Does anyone else miss the pre-renovation Big House?

What I care about is the game on the field, not the stands. I miss Michigan football being competitive and playing for championships and titles. The stadium itself doesn't matter so much.

I mean, I will always be nostalgic. I miss being a student, and the haze over the bowl where students sat, and being able to buy tickets from anyone, and not being scanned, and being able to bring stuff into the stadium that is now verboten. I miss seeing dozens of girls passed up from the first row to the top of the stadium, and beach balls, and toilet paper, and apple cider bottles being sold for a pittance, and the art deco lettering spelling out "MICHIGAN STADIUM." But those things are never coming back. They are fond memories that I hold dear, but they are memories. As long as the team does well, and the administration doesn't gouge and nickel and dime every fan, I can live with the other changes, including the luxury boxes and all.

Double post.

vs. the Big House. It's nice as a nickname, but it's overused now.

"get off my lawn"

which reminds me of the thing I miss the most about the old stadium: trees and grass

lots of halftimes during college spent smoking cigarettes and/or "..." out there

 

I love the new look. Especially for games under the lights. The atmosphere is unreal.

The pre renovated big house had a certain charm evocative of a more peaceful time. When we moved our son in for his freshman year(1989), we walked to the stadium and amazingly to us, the gates were open. Other people were there, we ran around on the field mimicking Jon Kolesar who starred in the 1988 win at Columbus. Posed for pictures, even looked into the home locker room, the door was open, it seemed surprisingly small. Best memory was running down the ramp to the field. And posing by the " those who stay will be champions" sign.. Still remember that day almost 26 years ago. I have to look for the pictures tomorrow. Polaroids, no I Pad or I Phone cameras then, a different time. Anybody know of a time machine for sale?

I miss rubbing sticks together to discover fire so my cavewoman wife could cook the wooly mammoth that I killed for her.

My first trip to the Rose Bowl after Michigan Stadium made me realize hoe mediocre a stadium we had. If we had the San Gabriel Mts as a backdrop I might be bummed about the enclosure but having a diminished view of Crisler was not much of a sacrifice.

I liked how unassuming the pre-renovation stadium was. Barely noticeable from the outside, you enter and see this enormous, awe-inspiring venue.

Where is Don? A thread like this was made for him.

The moon setting over Crisler Center in October

The football bowl dates from what --- 1927? Anything that old needs updates from time to time. In adding the pressbox and skybox wings the architects did a superb job of integrating those massive structures into the overall mass of the stadium. The new press and president's suite facilities are first-class (yes, I have toured them), and although not part of the stadium per se, the subterrranean team locker/dressing area is enough to impress even the most fastidiuos recruit. Trees and other plantings remain on both the north and south ends of the stadium to provide a campus-like setting. In all, Michigan Stadium is now very much a 21st-century complex that can look forward confidently to its 100th anniversary in just another decade or so. Go Blue! 

I'm fine with the look but I miss the men's bathrooms piss troughs. The lines are worse now.

My first game at Michigan Stadium was in 92', so ive seen my fair share of games before and after renovations.. Without a doubt, i love the renovations. The towers look amazing and the scoreboards are a great bonus. Wouldnt go back!!