Should I take offense to this?

I know people in Sports Information, players and coaches read this blog. So when bceagles.com publishes a piece and says: '“Every team has its share of Web site whiners, and BC is no exception. "The fellowship of the miserable," as one coach likes to call them, will forever point to a loss here or there, playing the woulda', shoulda', coulda' game. That's their loss. The reasonable majority of Boston College fans point with pride to a program that doesn't bend the rules, that graduates its players, and that exhibits class. They have rejoiced in the big wins, and there have been many. The green jersey game at Notre Dame. The bowl game win over Georgia. The past two seasons against Clemson. The road upsets at Virginia Tech and West Virginia. The Tony Gonzalez catch at Notre Dame. Heck, all five of the wins over Notre Dame.”' I have to ask “are they talking about me?” I have vented, but I think I am pretty even handed. Maybe I am being too sensitive and the anonymous author of this bceagles.com piece is talking about the posters at Eagle Insider or the guys behind firetob.com. No matter who they are talking about, I think their defense of TOB is misguided.

Use bceagles.com to rehash his accomplishments. The piece was at its best when talking about the TOB people rarely see -- the family man, the humble guy. Don’t use the official school athletic site to criticize fans. Don’t act as if legitimate criticism of a public figure is whining. Who do these people at bceagles.com think the whiners are? I'll tell you. The majority are alumni. The majority are real diehard fans. Fans who support the team. Fans who buy tickets. Fans who tune in and make BC a desirable TV draw. If someone can recount the pain they felt after the Syracuse loss, they are not a whiner. They are emotionally involved with the team, the program and the school. Those whiners are the type of people who spend money in various forms so a guy like TOB can make a great living coaching football. Do the people at bceagles.com not realize this? Do they realize that a similar track record at a Big Ten school or an SEC school might have TOB on the hot seat?

TOB has accomplished a great deal in 10 years. But there is always more to do. Isn’t our school motto “Ever to Excel”?

The athletic department has a small problem -- the boredom of its fanbase. Ticket sales are down and the bowl situation gets worse every year. Instead of debating and rebutting the unhappiness, they should listen and respect opinions. TOB is well respected, but not beyond reproach. Instead of using the school site to shield him and tweak his critics, the school should listen and try to get these passionate fans back in the fold.