tOSU vs Army?

[MililaniBuckeye]

I agree with Muck: it would be a mistake to play that game anywhere other than West Point.

USMA must be ponying up some major jack if the game is to be played at Michie Stadium instead of the Meadowlands or other major venue. The Meadowlands holds more than twice as many fans as does Michie (80,242 vice 40,000).

 

[Thump]

USMA must be ponying up some major jack if the game is to be played at Michie Stadium instead of the Meadowlands or other major venue. The Meadowlands hold more than twice as many fans as does Michie (80,242 vice 40,000).

I'd still rather have it played at West Point.

One of the best settings in the country for college football.

We don't play Northwestern at Soldier Field so why play Army at the Meadowlands except solely for Army's financial gain?

 

[jimotis4heisman]

I'd still rather have it played at West Point.

One of the best settings in the country for college football.

We don't play Northwestern at Soldier Field so why play Army at the Meadowlands except solely for Army's financial gain?

we have as well as clev muni...

 

[Buckeye_in_Cali]

Sure, you take a significant hit in ticket sales by playing at the Michie complex; however, I'm pretty sure TV execs are foaming at the mouth when it comes to another matchup with storied programs at what is arguably the most picturesque location in all of college football.

:osu:

 

[Thump]

we have as well as clev muni...

Yes, but that was only a one time thing.

I think it would mean more to the Cadets to have the game played on Campus. Besides, their one neutral stadium game of the year is with Navy.

 

[Thump]

Good story on Gameday's at Michie.

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/drehs/030925army.html

Article by Kiper calling Michie the most scenic setting in college football.

http://espn.go.com/melkiper/s/2002/0711/1404492.html

 

[BB73]

we have as well as clev muni...

I was at the 1991 game in Cleveland, but I don't see a record of ever playing Northwestern in Soldier Field.

I plan on attending the Army game, wherever it is, but I hope it's at Michie.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

We don't play Northwestern at Soldier Field so why play Army at the Meadowlands except solely for Army's financial gain?

Gee, you think it might be because it's a conference school's home venue?

Why did we buy out SDSU's home game a few years back and move it to The Shoe? Money. Why do we play virtually all our games against Ohio teams in The Shoe instead of at their stadium? Money. Ohio State is not going to play at a 40,000-person venue vice an 80,000-person venue without associated compensation.

 

[Thump]

Gee, you think it might be because it's a conference school's home venue?

Then why were we able to buy NW's home game back in the 90's and play it at Cleveland Muni?

My point was that it's not unprecedented to play in small stadiums.

Hell, Ryan Field at NW only holds just over 49,000. Not that much bigger than Michie.

 

[SparkyOSU]

I think the recruiting value is media driven: anybody who has spent any time around NYC realizes that their local media discount (ignore) anything that happens over 100 miles away from there (if not closer!). Buckeyes playing at West Point or in the Meadowlands will get lots of local (NY, NJ, etc.) exposure for tOSU. That COULD be the difference for Tress getting a couple of 4 or 5* guys from that area who would otherwise have not have seriously considered going to Columbus.

Thats what I was getting at... I am just on mute?

 

[RhodeIslandBuck]

It's only a three hour trip depending on traffic. I've made the trip from RI to West Point over 25 times. It's a beautiful campus and it's a nice stadium. I think I'll actually get to go to this one.

 

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Ohio State football
Army retreats from two-game series

Saturday, August 4, 2007 3:30 AM
By Ken Gordon


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Ohio State has taken one step forward and two steps back when filling out its football schedules. The Buckeyes recently lost a two-game series with Army scheduled for 2009 and 2010 after the Black Knights pulled out of the deal.


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[Napoleonbuck]

I'd like to see us play someone like BYU or Rutgers in those years to replace Army. Offer a home/neutral deal to one of those teams. If it was Rutgers, we could still play in the Meadowlands.

 

[Muck]

Well that just sucks....and picking up EMU to replace one of the dates?

Meh.

I say again...Meh.

 

[TexasBuck]

I'd like to see us replace Army with another service academy: Air Force. An impressive win againt Air Force might stop some of the nightmares/flashbacks I still suffer from over the 1990 Liberty Bowl.