Actually I am a very educated alum about the state of this school. I know a lot of things that the general public don't know that has gone on and may never know. If they did they would be appalled by it. And as for clowns their president of the school is one and so is the alumni director.
Not a priority.
As an outsider, I’m surprised having its own football stadium isn’t a priority for a school with a tradition-rich football history like Moeller. Playing a playoff game at Shea Stadium seems like a second-rate experience for a big program. I can’t imagine alums are happy about it at all. How many fans are going to get shut out of this game? Several thousand in all likelihood.
Preach on my man!
I don’t see anyone here showing hatred toward Moeller.
There is not—on this thread anyway. It was an alum who is not happy with a few things administratively. That is his experience, and opinion, which he’s entitled to it. I happen to agree with him on a particular point.
Move it where?
It’s obvious there are trolls that occasionally pop into this forum and act like they are Moeller people but are only here to stir the pot
There’s no legit reason it can’t be played at Nippert, if there are enough volunteers to step up and help with in-game and postgame operations to keep the stadium orderly.
All of these observations are correct except for tickets for Moe students. They were put aside for those wishing to purchase. And that’s the way it should be considering it’s their team. Hopefully St X students had/have that opportunity as well for their team.
True, trolls are on the forum. But, if you check past posts, that is not applicable here.
...if you really have an issue pissing and moaning anonymously here is not the way to go. Take your complaints directly to the source.
The early 60'was around 60 years ago. That excuse is a bit old. While Lockland wasn't ideal it was centrally located, had ample room in the stands (for most every game) and had some parking for the Moeller faithful to tailgate. It is my understanding that they are looking to build the football stadium near the newly completed baseball stadium but the costs will be considerably greater and it takes time to raise those funds. Finding the location and funding it has been quite a challenge which is why Moeller is playing in Norwood, but don't give the Administration a free pass (or at least past administrations) as this has been a problem for many years.
LaSalle and Moeller were opened the same year. Both schools were built in residential neighborhoods. LaSalle had land for years that went undeveloped behind the school until they were able to build a very nice stadium in the back. I think you under estimate the impact of selling that land 60 years ago had on what Moeller could or couldn't do to grow it's facility.
I understand how selling the land impacted Moeller. My point is that it happened 50+ years ago. During this time they used fields that were owned by other organizations. I think one of the challenges is that Moeller, given its recent founding (compared to X and Elder) did not have the alumni base or endowment to do some of the capital projects, like a football field. I don't know how much land was sold, but even if they had enough for a stadium and parking getting in and out would have been a nightmare.
Sycamore, Walnut Hills, Mason, Princeton, or any d1/d2 field that won't be in use Friday. But it may be too late now.
It is my understanding the ticket allotment each school got pre-ticket sales was fairly minimal. OHSSA doesn't really give home teams that many tickets. I guess we will see Friday night but I expect StX will have more fans based on the intel I have heard. The fact OHSSA didn't even reserve tickets for player's families (Home or Away team) tells the whole story. It was a free for all!
Could have easily been done, but it was not.
This was botched completely by the OHSA. They knew two weeks ago that there was a high probability that these two schools would meet and they needed a much larger stadium and they did nothing. What a shame. If this were Massillon going to New Philly (example) they would have made a priority to move it.
I get X fans wanting this game moved to an alternative site but Moeller isn't going to do that nor should they. Moeller earned the right to play the game at their home field. Whether it's Norwood or The Gerry it's their home game. X fans need to stop the complaining! If they would have won more games then maybe they play at X and they aren't complaining, but they didn't win games this year. (If they would have let their freshmen play their varsity schedule maybe they would have won more games from what Reload has posted.) I remember the 2013 playoff game between Moeller and X was played at Lockland's Roettger Field. Yes at Lockland. One set of restrooms and one concession stand. The place was packed and the atmosphere was great. I'm sure the same will be true come Friday night at Norwood. I hope a train comes at least twice during the game just for the X fans.....LOL. GBM!!!
But if UC would have agreed to take the game ( or Paycor) would your feel the same way?