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Posted: 3/21/2015 10:36 PM
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The phone was flying off the hook earlier today as my family has plans to make the 9/12 Marshall game a big birthday celebration. We tried booking a block of rooms for Friday and Saturday night. We were able to get rooms for Saturday night at the OU Inn but had to settle for the Hampton Inn on Friday because Marshall's team is staying the night at the OU Inn. They must be bitter about us taking them off the schedule or something because that is a **** move to get a block Friday night at the OU Inn the popular hotel for Bobcat Athletics. As an Ohio fan I'm pretty annoyed about this.
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Posted: 3/21/2015 11:09 PM
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I thought the away team always got put up at the OU Inn.
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Posted: 3/21/2015 11:15 PM
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That is right. Pretty common occurrence. Certainly happens for the basketball games.
Last Edited: 3/21/2015 11:16:15 PM by Bobcat Debate 73
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Posted: 3/21/2015 11:22 PM
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Don't expect an early check in on Saturday. I have waited up to 6PM for a room after the visiting team leaves for Peden for a 2PM kickoff.
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Posted: 3/21/2015 11:56 PM
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How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
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Posted: 3/22/2015 12:54 AM
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Just complaining about something
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Posted: 3/22/2015 1:30 AM
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I have reported this to the police.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:41 AM
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How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 11:23 AM
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Donuts wrote:expand_more
I have reported this to the police.
Ha ha ha .....where is the like button?
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Posted: 3/22/2015 1:18 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

Since there is a big birthday celebration planned, my guess is that Uncle Wes is trying to turn up in Athens on Friday evening.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 1:18 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.
For whatever reason, teams almost always arrive the day before and then leave immediately after the game no matter what time the game is.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 3:20 PM
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UpSan Bobcat wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.
For whatever reason, teams almost always arrive the day before and then leave immediately after the game no matter what time the game is.

Many teams stay at a hotel the night before a game, home or away, I believe.
Last Edited: 3/22/2015 6:54:11 PM by colobobcat66
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:51 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games
Last Edited: 3/22/2015 10:53:02 PM by BillyTheCat
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Posted: 3/24/2015 1:11 AM
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Those BASTARDS!!! LOL
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Posted: 3/24/2015 11:40 AM
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OK Unca Wes, here's a deal: if you'll back off on dissing the Herd for staying at the OU Inn, I'll do my best to lobby the athletic dept to provide shuttle service from wherever you end up staying up to a 50 mile radius.
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Posted: 3/24/2015 12:00 PM
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OK Unca Wes, here's a deal: if you'll back off on dissing the Herd for staying at the OU Inn, I'll do my best to lobby the athletic dept to provide shuttle service from wherever you end up staying up to a 50 mile radius.
Jeff, kind of like they did at the Bowl Game a few years ago? :-)
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Posted: 3/24/2015 10:13 PM
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BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
OK Unca Wes, here's a deal: if you'll back off on dissing the Herd for staying at the OU Inn, I'll do my best to lobby the athletic dept to provide shuttle service from wherever you end up staying up to a 50 mile radius.
Jeff, kind of like they did at the Bowl Game a few years ago? :-)
No, OHIO doesn't know how to run a shuttle bus service. Better contact NIU. Those folks really know how to run a good shuttle service. They also stay at the OU Inn when in Athens. ;-) [BTC, it was the MACC not a bowl game.]
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Posted: 3/25/2015 2:44 PM
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Huskiemobile.
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Posted: 3/27/2015 4:06 PM
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BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games
And that reason is?
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Posted: 3/27/2015 5:46 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games
And that reason is?
To avoid the laundry list of things that could delay the team from arriving on time to the game and having proper prep time for said game. At an away game the pregame walk through, positional meetings, game prep, all happens the night before the game. You really want the team to stay in Athens the night before a game in Kent - and then wake up at 4 am so they can leave by 8 to make sure they make it to the 2pm game on time?
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Posted: 3/27/2015 6:41 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games
And that reason is?
The simple answer is "because teams play better when they do". Why is that true? I'm sure it's lots of small things. No one is out on the town. There is a curfew. They eat healthy foods. They are less apt to be focused on other things than the game.
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Posted: 3/28/2015 10:13 AM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games
And that reason is?
To keep 'em off Court Street?
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Posted: 3/28/2015 11:05 PM
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Jeff Johnson wrote:expand_more
How can you be mad about the visiting team staying at the OU Inn Friday night?
Considering this game will probably be a Saturday night game, I don't understand why they just don't drive up Saturday morning.

For the same reason OHIO does not travel on the day of the game. And OHIO stays the night In a hotel before home games
And that reason is?
To keep 'em off Court Street?
To give Alan something else to complain about?
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Posted: 3/29/2015 10:29 AM
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I've gotta agree with Alan on this one. Why not travel the 90 minutes on the day of game and save a couple thousand bucks? If I were MAC commish (I know, Marshall is not in the MAC), I would seriously consider imposing travel cost restrictions on teams given certain driving distances. OU at Kent? No overnight. BG at Akron, no overnight. These costs are getting out of control.
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Posted: 3/29/2015 1:26 PM
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SBH wrote:expand_more
I've gotta agree with Alan on this one. Why not travel the 90 minutes on the day of game and save a couple thousand bucks? If I were MAC commish (I know, Marshall is not in the MAC), I would seriously consider imposing travel cost restrictions on teams given certain driving distances. OU at Kent? No overnight. BG at Akron, no overnight. These costs are getting out of control.
Great thinking. I'm sure that come-to-OHIO-and-ride-the-bus-on-game-day will start bringing in the 4-star and 5-star recruits.
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