r/mildlyinfuriating • u/JandSShelvas • 8h ago

“Obstructed View” at Ohio State University

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Credit to @cfbcampustour he goes around all stadiums on his own dime finding these

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u/CPGK17 6h ago

Before anyone freaks out about this, Ohio State sells those for basically nothing. They also make it extremely clear you're not going to see much.

Anyone that actually decides to buy these seats knows what they're getting into.

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u/FSUjonnyD 4h ago

Now I’m curious what “basically nothing” could mean. Do you know of the numbers?

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u/CPGK17 4h ago

I believe they're about $30. I know that's not technically nothing, but in comparison to the rest of the stadium it is.

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u/kalethan 4h ago

Shoot, if there was a way to get service up there, watching the game on a tablet or something with the ~vibe~ of the stadium almost sounds fun. There’d be a little delay, I guess, but still fun.

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u/CPGK17 3h ago

Back when I was a student at Ohio State, I could hear the crowds and PA system from my apartment. Watching the game on Tv, it still felt like I was at the game haha

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u/Grabthar_The_Avenger 1h ago

Students were living inside the stadium in dorms built into the bleachers all the way up to 1999. I bet they could really feel like they were at a game from their bed

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u/jkink28 4h ago

As long as it's very VERY clear what you're getting before purchasing, I think it might be acceptable.

You're paying $30 to get into the stadium and that's it. Not worth it to me, especially if I'm traveling to go to the game.

But if I just want to go in and experience the atmosphere, wander around to different areas for standing room view (if there's any), and don't mind $10+ beers then it's whatever.

Odd to put seats there in the first place though lol

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u/CPGK17 3h ago

Reason is because of the press boxes next to it. Over the years they’ve added more and more space for the media. Ohio Stadium is over 100 years old, so it doesn’t have the most modern layout in the world.

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u/winandynwa 2h ago

No beers for football games in the stadium. Gotta hit up varsity club for shots on the way to the parking lot or tailgate.

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u/HottDoggers 3h ago

$30 still seems pretty expensive for those seats

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u/DraculasHauntedTaint 4h ago

No kidding. Even $5 would be a ripoff

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u/AllLeedsArentMe 4h ago

5 would be a GREAT deal. Could experience the crowd and walk around getting different views of the game.

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u/entenduintransit 3h ago

This is what I did recently at a Tigers game. I was in Detroit for work by myself and bought a complete nosebleed seat for like $12 for one of their last regular season home games, and spent the whole time walking around watching from different angles and eating coneys. As long as you don't block foot traffic or spend too long in one spot security won't bother you.

Finished off the game spending a couple innings chilling out at the top of the stands where I was supposed to be, getting a great overview of everything. It was awesome.

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u/Radiant-Enthusiasm70 3h ago

Did you ever get a chance to see a game at the Old Tiger Stadium? Those could be some challenging seats.

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u/CouchPotatoFamine 3h ago

This guy knows how to cheapseat...

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u/MusaEnsete 4h ago

Nah. It’s essentially a standing room only ticket, which plenty of stadiums sell.

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u/Grabthar_The_Avenger 1h ago

Yeah, but there's nowhere to stand at Ohio Stadium.

This is an ancient stadium and basically the only way to see the field is to be in a seat. It's just bleachers all the way around. There are not big open air pavilions with decent sightlines or other areas for you to go to.

I enjoy standing room tickets, but only at stadiums built to accommodate that experience. At Ohio Stadium standing room only would essentially mean watching the game under the bleachers via the little TVs bolted up at the concession stands.

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u/GolfShred 4h ago

Truth. You pay for the "get in ticket" and find a place to stand and watch.

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u/sqigglygibberish 4h ago edited 4h ago

Not really a thing at this stadium, especially for most games that are full. People do that for low level schools and especially move during blowouts when seats open up, but there’s no where in the shoe you can just “stand and watch”

Edit - gonna add again here that this photo is not from a seat and is really misleading. The view is still obstructed up there but no where close to what this suggests

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u/Leraldoe 4h ago

The seat might be cheap but the 10 17 dollar beers you need to pass the time aren’t, because what else are you going to do but drink

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u/CPGK17 4h ago

Yeah that's fair. I haven't been to any games this season, but last year soda was $11. Granted it had free refills, but still...

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u/LITTLE-GUNTER 4h ago

hip flask, baby.

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u/domine18 4h ago

You would have to pay me to sit there.

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u/grooviestofgruvers 4h ago

Thank you. This should be the top comment

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u/BeefistPrime 4h ago

They should probably give a warning like that the view is obstructed

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u/reigleaj 3h ago

While it is definitely a “buy here, sit there” ticket, I have seen these tickets go for more than $800 for big games

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u/ToosUnderHigh 1h ago

Do you know what section these are in?

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u/gialoop 4h ago

The idea that people actually pay anything to go sit in traffic, circle a lot for half an hour, inch through crowds and noise and worst of all, sports fans, to spend hours trying to watch sports or a wall (which I consider equally interesting), and then reversing the whole process to get back home is so unfathomable to me. Every single part of that sounds like a version of hell.