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09-18-2006, 09:21 AM
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How have the Ushers been...
...at the Ohio State Football Games you've attended? This year...last year? What sections have you sat that you've had a 'good' (friendly, helpful, knowledgable) experience? What sections have you sat in where you weren't impressd with the Ushers (helpfulness, appearance, etc.)?
As some of you know, this is a bit of a personal question for me. This past game we were told that an e-mail was recieved by the Athletic Dept. just completely trashing the Ushers in a particular Section of the Stadium: "not well kept / dressed, looked like the University pulled a few bums off the street to help at the N. Illimois Game; not friendly or helpful at all...much more interested in watching the game themselves than helping anyone looking for info or direction, to the point of acting 'put out' if someone did ask a question; standing and eating in front of the paying fans to where some couldn't see at times..."
So, I was wondering if anyone had had similar experiences...especially if you sat in the same seats over a season and noticed consistantly bad, or hopefully even consistanly good jobs being done by the Ushers in your section.
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09-18-2006, 09:30 AM
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There are ushers at the games? 
Kidding, of course. To be honest, I don't even notice the ushers...but I've been going to games at the 'Shoe for over 20 years, so I don't really need them. I certainly haven't noticed anything negative, so it seems to be that they're doing their jobs as they should.
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09-18-2006, 09:52 AM
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the guy in 35 B stepped up and was pleasant and helpful. But I Have found over the last 50 years that they have always been that way.
Just another good thing about the Buckeye football event.
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09-18-2006, 09:55 AM
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Never had a problem with ushers. Went to the NIU game, and all of the ones that I saw seemed to be very helpful. Didn't look like bums either.
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09-18-2006, 09:57 AM
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A side question, why don't they wear red coats anymore?
So they stand out better amongst the red in black?
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09-18-2006, 10:02 AM
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It seems to me that someone who writes an e-mail like that is just someone looking for something to bitch about...How much of the gameday experience actually involves the ushers? A whole 5 seconds maybe?
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09-18-2006, 10:06 AM
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Lighten up Francis
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Good to hear. I guess the best compliment we can get is if you don't need us, you don't notice us, but if you do we're available and helpful.
The Red Coats are still used for the Ticket Takers. But a few years ago Ushers were given Black Coats, I think simply to help distinguish the two positions. As the weather cools down you'll see the Red Coats 'manning' the Gates and the Black Coats at the Stadium Portals.
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09-18-2006, 10:07 AM
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The only negative experience I've had with Ushers was at the Michigan game 2 years ago. I was with my dad, so I didn't want to leave him in the stands to rush the field by myself. I finally talked him into doing it. We get to AA and the ushers stop us. They say they aren't letting anybody on the field. My dad says, "You mean, besides the 90,000 people already on it?"
I can't imagine writing an email about a bad experience with ushers though.
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