Informal Poll - Best Seats in the Big House?

I went to my spot during fan day. Wasn't a terrible view.

For Western I got section 24, row 20. That's about 30 yard line. Super pumped to see that spot.

Got section 43 for Eastern and 4 for Minnesota. I doubt any of these spots is gonna be too bad.

If I could pick one seat tho, I'd find whatever section is the 50 yard line, go up about 30-40 rows, and take that spot.

i've sat in rows from 91, all the way down to 1. For the best view of the playing field, I'd say it was between rows 30-50.

I appreciate your love for rows 20-30.  Our season tickets are in Section 23, Row 25 (on the 45 yard line further away from the student section). 

Obviously, it depends what you want out of the experience.  If you want to sit with Lloyd Brady and Denard, you need to be in the first row of the student section.   However, I have always thought that for purely watching the game, Section 23 (around the 50), between rows 40 and 60, would be best.  Down in rows 20 to 30 are best if you want to give up a little of the viewing angle in exchange for hearing the sounds of the hits on the field. 

I think the old press box side is better than the other side (a little better) because the sun is in your face left and the band plays toward you more at halftime (if you're into that). 

Another consideration is the aisles.  I think it is good not to sit next to them because the parade of people in and out can block your view (at least when you are in a sideline section).

I'll be in section 1 row 3.  I am hoping that for picture taking that it will be an awesome seat.  Though I feel I may actually be too close to the field.  My favorite seats are actually the end zone closest to the student section about 40 rows up.  I may be the oddball in that respect.

Anything in row 1, or rows 30+

student section, all the way. you just can't match that atmosphere. more than happy to stand the entire game. and if not row 1, then somewhere in the 20's to be close to the action, but still have a good view of the field.

also... at what point does it become creepy for me to be in the student section? i graduated in '06 and am fairly young looking, so i figure i have at least a few more years, but i wanna stretch this out as long as i can.

season ticket holder now in Flordia, any seat is the best seat.

The alternative is not being at the game at all...

Love sitting in the endzone between the numbers. You can really see the gaps opening up on plays which you miss from a side view. Row 30 seems about the perfect distance.

30 yard line, michigan sideline, rows 35-40.

I've always been partial to section 20 around row 40, where I have had the privilege to sit and watch Michigan footballs for a long while.  That is the virtue of Michigan stadium - having a decent view of the field almost anyplace!

Sections 20-24, about halfway up. Perfect view of all of the game. And even if you're really high up, you'll still have a great view.

For the game after 9/11, I was given tickets in Section 1, first row above the entrance portal around row 50 or so.  Absolutely perfect view.  Not too high, not too low, and no obstructions in front of you.

I would say section 1 around row 50 would be the best.

The best seat in Michigan Stadium can’t be bought, therefore isn’t on any seating chart, its seat 109,901 reserved for Mr. Yost

seat in the house.  I like anything about halfway up to about 3/4th's the way up...any section.  At times I like the end zone seats because of the perspective it gives you on line play....overall though I like the corners about halfway up....you can see the whole field and get some idea on the holes/line play.

Either the corner of the student section, row 1 like in the first comment, or 50 yard line rows 1 or 30-40.

Row 1 north endzone. Max leg room and you just can't beat that view. Plus if you're near the students it's crazy loud.

I've had my seats along the aisle in section 36, 75+ rows up, for 31 years now---and I honestly wouldn't trade them for anywhere else.  We're looking straight down the eastern sideline, have a great view of 3/4 of the field (from the opposite end 25-yd-line all the way back to our end, the north end zone).  Like a few others above already mentioned, we have a great view of line play and of seeing plays develop all over the field, both on offense and defense.  I only use my binoculars for action at the other end of the field, generally on plays inside the 25 at the south end of The Big House. 

Ease of access to concessions, restrooms, shade at Halftime on hot days, and protection from the cold north wind in November are among the many fringe benefits my seats offer.  If it's a sunny November day, even if the temperature is only 40 or so, that sunshine often warms things enough that I can shed outerwear right down to my shirtsleeves.   I can often hit the concessions or restrooms, sometimes even both if I time it right, if I wait until a TV timeout, without missing even one series of downs.  No seats in the Big House are more convenient than mine!

Best fringe benefit of being there so long, though?  Knowing I'll be seated among friends, among many of the same prople we've struck friendships up with over the years, knowing I'll shake hands with and exchange greetings with the same ushers that have been working our very nearby entrance ramp for 10-20 years. 

I can proudly proclaim that, in all the years I've gone to games (dating back to 1975), I have NEVER left early, win or lose.  Pretty much the tradition of most in the seats surrounding mine in sec. 36 to stick around, win or lose, and discuss the game we'd just enjoyed, plus look forward to the following game. 

I'll be there 'til I'm gone !

I'm a fan of seats in the corners, probably 20-40 rows up.

I've seen dozens of games from my parents' seats, in the NE corner in row 26 (hence my screenname), and think that's about the right height to be close to the action but high enough to actually see the whole field.

I've sat on the 50 a number of times, and while the view is great, I feel like I might as well be home watching the same view on TV for free. The crowd in those sections is so quiet that it really loses the excitement of being there in the stadium. I've also sat in both endzones, including in row A for the MSU game last year, and while that provides a very different perspective it's also hard to know whether a play has gone for 2 yards or 12 yards especially when it's on the opposite side of the 50.

I now have season tickets in the SW corner in row 86. I love the corner view and I don't mind being high up (except for the game last year when someone in the front row of the club seats above me knocked a full cup of pop off the ledge and it hit me in the back) but think being lower just makes you feel like a part of the action more.

I'm in section 2, row 18-ish. 35 yard line, opposite the old press box (not sure if theres press on just that side anymore, with the new expansions and what-not.) You can't really hear the student section as well as you can from the other side, but you get an excellent view of them doing the wave, reverse wave, slow, fast, double, etc. 

Whoopsies.

as I will be visiting Chicago and have resolved to drive over to Ann Arbor for the day to catch the game against UMass.  For those in the know, is there a decent chance to get tickets (2) somewhere between section 20 - 25, about midway up, if I show up on game day or is that a pipe dream?  As I've never been before, I would like to sit on the Michigan side and make it a memorable experience.

Thanks in advance!

I LOVE being near the student section...I want to be by the crazies. I am on the isle Rw 2....right behind the defense. Close to the field to hear the football being played on the field. I can see the field fine from my seats...LOVE them. I too am one of the last people to leave the stadium...I never want to leave. I enjoy the atmosphere, and just the history of the stadium...I often remember plays that happened on that field...the greatS that played in that stadium. I feel lucky and honored to be a season ticket holder. HAIL HAIL!! GO BLUE!