Not surprised the security thing fell on deaf ears. Until Powers is run out of OUPD entering a football or basketball game will always consist of a brief trip through Fallujah
Agreed. I'd be surprised if any federal agency recommends all the hoops and hideous barriers on the outside of the Convo. Even if they do, there's still absolutely no logic to having scores of yellow jackets making the in-arena experience as inconvenient and unpleasant as possible (i.e. disallowing movement on the inner concourse and slowing egress in many other ways). You know there are too many because they have lots of spare time -- I saw more than one yellow jacket catch and keep promotional items last year. I wonder if that's in the Homeland Security handbook.
I’ve only been to Kent recently in terms of other MAC venues, but entering Dix Stadium is nothing like entering Peden. I would assume most others have had similar experiences at other sites. Hell, even Cleveland keeps the roads beside Gund Arena open and doesn’t claim they can’t because someone might set off a bomb. It’s all a load of crap but no one at the university cares enough to intervene.
A couple of things about security at various venues:
1.There's a lot of attention paid to preventing terrorist attacks at/in the actual venue.
For example,with all the concrete barriers and the width of the plaza,between the entry gates and the structure,it would be hard to attack Metlife stadium.
However,there's nothing to stop someone from driving into the parking lots and detonating a carload of explosives in the parking lot.
Same thing,there's nothing to stop a suicide bomber from walking up to one of the security gates,which tend to get packed around kickoff time,and detonating a bomb.
2.I don't know about Ohio,but in N.J.,depending on the event/venue,local,county and/or state Law Enforcement decide what security is needed.
Except,when we had the Super Bowl.
The every agency in the world was involved.
I also believe that NFL Stadiums all have the same policies when it comes to things like bags.
Edit:I was talking to a friend of mine who is a chief of police.
He said in N.J.,a college dean/president determines the security for anything on campus.
3.I do a lot of work with people in various law enforcement agencies.
One common theme among them is that,certain measures may seem like "overkill",until something happens at venue where they weren't employed.
Last Edited: 7/18/2019 1:26:43 PM by rpbobcat