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Posted: 8/11/2025 10:05 AM
Does anyone know if the university is going to have a set amount of tickets for sale soon? Or am I better off buying one of these several-hundred-dollar tickets off StubHub?

Is OU sponsoring a tailgate or anything as well? Would be pretty sweet to get a big group of us down there for a pregamer.

Should be a good crowd (at least outside the stadium) for OU.
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Posted: 8/11/2025 11:21 AM
M.D.W.S.T wrote:expand_more
Does anyone know if the university is going to have a set amount of tickets for sale soon? Or am I better off buying one of these several-hundred-dollar tickets off StubHub?

Is OU sponsoring a tailgate or anything as well? Would be pretty sweet to get a big group of us down there for a pregamer.

Should be a good crowd (at least outside the stadium) for OU.
I bought season tickets this year and was granted early access to buy from OUr block for OSU on 8/4. There seemed to be a decent amount of seats left when I bought but I'm not sure how many other waves were granted access after the 4th.
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Posted: 8/11/2025 12:22 PM
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:expand_more
Does anyone know if the university is going to have a set amount of tickets for sale soon? Or am I better off buying one of these several-hundred-dollar tickets off StubHub?

Is OU sponsoring a tailgate or anything as well? Would be pretty sweet to get a big group of us down there for a pregamer.

Should be a good crowd (at least outside the stadium) for OU.
I bought season tickets this year and was granted early access to buy from OUr block for OSU on 8/4. There seemed to be a decent amount of seats left when I bought but I'm not sure how many other waves were granted access after the 4th.
I got the same email but missed it and didn't get to it before it expired the next day.

I go back and forth on wanting to attend. It's a lot of money and an absolute zoo for a game in which we are massive underdogs. And I'd probably end up in some verbal altercations (e.g. making fun of them spelling out the name of their opponent).
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Posted: 8/11/2025 12:27 PM
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:expand_more
Does anyone know if the university is going to have a set amount of tickets for sale soon? Or am I better off buying one of these several-hundred-dollar tickets off StubHub?

Is OU sponsoring a tailgate or anything as well? Would be pretty sweet to get a big group of us down there for a pregamer.

Should be a good crowd (at least outside the stadium) for OU.
I bought season tickets this year and was granted early access to buy from OUr block for OSU on 8/4. There seemed to be a decent amount of seats left when I bought but I'm not sure how many other waves were granted access after the 4th.
Just saw today that OU has soldout of their OSU ticket allocation. Bobcat Bash pregame tickets are available (do not include game tickets).

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Posted: 8/11/2025 5:20 PM
Andrew Ruck wrote:expand_more
Does anyone know if the university is going to have a set amount of tickets for sale soon? Or am I better off buying one of these several-hundred-dollar tickets off StubHub?

Is OU sponsoring a tailgate or anything as well? Would be pretty sweet to get a big group of us down there for a pregamer.

Should be a good crowd (at least outside the stadium) for OU.
I bought season tickets this year and was granted early access to buy from OUr block for OSU on 8/4. There seemed to be a decent amount of seats left when I bought but I'm not sure how many other waves were granted access after the 4th.
I got the same email but missed it and didn't get to it before it expired the next day.

I go back and forth on wanting to attend. It's a lot of money and an absolute zoo for a game in which we are massive underdogs. And I'd probably end up in some verbal altercations (e.g. making fun of them spelling out the name of their opponent).
I'm the same way but the wife wants to be there, so we'll be there. I won't be taking any crap. If we can get a lead at any point, I'll take that as a W.
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Posted: 8/11/2025 6:33 PM
This is the first time that we've played Ohio State in my lifetime that I've opted to watch it on the tube (which I guess means a temporary subscription to Peacock). Other than the time we sat with some high school friends of my wife's who have a luxury box, we've had crappy seats, and the hassle of getting in and out of that stadium is no fun. I will be at the Rutgers game in person.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 8:17 AM
One victory is the SKULL Session in St. John's Arena prior to kickoff.

Having the 110 do "Light Up" vs "What your daddy do" well, makes a Bobcat proud.

