Ohio State vs Marshall 2010 Opener
So, I have no link. But, I believe this will be announced as the day goes on. It's being reported down here on the airwaves in Ohio.
The Bucks are hosting Marshall in their season opener.
They have moved the game from Saturday afternoon to Thursday night, September 2.
The Big 10 on Thursday Night Football? Interesting move. Does OSU think this is the Big East or something? Thankfully, we have Rodriguez, then.
Anyway, I thought this was some interesting scheduling news. Maybe some MGoPosters have some comments on it.......
January 14th, 2010 at 9:48 AM ^
Playing Marshall is on par with us playing Bowling Green. Average team from a non-BCS conference, that lost their 2009 bowl.
January 14th, 2010 at 9:52 AM ^
Marshall won the pizza pizza bowl. I was one of the 4,000 fans...
January 14th, 2010 at 9:59 AM ^
My bad... Ohio was favored, I considered it a "lock" and was surprised when I barely noticed the final score two days later.
You should do an MSPaint of the crowd at the Pizza Pizza Bowl...
January 14th, 2010 at 10:11 AM ^
that would be hilarious.
He should do it as a 'Where's Shredder' type of game
January 15th, 2010 at 12:40 AM ^
Nice idea's. Maybe I will put some thought into that.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:08 AM ^
Ah, I'm not trying to rag on OSU for playing Marshall.
The news here is a Big 10 power switching a game to Thursday night football.
Thats what I am trying to highlight here
January 14th, 2010 at 9:48 AM ^
going to start the 8pm kickoffs, black/maize jersey talk again....
January 14th, 2010 at 9:57 AM ^
I'm sure that the Columbus cops are thrilled.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:08 AM ^
"WHOO! We beat Marshall! Lets go rioting and then comb out our buckstaches at the cops!"
January 14th, 2010 at 10:06 AM ^
the extra days to prepare for miami are probably the more important part of this move.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:07 AM ^
Anyone else ever notice that Matthew McConaughey is always at his best when he's playing a quasi-greasy 70's guy??
January 14th, 2010 at 10:12 AM ^
This has happened before. MSU played Oregon on a Thursday night, we played Minnesota on a Friday night, and there are a few more examples that are escaping my mind right now.
Not exactly the norm (and hopefully never will be), but certainly not unprecedented.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:17 AM ^
the friday night thing was becuase of a baseball playoff conflict at the metrodome.
previous to this, weekday games were mostly for the up and coming programs whose alumni's corduroys are not embroidered with the team's logo.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:29 AM ^
of the race to show off important UM football - minnesota twins related info.
you all owe me +1
January 14th, 2010 at 10:18 AM ^
Didn't we play that Friday game due to a scheduling conflict with the Twinkies? If I remember correctly, Lloyd was furious. Nice comeback though...
Edit: Sorry for the echo, need to post quicker.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:19 AM ^
reason why michigan ever played the gophers on a friday night is because it conflicted with the twins playoff game...and it always seemed to happen to michigan... IIRC there is a story about bill martin walking up to minnesotas AD after the 2003 game and handing him a $20 bill. he then said "consider this your first donation twards the new stadium"...
January 14th, 2010 at 10:21 AM ^
We've played Minnesota twice on Friday nights in (somewhat) recent years, and obviously, both times the game was in Minnesota. The first time was in 1991 (I don't think that this game was televised) and the second time was the big comeback featuring the Water Buffalo Stampede with John Navarre in 2003.
I think both moves to Friday night were prompted by Minnesota Twins post season games. This was certainly the case in 2003.
January 14th, 2010 at 2:22 PM ^
Correct about 1991, as well. Saturday was game 6 of the 1991 World Series.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:25 AM ^
I don't like seeing college games played on days other than Saturday during the semester. Kids should be studying on a Thursday night not going to a football game. Of course college football isnt about the kids anymore. I guess this game is before class starts.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:27 AM ^
If not a little old fashioned, but good sentiments nevertheless.
