OTish- tickets to The Game and self respect

Probably would be the only time you enter that stadium and not get spit on. I'd have a tough time accepting tickets if I couldn't show my loyalty, you probably did the right thing. Especially if you've been there before.

You did the right thing. 

I get spacy during games and get bothered really easily (e.g. there was a college age girl who sat behind me at the Iowa game who wouldn't shut up the whole time.).  It especially bothers me to be around people actively cheering for the other team.  I'd rather watch from the comfort of my own living room and not worry about anything other than the game.

Sit, watch, keep your mouth shut.

But then have a huge ass grin as Gardner / Denard magic unloads on them. When Braxton has the game clinching fumble/INT you can stand and watch as they all filed out crying.

Those VIP seats would probably go for $1-2k for the pair.  I'd have taken them.

Based on the topic "Tickets to The Game and Self Respect" I thought this was going to be involve someone offering the OP tickets to The Game if the OP was willing to dunk their head in a bucket of urine.  I suspect others here made the same assumption.

But I get the OH Governor's Office's position on the tickets.  If you're essentially a guest of the state, it's reasonable to ask you to act like a guest.  And it's reasonable to decline if you can't stomach that prospect.

because there is no way I'd put up with listening to loud mouth Ohio fans insulting M players, without saying anything or even showing my maize & blue shirt.

The right decision was made. By going, any slip up could land your wife in trouble. There's no need to take that kind of risk.

How ohio to have this kind of stipulation though. Your purchase of tickets, parking, and concessions still flows through to the school and increases their bottom line. If you invited a guest who happened to be a fan of a rival school to attend a Michigan home game, would you ever force them to be quiet and wear either neutral or Michigan gear? I would never.

With the AD and other ND bigwigs because we wouldn't be allowed to cheer for Michigan without getting the guy who got us the tickets in trouble. What's the point of going to the game if you can't enjoy it? Luckily, another friend got us tickets so we still got to go the game. I'd recommend that you try and do something similar or watch it at home in comfort.

I think you did the right thing.

IF you could keep a cork in it, and if you value the chance to watch Buckeye soul-less souls get crushed, then maybe you take them.  There is no way I could keep my mouth shut that long, let alone contain all other reactions.  Risking your wife getting backlash at her work isn't worth it.

But how great would it be if your wife was just about to (voluntarily) move jobs!  Wear the colors, whoop it up right in a bunch of rich Buckeye's faces!  Laugh with disdain and say "Thanks for playing" afterward!  Now that right there would be fun. 

I don't think I'd do a lot of cheering regardless of where you were sitting.  I took my daughter to the 2010 game.  We did cheer for Blue while in our seats but kept quiet and buttoned up before and after.  It's not an enjoyable experience but you will come out of it changed --- filled with hate.

Yep, just adding to the cumulative voice here: you made the right call. The biggest draw between watching the game live and watching it on your couch is that when you're at the stadium, you get wrapped up in the collective emotions of the rest of the fans there.

To quote Jase Robertson (if you don't know who that is, you're missing out): "That's like on your wedding night, if your wife says 'Hey honey, look at this... no touchy!'" Where's the fun in that?

I wouldn't trust myself to behave in that situation. 

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/20/ohio-state-fans-petition-the-potus-for-a-pardon-on-bowl-ban/ 

Don't have the points to make a new topic

We should really be taking more joy out of how badly the bowl ban has screwed Ohio this year. 

Did accepting the tickets mean you couldn't acknowledge any affiliation to Michigan at all?  Would it have been cool to wear an M hat?  A sweatshirt?  If the only stipulation was to keep the cheering to a dull roar, I think I could've done that.  If it meant I had to act like I was an Ohio fan, well then I'm with you, fuck that.

That said, I've been to Columbus before and sat in enemy territory and while I've not been treated well, Ohio fans bark is worse than their bite.  Granted Brian's story about mistreatment at the hands of Buckeye fans flies in the face of that opinion, but I think it's a pretty isolated incident.  For all their blather about being hostile to rival fans, it's mostly false hubris.

Take the tickets. Considering they are better seats than 90 percent of the stadium you wouldn't have trouble finding a couple OSU fans to swap seats with once you get in.

You made the right decision. There is no way I could keep my mouth shut for an entire Michigan/OSU game. I can't believe people are actually saying they would take the tickets.

Way to fall on your sword. If Gibby hit a late FG you wouldn't have been able to contain yourself. Watch it with fellow blue or by yourself. No need to associate with cooler crappers and piss bobbers.

I'd rather sit in Block O South than have to keep my mouth shut and be neutral during The Game. At least it's general admission.

When Ohio loses, their fans act like jackasses.  When Ohio wins, their fans act like bigger jackasses.  The Game is in Columbus.  You made the right decision.

To watch the game under those conditions would have been worse than not watching it at all.   A man's gotta have a code. 

Should have taken the tickets. If going to the game means I have to wait until we win at the end to stand up and cheer, so be it, it is worth it to attend.

you did the right thing. plus i feel bad for your wife having to work for that guy.

Should have taken the tix and LTT'd them on the internet. 

But seriously, you made the right call.

You made the right call.

Call them back and take the damn tickets. Who gives a shit if the Buckeyes around you don't like it. 

Also, scream as loud as you can, and otherwise be as disruptive as possible. This is THE GAME.