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Perhaps, you may be right but I really like his family and won't make my final judgement until we hear what supposedly happened.
You show the logic that OSU uses well PGB which also lays bare the root of the issue - profit, or what some may see as greed. OSU in their long tern contracts with the OHSAA (10 years in length at each signing I believe) shows there was never any intent practically since the Schott was built that they intended for it to be available for all the hockey teams needs. The issue I have with this is the ethics or lack thereof in that a university would allow a high school event to take precedence over their own team in allowing use of the Schott. Would they do this to their other sports if the money was to be made by it? Here is where I take issue with the NCAA, the so called protectors of the integrity of collegiate sports who turn a blind eye to such practices because they themselves have morphed into a multi-million dollar for profit corporation.
No one wants their personal interests to be "sold out." That's why my original post included the comment that the situation was difficult for us to accept.
Can't disagree. Still, the Schott was such a massive upgrade over the pre-renovation Ice Rink that it was essentially impossible to object. The shortcomings of the current arrangement were plainly evident before the Schott even opened. The playoff issue is just one manifestation of many. Being the junior partner in any enterprise has its drawbacks.
Partially agree, partially disagree. Scheduling the marquee OHSAA events in the Schottenstein is a legitimate enterprise for reasons that go beyond money. People from every corner of the state should be stakeholders in our university, both in perception and reality. Hosting these events fosters that relationship. And note that the high school events pretty much have to be in March. There may be a week or two of flexibility, but that's about it.
To the extent you're talking about any of the teams that have been labeled "Olympic Sports," the answer is yes, IMHO. Football and Men's Hoops would be exempt on this issue, and perhaps Women's Hoops as well. Everybody else's concerns are subject to compromise. Also, change the subject to National TV, and nobody is exempt from compromise -- even almightly Football.
I understand your sentiment, but this really is an internal OSU decision. Partially giving up home ice advantage primarily hurts us. Damage to the visiting team and other member schools is much more limited, if there's any damage at all. There's really no justification for the NCAA to intervene. And allowing the NCAA to dictate to us on matters of this nature sounds like a solution that's worse than the problem.
Playing in the barn is better than going on the road thats for sure.
Doesn't bother anyone here anymore as we're back on track to dominating Michigan's football team again.Free tattoos?
The outrage is that the OSU athletic program operates in the black and doesn't need to bring in the extra money by letting others use the Schott, they just choose to. It was built on the premise it was to be the home venue for our hockey and basketball teams first and foremost and they basically lied about that part of it. As a hockey fan, if I had donated money towards building the Schott I'd be pretty pi*ssed. As far as letting the opponent host, actually we have done that. I don't recall the exact year but is was in the not too distant past that no local venue was available to us and we did indeed have to defer what would have been us hosting a first round playoff series to the opponent's venue. Anybody recall the exact year?
Free tattoos?
I could have sworn otherwise but given my constantly advancing age I will leave room for doubt as my memory does trick me on occasion. I'll research it and find out for certain.
Yet!nah, the hockey team doesn't even get those! You have to have championship rings to trade in for those and no one on our team has championship rings!