I think OUr shifty QB's moves will take a while for the Bucknut defense to figure out and should lead to some scores.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 8:41 AM
Honest goals would be score at least 1 touchdown, force at least 2 punts, and commit no more than 2 turnovers. These goals may be adjusted up or down depending on how we look vs Rutgers & WVU.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 8:45 AM
I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 9:51 AM
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I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
Our problem is we really lack big play ability throwing the ball, so it will be tough to battle back in big chunks.

Thinking it gets pretty ugly, but would be great if we could rattle a new QB early and force them into runs and grinding out the clock, but I think even I could go out there and chuck it 40 yards and hope Smith comes down with it. They're gonna want to stat pad before starting the Big 10 schedule.

Would love some good strong shit talking for at least 1 quarter before it gets out of hand.

A running QB is always going to get some teams on their heels so I hope we can slow it down and keep it relatively close with Bangura churning out yards. Would be nice to have Ricky Hunt back there for a nice 1-2, but I digress
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Posted: 8/12/2025 10:22 AM
Personally don't want to lean on Parker to do too much running. Coming out of Columbus with him missing any time would be a disaster.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 11:22 AM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
You left out the best one in 2008 where we almost beat these dudes and were leading going into the 4th quarter. And that was one of Frank's random BAD years. Shoutout Todd Boeckman.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 11:30 AM
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I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
You left out the best one in 2008 where we almost beat these dudes and were leading going into the 4th quarter. And that was one of Frank's random BAD years. Shoutout Todd Boeckman.
That was such a fluky game, but the defense was up for it. Noah Keller cemented himself as the defensive alpha around that time. I don't know who that player is for us now. Only one good offensive drive that game. I think 2008 would have been a lot better had we not suffered a heaping ton of injuries each week.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 11:54 AM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
You left out the best one in 2008 where we almost beat these dudes and were leading going into the 4th quarter. And that was one of Frank's random BAD years. Shoutout Todd Boeckman.
That was such a fluky game, but the defense was up for it. Noah Keller cemented himself as the defensive alpha around that time. I don't know who that player is for us now. Only one good offensive drive that game. I think 2008 would have been a lot better had we not suffered a heaping ton of injuries each week.
I was at that game as a 13 year old, not in the visitors section, cheering loudly for the Bobcats. My dad almost got in a fight with a red faced O$U fan who was threatening me, a literal child. Another Buckeye fan a section over had to be stretchered out over everyone’s head’s after suffering a heart attack in the 3rd quarter. The Buckeyes fans were not handling things well.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 11:57 AM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
You left out the best one in 2008 where we almost beat these dudes and were leading going into the 4th quarter. And that was one of Frank's random BAD years. Shoutout Todd Boeckman.
That was such a fluky game, but the defense was up for it. Noah Keller cemented himself as the defensive alpha around that time. I don't know who that player is for us now. Only one good offensive drive that game. I think 2008 would have been a lot better had we not suffered a heaping ton of injuries each week.
OSU was struggling more in general against MAC schools at that time. My thought was it had to do with game preparation or more conservative with opening the up the play book. I'm sure all of that has advanced greatly in 17 years.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 4:20 PM
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I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
You left out the best one in 2008 where we almost beat these dudes and were leading going into the 4th quarter. And that was one of Frank's random BAD years. Shoutout Todd Boeckman.
That was such a fluky game, but the defense was up for it. Noah Keller cemented himself as the defensive alpha around that time. I don't know who that player is for us now. Only one good offensive drive that game. I think 2008 would have been a lot better had we not suffered a heaping ton of injuries each week.
OSU was struggling more in general against MAC schools at that time. My thought was it had to do with game preparation or more conservative with opening the up the play book. I'm sure all of that has advanced greatly in 17 years.
These days they really look to run up the score in these non-con games. Maybe not as much as before with the expanded playoff but I think Ryan Day would put up 70 if he has the chance. He's got an ego and wants to leave no doubt.
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Posted: 8/12/2025 5:45 PM
TWT wrote:expand_more
I just hope this isn't another Terrelle Pryor/Teddy Bridgewater special where we are clearly outclassed after the first quarter. I would be satisfied with a Virginia Tech 2007 where we are clearly not a pushover. I would be happy with a Tennessee 2009/2016 where we give them a real game. I would take it and move on with a Penn State 2022 where we at least had a committed strategy and effort to score despite a blowout scoring margin.
You left out the best one in 2008 where we almost beat these dudes and were leading going into the 4th quarter. And that was one of Frank's random BAD years. Shoutout Todd Boeckman.
That was such a fluky game, but the defense was up for it. Noah Keller cemented himself as the defensive alpha around that time. I don't know who that player is for us now. Only one good offensive drive that game. I think 2008 would have been a lot better had we not suffered a heaping ton of injuries each week.
OSU was struggling more in general against MAC schools at that time. My thought was it had to do with game preparation or more conservative with opening the up the play book. I'm sure all of that has advanced greatly in 17 years.
Oh yeah this was that weird period for OSU post Troy Smith but before Terrelle Pryor's peak. I remember this pregame distinctly because the Buckeyes had USC the next week after us and Pryor was a freshman. And this was peak USC who was still a national title contender under Pete Carroll. Colin Cowherd previewed the OSU/OU game saying that Pryor needed to get more playing time against us to tune up for USC the next week. Turned out to be correct because I think Boeckman got benched against USC and Pryor started from there on out. They got clobbered 35-3.
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Posted: 8/16/2025 1:06 PM
I was in the press box for that 2008 game, and while Ohio indeed led, there was very little feeling inside that stadium that Ohio State would lose, largely because Jim Tressel seemingly WANTED his teams to be scared by MAC opponents.

