I was there for that, and believe the number was quite a bit higher than that. I was kid of upset since I paid for a ticket, but so many people showed up that they just started letting people in.
There was so many people eager to see the still new stadium and went to see it deeply discounted.
They had planned to just open the lower level of PBS. That filled up real fast. They then opened the middle level. Filled again fast. They then opened upper deck & it was just about all the way full. It was a truly incredible atmosphere for high school games.
But heaven forbid a state championship game at PBS or UC's Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati....
Wouldn't want that!
And for my money, Nippert is the best place to watch a high school game. Plenty of parking, bars and restaurants, beautiful facility, etc...
But heaven forbid a state championship game at PBS or UC's Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati....
Wouldn't want that!
And for my money, Nippert is the best place to watch a high school game. Plenty of parking, bars and restaurants, beautiful facility, etc...
I'm typically a NEO poster but this caught my eye for a couple reasons.
It sounds like people more seized a chance to see the new stadium on the cheap than they were there to see top quality HS Football and back their favorite teams. I'm sure the atmosphere was Great but probably not reflective of the actual interest of the fans (what with attendance state wide on the decline in general except for certain pockets of extremely high interest.)
Having said that, I am in favor of either holding the championships in Columbus at all time (centrally located and more or less fair or unfair for everyone in equal measure ) OR... rotating them around the State and letting every Region (even SEO if they could use Peden Stadium at OU in Athens) &/or large populated areas get into a hosting rotation. Cinci has some good venues as stated above, and they ought to get the same shot that Columbus and Canton are currently getting, if they put together a bid.
It sounds like people more seized a chance to see the new stadium on the cheap than they were there to see top quality HS Football and back their favorite teams.
I bet 25,000 would attend a D1/D2 regional final doubleheader of St. X vs Colerain and LaSalle vs Winton Woods on a Saturday. (Depending on the weather)
I attended a regional matchup at the Rubber Bowl between Ignatius and Massillon in Zwick's senior year. The Rubber Bowl had a capacity of around 35,000 and people were sitting in the aisles because all the seats were taken.
It sounds like people more seized a chance to see the new stadium on the cheap than they were there to see top quality HS Football and back their favorite teams. I'm sure the atmosphere was Great but probably not reflective of the actual interest of the fans (what with attendance state wide on the decline in general except for certain pockets of extremely high interest.)
But heaven forbid a state championship game at PBS or UC's Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati....
Wouldn't want that!
And for my money, Nippert is the best place to watch a high school game. Plenty of parking, bars and restaurants, beautiful facility, etc...
The 1980 state championship game between Massillon Washington and Cincinnati Moeller was played at Nippert Stadium with around 23,000 fans in attendance.
The 1980 state championship game between Massillon Washington and Cincinnati Moeller was played at Nippert Stadium with around 23,000 fans in attendance.
Unfair that Massillon had to go all the way to Moeller's backyard to face the 4-time state champs!
Unfair that Massillon had to go all the way to Moeller's backyard to face the 4-time state champs!
Is that the only time the title game was played in Cincy?
Once in nearly 50 years???
I attended a regional matchup at the Rubber Bowl between Ignatius and Massillon in Zwick's senior year. The Rubber Bowl had a capacity of around 35,000 and people were sitting in the aisles because all the seats were taken.
Is that the only time the title game was played in Cincy?
Once in nearly 50 years???
I attended a regional matchup at the Rubber Bowl between Ignatius and Massillon in Zwick's senior year. The Rubber Bowl had a capacity of around 35,000 and people were sitting in the aisles because all the seats were taken.
Not doubting a ton of people were there. But general admission with bleachers is notorious for overrepresenting the number of people. And a stadium as old as the Rubber Bowl might not even be using 18" per seat. Without Japanese subway style handler shoving people into place, one bench holding 20 people might only fit 15-16 real people and yet look full. And yet that cuts 20-25% of the crowd.
It's just how people spread out.[/QUOTE]
I've "spread out" some since then.:Ohno::Ohno:
St. Xavier beat Colerain 12-9 in overtime on a walk-off 20-yd wheel route to Darius Ashley.