The biggest home game for Ohio State this season may end up being when Penn State visits Ohio Stadium on November 13. So perhaps that is motivating a new Facebook group of nearly 2,000 Ohio State students called, “Vuvuzela Day for Penn State.”
Ohio State student Dustin Stinson started the group and provided this inspirational message for Buckeyes fans:
Everyone bring a vuvuzela for the Penn State game and let’s bring some noise! We’re trying to get as many students as possible to bring them.
INVITE AS MANY PEOPLE FROM OHIO STATE TO JOIN AS YOU CAN!
Let’s do this.
As much as I poked around the Facebook group, it appears that Stinson and his brave, fellow students aren’t joking. (I messaged Stinson today about the group and await a response.) So I guess the idea behind the vuvuzelas is apparently to create a deafening din that would prevent Penn State from properly running its offense.
Before you dismiss the possibility of thousands of Ohio State students being allowed to do such a thing, check out this photo from the Iowa-Ohio State game last season at Ohio Stadium:
So there is precedent here.
So there’s three sets of people who would love to see this happen: Ohio State students participating in the Facebook group, those who despise Penn State and the millions upon millions who would delight in seeing OSU embarrass itself with such a display.
To the ancient Ohio State alumni who will do everything in their power to shut this down: On behalf of those millions of folks and the University of Michigan School of Law, I’d like the record to show that there’s photographically-supported precedent for vuvuzelas being allowed into Ohio Stadium.
So if you don’t like the idea, we’ll see you in court!
UPDATE (1:45p ET): Big Ten Assistant Commissioner for Communications Scott Chipman just sent me an email indicating that vuvuzelas at Big Ten football games are banned.
Brooks,
The Big Ten has specific policies that do not allow irritants or noisemakers, so vuvuzelas would not be allowed. Below is the specific language from our football game management manual.
Take care,
A. Nonpermissible Items - The arena management is responsible for enforcing the Big Ten policies in this regard. The following items may not be brought into the arena by patrons: Alcoholic beverages, bottles, cans, cups or containers, irritants (e.g., noisemakers) or strobe lights. In addition, the facility may have additional restrictions on items that can be brought into the arena.
“Irritants” at a Big Ten football game? Now there’s a slippery slope.
10:27 am on June 22nd, 2010
I think the SEC doesnt allow noisemakers. Thank God
10:45 am on June 22nd, 2010
Ohio Stadium does not allow noisemakers. The kid in the photo must have smuggled it in somehow. Probably got tossed later in the game…
10:50 am on June 22nd, 2010
an absolutely horrible idea.. this is going to get out of hand and ruin sports here in the US as it did with the Florida game.
Watch.. there will end up being bans on these things in mlb, nfl, ncaa sports by year end without a doubt.
well that’s too bad about the above. I watch this game every year and I will not be watching this one and I REFUSE to wear ear plugs for a sporting event. absurd.
10:54 am on June 22nd, 2010
Yeah except fir this awful cowbells at Mississippi stte
11:02 am on June 22nd, 2010
@ Mark if that is true that is by far the best news I’ve heard but still I forsee this being an absolute nightmare for other sports in the US throughout the year.
11:06 am on June 22nd, 2010
@ Lance - I agree 100%.
11:12 am on June 22nd, 2010
Wow, in the dictionary under whiny bitches it says see you guys. Play the game, get over it. It’s a college football game not church.
11:36 am on June 22nd, 2010
that horn noise nonstop like at the Florida Marlins game and the WCup has nothing to do with College Football and has no place being there and hopefully it won’t.
It ruins the atmosphere of sporting events. In no way does it benefit any game or sporting event or the atmosphere of a game.
Who the hell wants to sit at any game of any sport and listen to that crap all game long? It’s a fad, it’s a bad fad and it won’t last.
11:52 am on June 22nd, 2010
Is this surprising? We all know how the folk in Ohio enjoy blowing…stuff. Like big games.
11:53 am on June 22nd, 2010
id rather just hear them cheering really loud the whole time. why not do that instead of blowing a horn?
12:32 pm on June 22nd, 2010
This is why soccer sucks
12:57 pm on June 22nd, 2010
this isn’t even inthe top ten reasons why soccer does indeed suck.
4:27 pm on June 22nd, 2010
Leave it to Ohio to ruin something else.
4:53 pm on June 22nd, 2010
It’s a funny thought, nothing more.
This won’t ever happen though, at least not at OSU. Don’t worry folks
or to the chagrin of others…
6:03 pm on June 22nd, 2010
His name is DUSTIN Stinson… not Dean.
6:05 pm on June 22nd, 2010
It’s not like they would be blowing them the whole game, just when Penn State is on OFFENSE, so that they can’t call a play. It would be counter-productive and just plain dumb to blow them the whole game. I think the whole point here is to help Ohio State win the game, not annoy all of its fans.
6:54 pm on June 22nd, 2010
Dear Mark,
I am actually the one in the picture with the vuvuzela and I DID NOT GET TOSSED from the game. I was actually shown during the game about 10 times because me and a couple of my friends had them. No one said a word about them there and actually liked it when we played the fight song with them for entertainment during a tv timeout. Everyone please just shut up if you want to drown out the vuvuzelas then you will just have to get loud and stop sitting on your hands.
Thank You,
Vuvuzela Guy (aka the E in BEAT IOWA)
7:29 pm on June 22nd, 2010
with the smart people….lol. DO ITTTTTTTT
4:02 am on June 23rd, 2010
I don’t know whether you’re the guy in the pic or not, and I don’t care. If you’re near me at that game, I can guarantee that you’re going home with a vuvuzela enema, a strange walk, and a pained look on your face.
6:49 am on June 23rd, 2010
@ vuvuzela guy -if that’s really you - good for you! Being in south stands near block O probably helped you to not get tossed. I have been going to OSU games for 30 years, and I love it when the stadium gets crazy and everyone stands and screams the whole game. I was there for Michigan in 02, 06, USC last year, Texas, Notre Dame just to name a few. Incredible noise and energy. Incredible environment.
We don’t need no stinking vuvuzelas…
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12:34 pm on July 30th, 2011
You are probably one of those people sitting on your hands expecting the buckeyes to just win no matter what and not showing any pride for your team. Im COVERED in scarlet paint and was every game that season. Then this past season I wore an IRONMAN costume (for cameron “ironhead” heyward) with my buddy dustin. True fan here. Sorry that you aren’t. GO BUCKS!