I have never read a more extensive white wash of something than what I read
below.  I don't know what game this guy was watching, or what fan he was
talking about, but I can say he was not talking about the fan that caused
the reaction from the OSU coach, and nobody was spitting at anybody.  If
you want to make up stories to make yourself feel better than do it
elsewhere.  The fan in question has never used foul language at anytime
in the 3 and one half years I have sat in Section E seat 14.  More to the
point while some of the students in the arena, none of which were
involved in the incident in question, might have had a few words that
their mothers might object to, but none spit at coaches or players.  If
anything was said during the incident it was in DIRECT response to that
being said by the coach.  I am calling a liar directly.  Because that is
exactly what you are doing on this forum, I know for a fact that you
could not have heard word one of what was being said over the ice without
being next to the person in question.  Ask any of the 30 or 40 or us near
him.  And as for the OSU coach not useing poor launguage, that is
perhapse the biggest distortion of all.  He did nothing but make
insulting foul mouth remarks for nearly a minute, the BGSU officer nearly
started to lead him away.  And to top everything else your implication
that the game could have gone either way is lacking in any grounding in
reality.  Converting on two overlapping powerplays is one thing.  Keeping
a game close for 60 minutes is another thing.  I resent your comments,
and challege you to provide anything to support what you say, because I
know that there isn't anything to support what you say.
 
 
Nathan W.L. Boyle
BGSU
 
On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, John Patterson wrote:
 
> At this weekend's Ohio State/BGSU game, Ohio State's head coach John
> Markell exchanged words with a BGSU fan at the end of the game. This was
> reported on in several posts to this discussion group.
>
> To set the record straight, the "fan" was extremely vocal and degrading
> every time the team went by his area (before and after every period). For
> anyone who was there, this was a very close game that could have gone
> either way. The last-second empty net goal makes the score seem a little
> further apart, but I don't think there wasn't a BG fan that wasn't sweating
> the last five minutes.
>
> Anyway, here's what happened at the end of the game:  as Ohio State was
> leaving the ice, the heckler leaned over the glass and started yelling at
> Coach Markell. Some of the choice comments included "You guys are a bunch
> of f***ing lowlifes," etc. This person was also spitting in the coach's
> direction. Having taken three periods of this, Coach Markell felt the
> heckler had crossed the line and yelled back at him (he made a comment
> about the heckler's weight). At no point did Coach Markell use profanity,
> and at no point did Coach Markell act like he was "about to go into the
> stands," as was reported on this discussion group. It was only after
> extreme provocation that the coach said anything at all, and in fact, if it
> were not for the spitting, he probably wouldn't have said anything at all.
>
> Coach Markell regrets that he got caught up in the heat of the moment, and
> he apologizes to the other fans in the area who supported their team with
> dignity. As most of you probably know, John is a graduate of BGSU and is
> one of the best players to ever come out of that school. He enjoys going
> back there to play and has fond memories of his days there as a player.
>
> At the same time, Coach Markell feels that there is a difference between
> supporting your team, joking about the opposition, and degrading and
> spitting on the opposition. Obviously the last item crosses the line of
> appropriate conduct. The coach has taken steps to ensure that this will not
> happen at future games, including bringing the team through a different
> gate.
>
> Finally, let me say that this way really a minor incident in an otherwise
> exciting game (that could have been a boring game - Ohio State came back
> from a 5-1 deficit to make it 5-4 before the empty netter). Let's not let
> it mar an otherwise enjoyable evening.
>
> OTHER GAME NOTES -- Ohio State's first goal was announced as being scored
> by Tyler McMillan. It was later changed to Pierre Dufour (his 5th) with
> assists from McMillan and Al DiPasquo.
>
> Also, OSU winger Todd Compeau was assessed a game misconduct, not a game
> DQ. The scorekeeper wrote it down wrong, and the ref corrected it after the
> game. It was just your everyday
> yapping-a-little-too-much-at-a-ref-that-didn't-want-to-hear-it kind of
> thing. It wasn't any big deal, like some others have made it out to be.
>
> John Patterson
> Ohio State University
> Hockey Sports Information Director
> (614) 292-6861
>
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