Appreciation Thread: The Student Section
November 24th, 2013 at 12:51 PM ^
Great justification. Now get off my lawn!
Go blue.
November 24th, 2013 at 12:56 PM ^
Student ticket for The Game is selling for $65 on craigslist. Man.
November 24th, 2013 at 12:59 PM ^
You're not a UM student are you? They're going for around 40 on the Maize Market Facebook group
November 24th, 2013 at 1:02 PM ^
I'm a grad student. 40!?! That's nuts.
November 24th, 2013 at 1:29 PM ^
Yeah just look up Maize Market on Facebook. If your facebook is hooked up to your umich.edu, you can join and see the carnage
November 24th, 2013 at 1:56 PM ^
One of my favorite posts immediately after the Iowa game was someone who said "Buying Ohio State $5."
November 24th, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
No offers :(
November 24th, 2013 at 5:53 PM ^
Your username here suddenly makes a ton of sense.
November 24th, 2013 at 1:00 PM ^
That much?
November 24th, 2013 at 1:01 PM ^
For a lot of students, thanksgiving is the only time to be home with family. So if you want the chance to see your family, you're selling your ticket to other broke students to watch a subpar football team, how much are you going to get when non students won't buy because of the validation prices and the other assorted inconveniences of the student section?
November 24th, 2013 at 2:06 PM ^
I don't think I'll argue that point.
Blame our university presidents and athletic directors. They have gone out of their way, to stretch the regular season into Thanksgiving weekend. To coordinate conference playoffs to fit television schedules. Which I presume means to fit the NFL's schedule.
We have two freaking bye weeks, to stretch this season this far. It will be just as bad in the future.
It sucks. I think it's wrong. Tell Dave Brandon the next time you see him. Write Jim Delany a shitty note if you get the chance. I prefer my college football in the fall, rather than the winter.
November 24th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
where do you think we go during winter break?
November 24th, 2013 at 12:59 PM ^
Go blue!
November 24th, 2013 at 1:03 PM ^
The Iowa game started at 11am local time and was a bit nipply, I mean nippy.
November 24th, 2013 at 1:04 PM ^
The stadium is going to contain as much red as blue.....sadly.
November 24th, 2013 at 1:44 PM ^
Absolute selling spree on Maize Market. Not many buyers. Sea of Red on Saturday.
November 24th, 2013 at 2:07 PM ^
We're supposed to appreciate the Michigan student section and their poor attendance because Iowa's students also have poor attendance? Please to explain further.
November 24th, 2013 at 2:09 PM ^
in Kinnick Stadium. It was sad. Even a bit frightening. Because I wonder if Michigan is closer to Iowa at this point, than Ohio State.
But then again there was Ohio State, filling their (larger) place with a raucous crowd in a snow squall.
I think we'd be better off comparing ourselves to OSU than Iowa. At least for purposes of "aspiration."
November 24th, 2013 at 3:01 PM ^
blah blah blah blah
you say a lot of nonsense. No wonder you are stuck ranting on a blog's messageboard.
November 24th, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^
They are undefeated and were undefeated last year. BANDWAGON FANS. Look into it. Yes, Ohio people will be at the Big HOuse. Because there are jerks who sell their tickets because our team is not great. It's a guaranteed win for Ohio. Why not drive up to Ann Arbor for a cheap ticket. I bet in 2011 their road showing was not that great.
Just like our BBall. I got into a game with the kids 5 years ago for $1 and a can of soup. Now I can't find tickets. People like to follow winners. And you suck (excuse my language) if you give up on your team when they are down.
November 24th, 2013 at 9:48 PM ^
I will be there on Saturday. Cheering for the good guys. I haven't ever "given up" on Michigan. Weather won't dissuade me. (Notwithstanding my foregoing gripe about the season being two weeks longer than necessary, needlessly.) Michigan's record hasn't dissuaded me. Even my PSD hasn't dissuaded me. So far.
November 24th, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
I'm an alum who usually sits somewhere else when I can get back for a game. This year, for Nebraska, we all got tickets in teh student's section and it was a great time - until we lost. And getting called old by all of you young whippersnappers was...well that was kinda funny actually.
November 24th, 2013 at 2:23 PM ^
Too many 6-6, 7-5 seasons from Kirk lately. Plus 4-8 last year. This isn't the same Iowa team as 2002-2005, which drew huge crowds and didn't have an open seat.
Their fans have witnesses mediocrity with one anamoly season (2009). Same for us since 2007, except for 2011.
I was at the Iowa games in '03 and '05 and '09. Place was packed, even early.
Even MSU had troubles last year drawing students.
November 24th, 2013 at 2:30 PM ^
Not to mention the fact that yesterday was the coldest game in Kinnick Stadium history. When you're used to mediocrity and you're faced with the decision to stay in your warm dorm room or go outside and freeze your ass off to watch two pretty mediocre teams in a non-rivalry game, I can see how cornfed Iowa student stays home in that situation. Not saying I'd make that choice, but i get it.