Don't understand how some people can sit for the entire game. Their ass must feel like a rock by the end of it from sitting on those bleachers.
Seat cushion or not. Not sure if the season ticket holder seat cushions are any better, but the seat pads they allow people to bring in don't help that much after awhile.
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Jesus, man.
I was simply commenting about how sore my ass gets after sitting on bleachers. This happens at every sporting event I have ever been to where bleachers are the seats.
I bring a seat cushion every game. I used to this cushion, but then DB decided to ban any of them with a zipper for whatever dumbass penny-pincher reason.
Thing was the best. It locked onto the seat so it wouldn't slide around, too.
Only the third option is even conceivably a valid justification.
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About every game that I've attended I've been yelled at for standing, which is usually only on defensive third downs. Last game I attended I was even yelled at for standing during halftime. Quiet wins the day at Michigan games.
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I wish other fans did too. But I've sat next to fans reading the newspaper during the game. Some fans are diehards, some fans spend more time critiquing the piped in music than watching the game. I really do see both sides. I feel for the older and/or disabled fans. I also want to, and encourage others to, stand and cheer as often as possible. It's situational and the middleground is not always agreeable amongst the 115,000 or so people. Ultimately, someone is going to feel miffed.
What I meant by "diehards" was loud and boisterous fans who stand and cheer, but I don't think I said anything about diehards being good fans. I am a fan who enjoys standing and cheering loudly, something I believe impacts the game if done correctly (at least the being loud part) and generally, I am unable to do so due to other fans who prefer quiet stands. Your mom's superstitious acts sounds great. I hope she continues to do so. Clearly, if there are good fans, your mom is among them. The point of my comment was whether they are reading the newspaper, or a book like your mom, or critiquing music, they generally aren't pleased with the louder variety of fans, and vice versa for us louder fans. The middleground is very small if it exists at all.
They work extra powers for opponents like Indiana, it's true.
Now that I think of it... Yeesh. I'm so sorry, everyone.
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Hahaha, I love that OP downvoted his own post. That's worth an upvote from me.
I can't wait to yell this at someone.
I've always had such mixed feelings on this. Do I wish that every fan would be standing up, making noise, and being involved on every play? Absolutely. I think it would make the Big House an extremely intimidating place to play.
However, I also realize that a 65 year old alum has every bit as much of a connection to Michigan as I do (and probably more) and just as much of a right to attend games of his or her favorite team in the fall.
Considering this, I think it's kind of unreasonable to expect fans to stand the entire game around the entire stadium, especially considering how many TV timeouts have been added in recent years.
There are 2 things though that bother me a lot about the fanbase that I think would add a ton to our gameday experience. First, is the general level of noise. As some have mentioned, you don't need to stand to make noise. Yell in your seat. So what if people get annoyed. The noise really does make a difference.
The other thing is the lack of participation in the Maize Outs. Is it really that much to ask for fans to wear a maize colored shirt for one game? It makes the stadium look great on TV and to every fan, recruit, and writer that's in attendance.
I think it would add sooo much to the environment if people would simply make noise and wear maize for the Maize Out games.
I've personally thought that a Blue Out would work better than a Maize Out. Everyone is already wearing blue jeans. The blue would look stronger whereas the maize is already spotty considering the different shades.
Blue Out from 2002.
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They did a few of them back in the day. 2002 vs MSU, 2003 vs OSU.
Yikes nevermind. Granted it is daytime vs night time but I get the point.
Upvoted for the fact that you entered an internet conversation with an open mind. Not so common, as the rest of this thread is proving. :)
The "Blue Out" is basically what the stadium ends up looking like late in the season anyway as everyone's maize t-shirts get covered up by whatever heavy coat is available to them
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The only problem I have about standing is you have to re-earn those hard fought for inches on your bench seat all over again.
Then again I could try and sit down a few seconds before eveyone else then insist they get off my leg.
Must have been a masochist if he wanted to watch that game, seeing his team get ripped limb from limb.
I paid for these seats, I'll go out on the field and kick the extra point if I want.
/Ari Golded
when a guy named Schembechler ruled the sidelines...the first row of seats in Michigan Stadium was only about 18" up off the field of play.
The players naturally did not sit down during the game unless dead or knocked comatose.
So the fans behind were forced to stand to see anything at all.
This fanned out quite a ways up.
Whether it was stadium design genius Fielding Yost posthumously at work or not, it did lead to some fan fatigue.
When the stadium field was lowered 5-6 feet around 1995 for the advent of natural grass, it did alleviate that issue.
Also in such days, the students sat directly across the aisle from the "40-50 yardline seats" who naturally were older citizens, etc. The older crowd would not continue the Wave, and bellowing catcalls constantly rang out..."GET OUT OF YOUR WHEELCHAIRS". I was a young kid and didn't really understand the full compendium of forces at work although I observed this.
Beer was also allowed to be self-carried into the stadium in these days, I think 1984 was the last year, but those are stories for another day, lads.
8-)
First, gauge the critical number of standers in each section necessary to get the whole section standing, then buy that number of tickets spread out in a section and share them with dedicated standers. If we all stand, everybody stands. M'wahaha.
In the voice of Tony Montana...In this country, you gotta get the tickets first, then when you get the tickets, you get the standers, then when you get the standers, you get the women.
Every down in front but one that I've heard has been on the East side of the stadium.
I got down in front'd at the SPRING GAME. It was a first for me.
I was filming Harbaugh walking out of the tunnel and getting a standing ovation. Get off your ass and applaud him for coming home.
You must have missed the word "standing" in standing ovation.
Everyone in front of me was standing.