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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Dec 27, 2013 3:47pm
They used the wrong word in the headline. Some of the BCS SCHOOLS are having problems. The teams are just fine. tOSU will have 40,000 fans in the stands cheering them on.believer;1557930 wrote:http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/12/31283/bcs-teams-struggling-to-sell-tickets
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 27, 2013 3:57pm
Its not a weak argument. Its the truth.Pick6;1557926 wrote:The secondary market tickets are cheaper because there isn't much demand. They mark the allotment up..cool. Secondary market tickets are basically always higher, especially for programs with fan bases like OSU. I paid 300+ for my mid level corner endzone seat to the rose bowl in 2010. Was the allotment price 400? 450?
You have a weak argument and you know it. It's simple economics. Or are OSU fans smarter than all of the other schools who sold much more of their allotment?
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 27, 2013 3:59pm
The article quoted in believers link
That's not to say Ohio State fans won't be showing up in droves, but it may mean that fans are circumventing the school in search of better seats on the secondary market. The tickets being sold by Ohio State range between $90 and $240 while fans can easily find seats on Stubhub for half that price.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told the Blade that the bowl allotments are “a hard business model that we keep fighting.”
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
Dec 27, 2013 5:42pm
Yeah screw that, my tickets are $240 a piece (through the athletic department), if I wanted to buy one as a student it was going to be $120 for the $20 yard line. Screw that.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 29, 2013 9:11am
A former player's perspective on the 1978 Gator Bowl Coach Hayes incident...
http://www.toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2013/12/29/Woody-s-final-act.html
http://www.toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2013/12/29/Woody-s-final-act.html
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Dec 29, 2013 11:01am
Spence didn't travel with the team due to "personal issues"
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Dec 29, 2013 11:28am
Yea, kinda strange. Doesn't seem like he's in trouble though, and Meyer hopes he will play Friday.Pick6;1558489 wrote:Spence didn't travel with the team due to "personal issues"
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 29, 2013 11:45am
What kind of "personal issues" prevent a 20 yr old kid on missing out on what should be a great reward for your hard work and dedication during the regular season? If its a family death or illness that would be reported. This smells fishy to me.
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centralbucksfan
Posts: 5,111
Dec 29, 2013 12:12pm
This is troubling. As bad as this defense has looked, they can't afford to lose a player like Spence. Lets hope he makes it back and everything is ok.Pick6;1558489 wrote:Spence didn't travel with the team due to "personal issues"
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Dec 29, 2013 1:42pm
He missed the team flight, does that mean he can't take another flight?
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 29, 2013 9:35pm
Pick6;1558489 wrote:Spence didn't travel with the team due to "personal issues"
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/12/31393/ohio-state-football-buckeyes-arrive-in-south-florida-for-orange-bowl-minus-noah-spence#more
...and this was alluded to earlier, but it's worth repeating...
A probable secondary lineup for Ohio State on Friday is (Vonn) Bell at nickel, Tyvis Powell at free safety, C.J. Barnett at strong safety and cornerbacks Bradley Roby and Doran Grant. The odd man out in that scenario becomes Pitt Brown, who could be used in dime packages.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 30, 2013 8:45am
More on ticket buying (or lack thereof)...
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/12/31406/south-florida-abuzz-for-orange-bowl#more
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/12/31406/south-florida-abuzz-for-orange-bowl#more
...many fans are going against what has long been the norm. The biggest deterrent in buying tickets directly from the two universities is the burgeoning secondary market.More than 11,000 tickets were available on TiqIQ.com Saturday afternoon. The stadium’s capacity is 80,120. The cheapest tickets sold for just $6. Club seats can be fetched for as little as $75 and a sought-after seat on the 50-yard line will set you back $179, almost $50 less than face value.
“We’re trying to compete with the third-party marketplace and brainstorm ideas on how we can do that. The factors we had a hard time competing with were price, so the two things we can offer that the third party couldn’t are [even lower prices] and amenities,” Galbraith said.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 30, 2013 9:20am
speedofsand's son spouts off (some of it nsfw) 
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/12/31405/insane-clemson-fan-wants-you-to-know-how-much-he-hates-ohio-state
[video=youtube;tCXle_Wg1Hg][/video]
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/12/31405/insane-clemson-fan-wants-you-to-know-how-much-he-hates-ohio-state
[video=youtube;tCXle_Wg1Hg][/video]
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 30, 2013 10:15am
Well shit... Roby, Curtis Grant and Spence are all currently questionable for the game
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 30, 2013 11:11am
What's up with Roby and Grant?LJ;1559026 wrote:Well shit... Roby, Curtis Grant and Spence are all currently questionable for the game
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 30, 2013 11:12am
Injuries. Grant is an ankle and Roby is a knee
believer
Posts: 8,153
Dec 30, 2013 1:26pm
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 30, 2013 1:31pm
believer;1559155 wrote:http://www.nbc4i.com/story/24328354/flu-hits-ohio-state-players-admins-in-miami
No starters
That's ALL we need!!! It's going around like crazy up here in NWO, how about the rest of the State?
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Dec 30, 2013 2:50pm
Thanks for the timely Toledo updatevball10set;1559159 wrote:That's ALL we need!!! It's going around like crazy up here in NWO, how about the rest of the State?
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 30, 2013 3:12pm
Anytime, my Lima friend, anytime.Mohican00;1559245 wrote:Thanks for the timely Toledo update
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Dec 30, 2013 3:22pm
not Lima....but whatevsvball10set;1559263 wrote:Anytime, my Lima friend, anytime.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 30, 2013 3:28pm
Denying your roots? Bad form...and who the hell says "whatevs"???Mohican00;1559269 wrote:not Lima....but whatevs
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 30, 2013 3:38pm
"Whatevs"? Yeah, it's definitely LimaMohican00;1559269 wrote:not Lima....but whatevs
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 30, 2013 3:51pm
The Roby and Grant injuries are definitely of the "no fkn way am I taking a chance on re-injuring myself before the combines" variety. The closer we get to kick-off the more I see this game being a complete disaster for the Bucks.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Dec 30, 2013 3:54pm
So if Roby sits, then we have Armani Reeves out there dealing with Watkins.
That's fucking swell.
That's fucking swell.