January 14, 2025

Opinion: Ohio State deserves better than Value City Arena

© Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports“Buckeye fans are some of the craziest, loudest, loving, hating, passionate fan bases in all of sports. The city seems to cry the day after a football loss, riots break out in the street after beating that team up North or taking home a National Title and the Buckeyes are the best in every sport, every time. When it comes to basketball, these fans are still here but lack the obsessive nature of the football program.” – Miles Markiewicz, Stadium Journey It doesn’t matter if you are calling it Value City Arena or Schottenstein Center, you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Value City Arena has been the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes’ basketball team since 1998, and while there have been a number of memorable moments at the corner of Olentangy River Road and Lane Avenue, the arena leaves a lot to be desired.…

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