Hello!  We have some people who are very knowledgeable about tailgating...I'm sure they will respond to you.  

Most of the spots around the stadium are for Ohio Bobcat Club donors, all the colored lots below would be closed unless you have a OBC hang tag.

Your best bet will be the far side of the Convo and heading back towards the lots behind the softball and baseball fields.  Walk to the stadium is still under 10 minutes from back there.

I concur.....on all counts.

A few years ago I was shocked by the number of Wyoming RV's behind the convo...got to talk to some neat  people.....of course I tailgate out of the back of my pickup....kinda like what Marshall fans would do....just kiddin....haha.

Lot 175 to the top right of the orange always has some good action.

We are crazy if we don't charge at least $10 to park for this game. Does our athletic department just not like money?

Thanks so much everyone for the info.  The maps and the personal insight are very helpful.  $5 per space IS crazy cheap.  I was able to purchase game tickets through the OU ticket office for $10 each, I reserved a room for only $63, and now $5 parking just tops this trip off.  I'm really looking forward to the trip; Athens is a beautiful town and with all the hype around the Bobcats this should be a very exciting atmosphere and game. 

To all the people that helped out; if you see a blue Expedition and a white Tahoe parked together, please stop by for a beer and a brat on us.  Oh, and to all the "wellwishers".........I'm not worried about the ride home.  Go Herd!!  (And sincerely when OU isn't playing the Herd, "Go Bobcats"!!!) 

That is great to hear, I had to park at the facilities lots twice last year and that was a hike.  Funny thing is we had to walk right by the shuttles parking area and we all said it sure would be nice if they used those on game days.

and mckayt  when you are walking to the stadium if you see a tailgate set up with a huge banner like my avatar

<<<<< stop by and say Hi.  We will be in the reserved lot on the side of the convo

What is the rule for how long before the game you can tailgate? As a student we always "tailgated" at the house before the game. At Delaware you can tailgate four hours before the game and then two hours after the game. I saw that TailGreat Park opens eight hours before the game. Can you really tailgate that long if you wanted to? 

I would like to see the fairgrounds as an expanded Tailgate lot where you could camp out with tents overnight. Its only a 15 minute walk to the stadium and you've got a grocery store right across the street for cookouts. 

I received an email from the Big Green (our athletics fundraiser, scholarship endowment, etc) and it talked about this tailgate.  I'm not at home and the email is on my Blackberry so I'll just share the info that was sent:

MARSHALL VS. OHIO U WEEKEND

BIG GREEN PIG ROAST AT THE OHIO UNIVERSITY GAME!

THE BIG GREEN HAS JOINED TOGETHER WITH THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND M CLUB
TO BRING YOU A HUGE TAILGATE AT THE OHIO UNIVERSITY GAME SEPTEMBER 17TH

THE TAILGATE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE SOFTBALL FIELD AND WILL START AT 4PM

PIG ROAST ORGANIZED BY THE NORTH END TAVERN & BREWERY OF PARKERSBURG, WV

ENTERTAINMENT BY 93.7 THE DAWG AND 92.7 THE PLANET

ADMISSION INTO TAILGATE IS $20 WHICH COVERS ALL FOOD AND BEER

MARSHALL VS OHIO TICKETS

THE MU TICKET OFFICE HAS SOLD OUR ALLOTMENT OF TICKETS.  TO ORDER TICKETS PLEASE CALL THE OU TICKET OFFICE 1-800-575-CATS

I'm very glad that I decided to make this trip; it sounds like it should be a very nice time.  It also sounds like your Athletic Department is very exicited about this game and they sure are making some nice arrangements for The Herd faithful.  I hope next year that the Bobcat faithful will come to Huntington and let us return the favors.  Also, CATFAN70, thank you for the invite.  If I see your tailgate, I will make sure I stop by to say hi. 

On a side note, in my first post I mentioned that I was hearing reports that The Herd may bring as many as 10,000 fans to Athens.  I wasn't talking smack when I said that, but its nice when a visiting team can bring that many people to their opponent's stadium because it not only "livens up" the atmosphere, but it creates a financial windfall of sorts for programs like Marshall and Ohio U.  Even though many Herd fans purchased the $10 tickets that OU offered on July 4th, we still sold our allotment (I believe 5,000) of $33 tickets that you sent us.  So even if your athletic department only averages $25 per Herd fan at my estimate, that is $250,000 getting funnelled into the OU program and that doesn't count parking, concessions, hotels, etc.  Thats good stuff.  Last year when OU came to Huntington, and again I'm not talking smack, there couldn't have been more than a few hundred OU fans.  Next year, after we have a blast this year in Athens, get your butts to Huntington and lets party down at the Joan.  I guarantee we'll welcome you with hospitality and respect. 

Not looking forward to hearing "We Are...Marshall" resonate through Peden again. I hope our fans are prepared to bring it, because I know Marshall fans always come out in full force.

Will stupd cow be bringing their keys?