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Topic: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

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Campus Flow
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Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/21/2015 10:36:54 PM

The phone was flying off the hook earlier today as my family has plans to make the 9/12 Marshall game a big birthday celebration. We tried booking a block of rooms for Friday and Saturday night. We were able to get rooms for Saturday night at the OU Inn but had to settle for the Hampton Inn on Friday because Marshall's team is staying the night at the OU Inn. They must be bitter about us taking them off the schedule or something because that is a **** move to get a block Friday night at the OU Inn the popular hotel for Bobcat Athletics. As an Ohio fan I'm pretty annoyed about this.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/21/2015 11:09:42 PM

I thought the away team always got put up at the OU Inn.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/21/2015 11:15:06 PM

That is right. Pretty common occurrence. Certainly happens for the basketball games.

Last Edited: 3/21/2015 11:16:15 PM by Bobcat Debate 73

ytownbobcat
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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/21/2015 11:22:35 PM

Don't expect an early check in on Saturday. I have waited up to 6PM for a room after the visiting team leaves for Peden for a 2PM kickoff.

Jeff McKinney
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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/21/2015 11:56:54 PM

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

colobobcat66
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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 12:54:28 AM

Just complaining about something

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 1:30:25 AM

I have reported this to the police.

Alan Swank
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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 10:41:53 AM

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 11:23:53 AM

Donuts wrote:

I have reported this to the police.

Ha ha ha .....where is the like button?

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 1:18:11 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

Since there is a big birthday celebration planned, my guess is that Uncle Wes is trying to turn up in Athens on Friday evening.

I've seen crazier things happen.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 1:18:39 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For whatever reason, teams almost always arrive the day before and then leave immediately after the game no matter what time the game is.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 3:20:52 PM

UpSan Bobcat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For whatever reason, teams almost always arrive the day before and then leave immediately after the game no matter what time the game is.

Many teams stay at a hotel the night before a game, home or away, I believe.

Last Edited: 3/22/2015 6:54:11 PM by colobobcat66

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/22/2015 10:51:49 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games

Last Edited: 3/22/2015 10:53:02 PM by BillyTheCat

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/24/2015 1:11:48 AM

Those BASTARDS!!! LOL

Go Bobcats!

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/24/2015 11:40:58 AM

OK Unca Wes, here's a deal: if you'll back off on dissing the Herd for staying at the OU Inn, I'll do my best to lobby the athletic dept to provide shuttle service from wherever you end up staying up to a 50 mile radius.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/24/2015 12:00:35 PM

Jeff McKinney wrote:

Jeff, kind of like they did at the Bowl Game a few years ago? :-)

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/24/2015 10:13:19 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

Jeff, kind of like they did at the Bowl Game a few years ago? :-)

No, OHIO doesn't know how to run a shuttle bus service. Better contact NIU. Those folks really know how to run a good shuttle service. They also stay at the OU Inn when in Athens. ;-) [BTC, it was the MACC not a bowl game.]

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/25/2015 2:44:32 PM

Huskiemobile.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/27/2015 4:06:59 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games

And that reason is?

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/27/2015 5:46:45 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

BillyTheCat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games

And that reason is?

To avoid the laundry list of things that could delay the team from arriving on time to the game and having proper prep time for said game. At an away game the pregame walk through, positional meetings, game prep, all happens the night before the game. You really want the team to stay in Athens the night before a game in Kent - and then wake up at 4 am so they can leave by 8 to make sure they make it to the 2pm game on time?

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/27/2015 6:41:17 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

BillyTheCat wrote:

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games

And that reason is?

The simple answer is "because teams play better when they do". Why is that true? I'm sure it's lots of small things. No one is out on the town. There is a curfew. They eat healthy foods. They are less apt to be focused on other things than the game.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/28/2015 10:13:02 AM

Alan Swank wrote:

BillyTheCat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games

And that reason is?

To keep 'em off Court Street?

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/28/2015 11:05:21 PM

Jeff Johnson wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

BillyTheCat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?

Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games

And that reason is?

To keep 'em off Court Street?

To give Alan something else to complain about?

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/29/2015 10:29:01 AM

I've gotta agree with Alan on this one. Why not travel the 90 minutes on the day of game and save a couple thousand bucks? If I were MAC commish (I know, Marshall is not in the MAC), I would seriously consider imposing travel cost restrictions on teams given certain driving distances. OU at Kent? No overnight. BG at Akron, no overnight. These costs are getting out of control.

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RE: Marshall Staying at OU Inn

Posted: 3/29/2015 1:26:52 PM

SBH wrote:

Great thinking. I'm sure that come-to-OHIO-and-ride-the-bus-on-game-day will start bringing in the 4-star and 5-star recruits.

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