BobcatAttack.com - For Fans of Ohio University Sports

Welcome Guest!
Create an Account

site search

about us

advertise with us

help

BobcatAttack.com Message Board

Ohio Football

Topic: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Topic: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Author

Message

bobcatsquared
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 5,419

Status: Offline

Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Posted: 9/9/2012 3:57:43 PM

   * To whomever does the announcing during halftime (I believe he/she is the not the same as the game announcer), Portsmouth does not rhyme with south.

     * The quality of Peden concession stands has already been discussed here, but it was obvious last night that they are not equipped for 25,000 fans. Or even 20,000. Long lines, running out of items, a worker using a calculator to determine the total cost for a box of popcorn ($3.00) and large pop ($3.50) and then the change from $10. I expect my 5th-grade students to use mental math in such a situation.

    * My 5-year-old son, a huge Reds fan who has been to 6 Cincinnati games over the past two summers, told me midway thru (sorry, SBH) the third quarter that "this is the best night of my life." This was partly due, I believe, to receiving high fives from most of the players as they headed out to the field to start the second half. Only drawback for him was not being able to throw and catch his Bobcat football on Victory Hill due to the crowd and wet and muddy grass.

    * Speaking of Reds games, my wife wasn't sure why we can bring bottles of water and bags of peanuts into Great American Ballpark, but not into Peden.

    * Finally, anyone know what the status is for Derek Roback? Really liked what I saw of him at the end of last year and it looks like he is fourth team TE, at best, behind Thompson, Hill and Knight. Not a bad problem to have, I guess.

Brufus
General User

Member Since: 12/13/2011
Location: Wherever Miami and Michigan suck
Post Count: 416

Status: Offline

RE: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Posted: 9/9/2012 6:28:55 PM

For what it's worth, maybe try the student entrances in the future? They allow unopened bottles of water in, with the fact they have water bottles and pop in the student park on the practice field...

perimeterpost
General User

Member Since: 7/6/2010
Post Count: 3,165

Status: Offline

RE: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Posted: 9/9/2012 7:01:01 PM

oh, you mean Porchmith?

MY STATE. MY TEAM.

OUcats82
General User

Member Since: 1/9/2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Post Count: 1,883

Status: Offline

RE: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Posted: 9/9/2012 7:02:50 PM

When I was a student the concession stands often had church/civic groups working. Are they still doing this? It is a nice gesture but can affect the quality of the service. How much could it realistically cost to overhaul the stands? A few hundred thousand dollars? Are we too remotely located to have an Aramark etc.? Why not approach some of the local staples about setting up shop? Goodfella's, O'Betty's etc.

It seems like a few hundred gallons of paint and elbow grease would go a long way around Peden.

Ohio-The State University

bobcatsquared
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 5,419

Status: Offline

RE: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Posted: 9/9/2012 7:05:57 PM

Interesting thought. I questioned the young man about the necessity of using a calculator and he told me that he was in Algebra II. I was unable to determine which area high school he attends.

Doc Bobcat
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 4,283

Status: Offline

RE: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Posted: 9/10/2012 6:21:58 PM

Portsmouth rhymes with Porchmuff.

GoCats105
General User

Member Since: 1/31/2006
Location: Seattle, WA
Post Count: 7,452

Status: Offline

RE: Portsmouth does not rhyme with south (and other thoughts from opener)

Posted: 9/10/2012 6:28:42 PM

OUcats82 wrote:

As far as I remember, they used to get volunteers/student managers from the various dining halls around campus to do concessions at the Convo. Not sure but I think they did the same at Peden. I doubt that would fill the need for workers on game day, so maybe church/civic groups are still used.

Showing Replies:	1 - 7 of 7 Posts
Jump to Page:	1

View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics

There are 348 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com

348 Guests
0 Registered Users

There are no other users looking at this page.