Buckeyes Shut out of College FB HOF

[Nate]

[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden, the winningest coaches in Division I-A football, were elected yesterday to the college football Hall of Fame.

Former Ohio State coach John Cooper and former OSU players Rex Kern, Jim Otis and Chris Spielman were nominated for the Hall of Fame but were not chosen.

At first, Paterno and Bowden didn’t meet the qualifications for induction into the Hall of Fame, so the folks who run the hall simply changed the rules. Instead of requiring a coach be retired, the National Football Foundation decided to make any active coach older than 75 eligible for induction.

With the red tape cut, both were elected.
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Cooper??  He was an OK coach but didn't do anything Great.  

I'm a little surprised Spielman didn't get in.

What's up with changing the rules just to elect JoPa and Bowden.  I like both coaches but the rules shouldn't be changed just to let them in now.  They were shoe in's anyway.

[Dave5]

Cooper was a good coach but not a Hall of Famer, maybe if he would have one a National Championship.  Spielman, no doubt about it, one of the greatest LB's in College Football.  Can't say that I ever saw Kerns or Otis play but I have heard a lot of good things about Otis.

I'm not much in favor of changing rules for people but I think this is a good thing.  It really doesn't effect much.  Paterno and Bowden are no doubt two of the best College Football coaches of all time.  It would be nice to see them accept the award and not their family members.  Lets face it, these guys are not going to retire, Paterno will die from chasing a ref across the field, and Bowden will probably get shot by one of the thugs he likes to recruit.

[SouthernHawk]

Is anybody tired of hearing about Bowden?  JoePa is a classy enough guy, but Bowden's head just isn't in the right place.  FSU has a reputation that most schools wouldn't want.

[BuckeyeDan]

I am wondering how many times they can be considered........

Spielman ought to get in at some point !!