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Calling all friends & people I met on the way down
Folanator;647504; said:
Nothing like "Touchdown Jesus" ... just yesterday, I was driving up I-75 and let out a chuckle, like I do each time I pass it....
That is not the farm they are referring to though.
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To put it in perspective, 100k is the current selling price for 50 pairs of good seats to The Game.
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osugrad21;647456; said:
Wow! Kudos to Gene Smith, the "turf committee", and all involved to get this done. How many other schools (even those with the 'means' to do something about it) would have simply chalked this situation up to 'bad luck' and an 'Act of God', and looked to next year to take any further steps (and who could have blamed them, really).
And I did kind of cringe at the thought of friends of mine (supporters of 'other' schools) and the comments that would have been made regarding the field for the biggest game this season and in several years.
But the powers that be came through with flying colors so that the Buckeye faithful can point to yet another instance of what separates tOSU from the rest...
Proud to be a Buckeye...Our Team, Our Facilities, Our Leadership...Unparralleled! :osu:
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coastalbuck;647527; said:Thump, sneek in there after school today and get us some pictures!!!
Maybe tomorrow, don't have a camera today.
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RLC65
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I also commend the decison to fix the problem in this two week hiatus. Not every program would spend the bucks twice within a month or so to fix an obvious problem of this type.
I suspect some of the motivation is the dawning realization that the game on the 18th is emerging as the game of a decade or five, with a huge national spotlight, and the desire that the field not be a deciding factor in the outcome. Many schools would just suffer through it and then address the problem in the spring and summer. That we are going to do the latter in depth is no doubt a good long term solution as well.
Go Bucks!
I suspect some of the motivation is the dawning realization that the game on the 18th is emerging as the game of a decade or five, with a huge national spotlight, and the desire that the field not be a deciding factor in the outcome. Many schools would just suffer through it and then address the problem in the spring and summer. That we are going to do the latter in depth is no doubt a good long term solution as well.
Go Bucks!
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I would disagree with the notion that this hurts us because being used to the bad field was an advantage or that the admin did this to keep the field from being a factor.
A good field is a factor and a factor thats hugely in our favor. Our team is the racehorse, scUM is the mudder. Why give them a muddy track if you can avoid it?
Kudos to the OSU admin. I said earlier I would be dissapointed if they didn't do something about that field. As has been the case 99% of the time under JT, our Buckeyes did not dissapoint.
A good field is a factor and a factor thats hugely in our favor. Our team is the racehorse, scUM is the mudder. Why give them a muddy track if you can avoid it?
Kudos to the OSU admin. I said earlier I would be dissapointed if they didn't do something about that field. As has been the case 99% of the time under JT, our Buckeyes did not dissapoint.
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I agree OSU stands more to lose with poor footing.
Honestly, if this new turf helps OSU win the game, it may pay dividends in the tens of millions (assuming we also win in Glendale).Thump;647497; said:
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