In this case, I dont think classes begin at OSU until the middle of September each year. But, dont Book That.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:33 AM ^
like the rest of ohio for the next few years. they don't start until usually the third week of september.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:54 AM ^
Kids should be studying on a Thursday night not going to a football game.Hmmm, I can't remember too many Thursday nights spent studying at Michigan. I think that is true for the average Michigan student. So, if the average Michigan student doesn't study Thursday night, there is no way in hell the average OSU student does. Regardless of the presence of a football game.
January 14th, 2010 at 11:56 AM ^
I was an average Michigan student and I was doing homework/studying EVERY Thursday night. Maybe I just picked the wrong major (Computer Science) but no.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:11 PM ^
Aerospace major disagrees with you, but adds that Thursday nights are made possible by a mutation allowing her to survive without sleep.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:17 PM ^
LS&A major says Thursday night festivities solely responsible for C- average in language requirement courses.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:07 PM ^
thursday was always the start of the weekend. i didn't have a friday class after my first semester freshman year. the courses i took often hinged on whether they held class on fridays.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:01 PM ^
Hahahahahahaha; kids going to class, especially at OSU? Thursday night you could always find me at Scorekeepers enjoying their cheap beer. Thursday was always the first night of the weekend for me and majority of my friends.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:09 PM ^
Thursday is the biggest bar night in Ann Arbor. Only the froshs have Friday classes.
Did you know we have premartial sex too and drink underage?
January 14th, 2010 at 12:12 PM ^
Maybe if you're in LSA or the Bschool... (regarding first, not second statement.)
January 14th, 2010 at 1:19 PM ^
I'm willing to bet there's more people at the libraries across campus on a Thursday night than there are people at bars/parties etc. Not everyone is going to be studious all the time but with the high volume of kids that have season tickets it's better to keep games at times that cater to kids that go there to do well in school. Plus engineers (which comprises a large part of the marching band and 6000+ students) can't get Fridays off.
January 14th, 2010 at 2:08 PM ^
= "prior to going off to war?"
January 14th, 2010 at 10:30 AM ^
OSU's summer quarter ends the week before the game but I'm not sure when the fall quarter starts. Their AD pointed out that one of the main reasons for the move was giving the fans a full Labor Day weekend w/o a game on Saturday.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:01 PM ^
usually doesn't start until mid to late september.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:36 AM ^
I liked our noon kickoff games when I was a student. It gave me the afternoon/evening to watch tele...err...study.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:43 AM ^
I liked the 3:30 kickoff games when I was a student. It gave me the morning to drink.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:59 AM ^
Went to class 8-5 Tuesday and Thursday. My four-day weekend began every Thursday night at happy hour.
January 14th, 2010 at 11:33 AM ^
A Thursday night opener will be okay to watch, especially since the only other thing going on will be baseball. This is similar to what the NFL does - they have been doing a marquee Thursday night to open the season for years. I believe our opener is the following Saturday - maybe Marshall will pull an upset and get everyone happy and fired up.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:04 PM ^
It's a good move by OSU to move the game Thursday. Football fans across the country will be chomping at the bit for college football to begin and nfl preseason games to end.
Great exposure for OSU (not that they really need more). On Thursday night, they'll probably be the only game on TV for people/recruits to watch. If the game was on Saturday, it would probably be on espn or an ABC regional game with a ton of other games on TV at the same time.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:58 PM ^
This is pretty significant. Thanks for the info. This is a major step for the Big Ten, having a traditional power play on Thursday night. Thank goodness we'll never have to. NIGHT GAMEZ!!!11!!!1!!!
January 14th, 2010 at 1:17 PM ^
seems like everyone from Huntington thinks da herd has a shot at beating the Buckeyes...lol crazy West by God Virginia's!!!
January 14th, 2010 at 2:54 PM ^
FUCKED.....(If your Marshall) I don't see Osu struggling with the Herd for this game.
January 15th, 2010 at 7:38 AM ^
Marshall will pull the upset......