A note to fairweather Buckeye fans...

[NateG]

This isn't going to be a cheery thread to start. I just got off the phone with my brother. He went down to the game on Saturday. I was pained to hear some of the things he told me.

He told me that even though there were a ton of fans in the stadium, that there were many that left the stadium with 8-10 minutes to go. And he left embarrased to be a Buckeye fan. Not from their poor offensive showing but by the poor showing of the fans. Acting arrogant when we had no reason to be. Turning into the classless fans we despise.

Just when the team could use our fans the most, they were leaving the team high and dry. Granted the team wasn't performing to our usual standard, but for all that is in me, if I travel all the way to South Beach to watch my Bucks I am staying til the bitter end cheering them all the way. Not saying this was everyone (as he told me that 30% of the starting fans stayed til the end) but 70% leaving is unreal.

I am getting fed up with this new era of Buckeye fan. Spoiled as any fan could have been in the last 10 years and they act as if they are owed something from the university. They turn off newcomers to Columbus who never had an issue with tOSU before encountering the fans. I have lived through bad times as a Buckeye fan. I have lived through good times. But when the shit hits the fan I am going to shout I-O to every O-H. I am going to cheer my Bucks whether they go 12-0 or 0-12. And I am going to welcome others into my city the way I would want to be welcomed. Full of class.

It's time to be the best damn fans in the land. It's time for the bandwagon fans to leave instead of trashing what I was born and raised to love. If you are going to embarrass my university, I personally don't want you to be a Buckeye fan anymore. Go root for someone else. Oregon enjoys trendy fans.

I am saying all this to urge the fans who have been thru thick and thin with me to show up this week. Saturday is over. We have a young team that needs our help this Saturday going forward. They need to feel our unwavering support. Whether we are happy with how things have gone thus far or not, we need to show them why they decided to come to Ohio State. Tradition, Excellence, and The Best Damn Fans In The Land.

So I will start in saying that I believe in this team. I believe they can shake out of this stagnate start. I believe these players and coaches will make it happen. and if not I'll lose my voice rooting (not booing) them on.

How firm thy friendship.

 

[boogs03]

 

[GeorgiaBuck2]

Buckeye for life and never ashamed. Hold your heads high fellow Buck fans, we will soon come out of this stronger than ever. Changes maybe made at the end of the season, but we will return to glory.

 

[BayBuck]

Time and change...

:osu:

 

[Mike80]

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If these fans aren't going to stick around until the bitter end and are only there for the brand that is Ohio State, them leaving is the best thing that could happen honestly.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I told my wife 1 good thing about the Miami game was that ticket prices were going to go down for the Colorado game.......but I didn't expect this. I watched eBay auctions all day yesterday (1 day later), and people are getting AA 35 yard line seats for face value. I'm wondering how empty the stadium is going to be this weekend.

If you're local, not busy, and usually can't afford tickets....this is the game for you.

 

[exhawg]

Most Buckeye fans in Miami are probably like any other fans in Miami and not indicative of Buckeye fans in Ohio or other areas.

 

[buckeyesin07]

I told my wife 1 good thing about the Miami game was that ticket prices were going to go down for the Colorado game.......but I didn't expect this. I watched eBay auctions all day yesterday (1 day later), and people are getting AA 35 yard line seats for face value. I'm wondering how empty the stadium is going to be this weekend.

If you're local, not busy, and usually can't afford tickets....this is the game for you.

I don't understand it.

 

[BlufftonBuckeye]

I told my wife 1 good thing about the Miami game was that ticket prices were going to go down for the Colorado game.......but I didn't expect this. I watched eBay auctions all day yesterday (1 day later), and people are getting AA 35 yard line seats for face value. I'm wondering how empty the stadium is going to be this weekend.

If you're local, not busy, and usually can't afford tickets....this is the game for you.

StubHub now has 1,461 tickets available (Up from about 750 last I checked) ranging from $47-$206 mostly.

Basically, you could be AA deck seats right now for $100. Hell, you can sit anywhere from AA to A deck for $100.

This is insane, fans dropping like flys. One bad game, albeit a very bad game, shouldn't shake a fan bases confidence like this. Our boys are going to come out and fight, and it is up to us the fans to support them.

