Big House Night Game
Why not? Places like Tiger Stadium are incredible at night. If you're going to spend 226 million on stadium renovations, wouldn't it be worthwhile to get some lights and host the occasional night game? Granted, it can be cold late in the season, but what about week two against Notre Dame?
Thoughts? Someone play devil's advocate and tell me why a night game against Notre Dame, Penn State, Michigan State, or Ohio State would not be incredible.
February 18th, 2009 at 10:55 PM ^
it would be absoultly incredible. i still dont understand why michigan never does it. everyone says the old timers hold it back, but it seems to me a place like ND must have the same amount we do? seriulsy, whats the deal?
February 18th, 2009 at 10:57 PM ^
Notre Dame doesn't either.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:00 PM ^
Only way to get night game is if we got lights in parking lot etc. Other stadiums have lights in parking lot and lights all over outsite stadum, michigan does not.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:04 PM ^
Then BUY SOME DAMN LIGHTS!!!! $226,000,000 is a lot of friggin' money. I'm pretty sure the university with the largest alumni base can drum up a little cash.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:07 PM ^
Basketball has night games, and they share a parking lot with the football stadium
February 18th, 2009 at 11:21 PM ^
The football team has about 100,000 more people at the games (incase you didn't know). Go ahead and put lights on the golf course bud. Tell every house owner to put street lights in there front yard too while your at it. Its a legal issue.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:31 PM ^
It's illegal to park your car at night? I understand the parking situation at the Big House is a problem, I'm just not sure why it totally removes the possibility of a night game. As people have noted, some games finish late when it's dark.
I'm just looking for a better reason than "just because" and nobody has really given one, besides you. I'm curious about the legality problem you refer to.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:38 PM ^
any detailed analysis from this guy.
You will be let down.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:05 AM ^
Who you talking about guy?
Sorry, but, I don't spend 14 hours a day straight, responding on the same threads. I say what I say on each threat, I come back and there will be 30 new threads to look at. Sorry I don't have the time to go back and prove myself.
You sure don't have any important things to say everytime I see your name pop up? Hypocrite?
February 19th, 2009 at 1:02 AM ^
Its a saftey hazard. In previous videos they stated that. Theres A LOT of elderly at Michigan games, lot more than other teams who have night games(probably a concern too).
Don't ask me to find the video because I'll have the same luck that you will. I'm not saying I'm against them, I would love to have night games. I am just stating what I heard on why we don't have them.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:16 AM ^
Many sporting events are held at night, all over the country. There is no law requiring some amount of lights in parking lots before such an event can be held. This is one of the dumbest things you have said on here, and that's saying something.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:56 AM ^
You must not be from around here or gone to a game little guy. Michigans parking lot doesnt hold every fan. You got residential area, golf course. Michigan doesn't want 110,000 people on streets after dark because lack of lights, drunk people might I add.
Palace of Auburn Hills= Parking lot fits everyone.
Ford Field, Joe louis= Downtown
I know what i'm talking about, you must be some type of kid who always gets picked on because your trying to pick a fight on the INTERNET.
February 19th, 2009 at 3:09 AM ^
Maybe if you keep telling us that you know what you're talking about, we might believe you...
February 18th, 2009 at 11:22 PM ^
Yes, but basketball games have about 15% (note: complete guess here) of the attendance of a football game.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:23 AM ^
on a Big Ten weekend game, basketball miiiight get 10-15%
February 18th, 2009 at 11:09 PM ^
Hey it sound fricken cool to me.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:09 PM ^
Some games late in the season basically turn into night games and its sweet like the MSU comeback game a while back
February 18th, 2009 at 11:14 PM ^
Lloyd Carr was opposed to night games because it messed up his practice schedule for Sunday afternoon
February 18th, 2009 at 11:14 PM ^
someone has said on here before that it's fat cat alums in chicago that shut down that idea. they want to be able to drive home after the game. dunno if that's true but it kinda makes sense.... for them. i find them to be insufferable pussies then, but that's just me. maybe they could build a fancy dorm for them to stay in, with quiche for brunch and bidets in the bathroom.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:16 PM ^
...then I hope to never see dmccoy talking about how he loves the traditions of Michigan football, because I consider Saturday night games / weeknight games / non-traditional scheduling to be nothing more than a sop to the networks or to conferences and teams who need publicity. If the nation wants to watch Michigan football in Ann Arbor, they can do it at midday, or late afternoon on Saturdays.
Saturday night football in Baton Rouge is a tradition, just like SaturDAY football in Ann Arbor. The only reason it gets changed is when CBS tells them to.
Don't worry - if Michigan and Illinois are good, they'll play a Saturday night game on Halloween in Champaign. That'll be your fix.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:24 PM ^
I'm not talking about billboards dude. I'm talking about an occasional night game. Ever been to a night game in Happy Valley? I have. I was able to get a ticket in 2005 when they played the Buckeyes.
Besides, tradition starts somewhere, like the #1 jersey. Having one night game a year isn't going to ruin tradition.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:22 PM ^
Too many southern recruits. As a transplanted Floridian of ten years, I think it is uncomfortably cold up there to play night football after about the middle of October.
It isn't much, but why give the opponentes even a molecule of advantage when it is your home game?
For example, does anyone remember that 6-3 or whatever the score was Purdue game? What if it had been played at night?
The only possible advantage I can see of this is that maybe some of the season ticket-holders who are too old and frail to cheer and make noise would either stay home, get rid of their tickets, or die faster.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:22 PM ^
Of all the priorities for Michigan football, this is on the bottom of the list. Let's start fielding a decent football team before we start talking about night games and better non-conference schedules.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:23 PM ^
1 home night game per year. It'd be great national exposure for recruiting and the upgraded Big House.
C'mon...
February 19th, 2009 at 12:25 AM ^
but I'm pretty sure Michigan has good national exposure
(make sure sarcasm meter is on)
February 19th, 2009 at 1:26 AM ^
No, we have great national exposure. But i'm glad to see you think there's no difference between a 12pm start...ex: Michigan vs. Purdue game November 1st, verses the Big 12 having a run of highly watched night games (granted good matchups) when it comes to recruiting. How could you not see how a prime time game would help us recruit better? Recruits west of A2 aren't even up in time for our 12pm games Saturday?
"make sure sarcasm meter's on"...nice one d-bag
February 19th, 2009 at 12:15 AM ^
With a night game, the anticipation builds during the day. I've noticed that, with the exception of OSU, the atmosphere for 3:30 games almost always trumps the atmosphere at 12:00 games. Just an observation.
And, as another poster mentioned, the MSU comeback and 2005 last second victory over Penn State ended in the dark, and it was incredible with the lights on the field.
I would be willing to bet that the "quietest 100,000 people in the country" would be significantly louder at night.
I wish for this every year. And I never stop hoping.
February 19th, 2009 at 12:35 AM ^
This has been talked about to death. Obviously a majority of the Michigan fan base would like to see it happen, but the Athletic Department has taken a stand against it (people getting too drunk during the day, fans getting home too late, etc.). And the comment about lights in the parking lots comes from Bruce Madej (IIRC), so it's not bullshit.
I would love to see it though, and it doesn't sound like it's not in the future (rumor has it the new coaching staff wants them). Hopefully it'll come the year we play [insert SEC/Big 12 team here] in an early season non-conference game.