.m. on WOUB-TV

Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. on SportsTime Ohio

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bobcat-Sports-Showcase/...

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BobcatShowcase

fsohio09
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RE: Bobcat Showcase - Long Overdue Thanks

Posted: 5/31/2012 1:22:33 AM

2:16 mark- huh? not an Ohio highlight, right?

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