November 20th, 2022 at 11:23 AM ^
You're a braver man than me.
November 20th, 2022 at 11:38 AM ^
This is a big part of the problem on why Michigan fans don't fill the shoe like they do the Big House.
November 20th, 2022 at 11:56 AM ^
To be fair, OSU fans filled the Big House in recent years because Michigan was routinely only in a position to play for its pride after a mediocre season, OSU was still in the middle of its unending golden age, and there were no true stakes involved for Michigan and OSU had already wrapped up a spot in Indy, so a lot of Michigan season ticket holders sold their seats not wanting to watch an ass kicking, and OSU fans gobbled them up on StubHub. And you could also feel good about buying a ticket to see a game where you were near certain your team was going to win.
If Michigan starts winning more games in this rivalry, you’ll start seeing more Michigan fans going down to Columbus.
November 20th, 2022 at 2:37 PM ^
Also, OSU fans are fucking cocksuckers and are much worse to Michigan fans than we are to them. There's that.
November 20th, 2022 at 2:23 PM ^
I completely agree with this. If we could try to maize out the horseshoe that would be one less full beer can thrown at you. I'll be in 8c.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:53 PM ^
This being a Michigan blog:
"You're a braver man than I."
November 20th, 2022 at 11:27 AM ^
Me plus 3
November 20th, 2022 at 11:28 AM ^
Nah. Family room couch with snacks strategically arranged around same for me, thanks. Private bathroom, too.
But. Good luck to you and to the Good Guys in the toilet bowl game this coming week! Be safe!
Suggestion? Rent a car for the trip down, take the optional insurance. Because ... 👍
November 20th, 2022 at 11:33 AM ^
Out of the 2 times going there, it was a miserable experience due to their mouth breathing fans and Columbus residents. Never going back.
November 20th, 2022 at 11:37 AM ^
I will be there, 8c as well, row 33
November 20th, 2022 at 11:37 AM ^
My advise is to Save your mental health and avoid the ‘angry in life’ OSU hillbilly fans. Watch at home w the peeps you love.
November 20th, 2022 at 11:46 AM ^
In which section do the Michigan supporters typically sit at the horseshoe?
November 20th, 2022 at 11:54 AM ^
Rock through window in 2016…never going to the shoe again. Really sad.
November 20th, 2022 at 2:38 PM ^
I'd probably just rent a car with a different plate if I went.
November 20th, 2022 at 3:47 PM ^
I live here, and my car has zero signs of Michigan fandom. All it takes on one asshole seeing you get out without osu gear on…
November 20th, 2022 at 12:00 PM ^
To hell with that. I’d love to be able to go but that’s assuming you would be going to an opposing fanbases stadium where you could simply enjoy rooting on your team. Reality is that you’ll be going into the belly of the most obsessed Xichigan hating assholes on the planet. The way my family was treated in 06 has made me drive 30 miles around Columbus, just to avoid it on a road trip.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:11 PM ^
I have been to Columbus 4 times with tickets from the Athletic Department. The last 2 times they were $197 for obstructed view. Under the upper deck without a view of the end zone. Never again.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:12 PM ^
I've been to 3 games there in the last 14 years. If you got thick skin and are not a stupid ass there is no danger. Will you get harassed and called bad words ? Yes of course you will these are Ohioans afterall. Just zip your lips ane dont engage in back and forth and keep it moving. Also try to sit behind Kevin Koger if he is there ! He is a big man who don't take no crap and OSU fans shut their pie holes in his presence 😂
November 20th, 2022 at 12:26 PM ^
I’ve been to one game there and this is mostly true. Never been called a “fa**ot” or derivative so many times in my life. No one physically messed with us, but I was with a group of about 8 guys. We paid to park in the yard of some buckeye fans house and the car didn’t get messed with, even with M flags and stickers on it.
However I did see a young woman in Michigan gear get assaulted in the toilet-shaped stadium’s concourse as buckeye fans charged down from the upper deck and just ran her over on their way down to the field to celebrate. It was just her and her boyfriend against a small pack of roving bros, so the local malice was carried out unchecked.
So, if you go, be cautious. More than just not getting baited into a bad situation, but also there is a chance people will assault you without provocation for being a M fan.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:26 PM ^
Wishing all Michigan fans who attend a fantastic day and experience. Will be rooting hard for the Good Guys and you with my family in front of TV, with radio broadcast on over TV about 60 percent of the time.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
To those of you attending the game, good luck, you'll need it.
I live in Delaware OH and believe me when I tell you that OSU - and their fans - have been waiting on this one for a year. We have to get a lead early and try to take a few of their fans out early.
I was at the 2016 game with my daughter and son-in-law and the OSU crowd noise when that RB went in for the TD in OT was the loudest I've ever heard. This one could get louder. JJ is the key as he needs to keep his emotions in check. I don't think they can shut down the running game, but we will need a solid game from JJ to win
November 20th, 2022 at 12:38 PM ^
I will be there with my daughters in Section 6C row 7 - one daughter in blue and the other in red. The one in red is what is sending us there because I'd be fine watching on TV but I hope the one in blue is smiling when the clock hits 0:00.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:40 PM ^
Hopefully we can take the crowd out of it early. Those fans were so drunkenly violent in 2016 there was no way the refs were making it out alive if OSU lost. I've never witnessed a bigger crowd influence in my life. It was that scarey.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:50 PM ^
8C row 23
November 20th, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
I second this. That crowd was beyond scary in 2016.
