Machine Overview

Fast facts

League: MLL

Head Coach: Bear Davis

Team Mascot: None

Year Opened: 2017

Capacity: 6500

City / State: Obetz / Ohio

Rivalries & Top Games to Attend

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Fireball Cup

Rival Team: Charlotte Hounds

The winner takes home the Fireball Cup whenever rivals Charlotte and Ohio get together. Both teams joined the league in 2012, and since 2014, the two clubs have exchanged the Fireball Cup whenever they meet. There are more than just bragging rights on the line when the Hounds and Machine square off, so don’t miss it when the Ohio Machine takes on rivals Charlotte.

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Ohio Machine vs Denver Outlaws

Rival Team: Denver Outlaws

The Machine have faced the Outlaws in the last two MLL title games fostering a fierce rivalry between these two teams. There is always a lot at stake when the Machine and Outlaws square off, so make sure to be in attendance when the Denver Outlaws comes to town.

Machine Tailgate Guide

Machine Stadium Guide

In Game

When attending an Ohio Machine game, you’ll want to arrive early to get the full experience as tailgating is a huge part of any sporting event in the Columbus area. While you won’t mistake a Machine tailgate for a Buckeyes tailgate, you’ll still find plenty of fans grilling out, drinking, and carousing before the game. Machine fans love to tailgate, so get to Fortress Obetz three hours before the game and join in the fun.

After the tailgate concludes, make your way into the Machine’s brand new 6,500-seat facility. Fortress Obetz is the newest venue in Major League Lacrosse and offers an excellent in-game experience. No matter where you’re sitting, you’ll have a fantastic view of the action.

Finally, when attending a Machine game, you’ll be cheering on the team alongside some of the most die-hard lacrosse fans in the state of Ohio. If you’re in Ohio and love lacrosse, then a Machine game is the place to be. The fans here live and die with the team, and the Machine’s recent success has helped build an incredible fan base throughout the state.

Tailgating, Fortress Obetz, and the Machine die-hard fans make Ohio Machine games fun for everyone, so start planning your trip to Obetz, Ohio today.

Things to check out

Ohio Machine Gear

Ohio Machine Gear - Pick up a Machine jersey, cap, or t-shirt during your visit to Fortress Obetz. You’ll find a wide selection of merchandise on display at games, making it the perfect place to pick up some gear to show off your Ohio Machine pride.

Tailgating

If you want to make the most out of your trip to Fortress Obetz to see the Machine play, then arrive early and tailgate before the game. Tailgating starts three hours before the game and is a must for anyone who wants to get the full Machine game day experience.

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Ohio Dance Machine

The Ohio Dance Machine are the official dance team of the Ohio Machine and are a big part of every game. They put on a spectacular show at every game, so don’t leave your seat when you see the Ohio Dance Machine take the field.

Fight Songs

  1. Trophies

    One of their goal songs

    Had hit records on my demo
    Did y’all boys not get the memo
    I do not stay at the Intercontinental
    And anything I got is not a rental, I own that mothafucka
    Figured out this shit, it’s simple
    My stock been going up like a crescendo
    A bunch of handshakes from the fakes
    But nigga I do not want to be friends though
    I told y’all mafuckas, man, this shit is not a love song
    This is a fuck a stripper on a mink rug song
    This a fuck them boys forever, hold a grudge song
    Pop some fucking champagne in the tub song, nigga, “just because” song

    [Hook]
    What’s the move? Can I tell truth?
    If I was doing this for you
    Then I have nothing left to prove, nah
    This for me, though
    I’m just tryna stay alive and take care of my people
    And they don’t have no award for that
    Trophies, trophies
    And they don’t have no award for that
    Shit don’t come with trophies
    Ain’t no envelopes to open
    I just do it cause I’m ‘sposed to, nigga

    Bitch I go to Dreams with a suitcase
    I got my whole country on a new wave
    She like, “I heard all your niggas stay where you stay”
    House so big I haven’t seen them boys in two days
    Bitch, I use a walkie talkie just to get a beverage
    I saw my parents split up right after the wedding
    That taught my ass to stay committed, fuck the credit
    Bitch check the numbers, I’m the one who really get it
    I told y’all mafuckas, man, this shit is not a love song
    This a doing me and only God can judge song
    I do not know what the fuck you thought it was song
    Pop some fucking champagne in the tub song, nigga, “just because” song

    [Hook]
    What’s the move? Can I tell truth?
    If I was doing this for you
    Then I have nothing left to prove, nah
    This for me, though
    I’m just tryna stay alive and take care of my people
    And they don’t have no award for that
    Trophies, trophies
    And they don’t have no award for that
    Shit don’t come with trophies
    Ain’t no envelopes to open
    I just do it cause I’m ‘sposed to, nigga

  2. Here Come the Lords

    Another one of their goal songs

    Hey, yo, Funke wake up, huh? Turn your radio up, what?
    It’s us, it’s us? Yeah, listen to the cut, it’s our style, our style?
    Your style, stop brother, aiyyo, nigga, wake up
    Let me show you some thin’