The only times I was in that stadium and the crowd seemed convinced of the unthinkable was that Navy game that went to overtime. Ohio State could not stop the triple option that day and should’ve lost.

This season is, to me, a fine cover for getting Louisville’d in Columbus. No one expects Ohio to stay within five touchdowns. Just don’t get anyone hurt.
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Brian Smith (No, not that one) wrote:expand_more
I was in the press box for that 2008 game, and while Ohio indeed led, there was very little feeling inside that stadium that Ohio State would lose, largely because Jim Tressel seemingly WANTED his teams to be scared by MAC opponents.

The only times I was in that stadium and the crowd seemed convinced of the unthinkable was that Navy game that went to overtime. Ohio State could not stop the triple option that day and should’ve lost.

This season is, to me, a fine cover for getting Louisville’d in Columbus. No one expects Ohio to stay within five touchdowns. Just don’t get anyone hurt.
Do you remember when OSU took something like a 54 yard FG in the waning seconds to beat Marshall? Lot's of nervous Bucknuts that afternoon! And, I disagree about the feeling inside OSU's stadium in the 4th quarter of the 2008 game. The fans around me were plenty nervous until the junior institution got that sealing TD on a runback that had two missed (not called) clips.
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Posted: 8/17/2025 8:15 AM
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I was in the press box for that 2008 game, and while Ohio indeed led, there was very little feeling inside that stadium that Ohio State would lose, largely because Jim Tressel seemingly WANTED his teams to be scared by MAC opponents.

The only times I was in that stadium and the crowd seemed convinced of the unthinkable was that Navy game that went to overtime. Ohio State could not stop the triple option that day and should’ve lost.

This season is, to me, a fine cover for getting Louisville’d in Columbus. No one expects Ohio to stay within five touchdowns. Just don’t get anyone hurt.
Do you remember when OSU took something like a 54 yard FG in the waning seconds to beat Marshall? Lot's of nervous Bucknuts that afternoon! And, I disagree about the feeling inside OSU's stadium in the 4th quarter of the 2008 game. The fans around me were plenty nervous until the junior institution got that sealing TD on a runback that had two missed (not called) clips.
If you are going to recall events and complain about officiating, at least get the alleged penalty correct. They were not “clips”. Not even close to being “clips”.
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Posted: 8/17/2025 9:42 AM
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I was in the press box for that 2008 game, and while Ohio indeed led, there was very little feeling inside that stadium that Ohio State would lose, largely because Jim Tressel seemingly WANTED his teams to be scared by MAC opponents.

