Dumb Gameday Questions
I'm attending my first UM football game tomororw since graduation, so hoped the board vets could help me with a few dumb questions about getting in. My experience is confined to walking from campus, and I was there during the RR years so I've blocked out about half the details through therapy / therapeutic drinking.
- Coming into Ann Arbor from the Detroit area, about what time does traffic start getting stupid?
-We're sitting in Section 2, behind the visitor sideline. That tends to still be concentrated with Michigan fans, right? We shouldn't expect any Rutgers jabronis?
- We're thinking about using Lyft/Uber rather than worry about parking. Any experiences with that? Considering road blockages, what's a logical place to set as a drop off?
-We're also considering coming in early and getting breakfast, but wasn't sure about options close to the stadium. Any recommendations? We have a slow walker in the group so we don't want to go to the far out staples Fleetwood, Broken Egg, Angelos, etc.
October 27th, 2017 at 9:02 AM ^
Traffic will probably start getting bad around 10.
Lyft/Uber will probably have really high rates, but I wouldn't get dropped off anywhere within a mile of the stadium.
October 27th, 2017 at 9:23 AM ^
I've used uber quite often in Ann Arbor before games, and the rates were never that inflated, if at all. And you can certainly get dropped off wayyyyy closer than a mile. I wouldn't tryt o go to Stadium and Main, but you can dropped off 1 block west of the stadium on Main and be totally fine.
October 27th, 2017 at 10:02 AM ^
Agree with the hard disagree.
I used it to get to the golf course main street entrance from the E William parking structure for the MSU game and neither the rate was bad nor was the traffic too bad (traffic is mostly from the lineto actually get into the golf course, the other lanes move quickly).
Used it one other time to get from student area to golf course and it was extremely cheap/quick.
October 27th, 2017 at 10:10 AM ^
maybe you can ride in with Mo Hurst...
October 27th, 2017 at 2:00 PM ^
But cellular connectivity is a significant issue after the game for an hour or so. Your phone will have a hard time getting and maintaining a connection to request the UBER, and the drivers have issues as well. Plus, getting to a place both you & UBER can get to can be complicated.
Unless you plan on hanging out at a tailgate for 1-2hrs after the game, I would encourage you have alternate transportation after the game.
October 27th, 2017 at 9:04 AM ^
Is to tunnel into the stadium from about 10 clicks north-by-northwest.
October 27th, 2017 at 9:51 AM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 9:04 AM ^
Once we just got our tailgate all setup and ready to go on the golf course and I crack open my first beer and am like FUCK I left the tickets at the hotel. Installed Uber set it up they picked me up outside the golf course took me to the Red Roof and then back probably only took around 30 minutes. This was around 8:30ish am for a 3:30 game.
Enjoy the game Go Blue!!!
October 27th, 2017 at 9:09 AM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 9:28 AM ^
Other corner - visiting fans are in the front of section 15, but yeah, they're not behind the bench.
October 27th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
Welcome back!
Your seating should be fine. I don't expect a lot of Rutgers fans to travel here. UM offered another lot of tickets this week which means RU probably didn't sell their allotment. Usually thier fans are pretty beat down, but they are on a 2 game win streak, so there is that.
You're going to have to walk - there is not a great way to get a ride close to the stadium unless you go at the crack of dawn. There are restaurants at State and Packard, but again they will be pretty packed unless you go early.
I'm in the Alumni Band and have to be there at 0-dark-thirty. There is never much traffic then.
October 27th, 2017 at 9:21 AM ^
ever done the Paqui one chip challenge with the Carolina Reaper Pepper?
October 27th, 2017 at 9:43 AM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 9:52 AM ^
You are
October 27th, 2017 at 10:31 AM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 11:56 AM ^
Copy and paste the table and graphics from espn and delete the unnecessary column
http://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule
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Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX | 290 tickets from $5 |
then ctrl-click select row & delete then it looks like this...stretch rt side of table
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October 27th, 2017 at 5:16 PM ^
Just ask Oscam to do it ;)
October 27th, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
He's the hero we need, not the hero we deserve.
October 27th, 2017 at 10:06 AM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 2:43 PM ^
At least "The Ghost of Yost" will have a nice ring to it, once that account appears.
October 27th, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^
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October 27th, 2017 at 9:50 AM ^
Possible taunts for a Rutgers jabroni:
- "2014!"
- "We hafta beatcha in the first quah-tah cuz we got dat ting danight."
- "Springsteen!!"
- "We just totally F***ED your strength of schedule!"
- "Go Bucks!"
- "Bon Jovi!!"
- "Touchdown? I got your f**in touchdown right heah."
- "We still get credit for Greg Schiano."
- "You'll probably win this game, Michigan. But just think how embarrassing it will be if you lose."
October 27th, 2017 at 10:19 AM ^
Haha. We totally just f-ed your strength of schedule!
(high five)
October 27th, 2017 at 9:50 AM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 10:11 AM ^
Maybe shuttle one way and Uber back? That doesn't sound too bad.
October 27th, 2017 at 10:05 AM ^
I don't think there are many breakfast places too close to the stadium. Best bet would be to go somewhere near Main Street but closer to E William/Hill, but none of those places would really be that much closer than the Broken Egg. Could also just grab something from the Pastry Peddler on Packard.
October 27th, 2017 at 1:19 PM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 3:07 PM ^
That's where we're leaning. How early, like 9:30?
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October 27th, 2017 at 4:37 PM ^
So Inman, ijohnb and Maizeblue11 are all the same guy...
October 27th, 2017 at 10:52 AM ^
OP: "Coming into Ann Arbor from the Detroit area, about what time does traffic start getting stupid?"
My answer: Avoid I-94. Approach from the NE (M-14). There will still be traffic; it just won't be as bad as on 94.
October 27th, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^
Even though it doesn't make inherent sense for me as I live right along the I-94 corridor, this is actually how I approach town on game days and I would recommend this too. Actually, even getting off M-14 and Ford and taking Plymouth-Ann Arbor into the north side of town, then finding a way to drop south towards the stadium....that works too most weeks. A lot would depend on where you wanted to be in relation to the stadium though.
October 27th, 2017 at 11:31 AM ^
Here's my dumb Gameday question: Isn't it rather ironic that College Gameday is sponsored by the Home Depot, which is constanly pitching ideas and motivation to home do-it-yourself-ers? I can't think of anything less productive and do-it-yourself-er-er than watching a 3 hour college football preview show that takes place on Saturday morning when no games are on...you know, prime do-it-yourself project time.
October 27th, 2017 at 1:21 PM ^
The two things are not mutually exclusive. I'll be working on a fence Saturday while listening to the game.
October 27th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
October 27th, 2017 at 5:20 PM ^
I always thought that too. They show all of those commercials of do it yourselfers getting to work on a Saturday . . . while I'm watching football.
I know that they would not like me if they met me.
October 27th, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^
Honestly, you couldn't pay me to uber/lyft on Gameday in Ann Arbor.
If I were you, I'd park downtown in one of the parking garages (flat $5 rate, at least in the new underground library lot between 5th and division just south of Liberty), enjoy A2 a bit/campus, walk down, then walk back up downtown after the game, hit up a restaurant and then head out once traffic has subsided.
October 27th, 2017 at 1:19 PM ^
^ This * 1,000,000...
The Maynard St garage is another option. You're behind The Daily essentially and just 15 mintue walk to the stadium.
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