the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
Release: Permanent Lights to be Installed at Michigan Stadium
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ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved today (Sept. 16) the request for permanent lighting at Michigan Stadium. The athletic department will have the lights installed prior to the playing of the Big Chill at the Big House, an outdoor hockey game between Michigan and Michigan State, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010.
“The addition of permanent lights will improve the quality of viewing experience for our fans,” said Athletic Director Dave Brandon. “We take great pride in having the best game day experience in college football and this will further enhance that position.
“Short term there will be a cost savings on the rental fee associated with bringing in lights for the Big Chill and long-term it eliminates the need for lights to be brought in every time we play a 3:30 p.m. football game,” added Brandon.
The permanent lights will allow the Michigan Athletic Department to have the lights already in place for 3:30 p.m. games. It will eliminate the need for shutting down lanes of traffic on Main Street to utilize rented cranes to hoist lights unto the facility and gets rid of the generator along the concourse, thus improving the foot traffic and parking issues in and around the stadium.
In addition, the lights will allow the football team to practice at the Big House in the late afternoons and early evenings during the months of October and November. They can also practice at the venue in preparation for road night games.
The total cost of the project is $1.8 million. Funding will be provided from Athletic Department resources.
Michigan will play its first-ever night game at the Big House against Notre Dame on Sept. 10, 2011. The Wolverines have never played a prime-time game at home in the history of the program. All 33 previous night games have been played on the road or at a neutral site.
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September 16th, 2010 at 5:37 PM | 
I approve. I can't wait to go
I approve. I can't wait to go
September 16th, 2010 at 5:41 PM |
Cost
Cost
Considering how much the renovation cost, I expected lights to cost more than "just" 1.8 million. I had read several times that the reason lights weren't included in the initial renovation was to save money but adding 1.8 on top of 336 doesn't seem like a large change.
Either way, I'm quite happy with this. I'm sure that they'll find a way to put them up such that they look nice and go well with the overall "feel" of the stadium.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the ND game since I'm the best man in a friend's wedding... in Ohio... that starts at 5:30. Yeah. Who gets married during football season!?!
September 16th, 2010 at 6:33 PM |
There's still plenty of time
There's still plenty of time
There's still plenty of time to break them up and get the wedding canceled.
September 17th, 2010 at 11:49 AM |
Indiana University alums
Indiana University alums
I missed ND this year because I had to be in my buddy's wedding at 5 pm...during football season...on September 11th. That jerk.
RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.
September 19th, 2010 at 6:43 PM |
Cost
Cost
While $336 IS an impressive number, the renovations were actually $226. What's $110 million among friends?
Lights will most certainly add an even more incredible feel to a stadium that has defined incredible since 1927.
The next incredible moves... the installation of HD boards and second decks on north and south ends with 10,000 additional seats each.
A proud first member of the Hoke Pointed at Me Club since 1/12/11.
September 16th, 2010 at 5:59 PM |
I hope before I die
I hope before I die
that we can schedule a home-and-away set with LSU, with both being played at night.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:56 PM |
By the look of your avatar,
By the look of your avatar,
By the look of your avatar, you may have waited at least a season too long...
"And all I ever wanted was a good job and some bus fare, a rocket and a bomb."- Michael Knott
September 16th, 2010 at 6:06 PM |
Moar night games!
Moar night games!
Moar night games!
September 16th, 2010 at 6:11 PM |
Platforms
Platforms
Any idea if they going to use the platforms that were built for temporary lighting or install additional structures to attach the new lighting?
September 16th, 2010 at 6:35 PM |
Obligatory maize jerseys comment here _____
Obligatory maize jerseys comment here _____
But seriously, really looking forward to hosting a prime time game at the Big House.
September 16th, 2010 at 6:36 PM |
up next, upgrade the
up next, upgrade the
up next, upgrade the scoreboard to JUMBOTRON HD! please vote on this soon, regents!
September 16th, 2010 at 6:36 PM |
Saturday night lights!!!!!111
Saturday night lights!!!!!111
Saturday night lights!!!!!111
Got a quarter?
September 16th, 2010 at 6:38 PM |
I have always been for this.
I have always been for this.
I have always been for this. Finally!!! The night game atmosphere is something that is going to add even more noise to the stadium especially because the wine and cheese crowd will be home asleep. Epic WIN!