The only times I was in that stadium and the crowd seemed convinced of the unthinkable was that Navy game that went to overtime. Ohio State could not stop the triple option that day and should’ve lost.

This season is, to me, a fine cover for getting Louisville’d in Columbus. No one expects Ohio to stay within five touchdowns. Just don’t get anyone hurt.
Do you remember when OSU took something like a 54 yard FG in the waning seconds to beat Marshall? Lot's of nervous Bucknuts that afternoon! And, I disagree about the feeling inside OSU's stadium in the 4th quarter of the 2008 game. The fans around me were plenty nervous until the junior institution got that sealing TD on a runback that had two missed (not called) clips.
If you are going to recall events and complain about officiating, at least get the alleged penalty correct. They were not “clips”. Not even close to being “clips”.
OK, please tells us what they were.
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Posted: 8/17/2025 11:09 AM
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I was in the press box for that 2008 game, and while Ohio indeed led, there was very little feeling inside that stadium that Ohio State would lose, largely because Jim Tressel seemingly WANTED his teams to be scared by MAC opponents.

The only times I was in that stadium and the crowd seemed convinced of the unthinkable was that Navy game that went to overtime. Ohio State could not stop the triple option that day and should’ve lost.

This season is, to me, a fine cover for getting Louisville’d in Columbus. No one expects Ohio to stay within five touchdowns. Just don’t get anyone hurt.
Do you remember when OSU took something like a 54 yard FG in the waning seconds to beat Marshall? Lot's of nervous Bucknuts that afternoon! And, I disagree about the feeling inside OSU's stadium in the 4th quarter of the 2008 game. The fans around me were plenty nervous until the junior institution got that sealing TD on a runback that had two missed (not called) clips.
If you are going to recall events and complain about officiating, at least get the alleged penalty correct. They were not “clips”. Not even close to being “clips”.
OK, please tells us what they were.
Well to start it wasn’t a foul. But what you were wanting was an IBB, or Illegal Block in the Back. A clip is a block from behind and below the waist. Clipping is also a 15yd penalty as it’s a Safety foul. An IBB is a 10yd penalty.
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Ohio was 12-34 passing for 110 yards and four interceptions in that game. If you were at that game and thought 14 points were going to hold up, please don’t bet on sports.

The Tennessee game in 2009? That one I thought we had while in the stadium.
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Posted: 8/18/2025 8:24 AM
BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
Do you remember when OSU took something like a 54 yard FG in the waning seconds to beat Marshall? Lot's of nervous Bucknuts that afternoon! And, I disagree about the feeling inside OSU's stadium in the 4th quarter of the 2008 game. The fans around me were plenty nervous until the junior institution got that sealing TD on a runback that had two missed (not called) clips.
If you are going to recall events and complain about officiating, at least get the alleged penalty correct. They were not “clips”. Not even close to being “clips”.
OK, please tells us what they were.
Well to start it wasn’t a foul. But what you were wanting was an IBB, or Illegal Block in the Back. A clip is a block from behind and below the waist. Clipping is also a 15yd penalty as it’s a Safety foul. An IBB is a 10yd penalty.
Thank God we got this crucial clarification. The penalties were illegal blocks and not clips! You see while both are blocks in the rear, one is above the waist and one is below. They're totally not even close, and to suggest they were one and not the other in a game 20+ years ago in which neither team was Ohio, it is just unacceptable to make this kind of crucial mistake. Our resident fact checker remains the best in the game. What would we do without him?
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Posted: 8/18/2025 8:40 AM
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Ohio was 12-34 passing for 110 yards and four interceptions in that game. If you were at that game and thought 14 points were going to hold up, please don’t bet on sports.

The Tennessee game in 2009? That one I thought we had while in the stadium.
I thought we could hold onto the win until we muffed a punt return in the fourth. Their punt return TD with the clip or block in the back, crap WHICH IS IT????, was the dagger.
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