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Block "O"

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On the surface? Perhaps... but then we'd probably have to join in the slew of stolen traditions that PSU embraces, white outs, zombie nation, we are ____, etc, etc. :p That nonsense makes their mystique as much as their noise and size.

I don't see it getting louder by combining the OSU students. I see it looking louder, while possibly getting a little quieter.
 
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They should just make it known to ticket buyers that if they get seats in or very near that section, it is going to be loud and rowdy, and thats the way we want it. Get most of the looney's together on each end with more up and down fans in the middle and that sound will carry all night long. Its the people that get tickets and want to sit there, nothing wrong with that I suppose, but then they get mad at others who are fanatic and want to scream til they're hoarse every week. I wish they'd herd those folks together more and let the fans be fanatic!
 
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This Saturday will be my first OSU game as a student and I am in Block O. I am pretty loud and rowdy and I am willing to do whatever it takes to be closer to the field.
My question to you guys is, if the gates open at 10, about how early do I have to get there to be in the first 5 rows?
I am in the Block O north, which is new this year and mostly freshmen.
 
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southcampus;1269794; said:
This Saturday will be my first OSU game as a student and I am in Block O. I am pretty loud and rowdy and I am willing to do whatever it takes to be closer to the field.
My question to you guys is, if the gates open at 10, about how early do I have to get there to be in the first 5 rows?
I am in the Block O north, which is new this year and mostly freshmen.
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You'll want to be there at 10, at latest.. I was at the Illinois game last year in Block O and I was in the second row. I was there before the gates opened.
 
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good deal. I will probably wake up around 8, drink a few "good morning beers" and head over to the north gate and pop a squat and meet some new people. Thanks for the advice.
Did anybody go to the meeting today for Block O? I forgot about it.
 
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southcampus said:
This Saturday will be my first OSU game as a student and I am in Block O. I am pretty loud and rowdy and I am willing to do whatever it takes to be closer to the field.
My question to you guys is, if the gates open at 10, about how early do I have to get there to be in the first 5 rows?
I am in the Block O north, which is new this year and mostly freshmen.
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ill tell you what we can meet at the 9th green at 9 o'clock...
 
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Don't bother sitting in the first few rows. It sounds like a good idea, but you end up wasting a lot of time, only to get crappy seats. I was in Block O last year, and eventually figured out to show up 30 minutes before kick off. Any earlier, and you'll get seats lower down (but not close enough to be cool, but low enough to have zero depth of field when watching the game), and any later and you won't be sitting with people who are actually cheering.

For the record though, as someone who's high school student section (St. Xavier HS, Cincinnati) was nuts, and someone who sat in Block O, Block O is pretty lame. It almost entirely uses stock cheers that everyone has heard a millions times, and doesnt do anything fun and creative.

Just like some other people in the thread have mentioned, I'd love to see the students more concentrated. As a school as huge as we are, we could event split it in two and have a bigger student section that most schools. I think it would be cool to see half of the student tickets in a concentrated student section in the south stands, and the other half in a concentrated section in the north stands.
 
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OmahaBeef;1269997; said:
I think it would be cool to see half of the student tickets in a concentrated student section in the south stands, and the other half in a concentrated section in the north stands.
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That's pretty much what they're doing this year. My seats are 6 rows up and right below Block O, so they're in the "cool" zone but not affected by the sucky view.
 
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The History of Block "O"

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Block O Facts
Founded By: Clancy Isaac, an OSU cheerleader
Year: 1938

In 1938, Buckeye head cheerleader Clancy A. Isaac Jr. conceived the organization known as Block "O". The purpose of this new cheering section would be using plastic cards to form pictures and words in support of the Ohio State Football Team. In its history, Block "O" has seen many changes. The first dramatic change came from the Athletic Department in moving Block "O" from the twenty-yard line to its current location in the north end of Ohio Stadium. The second dramatic change resulted in the end of the all-male cheering section, leading to a coed Block "O". The third change in Block "O" resulted from the invention of the microchip. Originally, all the stunts used in the Block had to be drawn by hand using graph paper. Each square on the paper represented one seat, and each horizontal row of fifty squares represented one row of seats. The Stunt Coordinator then took the picture and derived a color scheme for each seat. Each student sitting in Block "O" then received a sheet of paper with set of colors and numbers stamped in ink. In order to get the Run done for each game, the Stunt Coordinator and his/her assistants had to start during the summer.
With the introduction of the IBM punch-card system within the University, the Stunt Coordinator's job became slightly easier. A program evolved where 1100 punch cards represented the 1100 seats in the Block. While these punch cards only represented the seats, 800 more represented the different stunts available. In the Spring of 1987, 12 boxes of punch cards, each holding between 25,000 and 30,000 cards, had to be sorted through for the Stunt Coordinator to do the Run. Just to have the Run done before the next game, the cards had to be sent to the University Systems the Monday before the game. Then, once the Run returned, the next step, called "Cut, Punch and Staple," started. This step included cutting the large computer sheets into individual strips for each seat, and then the strips were stapled to hard back cardboard to keep them from being torn.
Technology took another colossal step forward for Block "O" in 1987. That year a program was introduced which would eliminate "Punch, Cut and Staple" and lessen the amount of time the Stunt Coordinator must spend doing the Run. The fall season of 1987 saw this program revolutionize Block "O". Instead of doing the Run several days or weeks before a game, the computer program allowed the Stunt Coordinator to make revisions and changes and printout the Run the Friday before the game. Through its ease of use, the program allows anyone unfamiliar with stunt programming to create stunts.
Block "O" continued to evolve into greater things. In the Spring of 1989, the position of Assistant Stunt Coordinator was created. Likewise, in the Spring of 1991, the position of Sergeant-At-Arms was created. A revamped Committee System was implemented in the in the fall of 1992 to alleviate some of the burdens on the officers and allow members to take a more active role in Block "O". The officers took great pains in revising the Constitution to take Block "O" into the 1990's and 21st Century. They hoped to give Block "O" something to strive for while returning to the roots of its traditions.

The History of Block "O" - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

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Ohio State Football Traditions: Block O
 
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Block O has revamped their website and it looks so good. It has photos from the first 'general' meeting in the stadium and shows the very first card stunt.

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The block will be in the north and south ends. The south ends will continue with card stunts and starting cheers and the north end will wear white capes to make out an 'O' in the stands for the entire game. It should look really good.
 
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It will be good to have the students back in The Shoe. One thing I HATE about the students though, is that they show up so damn late. At kickoff, you can tell where teh student sections are, because they are the only seats that have open seats left. They need to get rid of student ticket seat locations, and just give it the good old first come first serve as far as all students are concerned. If your ticket says student, you sit anywhere that is student sections. It would mean a much more exciting student group. Seriously though...when the team takes the field before the game, sometimes it seems maybe 5,000-10,000 students are still missing. You have one of the most exciting football teams in the country year in and year out at one of the best stadiums ever. Act like it.
 
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