menu
Logo
99+
Bobcat Attack Menu
Logo
99+
Ohio Football Topic
Topic: Spring Practice Schedule - No Spring Game but there will be a surplus sale
Page: 1 of 2
Ted Thompson
Administrator
Member Since: 11/11/2004
Location: MAC Play
Post Count: 7,945
mail
Ted Thompson
mail
Posted: 2/27/2017 4:09 PM
settings_applications edit_note

Feb. 27, 2017

 

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio football program announced Monday the dates for its upcoming spring football practice slate. Ohio will hold 15 practices over a one-month period to begin preparations for the 2017 season.

Ohio begins its spring practice schedule at 8 a.m. March 14 under head coach Frank Solich who is entering his 13th season at the helm of the Bobcats program. Ohio is coming off a 2016 Mid-American Conference East Title and appearances in the Marathon MAC Championship game and a trip to the Dollar General Bowl.

On April 8, Ohio will host its annual Equipment Spring Sale beginning at Noon at Peden Stadium.

All spring practices are open to the general public and fans are encouraged to attend.

Practice 1 – March 14, 8 a.m.
Practice 2 – March 16, 8 a.m.
Practice 3 – March 18, 2:30 p.m.
Practice 4 – March 20, 8 a.m.
Practice 5 – March 22, 8 a.m.
Practice 6 – March 24, 8 a.m.
Practice 7 – March 27, 8 a.m.
Practice 8 – March 29, 8 a.m.
Practice 9 – March 31, 8 a.m.
Practice 10 – April 4, 8 a.m.
Practice 11 – April 6, 8 a.m.
Equipment Spring Sale – April 8, 12 p.m. *
Practice 12 – April 8, 2 p.m.
Practice 13 – April 10, 8 a.m.
Practice 14 – April 12, 8 a.m.
Practice 15 – April 14, 8 a.m.
*time subject to change/more information to be released at later date 

Times and locations are subject to change. For updates to the spring practice schedule follow @OhioBobcats and @OhioFootball on Twitter.

Monroe Slavin
General User
MS
Member Since: 12/21/2004
Location: Oxnard, CA
Post Count: 9,121
person
mail
Monroe Slavin
mail
Posted: 2/27/2017 11:55 PM
settings_applications edit_note
So, no scrimmage? Anyone know why?

Isn't that far and away the best way to get guy's experience outside of an actual game?....espec at qb.
Valley Cat
General User
Member Since: 12/28/2004
Location: Jackson Twp., OH
Post Count: 1,246
mail
Valley Cat
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 7:01 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I heard lack of bodies that are healthy in certain position groups. I'm eager to see a roster. Hopefully that is up soon.
JLO
General User
JLO
Member Since: 9/4/2016
Post Count: 9
person
mail
JLO
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 8:09 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Valley Cat wrote:expand_more
I heard lack of bodies that are healthy in certain position groups.
True...especially at O line.
GoCats105
General User
GC105
Member Since: 1/31/2006
Location: Seattle, WA
Post Count: 7,819
person
mail
GoCats105
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 8:35 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I'd be interested to see how many other programs don't hold spring games because of that issue or other reasons.
Valley Cat
General User
Member Since: 12/28/2004
Location: Jackson Twp., OH
Post Count: 1,246
mail
Valley Cat
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 9:07 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I'm guessing around zero scrap spring games but I have no idea I basically only follow one program.
Deciduous Forest Cat
General User
DFC
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: OH
Post Count: 4,558
person
mail
Deciduous Forest Cat
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 9:44 AM
settings_applications edit_note
in previous years the spring game has been nothing more than a scrimmage due to injuries or other precautions. Are they saying it simply won't be a game, or are they saying that the event simply won't exist? I assume there will be an open scrimmage on equipment sale day (?)
Alan Swank
General User
AS
Member Since: 12/12/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 7,375
person
mail
Alan Swank
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 10:18 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Deciduous Forest Cat wrote:expand_more
in previous years the spring game has been nothing more than a scrimmage due to injuries or other precautions. Are they saying it simply won't be a game, or are they saying that the event simply won't exist? I assume there will be an open scrimmage on equipment sale day (?)
It says there is practice at 2 that day.
Valley Cat
General User
Member Since: 12/28/2004
Location: Jackson Twp., OH
Post Count: 1,246
mail
Valley Cat
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 10:22 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I'm assuming the practice could feature some scrimmage elements. I'm looking forward to braking down the roster.
UpSan Bobcat
General User
Member Since: 8/30/2005
Location: Upper Sandusky, OH
Post Count: 3,817
mail
UpSan Bobcat
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 10:27 AM
settings_applications edit_note
My understanding is their will be scrimmage sessions in various practices, but they will be even less formal than in past years.
BuddyLee
General User
BL
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 686
person
mail
BuddyLee
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 6:23 PM
settings_applications edit_note
It's been two months since our last game so why would injuries be a factor?
bobcatsquared
General User
B
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 5,846
person
mail
bobcatsquared
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 6:57 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Injuries are always a factor with this program. In season, off-season, spring game, etc. . .
L.C.
General User
LC
Member Since: 9/1/2005
Post Count: 10,584
person
mail
L.C.
mail
Posted: 2/28/2017 8:21 PM
settings_applications edit_note
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
I'd be interested to see how many other programs don't hold spring games because of that issue or other reasons.

