Regents’ vote on permanent lights
Didn't see this make the board yet.
When the Michigan regents meet October 16, they will vote on whether or not to approve permanent lights on to the big house. Based on the construction timeline, completion could only take a few weeks.
http://www.regents.umich.edu/meetings/09-10/2010-09-IX-8.pdf
September 13th, 2010 at 3:14 PM ^
Not your father's Wolverines indeed... LIGHTS? IN THE BIG HOUSE???
September 13th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^
nice find, i was wondering why there weren't lights during the UConn game. these will booger up the clean look of things as they are though.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^
Not if they're retractable.....
September 13th, 2010 at 6:44 PM ^
hover-lights.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^
I remember asking about the lights in a thread during the summer...thought the TV networks paid to have them brought in on a per game basis. If this is true, why would the Regents want to pay for installation?
September 13th, 2010 at 3:44 PM ^
...they brought in trucks that were basically cherry-pickers with a bank of lights on top. I don't think that solution would work around the new structures.
The past couple of years for fall 3:30 games, they've had bigger but fewer spot/flood lights on top of the structures, but I doubt those would be sufficient for an entire 8pm game. They've also completed the electrical upgrades that would allow for better lights.
These permanent fixtures would be top-of-the-line and professionally installed to give the best lighting conditions for football (and hockey!) for a long time to come.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:52 PM ^
I believe the networks pay for the temporary lights and although they give off enough light to play a game they don't give off the desired light for TV. By doing this they would have lighting experts construct the lights to give the desired effect rather than temp. lights being thrown up just to get some light in the stadium
September 13th, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^
The temporary lights aren't that bright. It was pretty dark on the field during the overtimes of the Braylonfest game. While that arguably added to the atmosphere, it's not great for player safety. Also, I'd imagine that the TV networks are not happy having to do this every time when just about every other program has put permanent lights in. There are some areas where we can take a stand and say "We're Michigan," but this may not be one of them, especially now that we're going to play the occasional night game.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:16 PM ^
and double posts are cool.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^
I don't see why they wouldn't approve this, but I guess that depends on wether or not MIchigan plans on scheduling night games in the future after ND.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:18 PM ^
John Pollack.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:22 PM ^
Becuase the speed of light might be the only thing that could tackle Denard by the dreads.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:18 PM ^
With the level of hype for the ND-UM night in 2012 and the $$$$ that are sure to follow, I'm willing to bet that permanent lights will be put in for us to have at least one night game a year. Brandon is a savvy businessman and marketer and understands how much a night game at the Big House can further promote this program.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:21 PM ^
My liver votes no since it is a fan of noon kick offs simply because they reduce my ability to damage it at the tailgate.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:21 PM ^
My liver votes no since it is a fan of noon kick offs simply because they reduce my ability to damage it at the tailgate.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:29 PM ^
I wish my liver got two votes.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:22 PM ^
It's all about National TV audiences. Only night games usually do that. It would be pretty stupid to install lights for just one game a year. Temporary lights would make sense in that case. Look for more unless the first one proves to be logistically a nightmare.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^
The only thing better than watching Denard run 87 yards in the daylight, would be to watch him run 87 yards in the night....with lights shining on him as if it were daylight.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:38 PM ^
I guess we'll have to deal with the northern lights making an appearance instead of a rainbow for Denard.
September 13th, 2010 at 6:23 PM ^
COOL!
September 13th, 2010 at 3:47 PM ^
between the new sky boxes and the giant HD scoreboards to be installed. That should make for one hell of a well lit playing surface (spf 45 may be required to be on the field)
September 13th, 2010 at 3:49 PM ^
Weren't the temporary lights they brought in stationed about the 10 yard line, which is now blocked by two very large buildings? Wouldn't permanent lighting be necessary for any late late kickoffs in November, not to mention night games, as I don't think we could use the same setup previously used?
September 13th, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^
That is how they used to do it but when they built the new towers they put areas on top of those structures where temporary lighting could be put. That is what they did last season.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:49 PM ^
help in games when the weather isn't so great and TV doesn't bring in portable lights because they didn't think it would be necessary only to have November roll into to Michigan in late September.
I'm for this
September 13th, 2010 at 4:01 PM ^
This gives more creedence to the fishwrap in CBus saying that the Big T-E-N agreed to keep The Game at the end of the season because not only would it occassionaly be a night game, but it would also be making its way to the Big Ten Network to continue to line the coffers. It's all making sense now... Even The Mouse has nothing on Jim Delany...
September 13th, 2010 at 4:05 PM ^
there are no Big Ten night games allowed in November.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
For a league named for 10 teams that has 11 now and 12 next year, I'd say for the right price that "rule" of no November night games becomes more of a "guideline" when appropriate. Why is that rule in place - I'm curious, not a smartass (in this instance)?
September 13th, 2010 at 4:47 PM ^
It has something to do with the sun. And warmth.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:06 PM ^
It would be so cool if the could set up lights which resemble the so called "Giraffes" they had at the Rudolf Harbig Stadion in Dresden, Germany.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^
No thanks. That's not a stadium - that's four towers with a few seats below them. The last thing I want is for the light towers to be the most identifiable feature of the stadium, especially now that we have beautiful brickwork along the sides.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:09 PM ^
I'm absoultely for the lights. Take a game or two a year and put it as a night game. I really can't wait til next year's ND game. The success of that game will be noticed and hopefully we will schedule a few more over the next season or two.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:44 PM ^
It seems the board is in tune with what the A.Department needs to keep with with the wanna be's in college sports. So get the lights add the 5,000 seats, replace the scoreboards, hell dome the thing if you need to. Just get the best recruits in and let them fight for scholly spots.
September 13th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
after you decide to post.
September 13th, 2010 at 6:21 PM ^
September 13th, 2010 at 6:27 PM ^
this car.
September 13th, 2010 at 9:11 PM ^
I know that the stadium renovations included putting everything in for the lights except for the lights themselves. At ND, NBC paid for the lighting to be installed. U of M would like to have someone else pay for the lights if possible, but if a network doesn't do it, Brandon will still have it done. We are an up and coming team. Night games=national audience=recruiting.
Brandon will be RR's biggest help with getting this team back to where they once were. I still think that if we win 8-9 games this season Brandon needs to extend RR's contract and then all the haters won't have anything to talk about.