Dave Brandon: "would be good to have big events every year"
Angelique piece on Det News with Dave Brandon.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140802/SPORTS07/308020054/
“It would be good to have a big event once a year or every other year and stage a big event in the stadium, as long as it’s a big event,” he said. “I view these things as a wonderful opportunity to bring new people to the stadium. I walked in today with fans, and there were people taking pictures all over the place. A lot of them were experiencing this stadium for the first time. That can only be a positive.
“We have to figure out what’s next.”
He hinted there’s a strong chance soccer will return to the stadium next year.
“I know the promoters would like to talk to us about doing this again,” he said. “We’ll consider it. We’ll have to go through all the approvals and checking on timing and the availability of the stadium, but the spectacle was terrific.”
I was a little worried on how this game would do when it was announced being it was a preseason game. Although, Michigan did draw over 91,000 for an NFL preseason game in 1971.
Gotta say, DB is 3-for-3 with these non-Michigan Football events. Every single time, they've been incredible leaving the outside media raving.
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:06 AM ^
I agree with him as long as it's not wrestlemania or monster trucks or stuff of that caliber. Soccer, basketball, hockey events or ok as long as you don't overdue one sport. Maybe you could somehow configure the stadium for baseball and have the tigers play there like they did at the coliseum.
why not wrestlemania? OR Monster Trucks?
Fucking Fascist
They're gonna do monster trucks. Because the opposite of whatever Thad predicts ends up happening.
#CamChambers
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:08 AM ^
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:11 AM ^
I went to the game. Bought my tickets on the street moments before kickoff. Paid a bit less than face value ($35 for $45 tix). Atmosphere was as good as it could be for an event featuring teams without local fan bases. The athletic ability on the pitch (!) was clear. It was obvoius we were watching world class athletes, though it was also obvious that many were going at 'preseason who the fuck cares speed;.
All in all, fun stuff. Glad I didnt pay more than I did, but happy with the result.
Halftime show/concert: good lord fuck what the hell trampoline umbrella speakers no sound seriously?
Knew it was Devotee - good on you.
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:23 AM ^
soccer.
Wow! Make it happen.
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:44 AM ^
wait, seriously?
'Columbus type shit'
FML
jdon
inside coolers. That's where you find 'Columbus-type shit'.
August 3rd, 2014 at 11:50 AM ^
Cannot downvote this enough.
...you can down vote this post if make you feel better...expecailly since votes mean so much.
Do you get the same from Chicago fans? I mean you are in their state, they provide so many opportunities for you and yet you root for a team from another state and hate on their local teams. Come on, completely self-absorbed post.
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:46 AM ^
August 3rd, 2014 at 10:49 AM ^
No just no. If there is going to be a wrestlemania, why don't we just hold a Juggalo convention.
The glutton in me wouldn't mind seeing DB going all Roman and pulling off the otherwise inconceivable: a flooded lower bowl playing home to a mini-naval tournament where each ship is fitted with a battering ram.
But as far as realistic possibilities are concerned, what are the remaining fresh ideas?
Should we just go for the quintfecta and host a baseball and basketball game too?
U2 would be an epic concert! August Night. Book it.
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:20 PM ^
What about nickelback?
oh hell no...
but U2 is awful.
I'm sure they care what you think. They are probably at home right now crying themselves to sleep on giant piles of cash. Awful doesn't get you a net worth of $838 million.
August 3rd, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
you definitely can't get rich selling complete crap in this country.
Bieber and One Direction proved this theory.
Shut your whore mouth about U2
for Justin Bieber
I don't know whether to laugh, or hit you with a shovel.
August 3rd, 2014 at 10:06 AM ^
August 3rd, 2014 at 11:07 AM ^
One word, Helicopter
You could probably host a Pistons game in April.
Have some points left.
The pistons couldn't fill the Intramural gym.
Maybe DB should worry more about keeping the people he has instead of using the typical "scorched eartn," "turn em and burn em" philosophy that has worked so well for him elsewhere.
Host another Lions preseason game. If they could get a game against Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Cinci or Cleveland that'd bring in local fans of those teams as well. Last (and only) one was in the 70s. I'm sure Brandon could "wow" it up.
I bet its 1/3 to 1/2 as good as a normal home game.
The 'Rock is the one I question to fit with that. My guess is that won't be nearly as lucrative. History is bound to repeat itself as the next generation forgets what the previous generation knew/learned.
A definite win-win. Yesterday was an opportunity to see some of the top soccer players in the world in our backyard. I suspect it brought a ton of positive publicity to Ann Arbor to say nothing about how the money helps our sports programs and the local economy.
And it happened early in the month of August when absolutely nothing was happening in the way of Michigan athletics.
Be a critic of DB when he does something wrong, but praise him when he does something right.