Game day atmosphere at Ohio State????

[Volmania]

I had never seen this before and was shocked.

I came across a link to this video on a Notre Dame website. The video was filmed by an Ohio State film crew as a tool for improving fan behavior. I hope it works. I've never been to any SEC venue where the fans even remotely behaved like this. It was a sad day for college football.


The Columbus Dispatch -

[VOLatile]

Dial-up here... can I get a synopsis?

[UTbasketballfan]

I have never witnessed a scene like that one at any SEC venue as well. That's the thing with the south, SEC fans are some of the most passionate football fans around but, at least we normally know how to show respect and good sportsmanship. At least the biggest part of the fans do anyway.

[Big Vol Nasty]

Okay drinking.....more drinking....drinking...yelling 4 letter words at Michigan fans....girls peeing in stairwells.....drinking....drinking.....litter...m ore litter...more litter....another girl peeing....(Ohio State Wins)....drinking...drinking...fight with Michigan Fan.....Drinking...Drinking....END

Man this is college, this crap goes on in college when there isn't a football game. Seriously those who haven't pissed in a parking lot or a public place you throw the first stones.

Anyway I don't agree with the physical stuff or the total trashing of Columbus but giving the other team a little hell? So what. Thats why it's HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE.

This kind of stuff will never change man, it's just how it is.

You know you can get on the internet and make fun of Florida, confess your total hate for them so on and such, but when they come to your town your going to welcome them? sounds chicken ____ to me.

I believe in sportsmanship, but when your about to play a hated rival, why not talk a little sauce? Don't get in a fist fight with them or anything.

[orangefan1998]

yea and the sec is a bunch of ignorant rednecks, I have never seen anything even resembling that behavior anywhere before in a game atmoshpere. That looked like a riot and not a football game

[herksrus]

Guys, please tell me that knoxville doesnt look like that after a game.

[Volunteer Rebel]

Originally Posted by Big Vol Nasty

Okay drinking.....more drinking....drinking...yelling 4 letter words at Michigan fans....girls peeing in stairwells.....drinking....drinking.....litter...m ore litter...more litter....another girl peeing....(Ohio State Wins)....drinking...drinking...fight with Michigan Fan.....Drinking...Drinking....END

Man this is college, this crap goes on in college when there isn't a football game. Seriously those who haven't pissed in a parking lot or a public place you throw the first stones.

Anyway I don't agree with the physical stuff or the total trashing of Columbus but giving the other team a little hell? So what. Thats why it's HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE.

This kind of stuff will never change man, it's just how it is.

You know you can get on the internet and make fun of Florida, confess your total hate for them so on and such, but when they come to your town your going to welcome them? sounds chicken ____ to me.

I believe in sportsmanship, but when your about to play a hated rival, why not talk a little sauce? Don't get in a fist fight with them or anything.

Yes you welcome them. You don't have to give them anything, but you don't treat their fans like crap. Some of the best times I've had at UT football games is tailgating near a rival team's fans. We take jabs at each other, but when its said and done, we give em a beer and wish them good luck and tell them no matter what we look foward to next year. You don't have to love em, but the ohio state video was ridiculous.

[Big Vol Nasty]

Oh man I wasn't talking about verbally abusing them. I'm just saying make them feel welcome but not that welcome still let them know where there at.

I just have a big problem with people that want all the fans (home and opposing) to hold hands and sing a song of friendship before kick off. Trust me there are some out there, where I play ball and go to school it isn't D1 or anything but they have all these ridiclous kindergarden rules hanging up about sportsmanship, it's sad.

If I go to my school's basketball game and when an opposing player shoots and I say something like "Brick", or "hey man you building a house" seriously you can get removed from the gym. If you cheer against the other team and not for yours they'll do some crap like that. I blame it on the same people that want to ban the Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. These bunch of PC goobers that want the world to be without traditions and be a big vanilla fest.

[OrangeEmpire]

I used to work at Ohio State..........it is no different from other campuses..........the only difference is that the campus contains over 50,000 students.....

Same proportion of idiots, just a little more of them.

[hohenfelsvol]

Am sure you would see alot of the same at Michigan. This is a heated rivalry on and off the field. Getting physical doesn't make it right no matter what the location tough.

[tvolsfan]

Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire

I used to work at Ohio State..........it is no different from other campuses..........the only difference is that the campus contains over 50,000 students.....

Same proportion of idiots, just a little more of them.

Dude, from first grade and up, they are all total phychos when it comes to Buckeye Football. They argue they just have passion, give me a break. I really don't want to see this school win another championship right now.

[tvolsfan]

Originally Posted by hohenfelsvol

Am sure you would see alot of the same at Michigan. This is a heated rivalry on and off the field. Getting physical doesn't make it right no matter what the location tough.

Michigan I am sure isn't as bad.

Man Texas had it bad last year, believe me, it isn't just Michigan that gets the hell.

[OrangeEmpire]

Originally Posted by tvolsfan

Dude, from first grade and up, they are all total phychos when it comes to Buckeye Football. They argue they just have passion, give me a break. I really don't want to see this school win another championship right now.

I am going from my experiences working there. I worked with the football team and gameday when it was on campus.

Buckeye fans are crazy/passionate as any other team, from my experience, perception has become reality. i.e., burning couches, flipping cars etc.

[tvolsfan]

burning couches isn't normal.

except WVU.

[OrangeEmpire]

Originally Posted by tvolsfan

burning couches isn't normal.

except WVU.

I agree, but it was not rampant as many believe.

It is not like they are burning 100's of couches after every "big" game.