Dont count on it.. Lets not get facts get in the way and if they do try to spin it. Their thinking is too evolved to be dealing with pesty little creatures that present them facts.Spin all you want Tunescribe, but bottom line you were proven wrong. The statement presented by you in the form it was, was incorrect. Only a 'numbskull' like you put it, cant see that. I really doubt you are one but you cant get out of it now so I understand what you are trying to do.
Face it Tunescribe - you got pwned.
Big Ben came right out and said he and the team used the boos of the fans as motivation to play better.
You can be in denial about that if you want, but stop wasting everyone's time with these sort of childish responses.
He hasn't faced it yet Hank.
OK, tough guy. Let's try a little lab experiment with you and your fellow booing enthusiasts: Next time you're at Gillette and the Patriots fall behind, boo loudly. Encourage everyone around you to also boo loudly. Then sit back and see what results it brings. Do you honestly believe that you can "boo a team to victory"? If your theory is correct, the team will turn things around and acknowledge being motivated by boos. Odd how that doesn't seem to work in places like Cincinnati and Detroit. Why do you suppose that is?
And, sorry -- what Roethlisberger said/did is not the rule of standard in how you "want" to believe pro athletes respond to spoiled, ignorant fans. For every Roethlisberger reaching for something to say for press/public consumption, there are 52 other players (re., Ellis Hobbs) who are smart enough to disregard booing for what it is. Most keep it to themselves in the interest of avoiding misinterpretation as being "thin skinned" by people like yourself. Hobbs' view, while unpopular with you and your ilk, was directly aligned with the perspectives of the dozen or so NFL players I've personally talked to on this subject. These men are not liars. For you to simply dismiss what I'm telling you about this indicates intent to remain ignorant. My opinion on booing does not come from myself, but from the players and coaches I've encountered over the years in multiple capacities as a sports journalist, former college athlete, son of a championship-winning coach, and holder of a college degree in athletic coaching.
Don't confuse any of this with what you occasionally hear from players like Vrabel, who may pander to popular public opinion on this subject. For them to say otherwise will only invite derision from fans who defensively maintain that, "Well, I paid for a ticket so I have the RIGHT to boo. Who is HE to tell me otherwise? He's just a spoiled, thin-skinned player who needs his butt kicked."
What mystifies me in all your defense of booing is why on earth you relish heaping negativity on the team you purport to like. As I've said before, no one has a greater stake in performing well than the players and their coaches -- a MUCH greater stake than fans do in enjoying what they see from the stands. They certainly don't need fans to "alert" or "motivate" them by voicing displeasure. If things really worked that way, why didn't the Pats turn things around vs. Miami after being booed? Did the booing not start early enough? Was it not loud enough? I remember the Rod Rust team being booed long and loud, yet it didn't "motivate" more than one win that season. All it did was cast a negative pall over attending the games.
I don't know if you've ever actually played football on an organized level. My guess from your comments is that you haven't. When a team isn't performing well, concluding simplistically from the stands that it's for lack of effort can be naive. There usually are strategic and physical factors involved that transcend any question of effort. And with a coach like BB in charge, I doubt that "playing hard enough" is ever of serious concern. If, by chance, it was, I'm willing to bet that BB would be on it long before fans figured it out. To assume otherwise from a fan standpoint strikes me as pompously ignorant.
So, that's about all I have left to say on this matter. I assume you'll come back with another righteous retort, so have at it, as you appear to be such a huge fan of booing and negative reinforcement in general.
“Booing speaks of nothing more than fickle and ignorant fans. As a supporter you stand by your team, whether they win or lose. You have an opinion and tell your mate they sucked, but you show your disapproval by either not [attending] the next game or by silence. To boo is crass … “
-- Mark Keohane, Aug. 27 2008
"Booing? I don't hear it. I'm too busy playing quarterback."
-- John Brodie, 1967
“Does it hurt? It doesn’t hurt … [but] it amazes me how people react. You would think this organization hasn’t won as much as they have, and been as successful in the years that they have. It’s a testament to how spoiled they are ... "
-- Ellis Hobbs, Sept. 21, 2008