My quest to see every D-I football stadium

tekekini · Post by **tekekini** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:08 pm

DevilGrad wrote:
tekekini wrote:he is in the hall of fame, they named the whole damn track and field stadium after him, there is a memorial plaque as journey pointed out...i believe that is enough reconciliation i think they even have a scholarship named after him. hell archie griffin prolly will never even have that much and he won two heisman trophies only player to do so. i guess they should have kept the turf he used to play on too because it was a historical era?????
like i said evil because ohio state made some needed improvements to the stadium..if you ask me the track looked tacky. now it is the sweetest stadium around. followed by the michigan and tennessee IMO any of those three in any order really work for me.
Please tell me you didn't just mention Archie Griffin and Jesse Owens in the same breath . . . and imply that the former was more worthy of respect than the latter. I'm trying to think well of you people.

That track didn't look any more "tacky" than the track in the L.A. Colisseum, and it had nearly as much history behind it. The entire project was just a cash grab by a department that already has more money than sense.

I'm sad to hear that the Big Ten meet hasn't been that big a draw in recent years. I used to go to the OSHAA meet down there annually back when it drew a big crowd (including a very amusing group of guys who made odds and took bets on all the sprints), and the atmosphere for track and field was rivaled only by Franklin Field (Penn Relays), the Colisseum, and the University of Oregon. I hope they can carve out a new tradition at the new place, but you'll note that the HS meet has been moved to Dayton -- which just isn't the same.

ohio state is much more deep in football history than in track in field. it is a football school and has been for a very long time. probably 90% of people in columbus or anyone who watches ohio state doesnt care about track. they were probably losing money having that big ass stadium open for track. i bet it cost em a lot more to run the place than they brough it during meets. it was a smart move. needed to be done, and they did it while still honoring owens. how long ago did owens run? how do you even know it was the original track even still lying there before they took it out. it could have been fixed or replaced for all i know. i'm only 23 i havent been around that long

DevilGrad · Post by **DevilGrad** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:19 pm

That's abundantly clear, kid. I'm in a good mood, so I won't press the point. But I'll file this one away in assessing your credibility down the road.

Take care,
DG

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:56 pm

yawn
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It's the Journey... · Post by **It's the Journey...** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:24 pm

They play football at the University of Kentucky?????

MiamiBando · Post by **MiamiBando** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:27 pm

Yup, and they may not win, but I hear gameday is insane. Heck, they went crazy when they ALMOST beat LSU. (Hope BG never hits that point again, or Miami for that matter.)

tekekini · Post by **tekekini** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:41 am

MiamiBando wrote:Yup, and they may not win, but I hear gameday is insane. Heck, they went crazy when they ALMOST beat LSU. (Hope BG never hits that point again, or Miami for that matter.)

sounds like he is converting...sounds like he left miami as a after thought when he put BG first

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:03 am

tekekini wrote:
DevilGrad wrote:
tekekini wrote:he is in the hall of fame, they named the whole damn track and field stadium after him, there is a memorial plaque as journey pointed out...i believe that is enough reconciliation i think they even have a scholarship named after him. hell archie griffin prolly will never even have that much and he won two heisman trophies only player to do so. i guess they should have kept the turf he used to play on too because it was a historical era?????
like i said evil because ohio state made some needed improvements to the stadium..if you ask me the track looked tacky. now it is the sweetest stadium around. followed by the michigan and tennessee IMO any of those three in any order really work for me.
Please tell me you didn't just mention Archie Griffin and Jesse Owens in the same breath . . . and imply that the former was more worthy of respect than the latter. I'm trying to think well of you people.

That track didn't look any more "tacky" than the track in the L.A. Colisseum, and it had nearly as much history behind it. The entire project was just a cash grab by a department that already has more money than sense.

