Recruits today
November 21st, 2009 at 3:33 PM ^
Wow, the game was over less than 30 minutes ago. Patience much?
November 21st, 2009 at 3:35 PM ^
I'm also curious about the recruits. I hope they enjoyed the game and can see the positives in the loss
November 21st, 2009 at 9:08 PM ^
He really wanted to be "that guy"
November 21st, 2009 at 3:34 PM ^
By selling their tickets to OSU fans. I'm sure that made a great impression.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:38 PM ^
My thoughts exactly.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:39 PM ^
I really don't think that many fans sold their tickets. It just looked bad from overhead shots when people are not wearing yellow.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:41 PM ^
There were a lot of OSU fans there, but blue doesn't pop like Maize does on the overhead view, which made it look worse than it probably was.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:44 PM ^
The Buckeye:Wolverine ratio was still too high but I think on a mild day like today any skin showing blends more Red than blue or maize especially on the overhead.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:46 PM ^
i'm sure their were more osu fans there this year then normal, but those overhead shots look like that every year. red really stands out, just like when we go on the road and the people wearing yellow really stand out
November 21st, 2009 at 3:43 PM ^
Right down next to the field. Away team tickets are at the very top of the bowl -- this was people selling their tickets. It looked bad in close-ups and blimp shots.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:49 PM ^
i've bought those tickets on ebay before, second row to the field. guess where the tickets get mailed from yep thats right columbus, ohio, so i think the problem is them having season tickets, which isn't that bit of a far reach, if they sell all their tickets, which their is a marketplace for, to the other games it covers the price for the season tickets
November 21st, 2009 at 3:53 PM ^
M alumni have a hard time getting row 1 season tickets, and it usually entails thousands of dollars a year in donations. I highly doubt OSU fans have season tickets there. No, HIGHLY.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:57 PM ^
fair point, but do you want me to send you the package the tickets came in from columbus, I have bought tickets twice off of ebay in the same area but different seats and they came from the same columbus address, who knows they might be a corporations tickets
November 21st, 2009 at 3:59 PM ^
You do realize there are M fans outside of Michigan, right? If you bought tickets from me on Ebay, would you assume I'm a USC fan?
November 21st, 2009 at 4:04 PM ^
no i would not assume you were a usc fan, someone just mentioned that a whole section close to the field was full of osu fans, and I was giving a possible answer from past experiences
November 21st, 2009 at 5:15 PM ^
But Michigan alums/fans in Columbus are to be expected.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:16 PM ^
Actually, there are two separate areas in the south endzone in which visitors can get tickets. The first is located down by the field, near the southwest corner of the stadium. That area has had visiting fans all year. The "overflow" visitor seating is up at the top of the bowl.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:22 PM ^
Is there any way to find out who those people are and have them all castrated? Do the fan base, the State of Michigan, the 2010 team, and mankind a favor by JUMPING OFF A FUCKING BRIDGE.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:36 PM ^
We'll get updates in due time.
Obviously an ideal scenario would have been an exciting win. However, we were very competitive in this game which bodes well for us b/c it gives them a glimpse of what this system and this team can and will be with more experience. They saw compelling evidence for the real potential for M to be a great program once again under RR, so, from a recruiting standpoint that is a positive to take away from today.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:37 PM ^
Outside of the stadium being all red, I'm sure the great game, loud atmosphere and 111,000 fans had a great impact on the guys considering M. We lost, but played a great game and our potential for the next few years should be clear to those recruits. Had the weather been crappy, or had we gotten smoked it would be worse, but I bet this game was good fofr recruiting, despite the score.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:58 PM ^
But I always feel a little ethical twinge when we hope for good weather to trick out-of-state kids into thinking that winters in Michigan are pretty swell. Haha! Foooooled you! Thanks for the LOI!
November 21st, 2009 at 4:02 PM ^
Yeah, but I think recruits know Michigan isn't a tropical state. Good weather for a visit just makes the overall morale higher.
When I was in high school I visited Purdue on a college visit. It was a beautiful day, and even though I was very familiar with Indiana's weather, it still made my visit a lot more fun.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:37 PM ^
Hopefully they see the opportunities everywhere to play early. Playing time could be a valuable selling tool for the coaches on the recruiting trail.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:59 PM ^
If the recruits didn't realize there is huge opportunity for them to play, then they have no business going to Michigan.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:39 PM ^
We need to recruit like mad men right now. The current roster, even with another year of experience, is still not very good. True, recruits could take two years to contribute, but our pipeline is pretty empty. Need to fill the pipeline ASAP. Especially on defense.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:44 PM ^
No one ever likes to miss a bowl game, but with this team still in the building stages with such a premium put on recruiting, the silver lining is that our coaches will have a lot more time to spend on the recruiting trail than other coaches.