    Listen to the way they flip the metaphors and phrases
    Listen, listen, it’s driving me crazy
    ‘Cause every time I do a style and flip it kind of simple
    Brothers say, that’s fat and do it on the demo

    From a demo to a promo, now a hit on the radio
    Next thing you know, they’ll be doing our video
    Same one? Same one, concepts, whole nine
    And crazy similarities to the whole rhyme

    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords

    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords

    Aiyyo, Marley, aiyyo whassup knocka?
    Do you hear these suckas trying to clock, the Lord Chief Rocka
    Yeah, I hear ’em they’re just a bunch of clones on your bone
    Hold up, I’m trying to figure out where could they get my style from

    Aiyyo, wait a minute remember the tape, you shopped around
    A while back? Yo, what wasn’t that your boys? Now they got our stuff Down pat, yo, man don’t sweat it just show ’em why they call you Mr.Funke, yo, Lord Jazz, pass me some of that Brass Brass Monkey

    Here come the Lords, here come the Lords Mr.Funke don’t you see me?
    I told you we were coming you suckas didn’t believe me the Skipper
    My Lords style stick like Jack the Ripper, I’m hanging other rappers like Your girl hangs on my zipper, Lord Jazz, hit me one time make it funky
    Stop being stingy knocka pass that Brass Monkey

    I step off a stage everyone knows, who I am
    Grab the mic like Teddy Riley and I jam, jam
    Give me the mic and watch me wax that ass
    Keep the camera moving ’cause I’m kinda fast
    You can trip, you can flip, you could even slip or dip

    But you’ll never ever rip, Funke style as good as this
    Because you sound like you’re drugged you might as well be a singer
    Your whimsy couldn’t touch me if your name was Sticky Fingaz
    So when I come around, don’t try to be down, don’t try to be down
    Just dig the sound ’cause here comes the Lords of the Underground

    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords

    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords

    Well, umm, open up the doors and yell, here come the Lords
    Yell it loud, yell it loud let me hear it from a crowd
    I packs ’em, in the closet like Michael Jackson
    And love to hear the girls go, oh, when I’m rocking

    So catch it, no stutter in my flow but I wrecks it
    And caught you on the dillz from my jam called Check It
    Check it, check it, check it, check it microphone, check it
    Yeah, you went wild ’cause your moms digs my records

    So come on, I’m taking you where the sun don’t shine
    The underground but everything is fine
    I rhyme, copacetic, unless it gets hectic
    Your vocal chords’ll get cracked, you gets no chloraseptic

    So hit ’em, so chill, chill man, chill
    I know who used to be but now who’s Top Bill
    Well, it’s me and yes, I am back by the Funke
    Marley filled the House with Hits so you know the Lords are chunky

    We stink, like pee-eww, funk from my shoe
    But what about this funk, can two brothers like us do?
    But get down like James Brown and rock the whole town
    Hah, and now the Lords have broke ground

    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords

    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords
    Here come the Lords

Machine Bars & Restaurants

  1. Classic Victory’s Sports Bar

    Classic Victorys

    Classic Victory's in the brewery district is a local pub know for live music, great food and the number one spot to watch your favorite sports game.

    547 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

    Bar website

    sportsbar - $

  2. The Old Mohawk

    Bar Champs Beer Tailgates Sports Bar and Grill Rhody Joes

    Buzzing, longtime American tavern & former speakeasy serving creative sandwiches & turtle soup.

    819 Mohawk St, Columbus, OH 43206, USA

    Bar website

    american - $$

  3. Hey Hey Hey Bar & Grill

    Bar Bordertown Grill

    Former speakeasy housing a chill hub for pub food, signature sauerkraut balls, beers & live bands.

    361 E Whittier St, Columbus, OH 43206, USA

    Bar website

    american - $

  4. Donatos Pizza

    Pizza Palermo Subs Missys Village

    Chain selling crispy pizzas featuring provolone cheese & lots of toppings, plus oven-baked subs.

    4405 Alum Creek Dr, Columbus, OH 43207, USA

    Bar website

    pizza - $

  5. The Red Brick Tap & Grill

    Beer

    Chill option with a variety of draft beers & a mixed menu of burgers, pizza & pub food plus a patio.

    292 E Gates St, Columbus, OH 43206, USA

    Bar website

    pizza - $

  6. Dawghouse Pizza & Bar

    Criterion beer Mazzys Brewballs Cogans Deli Sports Pub Kamikazes Libbys Bar Grill Knot Pub Cara Irish Mess Hall

    Chill atmosphere + great drinks = unlimited good time.

    2031 Lockbourne Rd, Columbus, OH 43207, USA

    Bar website

    pizza - $$

  7. Dan’s Drive In

    Dans Drive in

    Old-school diner serving large portions of homestyle American comfort food in 1950s-style digs.

    1881 S High St, Columbus, OH 43207, USA

    Bar website

    american - $