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The Jerome Schottenstein Center (Official Thread)

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I could live with either of the top 2 but the other 2 just did not get it for me. They probably should have gotten some input from guys on the team and the incoming recruits. I do not know maybe they did but I would consider their take more than I would consider the fans or the people in the athletic department.
 
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SKULL SESSION: CARDALE JONES LIKES THE TRANSFER PORTAL, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS SUPPORT PLAYOFF EXPANSION AND THE SCHOTTENSTEIN CENTER IS NOT A TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY

BULLDOZE THE SCHOTT. The Schott has recently been downgraded to just the third-best basketball arena on Ohio State's campus, so it should come as no shock to you that it is uh, not nationally regarded as a particularly tough place to play.

152. Schottenstein Arena – Ohio State Buckeyes 3.43

Miles Markiewicz-Buckeye fans are some of the craziest, loudest, loving, hating, passionate fan bases in all of sports. The city seems to cry the day after a football loss, riots break out in the street after beating that team up North or taking home a National Title and the Buckeyes are the best in every sport, every time. When it comes to basketball, these fans are still here but lack the obsessive nature of the football program.

152 is far too high, in my humble opinion.

I'd like to say the fan energy isn't the problem, but then again, during my time as a student, I spent every game standing across the court from an elderly lady who spent each game literally knitting a scarf courtside. I sincerely wish I was being hyperbolic.

Still, the building itself sure isn't helping. The seats are further away from the court than even the strictest social distancing would mandate, the arena is way too big to fill on the reg, and it feels like a warehouse that still somehow has the acoustics of a padded room. You could not design a worse basketball venue if you tried.

And yet, the Buckeyes finished the regular season with the nation's best overall adjusted efficiency rating at home, meaning they were effectively the best team in the nation when playing on their home court, for some reason.

I guess maybe the silence is deafening?

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...c-directors-support-playoff-expansion-and-the
 
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The flaws of Value City Arena are even more apparent when comparing it to an arena just a few miles down the road. Nationwide Arena opened two years after Value City Arena and there really isn’t a bad seat in the house. You don’t even feel that far away when sitting in the nosebleeds in Nationwide, while at Value City Arena it feels like you are watching from another county. While it has taken a while for the Columbus Blue Jackets to find success, when Nationwide Arena gets rocking you can really feel it. That same feeling is rarely present at Value City Arena.

Just sayin': That's got to be a primary reason why attendance is bad, nobody want to pay sit in the "nosebleed" sections. Stay home and watch the game on TV (which is even better than mid court seats) for free.
 
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When I was a junior, Louisville came into town and the Kelvin Ransey/Herb Williams team beat them. Ken page was a freshman that year and was going to be the next big Buckeye star until he got kicked off the team. St John Arena was rocking and so loud that my ears were ringing afterward as if I had gone to a Led Zepplin concert. After that game I always thought we should play Louisville every year, and I still think that.
 
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Grew up watching tOSU rock St. Johns. As I recollect, didn't really take off winter coat, as was kinda drafty. Also have been to the Schott to see the bball games there, and while better insulated, coulda seen the game better from home on TV versus where our tickets were located. Watching Luke, Hondo, Nowell, Siegfried and Joe Roberts tear it up, place was rocking. Close to what? 70% of students, versus the 0% in the Schott, seats were always filled. Schlepping across the Olentangy bridge to get to a bball game in December/January cannot be fun. Never went to see Zepplin in St. Johns, and I'm jealous. Bet the place was rocking...PS, while living in Dallas, The Mavs were playing Indiana, and local alum club set up a meet & greet between the local alums and the pro players. Great time, told Kelvin only thing wrong with his game was his lack of minutes. He went in and out before he could get into the flow of the game.....have a Maverick medallion from their initial year in the NBA......still remember walking in outer ring, looking at all the pictures of prior athletic pictures, as St. John's was only real sporting venue (other than natatorium) available. Go Bucks. At least Gene Smith has the smarts not to try to sell the golf courses. But eventually he/they'll knock down St. John's for something new and shiny.
 
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