Champions of the west, GO BLUE!
September 16th, 2010 at 6:43 PM |
WOOT!
WOOT!
WOOT!
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September 16th, 2010 at 7:07 PM |
Booking my flight..
Booking my flight..
For UM/ND in 2011 right NOW!
GO BLUE!
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.”
September 16th, 2010 at 7:21 PM |
One more step
One more step
DB is the man, obvs. And I'm assuming we'll be getting the jumboest jumbotron soon as well.
Edit: Yeah...it was already posted. I is interwebs well.
September 16th, 2010 at 7:25 PM |
So you're telling me I can
So you're telling me I can
So you're telling me I can drink for 12 hours before a home game? Sign me up for ND 2011!
September 16th, 2010 at 8:42 PM |
The Big House is now
The Big House is now
The Big House is now the perfect mix of modern and classic before it was simply perfect in a classical sense but now its legit
September 16th, 2010 at 8:59 PM |
will be awesome
will be awesome
The Big House place is going to look and feel awesome under the lights. I understand tradition and all but this has been a long time coming.
September 16th, 2010 at 10:06 PM |
Night games rule.
Night games rule.
$1.8 million is shockingly cheap. I love how Brandon and the department have thought everything through and the way they go about things.
"because character wins in life and character wins on the football field....." 1-11-11
September 16th, 2010 at 10:31 PM |
They may have had the
They may have had the
They may have had the electrical system outfitted already. They should, to be safe, add in a back up generator just in case of the unlikely event of a power failure. Can you imagine 110,000 people trying to grope their way out of the Big House?, That comes to mind because I heard it happen once while listening to a HS football game.
I feel more like I do now than I did when I got here.
September 17th, 2010 at 7:51 AM |
I'm not saying they do.....
I'm not saying they do.....
but it would be shocking to me if they didn't already have one in a facility such as the Big House. I just can't fathom an institution as big as UM not being proactive in things like emergency management.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:50 PM |
Woot. THis is excellent news!
Woot. THis is excellent news!
Woot. THis is excellent news!
September 17th, 2010 at 12:20 AM |
Hm. I actually expected more
Hm. I actually expected more
Hm. I actually expected more wailing and gnashing of teeth and "oh goody lights will make it easier to see the black jerseys we're getting." The arrival of night games to Ann Arbor is a welcome sight.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
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September 17th, 2010 at 12:48 AM |
Win
Win
though i am a traditionalist by nature, i can't help but be excited by this. I'm so jacked for 9/10/11.. hey, 9, 10, 11 that's pretty cool.... Ahhh, that's why that one dude was getting married, because his chic liked the cool number thingy with the date. My fiancee's the same way but i talked her out of it when i found out it is a lot cheaper to get married in january.
I digress...
what's the deal with the golf course tailgating? I thought i heard "they'd never have a night game because of the tailgating and other logistical concerns" though now that i think of it, after a game a couple years ago they had some (though few) portable lights out on the golf course to help people get to their vehicles and keep tailgating, er... get out of the golf course.
in any case, i'm pumped.
HAIL.
"Where's the threat? Oh, it's right here, and it's devouring us alive." -Ace<
September 17th, 2010 at 8:23 AM |
Students
Students
Now the students might actually be there in time for the first quarter!
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
September 17th, 2010 at 2:11 PM |
Maize Out
Maize Out
If there was ever a time for the athletic department to spring for maize t-shirts for the entire student section it is the 09/10/11 Notre Dame game.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
September 17th, 2010 at 5:20 PM |
Next step - New Digital HD
Next step - New Digital HD
Next step - New Digital HD Scoreboards like the ones I've heard rumor about.
Everest from Old Spice helps mask the smell of fear during Wolverine attacks on Icy terrain.
September 17th, 2010 at 11:23 PM |
Yost Ice
Yost Ice
This has to mean good things for video boards at Yost. I love the way Brandon does business.
I approve. I can't wait to go to a game under the lights.
That's when you can feel the magic.
Poetic metaphors for the 2010 season: The little boat of my intellect now sets sail, to course through gentler waters, leaving behind her a sea so cruel. -The Divine Comedy. Dante has finally left that cursed inferno.