September 29th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^
Same here. I'm pretty sure they did hand out T-shirts at the game.
September 29th, 2011 at 4:36 PM ^
September 29th, 2011 at 3:12 PM ^
I'm sure Morelli remembers that game as a BLACK OUT
September 29th, 2011 at 9:24 PM ^
That's what allan branch said.
September 30th, 2011 at 11:10 AM ^
for the spectral tarsier.
September 29th, 2011 at 2:55 PM ^
A couple of people have noted the issue with Michigan stuff coming in blue. Please allow me to suggest the ever fashionable Michigan Hockey jersey in maize. Get it a bit large and it will easy go over your sweatshirt or jacket. It has all the maize you'd want and is appropraite in winter and spring (aka frozen four season). Makes a lovely gift.
September 29th, 2011 at 3:49 PM ^
Except then you will be wearing a hockey jersey to a football game, which is stupid.
September 29th, 2011 at 4:01 PM ^
Noam Chomsky agrees with you.
September 29th, 2011 at 4:48 PM ^
Noam Chomsky thinks that kangaroo is masturbating.
September 29th, 2011 at 4:57 PM ^
What makes you think he isn't?
September 29th, 2011 at 5:19 PM ^
I am Noam Chomsky.
September 29th, 2011 at 6:16 PM ^
Colorless maize ideas slept furiously.
September 29th, 2011 at 6:28 PM ^
Go tell your folks that they shouldn't let you use the computer until all your 8th grade homework is done. Be a good kid and run along now. The adults are talking.
[Edit - this was directed at Oaktown. I replied to that post and the site put it here. ]
September 29th, 2011 at 7:47 PM ^
Relax bud, I was joking.
September 29th, 2011 at 3:23 PM ^
September 29th, 2011 at 3:51 PM ^
We should do a hunter-orange out to blind the other team and give our guys special face shields to dull the color. Or a strobe light-out. That would be sick
September 29th, 2011 at 4:02 PM ^
The Maize out against Minn is so that we can at least get one in in October. The only other chance would be Purdue . . . even worse. Plus, the Purdue game is homecoming where you will have ancient alumni in the stands that do not have any Michigan attire that is not gray (or even from this century).
September 29th, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
I don't get why people think that it's impossible to find maize winter clothes. Sure, it may not be as common as blue or gray, but by it's by no means difficult to find. I have a couple maize sweatshirts (which I have no trouble finding a "use" for the other 3/4 of the year) and I used to have a yellow winter ski jacket (sadly worn out, new one was a gift). I also have a maize jersey (ok, that one's hockey, like The FannMan). I don't really feel the need to wear jerseys to football games anyway.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that I think everyone has to wear maize. If you're not going to join in the maize-outs though, don't blame it on an inability to find suitable gear. If you want to go in your blue jersey, that's up to you. I prefer to always go in maize because it's a more impressive effect, your preferences may be different.
September 29th, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
and I go the games (home and away) because I love to watch Michigan football, live and in-person and root like hell for the Maize and Blue.
I really don't give a shit what it looks like on TV ... dressing all alike makes us look "queer" (oh no ... I need to watch that PSA again!).
Go Blue!
September 29th, 2011 at 5:29 PM ^
The fuck. GET OUT
September 29th, 2011 at 5:30 PM ^
The fuck. GET OUT
September 29th, 2011 at 5:30 PM ^
The fuck. GET OUT
September 29th, 2011 at 5:30 PM ^
The fuck. GET OUT
September 29th, 2011 at 5:39 PM ^
An aquamarine-out!
September 29th, 2011 at 7:08 PM ^
wowie ... can't wait.
Go Blue!
September 29th, 2011 at 4:16 PM ^
The schools that have the best [color]-out games are the ones who either have a bright primary home jersey color (red, orange), have white as a school color (PSU) or have a black alternate jersey (many schools, ASU, Louisville). Unfortunately for this purpose, our colors are dark blue and bright maize. The dark blue doesn't stand out, and maize is not a color that people wear outside of a sports context (when was the last time you saw someone wearing bright yellow clothing that didn't have a sports team logo on it like Michigan or Oregon?) and it is rare to see a yellow jacket or sweatshirt. I personally wouldn't own any yellow clothing if maize wasn't one of our colors, and even then most of my Michigan stuff is blue.
But it could be worse. We could be like Notre Dame's student section with royal blue shirts at a school that wears navy blue and gold (and sometimes green).
September 29th, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
Black-outs suck. Light or bright colors is where it's at.
September 29th, 2011 at 4:46 PM ^
This may be the only game I get to attend this year and I'll be wearing my maize long sleeve T under my Denard jersey, with my maize M hat. That's as close as I can get to a maize-out. Feel free to say 'hi' when you see me on Saturday!
September 29th, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^
Is it a waning or waxing maize-out?
September 29th, 2011 at 7:11 PM ^
it would be a waxing maize out (ie - games 1 - 6 are waxing and 7-12 would be waning).
You're welcome ... and
Go Blue!
September 29th, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
I would have had to think about that way too long! (non-UM grad)
September 29th, 2011 at 5:29 PM ^
If we must make certain games maize outs and not all games maize outs why is Minnesota a maize out and not Nebraska or Ohio State.
September 29th, 2011 at 5:38 PM ^
Didn't they give all the students maize t-shirts with their season tickets? It sure looked that way when I was at the WMU game...
Sort of solves the "where can I find a yellow shirt" problem.
September 29th, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
Nope they cost $ 10 along with the season tickets.
September 29th, 2011 at 9:41 PM ^
Hey, wear whatever you want and tell anyone who doesn't like it to get a life. We had a dude in our dorm freshmen year who tried to coordinate outfits every Saturday. He moved out after the fall semester.
"Hi guyzzzz! Let's all wear yellow today..."
September 29th, 2011 at 9:48 PM ^
Maize outs are fun but when I think of a good time I think black-out or at the very least a brown-out.
September 30th, 2011 at 12:03 AM ^
September 30th, 2011 at 1:35 PM ^
Depends on how much you want to pay and what kind of coat you want. Here's one: http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=3089561&SearchedProduct=t
Here's another: http://www.thenorthfacejacketsforsale.com/men-north-face-gore-tex-jackets/north-face-triclimate-goretex-jacket-maize-yellow-140.html
If you're a lady who's into fashion, maybe this one: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/steve-madden-toggle-coat/3058217?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&P=2&pbo=6024786
I wouldn't go out and buy a coat just for this, but I wear my "cheap and ugly" sweatshirts until it gets really cold.
September 30th, 2011 at 8:06 AM ^
Not sure how to start a new thread. I have two tickets for the Minnesota game I need to sell as some things have come up and I will not be able to make it up for the game. The seats are in section 35, row 36. Price is negotiable. Again sorry, not trying to hi jack just not sure where else to post this.
September 30th, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
Since weather's being discussed here, I thought I'd ask: how's it looking in AA currently in terms of precipitation?
Was wondering about the likelihood of the golf courses & Pioneer being closed for tomorrow's game.