I think this is part of the overall trend in football towards less contact. I have no idea how many schools are scrapping the traditional Spring game, but I'd be very surprised if Ohio is the only one. I think most that don't have a Spring game do still have a scrimmage like what Ohio has had in recent years.
Pataskala
General User
P
Member Since: 7/8/2010
Location: At least six feet away from anybody else
Post Count: 9,465
person
mail
Pataskala
mail
Posted: 3/1/2017 9:12 AM
settings_applications edit_note
L.C. wrote:expand_more
I'd be interested to see how many other programs don't hold spring games because of that issue or other reasons.

I think this is part of the overall trend in football towards less contact. I have no idea how many schools are scrapping the traditional Spring game, but I'd be very surprised if Ohio is the only one. I think most that don't have a Spring game do still have a scrimmage like what Ohio has had in recent years.
Probably none of the "P" schools will scrap their spring game because (A) they get 50,000+ to show up for it and (B) they have a contract with ESPN.
UpSan Bobcat
General User
Member Since: 8/30/2005
Location: Upper Sandusky, OH
Post Count: 3,817
mail
UpSan Bobcat
mail
Posted: 3/1/2017 10:14 AM
settings_applications edit_note
BuddyLee wrote:expand_more
It's been two months since our last game so why would injuries be a factor?
There basically no freshmen on hand for spring practices, so that leaves teams with 15 or so less guys to begin with. Plus a lot of guys have surgeries that have been putting off during the season as they play through an injury.
L.C.
General User
LC
Member Since: 9/1/2005
Post Count: 10,584
person
mail
L.C.
mail
Posted: 3/1/2017 10:32 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
Probably none of the "P" schools will scrap their spring game because (A) they get 50,000+ to show up for it and (B) they have a contract with ESPN.

Nebraska scrapped it entirely in 2012 under Bo Pelini due to weather, and didn't bother to reschedule it.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/storms-fo...

Miami thought about scrapping it in 2016, but in the end had one.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/eye-o...

Vanderbilt won't be having one this year.
http://www.scout.com/college/vanderbilt/story/1755022-ope...
colobobcat66
General User
C66
Member Since: 9/1/2006
Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO
Post Count: 4,744
person
mail
colobobcat66
mail
Posted: 3/1/2017 10:36 AM
settings_applications edit_note
bobcatsquared wrote:expand_more
Injuries are always a factor with this program. In season, off-season, spring game, etc. . .
While it varies from year to year, I think you are spot on. I think the staff has been so snake bitten by injuries that they are doing as much as they can to eliminate the possibility of them. I'm not so sure that having a "real game" helps the players or staff all that much, but we'll never know.
Monroe Slavin
General User
MS
Member Since: 12/21/2004
Location: Oxnard, CA
Post Count: 9,121
person
mail
Monroe Slavin
mail
Posted: 3/1/2017 11:18 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Hmm...This smacks a bit of cancelling Casual Friday because one or two people are abusing it...instead of getting the abusers to dress a bit better.