November 20th, 2022 at 1:57 PM ^
It will be the same. One time was enough for me.
November 20th, 2022 at 12:51 PM ^
I'll be sitting on the other side, in 26C
November 20th, 2022 at 12:54 PM ^
I'll be at home. But, don't worry: I have a TV.
November 20th, 2022 at 1:01 PM ^
I’ll be there, somewhere in aa deck
November 20th, 2022 at 1:11 PM ^
I've been tear gassed twice in my life. Both in Columbus.
I think my Horseshoe days are over
November 20th, 2022 at 2:55 PM ^
The only time I've been tear gassed were the Fab 5 riot/celebrations in Ann Arbor. Totally worth it.
November 20th, 2022 at 1:28 PM ^
I’ll be there! My move is to only wear my gear in the Shoe. The walk to and from the stadium is where the real danger is, so I cover up with my neutral colored coat for both walks. This method has worked well.
November 20th, 2022 at 2:06 PM ^
I grew up in suburb 15-20 minutes from the stadium and moved back to the area last year. I think the “be careful” crowd blows things way out of proportion. Not a single person has made a comment to me about wearing M gear in public or at basketball games in my life. Attending football games people make comments, but if you are a rational adult and don’t engage it is not an issue and they move on. I was treated no worse at OSU than I was by MSU fans in Ann Arbor this year. When visiting home for thanksgiving I would go out at OSU wearing M gear the night of the game without issue, although that may have been because they were all loses for M. The only stadium I have been to where I have truly felt unsafe was the Browns where on multiple occasions I have witnessed opposing fans being punched in the face.
November 20th, 2022 at 2:43 PM ^
glad you've had nothing but good experiences, but many haven't. So please don't downplay their awful experiences. Cars keyed, rocks through windows, I know a guy that got punched in the face walking to the game unprovoked, getting sprayed with urine from squit guns, etc.
November 20th, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
I would not say I have had good experiences, I just never felt in danger. I am sure those things have happened, but it just seems like there is a narrative that the majority of people going to the game will have an experience similar to what you described. I am not trying to downplay anyones experience, rather just saying a small chance of something happening should not dissuade them from going to the game and enjoying watching.
November 20th, 2022 at 6:33 PM ^
So having drunken assholes throwing empty and half full cans of beer at yourself, wife and 8 yr old son are blowing it out of proportion? Having PSA announcements begging fans to behave and being told to rent a car in Ohio if your from Michigan is just people being overly cautious? Fuggin animals is what they are and playing Michigan just ups the adrenaline.
November 20th, 2022 at 10:15 PM ^
I guess our experiences shape our views. Like I said I’ve been to 5 games in Columbus without issue. The only time anyone has thrown anything at me was at Michigan stadium. Last year versus Washington people were throwing full thing of nachos at me for standing (even though 90%+ of the stadium was standing) because apparently at 6’1 I am too tall to stand. I understand why you feel the way you do, the way I look at it there are complete idiots in every fanbase or large group.
November 20th, 2022 at 2:19 PM ^
I'll be in 8c.
November 20th, 2022 at 3:17 PM ^
8C in the alumni section.
Any recommendations on where to park? Anyone know of any Michigan friendly tailgates?
Right now plan to park West of 315 and hope for the best.
https://schottensteinrealestate.com/best-ohio-state-tailgating-spots/
November 20th, 2022 at 3:42 PM ^
I will also be in 8c with 3 buddies. We always park at 250 W. Dodridge St. It is a fairly Michigan friendly place where the parking fee goes to help mentally impaired citizens, and is located in a place where the walk to and from the stadium is not overly hostile.
November 20th, 2022 at 3:48 PM ^
Thanks. May give it a try.
November 20th, 2022 at 3:44 PM ^
I’m on the fence.
Heading to Cleveland for Thanksgiving.
Will have to decide by Wednesday morning as we’ll need to take two cars..so that I can get to the game and 1991/2023/2026 UM Grads can get home. We all went together in 2018 and they’ve decided once was enough.
November 20th, 2022 at 4:15 PM ^
8c here!
November 20th, 2022 at 4:19 PM ^
I've made trips in '02, '04, '06 (Crabel's hit was legal), and '16 (smh). I'm hoping to make another this year, but am still sorting out holiday logistics.
I keep telling myself I just need to see one victory there, and I never have to go back. My hunch is that witnessing that stadium going silent may become an addiction.
I thought the fans were a bit more civil in '16 compared to my previous trips. They had been kicking our behinds for a decade, so perhaps they grew complacent. Best to avoid any primarily student areas if memory serves.
November 20th, 2022 at 5:43 PM ^
I went alone in 2018. Flew down from AK, rented a vehicle at Detroit Metro and drove down to Cbus. Found a park & ride on outskirts of town, rode in with a raincoat over my Michigan sweatshirt. Sat in 2nd row behind the Michigan bench, surrounded by red. Sat next to a preacher who was really nice until the game got out of hand and was swearing, flipping off the UM players 20 feet away. Old lady on the bus ride back rolled down her window and threw trash at UM fans walking on the sidewalk.
But oh to be there when Michigan wins! I am there in spirit supporting each of you that will be there. Be safe, travel in groups & GO BLUE
November 22nd, 2022 at 9:53 AM ^
I'll be in 6A by myself. Buckeye friend lent me his ticket.
November 23rd, 2022 at 2:46 PM ^
18 B for me and the wife. First trip to the toilet bowl. Figure on coming home with at least one black eye.