I have not had a chance to read anyone else's thoughts on Saturday's game, but here was what I found:
1) The new parking areas opened up on the western side of campus on the other side of the walking bridge definitely helped. They aren't terribly far away, the atmosphere was good, porta-johns were available, and it was a good place to unload the West Campus buses as well. It's the first good thing I've said about parking since I was a student, so I wanted to be fair and say something good when I saw something good.
2) Lots of Penn State fans there, more than I was expecting. All I saw were treated just fine and were having a good time. Nothing hostile from either side, and in fact I read several letters and comments from fans and coaches that said everyone was treated very well.
3) During the game, I've seen a lot of press praising the crowd, but I thought it was actually quite a bit quieter than I was used to. The reception for the seniors was good, and there were times it was loud, and during the goal line stand (my side of the field) it was what you would expect. But there were times you could hear a pin drop when Penn State had the ball, which was a bit different than what I was used to.
4) Penn State fans were boisterous in the stadium but the ones in our area were not vulgar, nor were the Ohio State fans in return. I heard several of our people saying "Why aren't we treated anywhere near like this when we go there" including the guy next to me, who talked about it for a couple of minutes.
5) All in all, I was extremely proud of our Buckeye fans, and was very proud of being a Buckeye despite the game's outcome. Clearly this is a down year, but the fairweathers are long gone, and the people left are true Buckeyes, and showed it on Saturday.
6) As for the game, meh. All I want to say at this point is on to Michigan, and this is truly the definition of a one game season.
7) The highlight of the day was Dr. Woods dotting the i, seen below.
1) The new parking areas opened up on the western side of campus on the other side of the walking bridge definitely helped. They aren't terribly far away, the atmosphere was good, porta-johns were available, and it was a good place to unload the West Campus buses as well. It's the first good thing I've said about parking since I was a student, so I wanted to be fair and say something good when I saw something good.
2) Lots of Penn State fans there, more than I was expecting. All I saw were treated just fine and were having a good time. Nothing hostile from either side, and in fact I read several letters and comments from fans and coaches that said everyone was treated very well.
3) During the game, I've seen a lot of press praising the crowd, but I thought it was actually quite a bit quieter than I was used to. The reception for the seniors was good, and there were times it was loud, and during the goal line stand (my side of the field) it was what you would expect. But there were times you could hear a pin drop when Penn State had the ball, which was a bit different than what I was used to.
4) Penn State fans were boisterous in the stadium but the ones in our area were not vulgar, nor were the Ohio State fans in return. I heard several of our people saying "Why aren't we treated anywhere near like this when we go there" including the guy next to me, who talked about it for a couple of minutes.
5) All in all, I was extremely proud of our Buckeye fans, and was very proud of being a Buckeye despite the game's outcome. Clearly this is a down year, but the fairweathers are long gone, and the people left are true Buckeyes, and showed it on Saturday.
6) As for the game, meh. All I want to say at this point is on to Michigan, and this is truly the definition of a one game season.
7) The highlight of the day was Dr. Woods dotting the i, seen below.
