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Beano Cook Dead at 81

We didn't always agree with his takes, but he was a force in the college football world. RIP, Beano. (espn.com)

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omahabeef1337 on 11 Oct 2012 - 3:16pm #

Really sad. As a younger football fan, I found out about Beano through ESPN's CFB podcast. Guy was a font of football knowledge.

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NYC Buckeye on 11 Oct 2012 - 3:39pm #

Yep, I actually learned a lot about the history of college football through those podcasts... Good guy who seemed to be as highly regarded as you can amongst colleagues...

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Doc on 11 Oct 2012 - 4:56pm #

RIP Beano.  Thanks for the lessons.

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Kurt on 11 Oct 2012 - 5:01pm #

Beano was awesome.  I loved him on the ESPN podcast.  He will be missed.

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Buckeye Chuck on 11 Oct 2012 - 8:44pm #

Didn't Beano once get into a gigantic run-in with somebody in Columbus radio? He always sounded a little cantankerous even when he wasn't, and I think someone caught him on a bad day.

 

The most "loud mouth, disrespect" poster on 11W.

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buckeyefanatic on 11 Oct 2012 - 10:20pm #

We didn't always agree with his takes, but he was a force in the college football world. RIP, Beano.

I was trying to figure out what to write in this space but you said it for me.  I was never a huge fan and I went as far to vocal disliking of him for most of what he said but when I saw he passed, I was a little sad.  Very much one of those college football legends for me in the timeframe that I grew up.

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Kurt on 11 Oct 2012 - 10:40pm #

I’d like to do the last scoreboard show and then go. I don’t want to die in the middle of the football season.  I have to know who’s No. 1 in the last polls. (1988)

What a shame.  I think we can all agree with that wish.

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NC_Buckeye on 12 Oct 2012 - 12:40pm #

The thing I liked the most about Beano: he did not care for Paterno. And would say so in a public forum. For a long time Beano was one of the only cfb writers/analysts that I know of that didn't engage in hero-worship when speaking/writing about Paterno.

Wonder what they're saying about Cook's death over at BSD?

#fistpumpgobuckeyes

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gumtape on 14 Oct 2012 - 1:55am #

Two things I remember about Beano Cook relating to Ohio State:

One year he Picked us to win the national championship and we ended up losing 4 games. I think it was Greg Frey's senior season.

The other was that one time he asked what his favorite band was and he said Ohio State.

Not bad for a Pitt guy, certainly better than Mark May. He had the grumpy old guy thing going when Corso was still just a bad coach.

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