Ohio Stadium aka THE Horseshoe (Official Thread)

[BuckeyeNation27]

That looks sick

 

[brodybuck21]

 

[Bestbuck36]

Badass and one of a kind. All Buckeye

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[Jaxbuck]

I would have preferred all black but I guess this will do.

 

[brodybuck21]

 

[pnuts34]

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Jeez. I need to rob a couple banks or something. That is sick.

 

[pnuts34]

 

[knuckifyoubuck]

In all the games and seasons: I never remember commercial air liners flying directly over. It seemed like every 10 minutes there was another plane coming over us. Seemed unnecessary? Maybe it was an illusion and they weren't overhead but from C Deck by the tunnel they felt like they were right over head despite miles and miles of empty airspace they could have been using.

 

[ScriptOhio]

In all the games and seasons: I never remember commercial air liners flying directly over. It seemed like every 10 minutes there was another plane coming over us. Seemed unnecessary? Maybe it was an illusion and they weren't overhead but from C Deck by the tunnel they felt like they were right over head despite miles and miles of empty airspace they could have been using.

Most of the time planes coming into Port Columbus land coming in from the East. The wind is blowing from West to East and they want to land/takeoff into the headwind. Occasionally the wind is blowing in the opposite direction, i.e. East to West. This makes them land West to East and that landing pattern could put the planes over Ohio State, etc.

P.S. Just be careful and watch out for "blue ice"..........

 

[Zurp]

Most of the time planes coming into Port Columbus land coming in from the East. The wind is blowing from West to East and they want to land/takeoff into the headwind. Occasionally the wind is blowing in the opposite direction, i.e. East to West. This makes them land West to East and that landing pattern could put the planes over Ohio State, etc.

P.S. Just be careful and watch out for "blue ice"..........

I think also that for a while, planes weren't allowed to fly over the stadium during games. It was after 9/11. And it wasn't until more recently that the planes were allowed over the stadium during games.

I guess, according to Google AI, they still aren't allowed to be below 3,000 feet within 3 miles of the stadium. Maybe those planes were 3,000 feet up?

Regardless, I'm sure ScriptOhio is right in that it has to do with wind direction.

I remember back in the 80s there'd be planes with the trailing banners flying around the stadium all game long. You don't see that, anymore.

 

[Mike80]

I think also that for a while, planes weren't allowed to fly over the stadium during games. It was after 9/11. And it wasn't until more recently that the planes were allowed over the stadium during games.

I guess, according to Google AI, they still aren't allowed to be below 3,000 feet within 3 miles of the stadium. Maybe those planes were 3,000 feet up?

Regardless, I'm sure ScriptOhio is right in that it has to do with wind direction.

I remember back in the 80s there'd be planes with the trailing banners flying around the stadium all game long. You don't see that, anymore.

You still see it, but they are farther away and usually only for the "big" games anymore.

The low pressure area that gave us the rain during the game was south and west of Columbus at that time in Tennessee/southern Kentucky. That would have induced a southeasterly or easterly wind, especially with height. Coming in from the west and over the stadium tracks exactly with what Script is saying.