1. A pretty empty stadium. Ohio doesn't care and I don't know how well we'll even travel for the game

2. At least 50% Michigan fans. Although, this whole event is part of a big winterfest thing in Cleveland so I wonder if there will be a lot of casual spectators who are just in there for the day. Considering OSU probably has like 500 actual hockey fans, I think Michigan fans will easily outnumber OSU fans

They suck and wear nuts around their neck. They literally proud that they wear nuts around they're neck. Why isn't there a second large college in ohio. We have western, eastern, and state. They have Cincinnati and that is it. That is so strange with their large population.

I feel like, compared to the first Cold War, and especially the game in Camp Randall, there's been almost no discussion of this game, or even that much promotion to try to get Michigan folk to go.  There doesn't seem to be that much excitement.  And, of course, a lot of that has to do with the fact that Ohio has an almost nonexistent fanbase for hockey.  Not to mention it's coming on the coattails of the Big Chill.

I know these outdoor games are fun and exciting, and Red seems to be all about them when he's talking in the press, but I really wish these were saved for truly special occasions and unique, meaningful opponents, instead of a half-baked game in a (likely empty) baseball stadium against a school that doesn't exactly give a crap about hockey, and with whom we have almost no meaningful hockey rivalry (aside from the fact that, well, it's Ohio).

There are a lot of Ohio State fans in Cleveland and it has recently received some local news coverage.  I think there will be plenty of OSU fans here, although they may not exceed the Michigan fans.  I do agree that the average Michigan fan at the game will be more into hockey than the average Ohio State fan attending.  But I think it is wrong to assume that OSU won't show up.  My experience is that OSU shows up.

I bet most of you didn't know there were a handful of games at fenway this year as well. Who played harvard at fenway yesterday?

I live just south of Cleveland and I can tell you that if there has been any serious media promotion of the game I've managed to miss it.  I concur with Bluetell who predicts a largely empty stadium.  Putting the game outside in Cleveland "seemed like a good idea at the time" but in retrospect I'll bet both teams would reconsider the decision.

I don't expect it to exceed the Big Chill or anything, but OSU's fans should make the crowd reasonable, even though UM will likely fill at least half of the stadium. 

With the bleachers not available, the stadium capacity is probably a little under 40,000.  The lower bowl is pretty much full,as are the club seats and view boxes (first 6 rows or so of upper deck), according to ticketmaster.  The main part of the upper deck will be empty in left field, but they sold maybe a quarter of the seats around home plate and a lot of upper deck seats near center ice, along the first base line.  Judging by what ticketmaster says is available, there are about 12,000 seats unsold, so there could be over 25,000 people there.

I think it will be a lean-Michigan crowd.  I'm hoping the M fans start up the Blues Brothers during the second intermission. 

There were lots of people out in Cleveland last night, hopefully it translates to people in the stands.

Columbus is a football town. They'll pay attention to basketball if in the top 10, hockey if they're playing Michigan. This game has been minimally promoted, a side note to the Ohio v Indiana hoops game (both in the top 10, for now). The AD does this to themselves by pumping up only revenue sports. Maybe someday the other athletes will realize their school don't give a shit about them.

With Ohio fans worried about their beloved basketball team facing Indiana tomorrow @ home I am wondering how many of Ohio's fans show up for this game tomorrow.

Ohio played Indiana yesterday, not today. Also, the game was in Bloomington.

I see it is on BTN at 9PM but is that live or taped?

I said this a couple of times in other threads. Michigan has the superior program and fanbse. Even in 2009-10, when things were going bad Yost was filled. ohio is in a Top-10 basketball matchup today around the time the faceoff starts, so I think there will be more Michigan fans.

Hockeys canadian and were apart of canada, so we love it! ^_^

then that state truly couldn't care less about hockey. BJ's are surely the biggest joke in pro hockey on almost every level.

Didn't even know this was happening unitl 2 days ago. Chumps who scarcely care about their own. Why don't they just sell off their equipment to fund their football players' tattoo funds, now that Rife is no longer part of that equasion?

But it's all good, love to see UM fans outnumber them, drown them out & cheer our team on to victory.

The tickets to this game were outrageously priced. Good seats were in the 40-50$ range. Instead if the 15$ range he big chill was. I'm a die hard M an stuck in Ohio and we were going to go but the tickets talked us out of it. My friend told me theres tickets available now for 5 all over the stadium. Tells me no one wants to go and it will be half full.



Also there has been no local coverage of the game. (I'm a half hour south of Cleveland) and the only place I can fid the game on tv live is the BTN's alternate station. Not sure that will even be available when it comes on but I hope. The 4-0 shutout Friday night may keep people away as well. The weather is perfect though.

Lots of OSU fans out, but pretty good atmosphere. Drinking outside and the sun is out. 1 hour till game time. Go blue