Save The Game : Official Information Thread
This thread is an attempt to consolidate information that will help save The Game. Below are some ways to speak up and help out. Please add information that will help with these options or add new ones. Please avoid discussing “pros and cons” of Big 10 alignment because that horse is currently a puddle of blood and horseshoes.
The message is simple: Michigan and Ohio State should play The Game during the final week of the Big 10 regular season, period.
Details beyond that are irrelevant until this is guaranteed.
Email the Michigan Athletic Department and the Ohio State Athletic Department
Bruce Madej
University of Michigan
Associate Athletic Director
[email protected]
734-647-1756
Gene Smith
Ohio State University
Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics
[email protected]
614- 292-2477
Write a letter (yes the paper kind) to Big 10 Commissioner Jim Delany
James E. Delany
Commissioner
Big Ten Conference
1500 West Higgins Road
Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300
Join a Facebook group
Don’t Mess with the Ohio State/Michigan Game!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102831596442796#!/group.php?gid=112688455453262
Keep Michigan v. Ohio State the Last Game of the Season.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102831596442796#!/group.php?gid=137963456245872
Sign an online petition
http://www.protecttherivalry.com/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/keepthegameattheendoftheseason/
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/OsuUMGame/
Bring signs to Michigan football games
Some ideas to start things off:
“Keep The Game the Same”
“Save the Date, Michigan Ohio State”
Start chants at Michigan football games
A Facebook Group is organizing a cheer at Ohio State's first home game on Thursday. With 10 minutes left in the 1st quarter, fans will rise and chant "Save The Game".
I asked the Michigan Facebook Group to email out an event for a similar chant at the Michigan-UCONN game and he promised that he would.
Finally, notify all of your friends, family, alumni, and Ohio State acquaintances of these options.
Thanks,
MTS
August 26th, 2010 at 11:37 PM ^
Good idea.. I thank you for you're passion.
August 27th, 2010 at 12:24 AM ^
There should be a comma in there...
"I thank you, for you're passion."
August 27th, 2010 at 8:16 AM ^
I'm less positive about the need for a comma than I am that "you're" should be "your."
August 27th, 2010 at 11:36 AM ^
It.
Was.
A.
Joke.
August 26th, 2010 at 11:37 PM ^
I think the Facebook Group chant should really turn some heads.
August 26th, 2010 at 11:52 PM ^
More email addresses:
Mary Sue Coleman: [email protected]
David Brandon: [email protected]
Jim Delany: [email protected]
Gordon Gee: [email protected] or maybe [email protected]
Gene Smith: [email protected]
The board of regents: http://www.regents.umich.edu/about/regents.html
August 27th, 2010 at 12:17 AM ^
the shirt can be purchased in the mgostore
http://mgoblogstore.com/?p=prod_page&id=1228&color_id=49
A scarlet and grey version would probably need to be in the works
August 27th, 2010 at 9:06 AM ^
They're also priced to move at just $9.95. If it hasn't already this information should be frontpaged.
Great work, all.
August 27th, 2010 at 12:59 AM ^
Once/If the OP updates this, I think people should start posting this on other Michigan sites and blogs. I know I'm going to post this on Scout once it's updated/I add the other info later (don't really have time right now to make it look pretty).
Remember to give credit by the way to MTS :)
August 27th, 2010 at 2:01 PM ^
1) I'd like that shirt better with some variant of Brian's title from his article ("Every Year. Same Time. Once. The Last Time."). Maybe not exactly those words, but something like it.
2) Might be worth it to take the "chant" to Twitter as well. If nothing else everybody watching from home can feel like they're a part of it...