I didn't boo Saturday, I wanted too. It was probably the closest I've come to booing at a college game. 5 turnovers in one half?! With what passes for average play in the big east we could have been up 21-7 or better at halftime. Repeated mental mistakes, poor play, and a team we'd all hate to lose to, means some people are gonna boo. I don't know if was more pissed off or sick to my stomach and generally feeling helpless and hopeless at the thought we'd blow another very winnable game.
I mostly agree with the argument that people shouldn't boo college athletes. I don't understand the need to call them "kids" when making the argument. Those aren't kids out there, with the exception of (maybe) a couple of 17 year olds, they are adults. Not only that, but it isn't uncommon to hear them refer to road trips as "business trips", or hear them echo the coach's sentiments that it's a business and they should treat the game that way. This isn't middle or high school, these are big boys. I'm not arguing that because they can (or should be able to) handle it, that makes it ok to boo them, it doesn't. But it doesn't make someone who decided to boo the piss poor play from McEntee a child abuser either, just someone less inclined to keep their frustration to themsleves, or unable to find a better way to vent.
The silver lining is the early boos make the cheers and standing ovation from the fans near the tunnel at the end of the game much sweeter.
