Tinkle on the crowd tonight
This morning's Missoulian has a great article on the student section. The Kaimin, not so much. They could've run a well-written letter to the editor by AD Jim O'Day but instead the editors discussed it and decided as a consensus to publish "Around the Oval." Well, it's good knowing that Bill Lower would most like to steal Hugh Hefner's identity while Brook Ostahowski would rather be Jennifer Aniston.
Anyway, here's Tinkle on what he hopes to see from the students tonight:
Anyway, here's Tinkle on what he hopes to see from the students tonight:
“I hope everybody is just in a frenzy,” Tinkle said. “It would be nice to get as close to that Zoo atmosphere as we can. That gets the rest of the crowd into it. Maybe we can get some folks up out of their seats, making some noise. Hopefully our guys will perform well and make it a real positive start to what could be an exciting season.”Tinks also offered some good examples from the past:
“I know it would be thrilling for them,” Tinkle said of his players. “Matt Martin pulled me aside when he was a freshman and said, ‘Coach, I've heard stories of how this was when you played. A goal of mine is to have this place filled by the time I leave.' I think it would really mean a lot to have that atmosphere we see at so many other colleges with the students on the sideline. I know it would set the tone.”
Late in Tinkle's career, Weber State brought star player Rico Washington to Dahlberg Arena.If the students put just a little effort into this, they'll get a lot in return.
“He was a pretty darn good player,” Tinkle said. “He and one of our forwards, Ossie Young, were kind of getting into it. I went to separate them and we were right in front of The Zoo. (Washington) went to say something and I told him, ‘Listen, you've got to stop right now or I'm going to throw you into the second row. Those are two of my football buddies and I don't think you'll make it out of there alive.'
“He turned and looked and smiled and said, ‘You're right.' ”
Ok, Around the Oval is a regular feature. Is that really going to get cut for some silly PR letter?
It's a regular feature that offers zero insight anyone cares about. While the letter was PR related, it's almost impossible to argue that it wasn't more newsworthy than who wants to steal whose identity. Seriously, read both and tell me which is "silly."
- Colin