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(09-14-2022 05:29 PM)ZCat Wrote:  

(09-13-2022 05:19 PM)doss2 Wrote:  I have heard that Ohio State Legislators get OSU tickets.

You did the same thing others do-

It is NOT Ohio State Legislators
It IS State of Ohio Legislators

It is not Ohio State medical board- it’s the state of Ohio medical board

At least in my mind.

All these things that call themselves Ohio State xyz links them to Ohio State University. So annoying

Your point is well taken.

But I'll add that state legislators have regularly enjoyed the V.I.P. treatment at the Horseshoe for decades. That's not to say UC doesn't invite state/federal elected officials for games too because most major public universities do through their government relations function. But more legislators were probably clamoring for tickets for the Michigan or Penn State games than for seeing a visit to the Queen City by Tulsa or Temple.

Being five miles from the Statehouse though affords OSU a unique opportunity. On the plus side, the last time I saw the numbers, UC was getting more funding than all the rest of the state universities by a considerable margin but still remained well behind OSU. Some of that is for programmatic differences--agricultural school, dentistry, optometry and other programs UC doesn't offer. But there is no doubt some of it was birthed and is perpetuated by being the flagship: The Ohio $tate University.

UC has come a long way and the future is promising as Ohio's other major research engine in the state system. Soaring enrollment figures and the profile of Big 12 sports both assure a bright future and greater national visibility than ever before. I hope there is a vision and a plan to increase selectivity and continue to improve the academic reputation. It can't be done in a day, but it needs to be underway now.