bo_lives

August 30th, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^

as if there was this great bipartisan split between those who absolutely adored the great noodle of Michigan Stadium and those who loathed it. I'm fairly certain this was more of a case of complete apathy on the one hand and utter abhorrence on the other.

Wolverine Devotee

August 30th, 2013 at 4:20 PM ^

There has to be some way you can incorporate the victory over noodle into your avatar. 

I have a feeling the athletic department has this site bookmarked and monitored and is doing this stuff just to anger everyone on here. That tweet by them is kind of a troll. 

MichiganPhotoRod

August 30th, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^

on a college campus is like offering water to someone who has been lost in a desert for days.  From the wide shot of it posted yesterday, the noodle is positioned on the north concourse.  With the new rule requiring students to enter at Gate 10, EVERY student will have to pass by it.

 

EDIT:  It is stated above that this was only inside the stadium for the WOW Friday tours and may not be there for the game.  Even so, look at the marketing tests DB is doing.  Everyone who was at Fan Day this year saw the Good Hands logo on the north upright nets INSIDE Michigan Stadium.  It was later reported that the nets will not be adorned with the ad for the football season to keep the policy of no ads inside Michigan Stadium (at least for the football season proper).  With these two not-so-subtle examples, there may be a 180-degree shift in that longstanding policy MUCH sooner rather than we think!

BeileinBuddy

August 30th, 2013 at 4:50 PM ^

Since I'm going to relentlessly attempt to gain employment with the Athletic Dept. upon graduating in April, I'll volunteer to be an MGoIlluminati and infiltrate the department to express the majority views of MGoBlog

Bando Calrissian

August 30th, 2013 at 5:42 PM ^

Basically this is how Athletics does things now. It's completely predictable:

1. Push the envelope just a liiiiittle bit in an innocuous way that is both noticeable and a non-competition event. (Allstate goal post nets, giant noodle, etc.)

2. Wait until it inevitably gets noticed and disseminated on the internet

3. Let simmer for 18 to no more than 24 hours

4. Let it slip on Facebook, Twitter, etc. that it was all some kind of misunderstanding, or a one-off, when it obviously wasn't anything of the sort.

They're testing us. And even when we push back, they're going to come back with a bigger mountain of "new traditions" and "revenue streams" to the extent that there will come a point where we won't be able to push back anymore. The future is coming. And it's going to be even tackier than a giant yellow noodle flanked by Marathon and StubHub ads on the stadium concourse.