Regardless of your issues with Fick, Joe, or any other coach/player, cheer this team on.

Remember USC? 35-3?
Remember Florida? 41-16?

The program has suffered difficult losses before, and we ALWAYS rebound. This may be a tough year, or it may be a one loss season. Regardless, we support the program. Otherwise, I hear Notre Lame is looking for new fans. Your disloyal, bandwagoning asses would be welcome there.

Go BUCKS, always.

 

[MaxBuck]

From my perspective, it may be more important to go to the stadium and cheer enthusiastically for this team than it has for the past ten years. They need our support; regardless of how upset we may be, the team feels much worse about their performance against Miami.

My expectations are officially lowered, which will make it easier for me to cheer for the team when it does well, and commiserate with them when it doesn't. And it's important to reallize that it's much better to be a fan of a losing Buckeye team than a winning Wolverine team. So we have that going for us, which is very nice indeed.

:gobucks3: :gobucks4:

 

[BuckeyeNation36]

There's always a few but that's the nature of any fanbase. Most are good folk.

I remember going to Cleveland for that Toledo game a couple Septembers back. Sitting in Row 7, I had to endure a Buckeye " Fan " screamimg for 2 quarters to bench Pryor, due to a couple long throws off the mark. Won 38-0 but this guy and his friends just bitched the entire game, as if they were smarter fans and in charge of the entire section. At 6-4 and 290, I was tempted to ball a fist and drive it into his mellon but I'd be no better than him. It really became quite old very fast.

If they have an off year, so be it. It's something we can't control but they will rebound. I'm still a fan and will treat others around me respectfully. Some act like idiots and ruin it for many around them.

I'll be coming in for the Colorado game his weekend ( from Western NY State ) and will cheer like crazy. Go Buckeyes !

 

[Buckeye86]

Nothing cleanses the soul of a fan base like getting the hell kicked out of you. I honestly think the fan base got incredibly spoiled over the last 5 or 6 years, as evidenced by the student section being 1/4th full at kick off and half empty by the 4th quarter.

I've noticed this trend getting worse and worse for years, so if all of those fans decide that maybe they aren't into Buckeye football any more, good.

 

[wells]

This isn't going to be a cheery thread to start. I just got off the phone with my brother. He went down to the game on Saturday. I was pained to hear some of the things he told me.

He told me that even though there were a ton of fans in the stadium, that there were many that left the stadium with 8-10 minutes to go. And he left embarrased to be a Buckeye fan.

Maybe we should start with cleaning up the Boo Birds in the 'Shoe before we start attacking the fans that TRAVEL to an away game and start throwing around oxymorons.

I've been to plenty of away games, and generally speaking I enjoy them more because you don't get the fairweather Buckeye fans.

I think you and your brother are taking a lot for granted in this post. How many away game debacles have you two been to?

Given the general reception from Miami fans that entire day, not to mention their infamous reputation, I don't blame anyone one bit for leaving early. My friends and I definitely GTFO of Dodge the moment that clock hit :00.

 

[Jake]

I'm not convinced this "stagnant start" is just a "start" and would not be shocked to see us lose maybe 5 games by the time it is over. I'll get frustrated at times but I'll stay to the bitter end as I did Saturday night and have done in the stadium when things went very wrong. Try losing a night game at PoSU in full Buckeye gear and staying until the clock runs out. We did. Abusive fans is putting it mildly. I had kids throwing beer at me and trying to start gang fights. Fucking inbreds. I have my tickets for their trip to the Shoe in November and I'm looking forward to it, whether we are 8-1 or 5-4, or whatever.

With all that has gone on this year we all hoped for a great season but reality suggests that probably won't be the case. So what. Deal with it. We'll be back soon. If that is too much for you, the door is over there ---->

 

[Jake]

Maybe we should start with cleaning up the Boo Birds in the 'Shoe before we start attacking the fans that TRAVEL to an away game and start throwing around oxymorons.

That shit really pisses me off. Booing your home team is like saying "Waaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!"

You want to be mad at the coach for playing certain guys or calling certain plays? Fine. Been there, done that. But raining boos down on the field at the Shoe is not the answer. It isn't going to inspire anyone but the visiting team and you look like a baby. Don't do it.