tOSU game...

[markymark98]

So, I'm going to be in Ohio for the Packer game vs the Browns the weekend of the 24th and 25th. (Please don't turn this into a Gopher fans should be Vikings fans debate, that goes about as far as the beer in TCF or band marching down University conversation.) I'm driving from Green Bay, leaving about 10 PM Friday. Last year we left in time to make it to Nashville on Saturday in time to find a bar to watch the Gophers game vs. Northwestern, ugh, and then checked into our hotel, took a nap and hit up the town. The game in Columbus leaves us an exciting opportunity, and I'm just wondering how much of a hassle it would be. I'm now thinking instead of driving to Cleveland on Friday night/Saturday early morning and watching the Gophs on TV, of driving to Columbus, going to the game, and driving to Cleveland in time to check into our hotel, take a nap, and hit the town.

Questions:

1. How easy or hard would it be to find a pair of tickets to the game.
2. How easy or hard a drive would it be to Cleveland with the traffic after an tOSU game?
3. How welcoming are the tOSU fans? (I'm assuming I'll deal with enough crap in Cleveland)
4. Any Cleveland advice from anyone that has been there? We're staying downtown at the lakefront doubletree.

 

[nortwr99]

I have been to several OSU games the tickets are not that hard to come buy, plenty of Scalpers at the game. The price is typically over 75 per seat depending on the game and it is there homecoming. As far as the traffic from Columbus to Cleveland I do not think you will have much of a problem once you are out of the stadium area, typically give yourself an hour and a half. I have not had a problem with any of the OSU fans, I was there for the last few games and I have alway been decked out in complete gold. Actaully I have not even had to buy my own beer at the last few games.

 

[Schnauzer]

Good info for me too because I will be there. Looking forward to it. I will be with my wife and oldest kid (sixth grader) so I am guessing we won't get much ribbing. I ordered my tickets through the gopher ticket office last summer so I am assuming I will be seated with all/mostly gopher fans, correct?

 

[UptownMaroon&Gold]

I went to the MN OSU game in '02, when a 7-1 gophs squad ranked #23 in the country came in to play #6 bucks, not a good result that day, our only scoring chance came after Jermaine Mays blocked a punt, that we turned into a field goal, we lead 3-0, and that was it......it ended 34-3

anyway...tickets can be easily found around stadium on game day...I never got one comment all day about the fact I was wearing gopher stuff. Stadium is something else though, 100,000 people is a pretty sight on saturday afternoon.

 

[retrogoldy]

I was at the game last year and will be there this year as well. My wifes sister and her husband are alums that live in Columbus. Last year I wore my M&G around town all day and never heard a word from anyone. I even wore it to a OSU law school alumni breakfast and didnt hear a word from anyone. At the game the people around us gave me a hard time but that was because other then the MN ticket area in the complete oposite corner from where I was you hard pressed to find another person wearing M&G. I am looking forward to going out there again this year, being in a stadium with 100,000 fans makes for a great time.