lhs07;453856 wrote:Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays of the year. No matter what religion you are (if any) chances are you will be gathering with friends and/or family for the yearly TRADITION of the Thanksgiving Feast. I love the Mirror Lake Jump also but IMO Thanksgiving traditions > Jumping in a lake tradition. You can't move Thanksgiving but you can move Mirror Lake Night.

I think this pretty much sums it up. It's likely that you'll have people jumping in on both nights this year, but I have a feeling that there will be more students at the Tuesday night even since it is their last night on campus. If I were a student and was celebrating Thanksgiving in Columbus, then yes, I'd probably come back Thursday night for the jump. However, if I lived in Dayton, Cincinnati, Toledo, etc. there's no way I would drive an hour or two back to Columbus just to jump in a cold pond, then drive an hour or two back home, only to return to Columbus a day later for the game.

It's not like it's some sacred 100 year tradition. Just move the day and tell your kids you were at the start of a new tradition.

Some video footage from last year, for those who have never taken part:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXEZqYbcmxo&feature=related

Friday would still be better, IMO.

Worst tradition ever