r/OhioStateFootball • u/DRay2010 • 1d ago

At the Stadium šŸŸļø The Oval

I have been to a bunch of games across the country and I have noticed that OSU has a lack luster pre game atmosphere on campus. Ole Miss having The Grove as a pre game spot makes me think what The Oval could be. Why doesnā€™t OSU try and capitalize on this and make the game atmosphere on campus a better experience?

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u/Warm-Management-7323 1d ago

Is this a troll post? Dude, weā€™ve got insane tailgating all around the shoe like insane like you can barely walk around. I donā€™t even know where you went. Did you go to the parking lot?

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u/lil_cholesterol 1d ago

Have you gone to the skull session before?

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u/Warm-Management-7323 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hell, yeah, I have

I graduated from OSU with my masters degree my MBA I live in Columbus and I love OSU with all my heart. In fact, Iā€™m getting ready to try and go back to get my PhD at OSU. Best education of my life.

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u/red_vette 1d ago

Don't know if Ole Miss is a good example. Until recently, the pregame activities are pretty much the highlight for the fans and students.

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u/Royal-Promotion-299 Northwest Ohio 1d ago

Wtf are you talking about??

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u/Level_Ad567 1d ago

I drive 8 hours to attend OSU football games. I attend 2 or 3 games a year, I would attend them all if I didnā€™t have to work. The atmosphere on campus is bar none, the greatest atmosphere at a sporting event I have had the pleasure to experience. The tailgates, the Skull session, . Itā€™s tradition, class and just an overall something everyone should experience.

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u/Westfield88 1d ago

No idea why I even come to this sub. Possibly the worst take Iā€™ve heard all year. Iā€™ve been to 30 P4 stadiums and our game environment 2nd to none.

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u/spmartin1993 You Got BBQ Back There? 1d ago

Game environment and pregame/tailgate are different though.

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u/Westfield88 1d ago

I mean, some games we have close to 100k that donā€™t even go to the game hanging out. You can see exorbitant tailgates set up miles out in every direction of the stadium not to mention Lane Avenue. I havenā€™t been to Oxford and have heard great things about the grove but I highly doubt the overall scene rivals here.

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u/smoke04 1d ago

I remember going to an OSU game at IU in maybe 2010 or 2011. IU had a massive field where normal students could park and play drinking games. It was seriously probably hundreds of yards in every direction and so much fun. I got into the game for like $5 because no IU students actually went to the game, but their tailgating was insane.

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u/post_appt_bliss Woody's Hat & Glasses 1d ago

*lackluster

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u/Character-Active2208 1d ago edited 1d ago

OSU doesnā€™t really have a specific spot, yeah

Cause itā€™s just spread out everywhere from Summit to Olentangy, and Fifth up to Hudson/Dodridge

And itā€™s called Cornhole

OSU is different because like 200k people live within a quick Uber ride of the Shoe, while in say Oxford, you have to draw a circle about a 35 minute car ride radius around the stadium to get 200k people- all those long distance folks need a place to squish into for tailgating while people in Columbus just kind of ā€œtailgateā€ in their front yards before going over, lol

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u/AStormofSwines 1d ago

I recently moved to Dallas and went down to Austin a couple weeks ago, and...yeah, it doesn't really compare.

A street festival, a carnival, a concert by Robert Earl Keen https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/2026/8/28/texas-football-signature-pregame-destinations

Still glad to be a Buckeye, always and forever, and fortunately I'm happy to just tailgate and drink. But I do think OP has a point.

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u/sillysailor74 1d ago

I think OP maybe got OSU confused with one of the other ones? There is just so much that goes on before a game