Faceoff On The Lake - Michigan vs OSU at First Energy Stadium
Just announced. February 18th, 2023 Michigan will face OSU at First Energy Stadium here in Cleveland. I got a text from my Browns ticket rep about an hour ago and for anyone interested you can rent a 20 person suite from $3,500 to $4,500 and they only need a $1,000 deposit to secure it for you.
I'll be there for sure with a bunch of my OSU friends but not in one of those.
August 22nd, 2022 at 1:05 PM ^
New Years resolution for you: eliminate those OSU friends. Live a happier life. You’re welcome.
August 22nd, 2022 at 1:18 PM ^
I think that could qualify as a weight loss NYE resolution. Because then MGrowOld is never getting a pizza delivered again.
August 22nd, 2022 at 1:22 PM ^
This is the stadium where the Cleveland Browns play, in case anyone has trouble keeping tabs on corporate naming.
August 22nd, 2022 at 1:27 PM ^
The city is really pushing First Energy to relinquish naming rights, so who knows what it will be called when this actually happens
August 22nd, 2022 at 1:48 PM ^
User name checks out?
I've got a friend who's a rational Buckeye and another rational pal who teaches at that THE fine school but I figured they were the only ones.
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:19 PM ^
rational Buckeye = oxymoron
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:20 PM ^
More like "Faceoff Adjacent To The Lake" amirite?
August 22nd, 2022 at 1:33 PM ^
Went to the 2012 outdoor game against OSU at the Indians stadium with a classmate. Pretty sure we sat in the parents' section instead of our actual seats. Met Chris Brown's parents, they were cool and the flasks were plentiful...
August 22nd, 2022 at 2:35 PM ^
Wife and I were at that game too. Went to the Winking Lizard afterward with the wife, both of us wearing our finest maize, and some OSU dude stuck his finger down his throat and tried to puke on my wife. His buddy pulled him away thankfully because he actually did puke. Weirdos.
August 22nd, 2022 at 1:55 PM ^
Huh, interesting. It has been a few years since Michigan has played in an outdoor game. Cleveland, once again, seems a bit out of left field, but more power to anyone who can make it. I'm sure it will be fun.
The upside here is that losing a game at the Schott is no great loss for anyone.
August 22nd, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
"February 18th, 2023"
Yeah but that is years from now... checks calendar.... damn it never mind.
August 22nd, 2022 at 2:22 PM ^
Leper hockey - Face off in every corner.
August 22nd, 2022 at 2:24 PM ^
Why do you have OSU friends, OP? Even better, how does that even work?
(Note: These are unserious questions - one of the kindest people I have known in my many years at a public utility was an OSU fan. I still think it was all a front somehow, but whatever. He retired some time ago.)
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:07 PM ^
Disgusting
August 22nd, 2022 at 6:03 PM ^
Ah, those immortal words: "I like your bush."
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:18 PM ^
Are we doing True Confessions right now?
One of my best friends is an OSU alum. I'm ashamed of it, but he's a good guy. He also has a lot of tools which I love to borrow, is super handy, and is generous with his beer.
We figure we'll be those guys in 40 years sitting on the porch of the senior home arguing about The Game while refilling each other's beers (or cups of Ensure).
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:59 PM ^
I'm in the same boat. One of my college roommates (we went to a D3 school) is a big OSU fan, but also very rational somehow. 16 years later we still hang out often and will for years to come. 2006 was the first year we watched The Game together. Finally, after 15 years of hearing is gloating, I was able to return the favor last year. 42-27!
EDIT: yeah there was the Fickell game, but that didn't really move the needle much given how bad OSU was that year.
August 22nd, 2022 at 4:25 PM ^
He's actually one of my best friends. He has a cottage on Middle Bass Island near mine and his wife and mine are great friends too. Every year OSU plays at Michigan he hosts a huge watch party (rents out a VA hall) and I go to take the good-natured ribbing. FWIW he goes to every OSU away game but ours because he's convinced that Michigan fans treat OSU fans the same way up in AA as we get treated in Columbus and he wants no part of that.
We've gone to the last three Michigan/OSU basketball games together (both in AA & Columbus) and were planning on going to the Regionals this year if OSU hadnt shit the bed and lost before we could beat them. He's a really good guy and HUGE OSU fan and we get along great.
FWIW at one of his M/OSU watch parties one of the other guests got drunk and started to get a bit abusive verbally. Nothing I hadnt heard before but he immediately grabbed the guy and told him to shut up or leave the party.
So they're not all bad. Truth be told 99% of the alumni of OSU are just fine. The mouth-breathers down here who cause problems couldn't find Columbus on a map, much less ever take a class there.
August 22nd, 2022 at 6:01 PM ^
When I joined the Army, my only taste of Buckeyes were their fans at the game in Ann Arbor. So naturally I assumed everyone from Ohio was a drunk, stupid jerk.
Shock to my system: the Ohio folks were the nicest among my fellow MPs. Best desk sergeant. Best cop, who's still my friend.
And now my Columbus friend whose family's had had season tickets since the 50s! And a ridiculously nice guy. And smart! (To be fair, his degree is from THE Ohio University.)
August 22nd, 2022 at 2:24 PM ^
Thank god this wasn’t a post about the travolta/cage movie.
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:05 PM ^
Wish it could have been in Toledo.
Cleveland is still too deep in enemy territory.
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:10 PM ^
Everyone here wondering why OP has OSU friends and I'm more surprised he has a Browns ticket rep.
August 22nd, 2022 at 3:41 PM ^
can't do it. that's president's day weekend and I have mattress sales to attend
August 22nd, 2022 at 4:24 PM ^
Was at The Big Chill at The Big House vs Sparty. Football stadiums are an awful venue for a hockey game. Blowing them out and the stealth bomber flyover were super cool however.
August 22nd, 2022 at 5:11 PM ^
I was at the 2012 game also, had quite a fun time albeit a cold one. I would go back for this just so I could meet up with friends in the area. I'm not sold on the venue; I think the baseball stadium would be better. Book your room now at the Arcade, you'll be right in the thick of things.
August 22nd, 2022 at 7:09 PM ^
I went to The Frozen Diamond Faceoff 2012 in Cleveland. Saw a very drunk OSU fan faceplant into a snowbank during the game. He got up, face half covered in snow and said, "whoa."
August 29th, 2022 at 7:38 PM ^
I'm very hesitant to go to these outdoor games imagining that fans can't really see the plays from the stands. BUT, watching a Michigan Ohio game outside in February sounds like an unforgettable experience. For those who have been to previous outdoor games, is the "experience" worth the challenges of watching the game from the stands?
Thanks!