2007 Buckeye Road Games

[Jeffcat]

I don't like night games at Ohio Stadium. I know that people say that it increases the atmosphere, but I'm not sure that it improves the atmosphere. The alcohol element is the main reason that I don't like it. People still start tailgating at 6 a.m., regardless of kickoff time. A night game just gives people between 5-8 hours more time to get completely fucked up. Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan and Iowa have all had bigger issues with violence at night games as opposed to day games. The reports of this are usually just written off as the pussy visiting team fans overreacting, even though it's actually home team fan apologists making excuses. I like that Ohio State doesn't usually go for the gimmick night game atmosphere.

i completely agree with that. we had numerous people in the open end of the shoe(where a large amount of students are seated) and they were fighting with each, falling into people, and half of them wouldn't even remember the game or passed out. why the hell even go to the game if you are going to be a dumbshit like that? on more than a couple occasions i wanted to kill some people over there, but i didn't want to get kicked out.
i think if it is a 4:30 game compared to a night game the difference is lesser(obviously) but if they had more night games i think the "big night game" factor that increases the atmosphere would die down some. i don't think the drinking would be less than the 4:30 games but i think it would be a lot closer. you will probably never stop it just because its more time for people to get smammered. i always enjoyed the noon games because there are a vast amount of open seats because people are too hungover or lazy to get up to watch the game since they are bandwagoners. it makes the environment much better from a fan's perspective.

PS: i was up at the top of C11 for the texas game in 05 and i dearly wanted to launch a guy off the steep C section and watch him roll off C deck and die especially after that game. guy was an assclown.

 

[Zurp]

I think part of it is the expense/quality of lighting as well...they need to bring in the lighting stands which certainly cost a lot and don't really provide for the best lighting...I think part of it has to do with alcohol as well

I heard somewhere that the lighting is provided by the network - not the Ohio State University. I heard that when they upgraded the stadium before 2002, they thought about adding permanent lights. They shot the idea down because they don't need to install permanent lights, since the televising network will provide them.

Of course, Ohio State may be paying for them indirectly. Perhaps the networks are more reluctant to go to Ohio State, since they can maybe go to other stadiums more cheaply. Or maybe Ohio State gets a smaller piece of the pie, since some of the profit gets eaten by the expense of the lighting.

I also heard that Andy Geiger wasn't into the night games so much, since it makes the games tougher on some of Ohio State fans who come in from farther away. The people who come in from Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleveland, etc. would almost need to get hotel rooms. Since the hotels know that demand will be even higher than usual, the rooms will be pretty expensive. "Forcing" the out-of-town fans to pay for them is a little unfair, according to Geiger. (Or is it "Gieger?")

And I'm sure that the alcohol issue doesn't help Ohio State want to have home night games.

 

[Jeffcat]

I also heard that Andy Geiger wasn't into the night games so much, since it makes the games tougher on some of Ohio State fans who come in from farther away. The people who come in from Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleveland, etc. would almost need to get hotel rooms. Since the hotels know that demand will be even higher than usual, the rooms will be pretty expensive. "Forcing" the out-of-town fans to pay for them is a little unfair, according to Geiger. (Or is it "Gieger?")

thats odd because i would think it would be the opposite. if we have noon games then people from toledo and such have to leave at the asscrack of dawn to get there and go to the games as opposed to getting there early in the day for night games. either way they would probably have to stay but who knows.

 

[Zurp]

thats odd because i would think it would be the opposite. if we have noon games then people from toledo and such have to leave at the asscrack of dawn to get there and go to the games as opposed to getting there early in the day for night games. either way they would probably have to stay but who knows.

My information comes from my remembery of an article I read. Maybe as long ago as 1999. Isn't that when Ohio State played UCLA at night? But maybe it came from when Ohio State played Washington (2003).

Anyway, I can't speak for Toledo, but when I leave Cleveland at 8:00, I can easily make it to Columbus in time for the game. It doesn't leave much time for tailgating and stuff, but maybe that's part of the upside, from the administration's perspective.