Welcome to the Ohio House of Representatives. Nowhere is the democratic ideal more evident than in the House of Representatives - the body of state government closest to the individual citizen. The future of our state is dependent on the actions we take in state government and it is with great privilege that we lead Ohio toward a better tomorrow.Apparently, one of the more important actions taken by the elected government officials in the State of Ohio is attending Big Ten Football games at the 'Shoe. According to the Associated Press: Ohio elected officials have spent more than $400,000 on Buckeyes football tickets since 1996, purchasing hundreds of seats each year through their campaign funds, state records show. For the upcoming 2008 season, 773 season tickets have been purchased by public officials at the state, county and local levels, according to university data. Most of those were bought by state lawmakers, all 132 of whom are offered four apiece.
As long as the good people in the state of Ohio have no problem with this practice... Who am I to question the logic or ethics of using public funds to attend a sporting event ?
Now, let me introduce you to John Widowfield. Mr Widowfield was a State Rep from Cuyahoga Falls until he resigned in May. He used $7,752 of his campaign funds to buy season tickets between 2002 and 2006. He then sold them for a profit on eBay, according to Statehouse sources.
Interesting note, John Windowfield is like most Ohio State fans I know, he isn't even a Buckeye grad -- he went to Akron. I guess if he were a real fan -- he would not be selling his tickets. He would paint his face red, drink too many beers and throw things at the opposing fans.
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You need to understand that politicians are more important than the average working Buckeye. I don't think the citizens of the State of Ohio want their State Reps to be sitting in the endzone.
As one Ohio state rep said:
"There is an old saying: It's nice to be important but it's more important to be.... sitting on the 50 yard line."
"Interesting note, John Windowfield is like most Ohio State fans I know, he isn't even a Buckeye grad -- he went to Akron. I guess if he were a real fan -- he would not be selling his tickets. He would paint his face red, drink too many beers and throw things at the opposing fans."
Shazzam! See how blessed you are to converse with all of us non-grad Buckeye fans.
hmmm they said there'd be no math but....
osu averages around 52k students each year
michigan 36k
assuming the number of michigan fans vs ohio state fans across the country is even....
that would make a greater percentage of michigan fans that aren't students/alumni of the school than osu fans
i learned that in my kinisieology class
It may have been true in the 90's -- but not the case today. Your assumption that the fan base "is even" is quite a stretch in my opinion. Although I do not have any data to support this, you can walk the streets of any major US city -- and you will see A LOT more Buckeye stuff than Michigan stuff these days.
Ohio State draws loyal fans from multiple colleges in Ohio... Examples: Akron, Cincy, Toledo, Miami, Bowling Green, and Ohio.
On the other hand, most of the directional Michigan fans (Eastern, Central, Western) remain loyal to their school and end up with a strong dislike for UM.
actually here in chicago there's waaaaay more michigan stuff
my son had tryouts tonight for tackle football and there were about 8 kids and 3 dads with michigan shirts or hats. i always smile when i see michigan stuff because it reminds me of the last 7 years. not one kid or parent wearing osu stuff.
fwiw however most osu fans i know didn't go there - most michigan fans i know, didn't go there
Hey I live in Cuyahoga Falls and it surprises me not the least to see that politicians do this. I have never liked politics and never will. Nor do I like politicians any either.
it always throws me when sru speaks rationally & makes valid points- thank god it happens so seldom BUT...
he's got a point about size of the schools and relative fan bases. when you consider that tosu has much larger foot print - tosu marion/tosu lima/etc., than michigan (do we have a branch other than Dearborn?), there are a LOT more tosu students out there than michigan.
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