One of the canned phrases that I assume the BTN decided would be appropriate for Ohio State's matchup against Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey is that the game took place "in the shadow of the Empire State Building," despite the fact that Rutgers University is located approximately 27 miles away from said building.
Anyway, the game itself wasn't particularly exciting after the first half, so I got to wondering: exactly how tall would the Empire State Building have to be to actually cast a shadow on the game? Well, since 27 miles is around 142,000 feet, it was a simple matter of going to the US Naval Observatory and determining the angle of the sun in New York City at 7:40ish PM, and then, using a button on a calculator that some other website told me to use, I determined that for the BTNs pithy little comment to be correct the Empire State Building would have to be roughly 12,000 feet tall.
Currently the Empire State Building is only 1,454 feet tall (if you include the antenna), meaning that I rate their claim of last night's game being in the shadow of said building as FALSE. Assuming I didn't screw up the math. Which... yeah, I probably did.
THE PLAYERS
Love my brothers #GoBucks
— Branden Bowen (@BrandenBowen) October 1, 2017
Appreciate all the fans especially the ones that stay the whole game no matter the score!!
— Jamarco Jones (@jjones_74) October 1, 2017
Blessed!
— Johnnie L. Dixon III (@YoungKing_JD5) October 1, 2017
Now I know I said the hill on haggerty Hill was no joke , but the hill to Rutgers locker room was something else
— Michael Jordan (@BigMikeJ73) October 1, 2017
Demariooooo is backkkkkkkkkk
— Antonio Williams (@A_B_Williams26) October 1, 2017
THE ALUMNI
Starting to see that corner turn with these WR's
— Adam Griffin (@yunggriffsays) October 1, 2017
JT passes Art as all time leading passer at OSU. Welcome back Mike Weber with 3 TDs. Good to see Dixon making plays. What a half
— James Laurinaitis (@JLaurinaitis55) October 1, 2017
Lil brudda @YoungKing_JD5 for 6!
— Devin Smith (@dsmithosu) October 1, 2017
JK!!!
— Jay Richardson (@JayRichardson99) October 1, 2017
Love seeing #39 make plays. Rep for the city.
— Dionte' (@DionteSays) October 1, 2017
Well that sums up the night for Rutgers!
— Cameron Johnston (@Cam_Johnston) October 1, 2017
IT'S... BEAUTIFUL
THE REST
Like a pack of hunters, watching their prey from the shadows: pic.twitter.com/NnhnawXXQR
— Andrew Lind (@AndrewMLind) September 30, 2017
Rutgers down 35-0 at the half but at least they get the ball first to start the sec noooooooo pic.twitter.com/HmKDITT0Fi
— Farmer Jones (@thefarmerjones) October 1, 2017
Nobody in the history of Ohio State football has thrown for more yards than noted bad quarterback J.T. Barrett.
— Tim Shoemaker (@TimShoemaker) October 1, 2017
Parris Campbell said have a seat. pic.twitter.com/kSD9DwkiZq
— Alex Roux (@arouxBTN) October 1, 2017
Great to be with Buckeyes, Jim Harmon, John and Austin Auer at Rutgers tonight in Piscataway #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/qePLfgSxZT
— gene smith (@OSU_AD) October 1, 2017
A wonderful moment between former #rfootball head coach Greg Schiano and Eric LeGrand before kickoff. https://t.co/uoPbIR2mFd pic.twitter.com/t98pIE1m6O
— Andrew Mills (@AndyMills_NJ) September 30, 2017
Next week we eat turtle soup. See you there!
