Ring of Honor at Michigan Stadium?

I like the Big House to be as clean and clutter free as possible. Its the slippery slope argument; once you allow this, the next thing you know Velveeta has ads up all over and the stadium looks like every other one in the country. I like the old barren look, and I am super happy they did the renos in the old school red brick.

Horrified images of a new halo...no way

Not sure about this idea.... the Lions are the polar opposite of Michigan in terms of having a history of winning, so their "ring of honor" had to be way easier to come up with than Michigan's would. 130 years and counting, and a heckuva lot of deserving players.

That said, I'm hopeful that there will be some degree of trimming the place tastefully, perhaps somehow honoring the long history of M football and our hallowed stadium.

I disagree that it would beget advertising; I mean, the University would be implementing it, not some corporation.

And yes, it could look cluttered, but as the poster above me mentions, they have to do it tastefully.

I've long thought Michigan football legends deserve to have their jerseys retired, and National and Big Ten Championship years recognized, but maybe this would be the classy way to do it.

I'm all for it.

and the team has 42 B10 titles, they could name each section after a title year. /kidding

But really, I am against this. The structures are not complete yet, it will look more finished underneath when things are complete in 2010.

If we did this, it would be best to put the ring in one of the plazas, as we've done already with the pillars commemorating the conference and national titles. Or maybe inside the new concourses. I'd keep the inside of the stadium as clean-looking as possible.

If they covered the ring with brick, named every section after a famous player or coach and hung their picture up at the entrance of the section it would look awesome.

Good grief. That would look horrible.

I think any decision would have to wait and see how the new boxs look once they are completely finished before deciding. It would be a great way to honor the many great players that have come through michigan but the I'm sure they would not want it to make the big house look crappy. I maybe like the idea someone mentioned about doing something outside the stadium like what is done for national and big ten titles. This would probably make be the best option because it would keep the inside of the stadium clean looking while still honoring past michigan greats and I do not think to many people would complain about it which would definitely happen if you put something on the inside of the big house.

...and will go a bit further. I would rather see some kind of commemorative marker outside the stadium, or even a series of individual displays ringing the perimeter, but far enough away so that they aren't part of the stadium.

greats or NCs, Big Ten titles in a more prominent position. NCs years on the "big" screen ... that is sad. Big 11 titles on a kiosk. I'm "All In" for something with impact.

There is already a "Ring of Honor" at the big house and it states each TEAM's accomplishments (big ten title, NCAA champs etc), also, it'd be very un-Michigan to signify a player over the team and the school. That's why you only really see coaches remembered in the way of memorials.

If your a Michigan fan, you know the past, present, and future players, but from the outside in, I would want people to know the Block M first, because players rotate every year and can only be here playing for 4 years, while the Block M endures all.

Pro teams can do this because they can have guys play for them for 20+ years.

The TEAM, the TEAM, the TEAM.

would work better for this. Sort of how they do it in Joe Louis Arena.

Look...if the "halo" wasn't bad enough for you, maybe we could drape christmas lights off the facade of the luxury boxes. That would go nicely with the piped-in techno music.

Personally, I was concerned that the stadium renovations wouldn't look good...but they look great. The muted blue facades with the small "michigan stadium" is perfect. Tradition is still important; even if we now blast Neil Diamond in between plays.

I'd like to see this inside the concourses - hang the years/jerseys from the ceiling as you walk around the sections, maybe in chronological order?

Does this make sense to anyone outside my head?