Someone on scout is claiming OSU fans claimed 5000 Signing of the Stars tickets

Submitted by Maizen on

Aside from this being one of the saddest things I've ever read the cooler poopers doing, does anyone know if this is true or if the AD is aware? I don't really understand the idea of tickets in the first place, but this sounds like a problem especially if there are still Michigan fans out there who want to attend but now can't.

I now have photo proof that Buckeyes are getting tickets to Signing of the Stars. One of them posted a screen shot of their ticket order for 208 bragging about it and others have done it as well for a total of close to 5000, trying to make the event empty. Is there anyone on here I could send the proof to that could look into this matter?

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House Mother

January 21st, 2017 at 12:31 PM ^

I received an e-mail from the Athletic Department yesterday promoting tickets for Signing of the Starts. When I clicked on the link today, it stated the tickets were sold out. Hope they didn't go to OSU.

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TruBlue15

January 21st, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^

Know a few people in athletic dept directly tied to event and only 1700 tickets were released to general public. 5000 seats were set up and claimed by donors, 1700 overflow seats were offered to general public,so OSU fans grabbing 5000 would be pretty difficult

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TruBlue15

January 21st, 2017 at 1:00 PM ^

I was told planned seating was 5000, and those were claimed quickly by donors, so they decided to reakease about another 2000 which they were calling overflow. So it sounds like the current plan maybe to not use entire arena, I would assume it would be one half of lower bowl facing the stage and nothing behind the stage, but that would be a assumption on my part and nothing I was told directly, I was only told about planned seating numbers as it related to other fan bases "claiming" tickets, and thought I would pass that along

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OwenGoBlue

January 21st, 2017 at 2:28 PM ^

Strip joint is probably the better metaphor for living in Columbus (especially with all of the women sporting bad ombre), but I'm sticking to strip mall because of the absurd preponderence of chain restaurants. 

I have friends who live there and have spent too much time in the city limits because of it. Don't let them send you back!

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Dr. Emil Shuffhausen

January 21st, 2017 at 12:46 PM ^

make it known that if you aren't seated within

10 minutes of the start, anyone can move

down to be closer to the action.  It should

be obvious if there are a ton of empty seats

anywhere.

 

Also be sure to thank the OSU fans for supporting

ChadTough and giving up all those seats by not

showing up.

 

 

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Yessir

January 21st, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^

Gary verbally commited to us during the SOTS, but hadn't faxed in the LOI or whatever its called. 

So Coach Harbaugh couldn't talk about it because fax hadn't been received yet.  So that would have been a big splash if Coach could've spoken about the #1 recruit in the country committing to us, but just a couple minutes late with the fax, iirc. 

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StrictlyShorts

January 21st, 2017 at 2:50 PM ^

Harbaugh got the call about Gary back stage AFTER the event. Gary's announcement was live on Tv just after the sots event. That's why he was not a part of the event

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Yessir

January 21st, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^

Again, iirc, but the crowd watched his ESPN announcement on their mobil devices during the SOTS.  It was at the end but during.  Coach couldn't talk about it cuz Gary went back to his HS to fax letter.  NCAA rules prohibites coaches from talking about recruits or some shit like that.

I guess it doesn't much matter at this point. 

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