Game Day 2006:
Watch Ohio State's halftime TV spot and find out important pre-game information
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From the green grass at the center of Horseshoe, the cheering of the crowd at halftime is deafening. The scarlet and gray in the stands, overwhelming. And the sound of the crowd singing "Carmen Ohio"? Divine.
When Brian Thompson remembers dotting the "i" before the Buckeyes beat Michigan last November, "my hair stands on end and excitement runs down my spine."
The experience, he says, was "without a doubt the single most amazing/exciting/humbling/intense/happy/proud moment of my life thus far. Being singled out in front of 105,000 people is an overwhelming adrenaline rush.
"Can heaven be found on a football field?" he asks.
Thompson--a June 2006 Ohio State grad who now works as a project engineer at Edison Welding Institute--will be front and center in a new way during football games this year. He's featured in the university public service announcement that will play on television during halftime.
Thompson's father went to Ohio State, and even as a child, Thompson says, he knew he wanted to be a Buckeye: "To me there was simply nothing else."
Look for Thompson this fall on TV--and maybe you'll also see him at a skull session or the game.
"Many of my friends this year will be dotting the 'i,' and I cannot wait to cheer them on, to be one of those 105,000 people screaming my head off."
Related links:
Game day information, from Ohio State Media Relations
Countdown to Kick-off, by the Ohio State Alumni Magazine
Nationwide game watch locations for Ohio State alumni
(text/video/images: University Relations)
About Ohio State's Public Service Announcements:
- Ohio State produces 30-second public service announcements, to air during the television broadcast of all of their games.
- For the television spot, concept, editing, and music is by University Relations. The spots were directed by Michael Ivey (off-site). TK Productions handled the filming at spring quarter Commencement.
- The university also produces radio spots, to run during the broadcast of football games and the coach's show on the RadiOhio network.
Listen to the radio spots:
(MP3 format)
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