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Topic: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Topic: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

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oucs 1986
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Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/16/2012 9:46:02 PM

I had the following thoughts

1) The community has embraced the entire "game as event" way of thinking, and there is a lot we could learn from them. There were hundreds of individual tail gates going on, all with open containers in plain view. And there were Police all over the place, who didn't hassle anyone unless they got out of control. This was fabulous.

2) The Joan is a good-to-great stadium. It sounds like it's bigger than it is.. It was easy to get in and out of, and there were plenty of bathrooms, WITH HOT WATER TO WASH YOUR HANDS!

3) The fans were great. Much nicer than I have been treated at the Cam Henderson Center. After the game, on my walk back to my car, three fans went out of their way to congratulate us on the win. They were clearly disapponted that they had lost, but one guy said he was glad that the series was competitive again. Frankly, I hope we can keep it one-sided for a bit longer ;-)

4) Cato is the real deal.

5) TT is too, and he's tough as nails.

6) We've got a young secondary that is going to invite teams to throw on us. They'll get better as we go along, but I think it'll be exciting.

Go Bobcats!

-john

Last Edited: 9/16/2012 10:08:17 PM by oucs 1986

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Doc Bobcat
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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/16/2012 9:55:00 PM

Thanks John....well said.

I noticed pictures of the open containers as well.....wouldn't recommend walkin up Richland.....but if you keep your adult beverage in a cup you shouldn't get hassled at TailGreat.

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/16/2012 10:17:03 PM

I wish we could get a tailgate atmosphere going at Ohio. It just isn't feasible for students. The student tailgate park is a good idea, but people just go for free stuff. Students need a place to setup camp without driving and of course allow alcohol. For the first time ever I attended a tailgate event I didn't throw before NMSU (glad to see new student interest), but being at a house limits getting a true gameday feel. Unless you could get all of Mill Street going, I think our best bet is some other area for student tailgating.

Last Edited: 9/16/2012 10:18:59 PM by The Optimist

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 9:35:07 AM

The Optimist wrote:

Students can tailgate in the same lots everyone else tailgates. Keep it in cups, don't be a douche and everything will be fine.

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 9:46:53 AM

I'm not sure why no one knows this but you can BYOB into the student tailgate park. I did this maybe 3-4 times when I was a student and always drank straight from the can.

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 9:54:35 AM

My thought about the game was that when we come back in 2 years there will be a lot more of us and less of them in the stands.

Last Edited: 9/17/2012 9:55:17 AM by ytownbobcat

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 9:56:49 AM

Deciduous Forest Cat wrote:

The Optimist wrote:

Students can tailgate in the same lots everyone else tailgates. Keep it in cups, don't be a douche and everything will be fine.

I've always thought the Convo parking lot and surrounding area was an enormous advantage for tailgating that isn't being used properly. Students need to start gathering over there.

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 10:37:52 AM

One of the problems is the Convo lot is reserved parking for Ohio Bobcat Club members with Blue Lot passes. It used to be general admission, as did Tailgreat Park, but it is not now. There are also no private parking lots near Peden for single game parking. If I was a student, I would get a few of my friends together and spend the $50 to join the OBC. With that, they will get an annual parking pass that will get you in to Tailgreat Park or the Convo lots for each game.

The real culture change for tailgating needs to be from the season ticket holders. It has grown significantly from the time we started pregaming in 1996, but nowhere near any of the non-MAC schools we travel to.

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oucs 1986
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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 10:40:45 AM

GoCats105 wrote:

I've always thought the Convo parking lot and surrounding area was an enormous advantage for tailgating that isn't being used properly. Students need to start gathering over there.

I don't think you can have alcohol in that portion of the parking areas...

I *think* I *might* have heard from *someone* that wasn't me, that you can get a ticket from OU police if they see you with an open container of adult beverage in your hand, if you're not parked in TAILGREAT.

I *think* I *might* have heard from *someone*, too, that also wasn't me, that the police did not actually write the ticket, but they strongly emphasized that no open containers be visible on their return trip.

This policy, IMHO, could be relaxed a bit. I understand the party school image, etc, but again, if we're all OldKats, and we're not up to any DBaggery, it seems like no blood, no foul.

This might be a simple thing to address administratively.

-john

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 11:18:49 AM

You can tailgate in the convo lots, and only the southern portion of the lot is reserved for blue passes. Some of the convo is open to the public.

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 11:50:06 AM

Those all sound like nice plans, but I just don't see students (any decent amount at least) doing that. If you really want to build a student tailgate culture, it needs to be a very clear area. Most students don't have cars, and those that do won't want to pay $15 to go park it then have to worry about being sober enough to get it out before the lots clear. Stupid or not, that is just the reality of it.

Last Edited: 9/17/2012 11:50:31 AM by The Optimist

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RE: Thoughts about my trip to the Joan

Posted: 9/17/2012 12:07:31 PM

oucs 1986 wrote:

+1. Good post!

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