MGoNukeE

August 29th, 2013 at 7:08 PM ^

when news like this doesn't even make the front page anymore. Because Y U NO LIKE DAVE BRANDON HE HIR'D HOKE 'N HE WINZ FOOTBAWL GAMEZ!!!

Edit: Can we get our picture taken with Marlin Jackson in front of the Kraft noodle? On top would work too.

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Butterfield

August 29th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^

It's going to totally ruin the Michigan football experience.  One small noodle backward, one giant pasta fail for mankind.  I doubt anyone will even go to games anymore because of this advertisement. 

Or its going to have no impact on anything whatsoever and you can just choose to ignore 50 square feet and pay attention to the remaining 5 million square feet of the stadium site. 

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BILG

August 30th, 2013 at 6:36 AM ^

It's horrible looking and laughable. You don't have to be a contrarian on everything just to incite argument. Ads are one thing...a fucking giant noodle in front of stadium logo is something you would make fun of a rival school for, if they had it. 1) it's ugly 2) it's existence and particular placement is beyond intrusive 3) does not blend in or mesh with setting at all 4) it's a fucking giant macaroni. Nothing symbolizes weakness and impotence like a fucking noodle. 5) total cheesy, no pun intended I really can't take your defense of this particular advertisement at face value, given that you are always the first and loudest to dissent on the board. You want to debate RR, Borges, system, recruiting, etc...that's great and what the site is about. But when you defend a giant noodle in front of the stadium, that's when I know you just want to be contrarian guy.

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STW P. Brabbs

August 30th, 2013 at 10:00 AM ^

Swazi here makes a very insightful observation here - must be a marketing major. Studies have shown that it is strictly the surface area of the advertisement relative to that of adjacent structures that measures the visual and symbolic impact of said advertisement. And guys, the Big House is pretty big! So until the Fenway Citgo sign is installed WHO CARES! I mean, it's a noodle. It not a swastika, or a big veiny penis (no veins on a Kraft noodle, folks - you know you love it smooth!) WHO CARES!

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marlon

August 29th, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^

While I see your point, there's also something to be said for the historical absence of advertising in Michigan Stadium.  That's something fans have previously taken pride in and something we've pointed to as part of the "Michigan Difference."  The objections of others here, after all, are based in large part due to this.

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GunnersApe

August 29th, 2013 at 7:08 PM ^

What if they're creating an army of them? Holy shit. It must be a conspiracy like in the X-Files... *Roswell* style! This giant noodle could be the fuckin' damn thing responsible for the fall of the human race. In this world gone mad, we won't spank the noodle- the noodle will spank us. And after the fall of man, these noodle fucks'll start wearing our clothes and rebuilding the world in their image. Oh and only those as super smart as me will be left alive to bitterly cry - *you maniacs*! Damn yous! Goddamn yous all to hell!

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LSAClassOf2000

August 29th, 2013 at 7:09 PM ^

From the page of the the "producer"....(LINK)

"As part of the “You Know You Love It” campaign, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese realized that icons should mingle with other icons. We decided the Kraft Noodle was a big enough icon to mingle with the likes of iconic locations such as; Wrigley Field, Pier 39, Faneuil Hall, LOVE Park, Navy Pier and a few more. "

Pardon me while I plot the demise of the Big Noodle...

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Lucky Socks

August 29th, 2013 at 7:13 PM ^

I've been in favor of most or if not all the decisions that Brandon and the AD have made in his term.  But this is a little too much for me.  I won't place all the blame on one man, but I hope it's short lived and doesn't metastasize throughout the stadium

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WolverineHistorian

August 29th, 2013 at 7:14 PM ^

Was Dave Brandon smoking weed with those 6 kids who got busted in the big house this morning? 

If he thought trying to take the seat cushions away pissed people off, wait until the backlash of....whatever the hell this is. 

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Mabel Pines

August 29th, 2013 at 10:27 PM ^

and terrifying.  But let's be honest, the advertising will just slowly seep into Michigan Stadium like the change of maize to neon yellow.  We won't even notice.  Case in point, Absopure.  It's all over the stadium.  We don't even notice it anymore.    Granted, he should have started with a smaller noodle and worked up to this monstrosity. 

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Mabel Pines

August 30th, 2013 at 9:15 AM ^

He could be our new mascot!  Don't mess with the Michigan Marshmallow man.  He could dress in maize and blue.  And we could bring back marshmallow throwing.  (freezing of the marshmallows strictly verboten)

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wlvrine

August 30th, 2013 at 9:31 AM ^

WSJ:  When did the idea to construct a 100 foot walking advertisement for junk food enter your fevered mind and take us through the "thought process" that precipitated this abomination the students are now calling "the Horror, revisited"

Dave:  I was only trying to generate a little cash flow.  I knew advertising in the stadium was frowned upon so I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay Puft!  

WSJ: Good think'in Dave.

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Wolverine Devotee

August 29th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^

Close down the stadium. It's over. People will go on a strike against noodles.

I think it is something they could have outside the stadium. But this is kind of random.....a noodle in the middle of the concourse? The fuck?

Perhaps this is the mascot? 

 

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imMaizeNBlu

August 29th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^

Bo Schembechler is thinking that the Rose Bowl snub doesn't seem so bad in hindsight. Stuff Dave Brandon in the noodle and don't let him out till The Game.

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