2 arrested for flying drone over Michigan Stadium last Saturday

Well it was a flying object that was unidentifiable by the OP, so yes.

He had many Redd's Apple Ales, and probably a spliff.

We had probably 6-7 police officers (not stadium staff) come rushing down the stairs in section 34 and take two people with them during the game. They were probably 10-15 rows in front of us and I didn't notice them doing anything weird before that so it's possible they were the pilots. 

The University tweeted this at 10 in the morning on the day of the game:

https://twitter.com/umichdpss/status/1167799351856570368

"You cannot fly a drone within five miles of the stadium or anywhere on campus."  Not sure if they mean during the game, or at any time.  

It's illegal to fly over crowds without special clearance, which no one would give them anyway, especially not with the flyover. 

There is a Temporary Flight Restriction for all aircraft operations below 3000ft above ground level within a 3 mile radius of any stadium with a seating capacity over 30000 when there is a NCAA division one football game occurring. Federal prision for up to a year and/or $100000 fine.

Military Aircraft get a waiver to fly over an open assembly of people.  The drone would definitely be a problem during the flyover for obvious reasons.  But I don’t understand how the university can make the campus off limits? 

....or was it Keith Moon landing in Jackson???

(Atmospheric footage of a moonscape in slow motion)

"The potential of our human endeavors towards discovery are best measured in the absence of gravity. The anticipatory excitement of Neil Armstrong bounding down the ladder and putting his feet into the dust of the lunar surface. The childlike wonder of Alan Shepard teeing up for a short drive over the most expansive of sand traps. The agony of Jim Lovell, passing so close to the lunar surface, yet traveling so far from immortality.

Like football, lunar exploration pushes our limits; yet it shows us the potential of the human spirit. And boy do we have a dandy of a rover mission for you today here on ABC. Good afternoon, Keith Jackson here with my good partner Bob Griese. Lynn Swann is up there orbiting in the command module, looking down on our perch here at the precipice of the Sea of Tranquility..."

I sure hope not, that would be dangerous and he's a national treasure, he could potentially die out in space.

And, as a pilot, I'm of the opinion that you are an idiot. Are you worried about someone crashing a plane into the stadium?

Sooooo... all air traffic should be banned over large population centers because of safety on the ground?

Well shit.  I guess I'm fucked taking a redeye to NY tonight.

Ann Arbor Airport's largest runway is 3500 feet!  Now, some small jets can get in and out of there.  Herbie flew in there from Baton Rouge just in time to make PSU/U-M last year.  But it won't be anything big.

The FAA restrictions for sporting events are: no planes that "aren't in contact with ATC for operational purposes" can be within 3 miles (horizontally) or 3000 feet (vertically) of a sporting event.  Ann Arbor's airport is 3.5 miles away.  So those planes are fine - as long as they don't go due north.

The caveat about "no planes that aren't in contact with ATC for operational purposes" exempts all commercial flights.  That allows, of course, flights from LGA to go over Citi Field at low altitude.  

It also means: back in 2015, I was at the PSU @ MSU football game.  PSU football charters are with United Airlines.  So around halftime, United dispatches a Boeing 737 Charter from O'Hare to LAN.  That plane would then take PSU back to State College. 

BUT - it was a perfectly clear night.  I wound up listening to ATC archives after the fact.  ATC gave the pilots a visual clearance into LAN.  The pilots decided that their route would be to buzz the stadium (right over the top!) at about 2000 feet from the south, then make the left-hand turn into LAN.  Now, that was legal - it was an ATC controlled flight and ATC gave them a visual clearance.  But it definitely freaked a number of folk out for a few seconds.  A bit uncool.

I get what you're saying, but they are used for lots of non-toy things these days. 

Please tell me you're being sarcastic.