Yikes! I sure hope this isn't the new commercial that's shown during halftime of tonight's game. Quote from my daughter - "if I was a parent and saw this, there's now way in (you know what) my kid's going to OU."

http://fusion.net/video/235080/when-you-went-to-college-i... /

This is so full of info about OU football. What a great article.

I agree with this so much that I'll admit that I was partly that sort of student, in that on the weekends, party was all I did if I wasn't going to an OU basketball/hockey/football/baseball game.

Frankly, one of my largest regrets is that I didn't take advantage of all the other things there are to do on campus in terms of music, arts, and the outdoors. As an alum, I now spend my time catching up on the outdoors part of it every chance I get when in Athens.

Right on Alan with your daughter's comment! Retired as a H.S. educator, I saw "many" instances when our local kids had an interest in going to Ohio only to get shot down by the statement "OU's too big a party school". The guidance counselor even steered them away. Always made me angry. However, if I as a parent would see the segment shown, I would probably say the same thing as your daughter. I drove around on Sat. Night after the HC game (Palmer St. Area) and was amazed at the magnitude of the partying. I have always defended my school and said it wasn't any different than any other school. Based on seeing first hand, I think I have been wrong. The magnitude has changed since I was there. The worst part is we toot our own horn so much. Greatest thing is to be #1 party school, etc. we hurting ourselves so much imho. Is it any wonder the administration has had to come out with policy fighting alcohol on campus? Is it any wonder they are against alcohol at sporting events, etc. Can't blame them. I didn't watch anything more than was shown. I really don't want to watch the whole documentary, seen enough!

Athens has a lot of bars compared to other college towns where there are more fraternities and sororities than at Ohio University. In addition, many other college towns have a far different history, especially those in other states. For example, for most of the 70s and part of the 80s, Ohio had age 18 drinking law for 3.2 beer. Once that was gone, the law was replaced with a 19 age limit and finally the current 21 age law.

Athens also being in southeast Ohio was far from the long arm of the law. For example, it wasn't until the early 80s that law enforcement descended upon Athens. When I was a student in the 80s, I was told it was pretty much a free for all in the 70s.

Hence, the party reputation which gives the school a bad name, when it reality the drinking is just more open in Athens due to the bars. I am told that other college towns have a more underground drinking scene. Having been to Oxford and Bowling Green for a few road games and to the UD ghetto in Dayton (which looks pretty upscale now) there were no shortages of parties. Anyone who has attended St. Patrick's Day at UD must be shaking their heads as to why Athens gets such a bad reputation. I am not sure about the other college towns, but I am guessing that is pretty much the case everywhere.

I must admit I credit social scene on campus and Court St for my ability to work a room, and to a slightly lesser extent to interview well. I grew and matured up there, and I credit that experience for the fact I've only not been offered jobs after interviewing once in 23 years after graduation.

Nope, no way...

Where did you see it? I've searched high and low and can't find the full episode. If you can, please provide a link.

I'm sure you'd agree with me, but that is incredibly short-sighted on the part of the hiring managers. That is not the case in Chicago.

I just finished watching. They picked a few real airheads to follow around, but I would venture to guess they aren't that far from average party-going students at OU.

The only really interesting part for me was the sober club. They were the only individuals interviewed where I fully understood and respected their motivations. I was not impressed from journalistic point of view. I think Fusion interviewers could've asked much more challenging questions from their subjects. I feel like they crammed what should have been 2-2.5 hours of content into one hour.

To go back to my earlier post, I still think it's incredibly lazy to think there's nothing to do in Athens outside of partying. However, if a student were to say they party because they feel they have to in order to be in on the social scene... yeah, I can understand that.

Also, really weak on OU Administration for declining comment. People like Jenny Hall Jones and Terry Koons are experts in their fields and can speak firsthand about this issue. They could have provided very insightful information as well as positive PR for the university.

That's fine. I refuse to date anyone who graduated from OSU. One time I didn't know it immediately but she was arrogant from the start. A former HS cheerleader and Dad was a football coach so all she ever had was her own way.A self declared big buckeye who didn't think OSU could ever lose. OSU attracts very few intellectual types to its campus.

Think about someone who doesn't understand the scene in Athens. The first thing they'll say is "It has a lot of bars I bet!" The bars are outside of 11pm in the background in Athens. Its the constant student traffic between neighborhoods to go to parties and lines outside of Goodfella's and the Burrito Buggy. BG's uptown only partially caters to the college community and is county seat of a county with 125,000 people. Main St in BG isn't in the middle of campus and student housing areas as you find with Court St. In most neighborhoods of the town the college has zero presence. That can only be said of the Far East side in Athens.