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Boilermakers should fill Ross-Ade
seats
With reference to the unforgettable
Ohio State-Purdue game, it came to my attention the large amount of
Ohio State fans in Ross-Ade Stadium.
I am a study abroad student
from England where soccer (or football) is the biggest sport. In soccer,
there is a limit as to how much of the ticket allocation the home side
can give to opposing fans (usually a percentage of the stadium capacity)
— does this exist in college football?
Ohio State had a large fan
presence at the game on Oct. 28, yet I know there were Purdue students
who wanted tickets but couldn't get them. Surely it is to Purdue's advantage
to get as many of its own fans in as possible and let as few opposing
fans in as possible. The crowd can and does play a large part in how
the team plays. Why should we compromise this by giving potential Purdue
seats to opposing fans?
Not only did Ohio State have
a complete stand, we also gave them a section next to our own band and
a section next to the student section. The more fans Purdue has, the
more people there are making noise for the Boilers which can only be
good.
And what exactly was the
Ohio State marching band leader posing as?
James Mountford
Senior,
School of Liberal Arts
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Boilermakers
should fill Ross-Ade seats
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