I'm sad to hear that the Big Ten meet hasn't been that big a draw in recent years. I used to go to the OSHAA meet down there annually back when it drew a big crowd (including a very amusing group of guys who made odds and took bets on all the sprints), and the atmosphere for track and field was rivaled only by Franklin Field (Penn Relays), the Colisseum, and the University of Oregon. I hope they can carve out a new tradition at the new place, but you'll note that the HS meet has been moved to Dayton -- which just isn't the same.
ohio state is much more deep in football history than in track in field. it is a football school and has been for a very long time. probably 90% of people in columbus or anyone who watches ohio state doesnt care about track. they were probably losing money having that big ass stadium open for track. i bet it cost em a lot more to run the place than they brough it during meets. it was a smart move. needed to be done, and they did it while still honoring owens. how long ago did owens run? how do you even know it was the original track even still lying there before they took it out. it could have been fixed or replaced for all i know. i'm only 23 i havent been around that long

Your understanding of history can't be this sophomoric. Do you understand what Jesse Owens did for our world and how lucky Cleveland and Columbus are to have been associated with him? Sometimes life is more about money...unless you are an OSU fan, I suppose.

MiamiBando · Post by **MiamiBando** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:03 am

This is a BG board, and BG has a lost a large number of games much more recently than Miami. (I bleed red and white. Literally!)

tekekini · Post by **tekekini** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:37 am

Bleeding Orange wrote:
tekekini wrote:
DevilGrad wrote:
tekekini wrote:he is in the hall of fame, they named the whole damn track and field stadium after him, there is a memorial plaque as journey pointed out...i believe that is enough reconciliation i think they even have a scholarship named after him. hell archie griffin prolly will never even have that much and he won two heisman trophies only player to do so. i guess they should have kept the turf he used to play on too because it was a historical era?????
like i said evil because ohio state made some needed improvements to the stadium..if you ask me the track looked tacky. now it is the sweetest stadium around. followed by the michigan and tennessee IMO any of those three in any order really work for me.
Please tell me you didn't just mention Archie Griffin and Jesse Owens in the same breath . . . and imply that the former was more worthy of respect than the latter. I'm trying to think well of you people.

That track didn't look any more "tacky" than the track in the L.A. Colisseum, and it had nearly as much history behind it. The entire project was just a cash grab by a department that already has more money than sense.

I'm sad to hear that the Big Ten meet hasn't been that big a draw in recent years. I used to go to the OSHAA meet down there annually back when it drew a big crowd (including a very amusing group of guys who made odds and took bets on all the sprints), and the atmosphere for track and field was rivaled only by Franklin Field (Penn Relays), the Colisseum, and the University of Oregon. I hope they can carve out a new tradition at the new place, but you'll note that the HS meet has been moved to Dayton -- which just isn't the same.
ohio state is much more deep in football history than in track in field. it is a football school and has been for a very long time. probably 90% of people in columbus or anyone who watches ohio state doesnt care about track. they were probably losing money having that big ass stadium open for track. i bet it cost em a lot more to run the place than they brough it during meets. it was a smart move. needed to be done, and they did it while still honoring owens. how long ago did owens run? how do you even know it was the original track even still lying there before they took it out. it could have been fixed or replaced for all i know. i'm only 23 i havent been around that long
Your understanding of history can't be this sophomoric. Do you understand what Jesse Owens did for our world and how lucky Cleveland and Columbus are to have been associated with him? Sometimes life is more about money...unless you are an OSU fan, I suppose.

history is what it is...history. there is always a time to move on. he did what he did, great ,its been acknowledged and honored the track was going to be moved or need replaced in the long run anyways. get over it. the man has been honored. what the hell is the problem. you guys just hate everything OSU does. you worry too damn much about what OSU does. if you hate em so frickin much then stop worrying about them. it kind of annoying reading everyone's posts crying about what osu is doing next...forget about it and focus on BG.

you dont want osu talk then the problem is easy to fix..ignore them and people like me and the other osu fans on here wont have to comment back.

i guess that solution is too simple for you and someone of your caliber in smarts and education and brilliantness just overlooked it right?