They prompted other comments that praised the coach and his program and highlighted attributes that never show up in a box score. In many ways, Sports Vent simply evens out the cliched playing field by giving sports fans access to the same forum Poole and Price have for their opinions. It is also an opportunity to stuff the ball back at them, along with David Godwin, who hosts Sports Vent each week with some opinions of his own. At the same time, the rules that apply to Poole, Price and Godwin, also apply to reader columnists. Local student athletes are on the field or court to learn and to have fun.
Local coaches are on the sidelines to make decisions.
Those decisions are open to armchair quarterbacking, but personal attacks are out of bounds.