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2021 ttun Shenanigans, Arguments, Surrender Cobras, Feckless Marmots, and Quitty Cowards

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Which scUM QB transfers first?

  • McNamara

    Votes: 23 45.1%

  • McCarthy

    Votes: 28 54.9%
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Bill Lucas said:
The bigger issue is that the price of attending a game for a family of four with accommodations is not something most people can afford.
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Cities have been getting a lot bigger. In the time that Ohio Stadium's capacity has increased by 50% (very roughly), the population of the Columbus metro area has grown by a factor of 7, speaking very conservatively. This means that demand for tickets, even assuming a static per capita interest in football, has grown dramatically, relative to supply, hence an upward pressure on prices. This is true in every city with a stadium for any sport; but few cities can match the upward pressure on prices that the Horseshoe has seen. That's economic reality that you either ignore or you deal with, but you can't change it.

The issue now is that there has been monotonic upward pressure on prices for decades. Now, 4k tv and the cultural after-math of COVID are combining to produce significant downward pressure. This is new, and the suppliers of a product that is offered 6-7 times a year have not had anything like an opportunity to react to this change. As Gene has said, they need to react. Lowering prices for games for which some tickets have already been sold at the higher price is problematic, but in my opinion is something they should consider. They need to fill the 'Shoe.

But their goal will not, and in my opinion, should not, be to price tickets at something most people can afford. Gene's job, in my opinion, is to price tickets such that athletic department revenue is maximized while filling the stadium. If he prices them at something most people can afford, scalpers will simply move that price up to where the market would have put the price anyway, and the scalpers will pocket the profits rather than the athletic department.


EDIT: Holy cow, I completely forgot which thread this was.
#Hang100
#Tick-Tock
 
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Oh8ch said:
I started attending OSU games as a Frosh in 1967.

Saw us beat Michigan 52-14 in 1968. Watched us beat them 42-39 in 2006. I wouldn't trade those experiencers for anything.

I was also there for the MSU loss in 1998 and the Illinois loss in 2007. Part of what makes me appreciate every win.

This year I have turned down two sets of free tickets for Akron and Tulsa. Cost wasn't the issue.

If God had wanted me back in C Deck he wouldn't have made me trade in my knees for an HDTV.
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@BB73 and I were there for that 07 Illinois loss as well.
 
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pnuts34 said:
Yeah, I think most at this point agree when it comes to live sporting events. TVs have become better and cheaper over the years, and the experience of being live, isn't as big as it once was. I was offered tickets to OSU @ IU in 2012, and turned them down because my roommate and I purchased a 72in TV. I was living in Indy at the time, and went to a Colts game, but man there is something to going to your own bathroom. and eating your own food. And I used to love going to live events, but too many drunk A-holes have lessened my desire to attend.
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I have never been to a Colts game.
 
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pnuts34 said:
too many drunk A-holes
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Frank Chuck

October 20th, 2021 at 3:23 PM ^

I disagree.

This IS good enough.

The key is to have an elite QB that elevates everyone around him on offense. That's how Clemson overcame Alabama and Ohio State to win 2 National Championships.

You can have a stacked team but if the QB isn't elite then that can come back to bite you in a big game where the QB has to be a playmaker instead of a game manager.

But it seems Harbaugh has gone to Osborne's 90s Nebraska model where we're just going to stockpile talent on the OL and DL, let them develop for a year or two, and then have them ready to play for 2-3 years.
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Some of them are still heavily drinking the Kool-Aid

Harbaugh is really the new Tom Osborne and scUM is 90s Nebraska :lol:
 
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