Air Force - 9/16 Noon on BTN
Michigan-Air Force on Sept. 16 will be a noon kick on BTN https://t.co/Axljpq2x7m
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) June 6, 2017
I'll take a groping if I can exchange it for a couple more 3:30 games.
That will probably end up a 6-12 day selection.
i assumed it would be a 3-9 selection and that regardless of the time there may be lots of groping.
do we keep going full Air Force? Never go full Air Force.
Air Force at noon has trap game written all over it.
Do. Not. Want.
Pam Ward? Hangover? One of those kind of days?
Has a way to solve this problem.
considering Don Brown will be preparing for spread offense in Florida and Cincinnati. To go from this type of offense to triple option flexbone offense. Don Brown can't use his usual aggressive tactic.
Michigan defense could be in for a long day if they're not disciplined
...don't forget about the Dudes.
A 48-27 home win v Army, but it was 31-20 at halftime, and both teams scored on the first overall six possessions, and nine ouf of the first ten. Army actually cut it to 31-27 in the third quarter before BC put it away. Seems like once Don figured it out, the clamps came down. M is probably looking at a similar scenario on September 16.
I like playing the service academies over the Akron's of the world, but I worry about the way the cut guys at the LOS.
I hate playing Air Force. It takes a lot of work to prepare for their offense as it's something we won't see again, so you have to plan for them well in advance. I also hate their OL basically cuts block the entire game which increases the likelyhood of an injury. Wish we had never scheduled this game.
You wonder why they had all those 1000 yard rushers? It was more than their zone blocking scheme. This is from a Glen Mason press conference back in 2004.
Question: Have you been using cut blocking since you came here, or is that something you've worked in over the years? Why are teams preparing more for it now?
"We've always done it. We're consistently running the ball for a large number of yards, controlling the football; they were really having problems. We were very consistent at what we're doing."
These are very minor worries my good men. Just in case you didn't know and if any of the players stumble on this secret, there is a counter offensive to the dirty side of cut blocking. It's called stepping on their mother fucking body parts like hands, elbows and knees. Remember children, you cant prove intent in the flow of the game when some punk is diving at your knees or ankles with a helmet on. Eye for an eye in these situations. That'll take the wind out of their sails pretty fast. The great coaches at Michigan will probably never say anything like this but let's just say I'm the little devil on your shoulder who is helping out just in case things get bad. Shhh....don't tell anyone either!
I agree. I spend most of the time we're on defense worried about knee injuries.
Good. I love noon games, because that gives me 8 hours of uninterrupted football after.
For going to 3:30 games, you have to miss the end of all the noon games, as well as all of the 3:30 games (which are generally higher ranked/better games) and the beginning of the evening games. For noon games, you only miss the nooners and a bit of the 3:30 games.
This idea that it's nice to get Michigan's game out of the way so that you can go watch our rivals, and teams from the SEC/ACC/PAC 12 doesn't make sense to me.
Yes, it's nice to watch the other games (and some games, like Air Force, are appropriate for less attention at noon).
But I'm a Michigan fan first and a college football fan second. Michigan's game is the main attraction. Not the chore to get out of the way.
You only get 6 Michigan home games this year and I'd prefer to have them optimized in every way possible in terms of stadium atmosphere and tailgating (noon does not do that), rather than be home in time to watch Florida State beat Miami again.
I like it because when we win I can watch other games and not be bummed out/root for upsets/take pleasure in the misery of Sparty, ND, and all too infrequently, OSU. God forbid we lose, I have the rest of the day/evening to do something because I don't want to watch football any more.
I don't know, the older I get and the more I have going on in my life, the idea of having the Michigan game over by 3ish is pretty appealing. Get up, drink some coffee, watch Gameday, watch the game, then go do other stuff with the rest of my day. It's pretty great.
Why is this getting downvoted? There is nothing wrong with being able to enjoy the rest of the day after a Michigan game. Also, 3:30 vs. Noon is not a huge recruiting uptick compared to the bags of money the $EC throws around, or someone like Jim Harbaugh running your program. We don't have enough opponents who deserve a prime-time game.
I just thought downvotes were for people being dicks, or being offensive. Guess having different priorities in life is a negative thing on this board.
Downvoting is shorthand for disagreeing without taking the time to type an opposing viewpoint.
And fairly harmless in the grand scheme, no?
And Bando posted, retorted, reasserted, and otherwise insisted that he was CERTAIN croots don't care what time the game is, and if they do too bad anyway cuz he likes noon starts, and stop using crootin as a rationale for deciding what time he will mow his lawn, and get off his F'n lawn while yer at it....
Miiiight get ya some downvotes!
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Couldn't agree with this more:
"But I'm a Michigan fan first and a college football fan second. Michigan's game is the main attraction. Not the chore to get out of the way."
For me, the Michigan game is infinitely more interesting to me than some random college football games on a given Saturday. Maybe that divide is less for others (totally reasonable), but I would sacrifice just about any non-Michigan game viewing, if it meant that the Michigan game was going to be more appealing to me.
Watching the afternoon and evening games is a lot of fun, but, to me, having a great tailgating environment and a great stadium atmosphere are way more valuable to me. We only get 6 to 8 home games a year. I want them to be as enjoyable as possible.
By the way, I would love to someone run a study on how the noon vs 3:30 kickoff compares for season ticket holders vs others. Honestly, not sure how it would compare, but I would be really interested to see the results.
I agree with Norris, I'm as much of a college football fan as I am of my own teams. Yes, I love attending the games just as much as the next person, but I equally enjoy sitting on my ass and indulging myself with college football for hours upon hours. With noon kicks, fans like me/us get the best of both worlds, so to speak. Now, if you only care about your own team, then I completely understand wanting to maximize your gameday experience at the stadium.
What is this "other stuff" you speak of on a football Saturday?
EDIT meant to reply to the guy above.
So you go to the 4PM buffet at Bill Knapps?
All I can tell you about this one fairly common sight around Metro Detroit is that the buffet at the one in Woodhaven is exactly as it was when that particular location along Allen Road closed in 2001. I don't know that I would eat it now, but it is there if anyone should want to sample it.
Is that still open? What about Sign of the Beefcarver - is that still open too?
Bill Knapp's ceased to exist as a restaurant about 15 years ago, as far as I know. I think you can find some store-bought stuff under the name though, but I am not sure who makes it in reality.
Sign Of The Beefcarver is still alive and well in Metro Detroit. The closest one to me is the one on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn.
The Bill Knapp's chocolate cakes are made by Awrey's. They're not quite as good as the cake in the restaurant, but they're still great. It's what we always have for our family birthdays.
Are they still around southern MI?
Nikerson Farms and Howard Johnsons were all along the interstates across the Great Lakes and Midwests in the 60s and 70s.
Totally agree. I can go to bed early on Friday to get up early to tailgate. I can't watch the 3:30/7-8 PM games if I am at the Michigan game or driving home.
In Denver it's a 10:00 a.m. start. Can check out some gameday and then watch the UM game. It's done by 1:30 and I have the rest of my day to get outside and enjoy some beautiful weather and do other things.
It's a Michigan tradition, it was Bo who said Toe meets leather at high noon. Don't buy recruits can't get to the game either. They usually come in Friday night it's not that tough to be at the stadium by 11:00 in the morning.
It was Toes meets leather at 1 p.m.