alocispepraluger102 Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/p...ATES01/70830017 Ex-president softens remark about Ohio State 'orgies' COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - During an interview for a job in Florida, former Ohio State President Karen Holbrook lambasted Buckeyes fans as looking for any excuse to riot. After her comments got back to Ohio, she softened her tone. "Maybe it was a little melodramatic," Holbrook said, adding that she never meant to imply that every Ohio State football game is violent. At issue were remarks Holbrook made during a videotaped job interview for the president's job at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. She told officials there that she confronted "a culture of rioting" when she arrived at Ohio State in 2002, and witnessed people doing "disgusting things, unbelievable things" on a videotape she ordered made after the Ohio State-Michigan game that year. "They think it's fun to flip cars, to really have absolute drunken orgies. ... I don't want to be at a place that has this kind of culture as a norm," she said in the exchange, first reported in The News-Press of Fort Myers and later in The Columbus Dispatch. "When you win a game, you riot. When you lose a game, you riot. When spring comes, you riot. African-American Heritage Festival weekend, you riot," Holbrook said in the interview. A message seeking comment was left for Holbrook on Thursday. Holbrook eventually withdrew her name from consideration for the Florida job. She had applied for the job this month after her June retirement _ and $250,000 exit bonus _ from Ohio State. She owns a home near Sarasota, Fla. She told Florida university officials she used university staff to videotape off-campus activity on the day of the Ohio State-Michigan game in 2002 after being told she would find it appalling. She said she never witnessed any of the behavior firsthand. Holbrook oversaw a strict crackdown on tailgating and game-day behavior after 2002 riots made national news. Former Ohio State trustee Dan Slane said her depiction was somewhat exaggerated. He said rowdy fans also aren't unique to Ohio State: "Look at what happens in Europe. They literally kill people at soccer matches." Columbus resident Greg Knoth, 37, who attended Ohio State for two years, suggested Holbrook's expectations were flawed. "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," he said. Edited August 30, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoGrubb Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) ........Ex-president softens remark about Ohio State 'orgies' COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - During an interview for a job in Florida, former Ohio State President Karen Holbrook lambasted Buckeyes fans as looking for any excuse to riot. After her comments got back to Ohio, she softened her tone. ........ She told officials there that she confronted "a culture of rioting" when she arrived at Ohio State in 2002, and witnessed people doing "disgusting things, unbelievable things" on a videotape she ordered made after the Ohio State-Michigan game that year. "They think it's fun to flip cars, to really have absolute drunken orgies. ... I don't want to be at a place that has this kind of culture as a norm," she said in the exchange, first reported in The News-Press of Fort Myers and later in The Columbus Dispatch. "When you win a game, you riot. When you lose a game, you riot. When spring comes, you riot. African-American Heritage Festival weekend, you riot," Holbrook said in the interview. ....... Translation: She whimped out, and didn't have a clear view of what you're supposed to do at college. Edited August 30, 2007 by MoGrubb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructible! Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 ........Ex-president softens remark about Ohio State 'orgies' COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - During an interview for a job in Florida, former Ohio State President Karen Holbrook lambasted Buckeyes fans as looking for any excuse to riot. After her comments got back to Ohio, she softened her tone. ........ She told officials there that she confronted "a culture of rioting" when she arrived at Ohio State in 2002, and witnessed people doing "disgusting things, unbelievable things" on a videotape she ordered made after the Ohio State-Michigan game that year. "They think it's fun to flip cars, to really have absolute drunken orgies. ... I don't want to be at a place that has this kind of culture as a norm," she said in the exchange, first reported in The News-Press of Fort Myers and later in The Columbus Dispatch. "When you win a game, you riot. When you lose a game, you riot. When spring comes, you riot. African-American Heritage Festival weekend, you riot," Holbrook said in the interview. ....... Translation: She whimped out, and didn't have a clear view of what you're supposed to do at college. You can say that again! I had a run-in with the "esteemed" Dr. Holbrook during my time as a graduate student at the University of Florida... she actually banned me from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for one year for, of all things, walking up to my assigned seat from a lower entrance rather than the upper entrance. I wasn't too worried about the ban... it's pretty hard for security to find you among 86,000 fans. How/why OSU made her president I'll never understand. Cheers, Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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