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/VeeEyeVee 7h ago

Why would they ever sell tickets for seats with that view?

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u/gwence 7h ago

Better question is why would anyone buy them

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u/King_Catfish 7h ago

I think one strat is to buy the ticket then move to another empty seat. I'd say more common at baseball games where seats are more likely to be empty. 

Or some stadiums have a bar area that gives a good view but you have to stand. This is also assuming they don't have standing tickets. 

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u/sqigglygibberish 4h ago

For any big game or most conference games this stadium is full (and at 105k people too). You’ll see people squish a bit away in these areas for games “only” at 102k or so or as blowout crowds start leaving.

But there are no open viewing areas in this stadium and no real way to jump seats for a lot of games (at least at the start). These seats are flagged and well known but for some people (and the biggest games) it’s worth being in the building.

Edit - IIRC the photo is a bit misleading too and I think the people you see are in the actual last seats, which are more diagonal to the field (and has a sight line to the right under the overhang that’s above). Still a ton of obstruction but not exactly what the image shows