2015 Home UTL
As a refresher, the great and powerful Hackett announced back in February that a home night game was being planned this season.
As of this writing, kickoff for BYU, MSU, Rutgers and OSU are TBA.
I'm liking the reasoning that, perhaps, it could be MSU this year. How fun would that be?
EDIT: Stand corrected. Missed the reversal announcement.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
Can we just call it "night game" now. So tired of the Brandon UTL.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
August 28th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^
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August 29th, 2015 at 7:20 PM ^
Night games at The Big House are special. Hence, a special name.
I prefer BYU, don't want the Sparty fan base in for a night game.
August 29th, 2015 at 7:59 PM ^
This is the problem with night games. This ridiculous thinking that night games at the Big House should only be against quality teams and made into an event. Teams all over the country play "normal" night games all the time. I don't understand why they have to be "special" in Ann Arbor.
August 30th, 2015 at 9:44 AM ^
Who wants to be one of the crowd? We're Michigan. The Big House, winged helmets, Hail to the Victors. And if we do a night game (of which I am not a fan) make that special, too. I'd argue only the Domers rival Michigan football in terms of character, history, and distinction. Let's keep it that way.
August 30th, 2015 at 12:43 PM ^
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August 28th, 2015 at 9:58 PM ^
Hold on, I thought David Brandon invented the concept of Night Games!
And I heard a rumor that Toys R Us will now be starting a new tradition of people giving toys as "Gifts" to children on Christmas Day - wow! That David Brandon, what would we all do without him!
August 28th, 2015 at 10:48 PM ^
Never really noticed how photoshopped this photo was until now... yikes.
August 30th, 2015 at 12:45 PM ^
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August 28th, 2015 at 8:29 PM ^
August 28th, 2015 at 9:14 PM ^
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August 28th, 2015 at 10:05 PM ^
I still like UTL. Not everything that Brandon did was terrible/needs to be killed with fire (probably just around 95% of the things that he did).
August 28th, 2015 at 11:24 PM ^
Calling the first game "UTL" was okay. But it should have ended there.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
The argument that AA can't handle a night game of MSU v. UM is so dumb. 1. We have showed night games work here. 2. There have been MSU v. UM night games in EL. Other major rivalries have been at night for years. It is time. Bring MORK and company to town for a night game.
August 28th, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
MSU has never hosted us at night. They've hosted us at 3:30 (which can mean playing the 4th quarter in darkness), but never kicked off at night.
August 29th, 2015 at 3:54 AM ^
Thanks. I just remember the Spartan Bob game was really dark the entire 2nd half.
August 29th, 2015 at 12:15 AM ^
All day drinking + usual hatred between MSU and Michigan is a recipe for a lot of trouble. I'd say even more so than M-OSU. It seems cool, but functionally it would be a bad idea
August 28th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
An MSU night game would be pretty awesome. That first handshake between Dantonio and Harbaugh is probably gonna be a fistfight
August 28th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
"What's your problem?"
August 29th, 2015 at 2:46 AM ^
What's YOUR deal?
August 28th, 2015 at 10:39 PM ^
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August 28th, 2015 at 8:06 PM ^
No night game this year. Hackett changed his mind after Utah, Minn, and Maryland announced that those games would be at night.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2015/04/michigan_will_not_hos…
August 28th, 2015 at 9:50 PM ^
(+1: Informative)
August 28th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
August 29th, 2015 at 7:22 PM ^
Upvote this. I sure as hell can't.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
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August 28th, 2015 at 8:06 PM ^
August 28th, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^
That article is from February.
Hackett said there would be no home night game this year (thank God) in April.
August 28th, 2015 at 9:49 PM ^
August 28th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
Please stop with this night game bullshit.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
Team Noon.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
TEAM NOON 4 LIFE.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:16 PM ^
Datbull 4 Lyfe
August 28th, 2015 at 8:30 PM ^
Sometimes the Mcfarlin still comes out.
August 28th, 2015 at 10:18 PM ^
Team 1pm.
August 28th, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^
1pm kicks haven't been around since ABC Sports became the homogenized ESPN on ABC gunk.
August 28th, 2015 at 10:40 PM ^
why does ABC/ESPN get to dictate our schedule? I mean, besides the gobs of money they throw at us?
Although I have to admit that the 12 noon start works fine for me on the west coast. Roll out of bed, have some breakfast, watch the game, eat lunch. If we win, see what the next game is. If we lose, crank up the Smiths and wallow in misery for the rest of the weekend.
August 28th, 2015 at 10:50 PM ^
Because it's The Man.
I don't know.
August 29th, 2015 at 1:16 AM ^
August 30th, 2015 at 9:31 AM ^
I'd give my right arm to have all live sports air three hours earlier. "Prime time" major events actually begin at 8:30 or 9:00 for me. 5:30 or 6:00 would be right in the wheelhouse.
August 28th, 2015 at 10:47 PM ^
but that was the standard kickoff time back in the mid-70's (when I started attending Michigan games) thru the mid 80's, except for the noon games vs. OSU. I have no idea (without some research) when the last 1pm start was, but being from the western part of Michigan, I loved that start time. We always made it into AA by 8 or 9 am, giving us plenty of tailgating/beer time, and the games were much faster back then with most of them not being televised. That gave us plenty of time to either get back to K-Zoo for the nightlife there, or to party the late afternoon and night away in Ann Arbor.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^
August 28th, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
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August 28th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
I'm from the days of 1:30 p.m. kickoff when Bo said that was the proper time toe met leather.
August 28th, 2015 at 8:29 PM ^