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2011-2012 Men's Buckeye Basketball (Final Four Season)

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BigJim;2010940; said:
The extreme example would be when the Browns left town the Indians sold out a few years straight. Of course that wouldn't have happened if the Indians weren't good, but it also doesn't happen if the Browns were there and the Cavs didn't suck.
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I'm not so sure...the Tribe was the best overall team in baseball during the mid '90s, with two WS trips in four years (and one fucking strike from winning it in '97 :smash:).
 
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Bob Baptist from the Columbus Dispatch joined us for the next installment in our Around the Big Ten preview series featuring question and answer posts with various journalists and bloggers covering Big Ten schools. (Previously: Penn State, Minnesota)

1. Jared Sullinger, Will Buford and Aaron Craft all played major roles on last year?s team and will all but assuredly start. What about the other two spots, what players are most likely to step in for David Lighty and Jon Diebler?

At this point, before I?ve seen the team practice or play a game, I?ll guess Deshaun Thomas will start at the 3 and freshman Amir Williams will start at the 5. I?m not sure how much Williams will end up playing, but he will supply a defensive backstop while also allowing Sullinger to start games at the 4. Williams is athletic and can run the floor, from what I?m told. The question is, is his body ready to hold up against high-major teams like Duke, Kansas and much of the Big Ten. I was told he has put on 20 pounds since he arrived on campus in July; whether that?s enough, we?ll see. Thomas? body transformation wasn?t as dramatic as Sullinger?s during the offseason, but he dropped 10 pounds and redistributed the rest. Most important for him is that he "add a motor," which is what coach Thad Matta told him he needed after last season. If he does, he could be very productive, because he showed glimpses of it last year both scoring and rebounding.

2. Sullinger has slimmed down significantly from last season. How does that affect his game and what do you expect to see out of him this season? In what areas can he improve?

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http://www.umhoops.com/2011/10/19/around-the-big-ten-2011-12-ohio-state/
 
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As someone who was shut out from tickets by the insanity of the Ohio State Ticket Office, they sold out immediately. Myself and most of my friends who have been student season ticket holders since Evan Turner's freshman year when no one went to the games, all logged on at ten (when tickets went on sale) and were placed in a Ticket Master line for 30 minutes. By the time we were let in, the season tickets were sold out. Most of the people who get to the games an hour before tip off were all unable to buy tickets.

When the student section is quiet, late arriving, and apathetic this year, blame the ticket office. There is no reward for seniority, loyalty, or anything. The ticket office just likes to randomly let freshman buy tickets who can't name anyone on the team or anyone who played here before Greg Oden.

The ticket office is a disgrace to the university. I now get to look to scalpers, stubhub, and Ticket Master to try and get tickets.
 
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It may be frustrating but it's refreshing to hear that we sold out that fast. Guys like me and you (DaBears) will still find a way to get into as many games as possible and the attendance should be through the roof. There's no reason why we can't sell out every single home game, even against teams like Jackson St. & Texas Pan-Am.

It's not like we are competing against an NBA team in town. The winless CBJ are the only real competition.

I think the Schott holds about 19K, we should fill it with 20K. Every. Single. Game. :osu:
 
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There are hundreds of students who want to buy tickets who got shut out. They should make more tickets available in the upper deck behind the baskets. Students will buy those and the arena will actually be sold out. I want the arena to be sold out every game. Just a frustrating system that seems to like to shut me out. USC, Miami, basketball tickets etc.
 
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I'm really leaning towards getting tickets to the Florida or Duke (or maybe both) game on Monday. I'll gladly take the nosebleeds for $30 to be there for either game. And the night games work well with my work schedule. I get off at 1pm on Tuesdays, and go in at 1pm on Wednesdays. Perfect! :biggrin:
 
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I was unable to get tickets this morning. Hardly anyone I know was able to get them. The way they sell them is pretty much a joke. 1400 tickets, when you've got 50,000 students is ridiculous. One of my roommates was able to actually get through, and ended up selling his package for 600 dollars, a profit of 465 dollars. The demand is insane and the supply is awful.
 
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No surprise. The whole of central Ohio is jumping the bandwagon, including the students. The university knew this was coming and didn't care.

Now we get to hear all of the jock-sniffing fatcats of central Ohio bitch about the students bitching about their shitty ticket allotment. Fun stuff.
 
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The whole system is a joke, I'm a junior at OSU and I've been shut out of the Miami Fl game, USC game, and now season tickets for basketball. It's so frustrating getting shut out by people that aren't even fans and are just buying the tickets to sell them right away. Last year the Schott wasn't even close to full for most games. Why would the athletic department not give the students more available tickets? Ugh. :(
 
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HangOnSloopy27;2017723; said:
Why would the athletic department not give the students more available tickets? Ugh. :(
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Because they're all about money, duh!

Unless, of course, it's money going to the guys on the court or on the field. Then they're all about amatuerism and the importance of the uncoruppted student-athlete.

The NCAA and Ohio State are the epitome of hypocrisy.
 
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