Hopefully that pays dividends.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:48 PM ^
missing a bowl game does suck (especially in consecutive seasons) but I am willing to accept it if it leads to Michigan being a powerhouse program again, which I think it will if RichRod gets a chance too.
November 21st, 2009 at 4:20 PM ^
I agree, Don Draper would have this team in ship shape.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:45 PM ^
I thought I heard a lot of booing while I was watching at home. And it was at times of gameplay that didn't make sense to me. Can anyone at the game shed some light on this? Were those Buckeye fans booing or Michigan fans?
November 21st, 2009 at 3:50 PM ^
boom herron
November 21st, 2009 at 3:53 PM ^
One time late I thought I heard some Buckeyes starting to chant and then Michigan responding with some boo birds. Anyone there have any insight?
November 21st, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
Dude, change that fucking picture. Its horrible. Really, its not even remotely funny.
November 21st, 2009 at 4:24 PM ^
Need a hug?
November 21st, 2009 at 7:35 PM ^
Close your eyes and kiss me
November 21st, 2009 at 4:53 PM ^
I was in section 25 and yeah when they started doing the Ohio chant, everyone started booing until the band started to play something.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:01 PM ^
Michigan fans started booing as OSU fans began the O-H-I-O chant around our stadium.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:51 PM ^
Glad to hear we were booing their cheer and not our players
November 21st, 2009 at 8:24 PM ^
Who's face is that?
November 21st, 2009 at 8:30 PM ^
Mine.
I wish...
November 21st, 2009 at 3:54 PM ^
I think they were saying Boo-urns...I know I was.
November 21st, 2009 at 5:21 PM ^
Well played, sir.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:57 PM ^
It looked like there was way to many OSU fans. A game like this, we should of made it a point to maize it out. Quit letting so many opponent fans get into the games. If you watch the Suckeyes or Penn St at home, there is usually a small section dedicated to the opponent. Thats the way it should be at the BIG HOUSE. That is our house, lets make it seem that way.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:58 PM ^
Did a great job for Michigan during Gameday. Their head guy said Rich Rod got screwed with no talent on the team and that he needs 1-2 yrs to get it fully turned around. Then he said we were looking strong for recruiting. Best thing they have ever done for UM.
November 21st, 2009 at 4:08 PM ^
This might be a silly newb-type question... but
How much of the visit is the actual game? How long are recruits actually on campus? How important is the final score of the game? I'm sure it's different for each recruit but all I know about recruiting is the video game version....
November 21st, 2009 at 4:28 PM ^
Usually recruits are on campus from Saturday morning until Sunday afternoons. Most official visits take place during the football season, so a lot of these official visits occur the day after a Friday night game.
The final score of the game has proven not to be that important. The most important things seem to be the atmosphere, the teammates, and seeing how each recruit can fit himself into the system. These kids know the team's record and such, so it's not like one victory will make them think a 3-9 team is great or one loss will make them think a 10-2 team is horrible.
November 21st, 2009 at 4:09 PM ^
and it was pathetic how many osu fans were there. I've been to at least 30+ games and I've never seen so many opposing fans in the big house. there were numerous times you could hear O H I O chant which was pathetic. at the end of the game when we were losing and people were filing out, osu looked to be the only people there.
if I was a recruit on the fence I don't think this atmosphere would have made the decision earlier.
also, the crowd was fairly quiet. I was at the nd game and it was much much louder. it seemed like the crowd expected a loss and didn't have much to cheer about going in.
honestly not a top notch performance fromthe fans
November 21st, 2009 at 4:13 PM ^
I don't recall any specifically. the O H I O chant would usually start dyring tv timeouts when we were on offense so the crowd to drown them out would make any noise it could. I think that's what most of the boos were. at one point it seemed like the crowd MAY have booed denard though it could have been the ohio chant.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:18 PM ^
ALL boos today were solely to cover up OHIO chants.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:34 PM ^
Ok, but do recruits realize that?
For all we know all they heard were boos, and not the Ohio chants.
I mean, if you wnat to drown out the Ohio chant, why the need to boo it... it's not difficult, for crying out loud, jump up and down and say "oooooooooooooooooooh" like student sections do at every other college sporting event.
Why does it need to be a boo? I just don't like the fact that out of all the things that could have been done to try and drown out the Ohio chant, the fans at the game chose the one thing that could be percieved by the recruits as being unsupportive of the team.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:47 PM ^
Hopefully if the recruits are smart enough to go to UM they can figure things out themselves...