newarkcatholicfan wrote: There are a lot of states playing their finals at large college stadiums and from what I am hearing they all are doing just fine.

skank wrote: I guess if they were in C-bus, Hilliard would basically have a home game and then everyone else would be bitching.

3256knights wrote: The state has four Regions as a competion format. Then three of them have to travel upto four hours one way to play in the Final. Why not have all teams travel a couple of hours to a central location that is the Horseshoe. Big stadium, but possibly a one in a life time opportunity for a high school kid to play in a stadium like that. Fans will be in the game because it will fill from the bottom up. Not to be one minded, Why doesn't OHSSA build a 30,000 seat facility in conjunction with Columbus to host the event? Columbus needs to find a way to make it happen.

krazie45 wrote: I've always had a problem with the sites of the state championship games. Here are my thoughts:

1. Basketball should be played at St. John Arena. Wrestling can be kept at the Schott but St. John is a much better basketball venue.

2. D-1 and D-2 football should be played in Columbus. People have differing opinions on Ohio Stadium. Obviously the games used to be played there and I can tell you first hand that from field level there are few better atmospheres (whether or not you are an OSU fan). The problem is that it isn't even close to full, even for D-1. An empty shoe just isn't the same. I personally think that Crew Stadium would be the best venue. Yes, I know it's a soccer stadium but football has been played there. It is also centrally located and the right size for that game.

3. D-3 and D-4 should be played in Canton and Massilon. Obviously the hall of fame and Tiger Stadium are great venues that aren't too too far for anyone to drive. For these divisions, you get quality stadiums that would be packed full for these games. The reason I like having them at different venues is so the GAME CAN BE PLAYED AT NIGHT. No high school football player wants to play the state freaking championship at 11am. It goes against every principle of high school football. HS football, especially in Ohio, is meant to be played under the Friday or Saturday night lights.

4. D-5 and D-6 should be played at Death Valley in Steubenville. Sure it's off to the side of Ohio and would be a long drive for some schools. But there's no sense in playing in 3/4 full stadiums. The nice thing about Death Valley is that it's a great stadium, would be full for these games, and therefore provide a great atmosphere for the kids playing and the fans.

Just my two cents...

coyotes22 wrote:

Humpty Dumpty wrote:
Since this is only the 875th thread about this and no one wants to agree that Stark County does one hell of a job....I say we move the Title Games to Hawaii. Long way to travel, but the weather will be great and EVERYONE can bitch about the distance they have to travel.

Full_count wrote:

newarkcatholicfan wrote: There are a lot of states playing their finals at large college stadiums and from what I am hearing they all are doing just fine.

Very few states have a big college stadium that seats 100,000+ Indiana does not play at Notre Dame for example and Michigan does not play at the Big House. But many do hold their championships either in their state capital or centrally located in their state.

Here are a few that I looked up:

Michigan: Ford Field, Detroit
Indiana: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Illinois: Memorial Stadium; Illionis University; Champaign
Wisconsin: Camp Randall Stadium; Madison
Pennsylvania: Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA. (Dec. 18/19)
New York: Carrier Dome, Syracuse
West Virginia: Wheeling Island Stadium, Wheeling,
Kentucky: LT Smith Stadium, Bowling Green
Tennessee: Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN. (halfway point between Nashville & Knoxville)
Georgia: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Florida: Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Alabama: Bryant Stadium, Tuscaloosa Alabama
Texas: Alamodome, San Antonio
Missouri: Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis
North Carolina: Wake Forest and University of North Carolina Stadiums
South Carolina: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia.
Virginia: D1 & 2 at Salem City Stadium
D3 & 4 at Virginia Tech
D5 & 6 at University of Virginia




Did you know that Illinois sponsors Chess as a sport? Chess State Championships are in February... it is a winter sport.

mlisi39 wrote:Do you know how many of those stadiums are actually centrally located geography expert?

Hershey NO
Detroit NO
Syracuse YES
Atlanta NO
Orlando YES
Tuscaloosa NO
St. Louis NO

That's about half...

So your argument is week... get a map.

krazie45 wrote: 1. Basketball should be played at St. John Arena. Wrestling can be kept at the Schott but St. John is a much better basketball venue.

Full_count wrote: West Virginia: Wheeling Island Stadium, Wheeling

xnds1fan wrote: I've read most of this thread and I know NE Ohio has alot going for it. One thing that hasn't be brought up yet is the weather. Most years the weather is better in Cbus than up in the snow belt.