We're giving up the most game equivalent experience we can get for a team that lost a lot and is young (secondary) on defense and is seriously unproven at qb and receiver?

I'm not saying that injuries aren't a concern. But isn't there some better solution that cancelling the whole thing?


What is our injury history during the spring scrimmage? Have many guys actually been injured? How seriously?








aside to OCF...the latter questions are aimed at eliciting facts. pm me and i'll explain what facts are.
OhioCatFan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 15,682
mail
OhioCatFan
mail
Posted: 3/2/2017 12:07 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Monroe Slavin wrote:expand_more
. . .aside to OCF...the latter questions are aimed at eliciting facts. pm me and i'll explain what facts are.
What worries me is not your gathering of facts. You can be pretty good at that. It's your interpretation of those facts and your selective use of facts to support whatever preconceived notion you have on a particular topic.
Monroe Slavin
General User
MS
Member Since: 12/21/2004
Location: Oxnard, CA
Post Count: 9,121
person
mail
Monroe Slavin
mail
Posted: 3/2/2017 2:24 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I believe that you've often stated that I ignore facts...so your recognition that I'm all about the facts is progress.

I do try to fit facts to theories. That seems a good way for anyone to proceed.

But I disagree that I have 'preconceived notions.' Instead, I aim to draw the logical conclusions from the most salient facts.
OUcats82
General User
Member Since: 1/9/2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Post Count: 1,912
mail
OUcats82
mail
Posted: 3/2/2017 8:50 AM
settings_applications edit_note
bobcatsquared wrote:expand_more
Injuries are always a factor with this program. In season, off-season, spring game, etc. . .
You forgot at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sometimes even midnight snack.
C Money
General User
Member Since: 8/28/2010
Post Count: 3,420
mail
C Money
mail
Posted: 3/2/2017 8:53 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Are we about to get our first #FireSano thread before spring practice even starts?
OUcats82
General User
Member Since: 1/9/2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Post Count: 1,912
mail
OUcats82
mail
Posted: 3/2/2017 8:55 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
I'd be interested to see how many other programs don't hold spring games because of that issue or other reasons.

I think this is part of the overall trend in football towards less contact. I have no idea how many schools are scrapping the traditional Spring game, but I'd be very surprised if Ohio is the only one. I think most that don't have a Spring game do still have a scrimmage like what Ohio has had in recent years.
Probably none of the "P" schools will scrap their spring game because (A) they get 50,000+ to show up for it and (B) they have a contract with ESPN.
Plus the conce$$ion $tand$, $pirit wear $tand and numerous other$. In all seriousness though I do know of many P5 fans who simply don't have the dough to pay to get tickets for any of the meaningful games (let alone bring along a family of 3-5 people who are also big fans) so this gives them a chance for a gameday experience without breaking the bank. A lot of programs offer some nice opportunities for young fans to get onto the field, meet players, get autographs etc. that they don't have during the regular season. I know smaller programs do this too.
L.C.
General User
LC
Member Since: 9/1/2005
Post Count: 10,584
person
mail
L.C.
mail
Posted: 3/2/2017 9:13 AM
settings_applications edit_note
C Money wrote:expand_more
Are we about to get our first #FireSano thread before spring practice even starts?

Sano doesn't do anything with the football team anymore, does he? I thought I read that Dak Notestine was in charge of exercise and conditioning for football.
allen
General User
A
Member Since: 1/24/2006
Post Count: 4,638
person
mail
allen
mail
Posted: 3/2/2017 9:49 AM
settings_applications edit_note
This team needs to practice tackling and blocking, so they need to have some full contact practices.
Showing Messages: 1 - 25 of 34
reply
vertical_align_top
vertical_align_center
vertical_align_bottom
add_comment
chevron_forward
MAC News Links



extra small (< 576px)
small (>= 576px)
medium (>= 768px)
large (>= 992px)
x-large (>= 1200px)
xx-large (>= 1400px)