Big Noon Kickoff / Gameday Locations
Per Alejandro Zuniga:
Big Noon Kickoff at Pioneer High School
College Gameday at Ferry Field (BOYCOTT - DO NOT GO!!!)
FOX's Big Noon Kickoff and ESPN's College GameDay will both be in Ann Arbor this weekend for The Game:
— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) November 20, 2023
- Big Noon will be at Pioneer High School
- GameDay will be at Ferry Fieldhttps://t.co/nDajXouGJ7
November 20th, 2023 at 2:24 PM ^
Why the fuck are they being allowed on school property!!! Tell them to FUCK OFF
November 20th, 2023 at 2:27 PM ^
Should announce it as they travel to Ann Arbor.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:32 PM ^
I'll only allow it because Desmond will be there. Thamel might need extra security though.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:56 PM ^
Who is it that decides who goes where?
November 20th, 2023 at 2:27 PM ^
Has Ferry Field hosted before? I know Pioneer has!
November 20th, 2023 at 2:37 PM ^
I don't know if Gameday has ever been there but what's interesting is Ferry Field is where the Revel Corp Tailgates are located and their site still lists OSU:
https://revelxp.com/michigan-turnkey-tailgating?selectedEvent=1997
November 20th, 2023 at 3:57 PM ^
They can do a feature on Jesse Owens.
November 20th, 2023 at 4:01 PM ^
Strong contender for favorite buckeye I'd say.
November 20th, 2023 at 6:22 PM ^
They could spot Third Base on Third Base and Owens would still waste him even though he's been dead for over forty years.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:59 PM ^
It is relative Siberia in relation to where pregame shows have typically been.
Game Day was on the Diag once or twice, but that was for night games. Nobody is going to want to be as far away as Ferry Field for a noon game.
November 20th, 2023 at 4:12 PM ^
Ferry seems like a good place to put someone when you don’t actually want them on campus. A bit hidden and off the beaten path.
November 20th, 2023 at 6:13 PM ^
They'll need the wrought iron gate for protection
November 20th, 2023 at 2:28 PM ^
Alternative to boycotting: Show up with clever anti-Thamel & anti-Finebaum signs
November 20th, 2023 at 2:57 PM ^
No. Just don't go.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:48 PM ^
Then it will just be Buckeyes there. Don't do that.
Go for the first hour until BNK and be loud and disruptive.
November 20th, 2023 at 5:05 PM ^
Will they allow signs that disparage ESPN?
edit to add: The network as a whole? Not just the talking heads
November 20th, 2023 at 5:47 PM ^
Have signs that say "FUCK ESPN" but in a foreign language with a different alphabet.
By the time they figure it out, and somebody will, it will be too late.
November 20th, 2023 at 5:57 PM ^
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wingdings obscure enough?
November 20th, 2023 at 9:59 PM ^
NOPE. Don't go. Going there only gives ESPN what they seek. Let it be just Buckeyes. Michigan fans should go to BNK.
November 20th, 2023 at 4:22 PM ^
Thamel & Finebaum photoshopped to look like Sargent Schultz.. “I know nothing.. Nothing..”
November 20th, 2023 at 4:26 PM ^
Or how about just don't go?
November 20th, 2023 at 2:28 PM ^
Boycotting the GameDay set allows it to be overrun by osu fans.
Better to swamp it with angry Michigan fans that never allow them to be heard.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:46 PM ^
Ok...so what? You think OSU fans can produce the kind of turnout that both fanbases can? The energy absolutely won't be there.
Move it to Briarwood, and I guarantee the turnout is shit, regardless.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:49 PM ^
Ferry Field kind of feels like Briarwood. No pregame show has ever been banished, er located, that far from the stadium for a game that kicks off at noon.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:54 PM ^
They have been at the diag before
November 20th, 2023 at 4:01 PM ^
For a night game, not a noon start game.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:55 PM ^
They have had Gameday in the Ingalls Mall before. Much farther away than Ferry Field is.
November 20th, 2023 at 10:02 PM ^
False. Boycotting it shows that Michigan fans aren't just stupid lapdogs that will aid in their little fake hype outfit.
Angry Michigan fans won't beat guys at the network sound board editing the broadcast. Just won't happen.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:29 PM ^
Stick Gameday out by I-94 or somewhere in Ypsilanti. Or better yet, let them find out when they land that plans have changed and they're no longer welcome.
Desmond, you can still come.
In all seriousness, to everyone saying they should boycott going to Gameday, DO NOT! Show up and make your voices heard. Do not let OSU slappies flood the scene. It'll make for a really bad look for the program and university as a whole. Show up, be loud, boo everyone not named Desmond Howard the minute they open their mouths.
November 20th, 2023 at 6:22 PM ^
Des on site wherever he wants to be. Think the other assholes should be in Escanaba. McMoron will think its Ann Arbor.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:29 PM ^
Fuck Gameday. Fuck ESPN
November 20th, 2023 at 3:22 PM ^
Fuck Rece Davis
November 20th, 2023 at 2:30 PM ^
Put up a security perimeter around Ferry Field and don't let anyone near it. Let it just be ESPN and crickets.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:42 PM ^
GameDay should be on North Campus
November 20th, 2023 at 4:03 PM ^
Do we still have our guerilla "attack turkeys" roaming North Campus?
November 20th, 2023 at 4:16 PM ^
I encountered a small group of turkeys on Hayward St. during the summer, but I was in my car so they didn't attack me.
November 20th, 2023 at 4:31 PM ^
Maybe instead hold a reenactment (directly over the ESPN stage) of the Les Nessman WKRP turkey drop.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:45 PM ^
So much anger...it's Game Week! Have fun!
November 20th, 2023 at 3:50 PM ^
Sometimes it's fun being angry. This is one of those times.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:50 PM ^
I know that ESPN piled on Michigan but frankly Fox has not been at all kind the last two weeks. They are taking a swipe anywhere and everywhere possible and also seem intent on discrediting Michigan.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:51 PM ^
It'd be so much easier if they just traded Urban for Desmond.
November 20th, 2023 at 7:54 PM ^
I still cannot believe (ok, yes, he is a tool) that Urban claims that he NEVER heard of advanced scouting before this scandal. What? You watch video all the time. You watched last year's game for preparation. All scouting is advanced scouting. Shhessh. But hey, pretend that a new low has been established.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:39 PM ^
This is what I don't understand about Fox. Do they seriously want Michigan to get hammered by the Big Ten and NCAA, possibly pushing Michigan to leave for another conference not covered by Fox?
November 20th, 2023 at 3:53 PM ^
Fox is the network of the Big Ten, they are not the network of Michigan. They will toe the Big Ten line.
Seriously, if ESPN College Game Day really wants to troll Fox Sports and the Big Ten (which you know they do), they should take an aggressive pro-Michigan stance that makes Pettiti look like a fool.
November 20th, 2023 at 6:52 PM ^
Considering which way the money flows, that influence is supposed to go in the other direction.
November 20th, 2023 at 2:55 PM ^
What a sad state of affairs that most would tend to the show that includes Urban Meyer on it...
DAMN, espn has effed up.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:54 PM ^
They usually bring on Charles for The Game. And man, he delivers for us.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:12 PM ^
Barstool will also be set up in Ann Arbor on Saturday. 1300 South Main St.
November 20th, 2023 at 3:51 PM ^
That's the one you should go to. However you feel about him, Portnoy has been great since this whole thing started.