The crowd at the Orange Bowl started booing their #3 ranked Miami Hurricanes last night in the 3rd quarter of the Canes upset loss to Georgia Tech. The boos were so prominent that the ESPN television crew even made a comment akin to, “Listen to those boos” in the middle of the 4th quarter.
Unlike the editorial comments with which Mike Tirico criticized NC State fans with during the Wolfpack’s October loss to Clemson, the ESPN announcers chose not comment on the crowd’s booing. Evidently, ESPN’s commentators feel that NC State fans are unjustified in simply wanting a winning program while Miami fans don’t deserve criticism for curiously booing one of the nations best programs (and #3 ranked team in the country).
Obviously, a press release and public comment on the booing in the Orange Bowl is expected to come from Miami AD, Paul Dee at any moment. It will be interesting to compare Dee’s handling of the situation with other, similar situations.
