Groupon for MSU - M at Joe Louis Arena

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gwkrlghl

January 14th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^

I know the Joe is something of a tradtion, but I don't know why. Usually it's half full at best. Just give the ticket holders (M or MSU) another home game.

LSAClassOf2000

January 14th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^

If you're willing to go away a bit from the Joe (because it is closer to Comerica really), the Bucharest Grill comes highly recommended as well. Of course, at certain times of the day, lines tend to be an issue. The shawarma (I probably butchered that - sorry) is superb, in my opinion, and if you have time, worth the wait. 

Alton

January 14th, 2015 at 11:04 AM ^

I hate it as well, but I have been told that players love it--especially the players who grew up in southeast Michigan.  If it gives Michigan an advantage over other neighboring schools in recruiting, I'm okay with giving up one home game every 2 years.  Once the new arena opens, it might prove to be a better atmosphere than in that sad, sterile arena they have now.

What I am not okay with is giving up a home game to play MSU in a gimmicky outdoor game in Chicago. 

Alton

January 14th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^

If you gave them a choice between playing this one game in Yost or at Soldier Field, I don't think I know what they would choose.  Hopefully somebody asks them about that.

I agree that the occasional outdoor game is fun for the players, but do we really need to average 1 per year, as we have over the last 5 years or so?  That's an awful lot, and is threatening to make it very non-special.