Taking my son to his 1st OSU game Saturday.

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holdingout

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Nov 9, 2010 8:10 AM
Taking my 12 yr old son to the Penn State game Saturday. I know it's a 3:30 start. Does anybody know when the skull session starts. It use to be around 2 hrs before kickoff. Thanks in advance.
Nov 9, 2010 8:10am
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Nov 9, 2010 8:14 AM
I believe it's still 2 hours before kickoff @ St. John Arena. I'm sure it'll be packed for Penn State so I'd suggest getting there a little early.
Nov 9, 2010 8:14am
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Nov 9, 2010 8:19 AM
^^^good advice, especially if the weather is cold or wet
Nov 9, 2010 8:19am
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Nov 9, 2010 10:37 AM
2 hrs it is.

Take the boy thru Conrad's early for a souvenir, it will be something he treasures the rest of his life.
Nov 9, 2010 10:37am
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Nov 9, 2010 2:14 PM
should be fun. i didn't get to my first game until i was 19 and i paid for it (and all the others) myself.
Nov 9, 2010 2:14pm
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Nov 9, 2010 3:50 PM
I'm jealous =(
Nov 9, 2010 3:50pm
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Nov 9, 2010 5:11 PM
Might as well make a day of it. I can still remember my first time in the shoe.
Leave early and stop in Sloopy's Diner in the Ohio Union for lunch.
If you see a waiter about 6'2" 250 lbs. say hi to him(Neal).
Oh yeah, and ask him why he doesn't call his dad more often?
Nov 9, 2010 5:11pm
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Nov 9, 2010 8:15 PM
sj--did you get a new username?
Nov 9, 2010 8:15pm
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Nov 9, 2010 8:23 PM
Take lots of pictures, you nor he will regret it.
Nov 9, 2010 8:23pm
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Nov 9, 2010 9:26 PM
You probably already know this, but make sure you are in your seats for the band entrance.

If you don't get goose bumps when that band takes the field and starts playing Buckeye Battle Cry -- you may as well forget checking your pulse, because you are already dead. :)
Nov 9, 2010 9:26pm
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Nov 9, 2010 9:41 PM
Most importantly enjoy every minute of the time with your son. My kids are older but still reminisce about the times we went to similar events when they were younger.
Nov 9, 2010 9:41pm
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Nov 10, 2010 10:11 AM
poor kid. i know how he feels . i got flim flammed into going to this game . what a waste of a saturday. i'd rather go see Glenville and Eds
Nov 10, 2010 10:11am
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Nov 10, 2010 10:40 AM
KnightRyder;552471 wrote:poor kid. i know how he feels . i got flim flammed into going to this game . what a waste of a saturday. i'd rather go see Glenville and Eds

you obviously don't know what it means to take in a game with your dad/kid....you're the poor kid :cool:
Nov 10, 2010 10:40am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:03 AM
Writerbuckeye;552066 wrote:You probably already know this, but make sure you are in your seats for the band entrance.

If you don't get goose bumps when that band takes the field and starts playing Buckeye Battle Cry -- you may as well forget checking your pulse, because you are already dead. :)
this.

the detail of the game will most likely be forgotten, but he will never forget the first time he sees Script Ohio.
Nov 10, 2010 11:03am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:07 AM
All I read was 'I am thinking about turning my son down a road of sexual identity confusion and perhaps turning him into an asshole later in life who knows nothing about football'.

Maybe I read it wrong though.
Nov 10, 2010 11:07am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:08 AM
He'll have an awesome time though really. I too suggest not missing Script Ohio and prepare him for the realization of walking a lot more than a high school game. That is what stood out the most to me until I was about 14.
Nov 10, 2010 11:08am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:11 AM
Where are you planning to park?
Nov 10, 2010 11:11am
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Nov 11, 2010 12:48 PM
vball10set;552504 wrote:you obviously don't know what it means to take in a game with your dad/kid....you're the poor kid :cool:

actually i went to the orange bowl with my father
Nov 11, 2010 12:48pm
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Nov 11, 2010 1:01 PM
vball10set;551981 wrote:sj--did you get a new username?

huh?
Nov 11, 2010 1:01pm
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Nov 11, 2010 1:12 PM
Have a great time. I remember my first OSU game was vs Iowa and like someone said above I still have pennant from the street vendor.
Nov 11, 2010 1:12pm
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Nov 11, 2010 2:20 PM
UncleYoder;551792 wrote:Might as well make a day of it. I can still remember my first time in the shoe.
Leave early and stop in Sloopy's Diner in the Ohio Union for lunch.
If you see a waiter about 6'2" 250 lbs. say hi to him(Neal).
Oh yeah, and ask him why he doesn't call his dad more often?
vball10set;551981 wrote:sj--did you get a new username?
sjmvsfscs08;553823 wrote:huh?
not only do I remember you saying you worked in the Union, but that you played football in high school, and could have played D2 or D3, so I was thinkin'....
Nov 11, 2010 2:20pm
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Nov 11, 2010 2:23 PM
KnightRyder;553804 wrote:actually i went to the orange bowl with my father
pretty cool, wasn't it? memories like this last a lifetime :cool:
Nov 11, 2010 2:23pm
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Nov 11, 2010 2:31 PM
vball10set;553904 wrote:not only do I remember you saying you worked in the Union, but that you played football in high school, and could have played D2 or D3, so I was thinkin'....

hahah oh I see. Yeah, I do work at the Union, I did play football well in high school, and I probably at full potential would've been a fine body bag at a Big Ten school. There are two linemen in particular at Ohio State whom I feel I could perform as well as on the 3rd-string scout team. :D The Knowlton School of Architecture and walking-on doesn't bode well for most, with Eddie George being a huge exception.

For the record I'm in Catering at the Union, you only see me with the bigwigs. ;) and I'm only 230 after losing 49lbs. of football weight I don't need anymore.
Nov 11, 2010 2:31pm
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Nov 11, 2010 2:40 PM
sjmvsfscs08;553917 wrote: For the record I'm in Catering at the Union, you only see me with the bigwigs. ;) and I'm only 230 after losing 49lbs. of football weight I don't need anymore.

then always remember this --it's not always what you know but who you know...NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK !!! ;)
Nov 11, 2010 2:40pm
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Nov 11, 2010 7:33 PM
Thanks to all of the well wishers. Heading to C-Bus tomorrow when he gets home from school. Thanks for all the comments and advice. Going to be a great weekend.
Nov 11, 2010 7:33pm