Semi OT: Crisler Arena, best section to sit in?

Submitted by gotohail on
Sadly I never got around to attending a game a Crisler... I made up my mind to get off my ass and go this year. Where should I be looking for the best seats?

Thanks guys! Go Blue!

Jon06

October 22nd, 2013 at 10:24 PM ^

I like sitting behind them. The seats are raised relative to the Maize Rage so there's no problem seeing over them. If the students are quiet (or if they don't come because it's a cupcake game or they're on break), sometimes you can hear what Beilein's saying the timeouts, because he's facing you while he says it.

Of course, there are probably some advantages of the other side that I just don't know about.

Mr. Yost

October 22nd, 2013 at 11:22 PM ^

...but this is somewhat if a "ticket" related thread and no one checks the ticket board.

I'm looking for a couple tickets to the OSU game.

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Looking for 2 tickets for the OSU game, don't care where, just looking for them to be together.

um09inohio

October 23rd, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^

Nothing I miss more about the student section, football or basketball, than standing right behind the bench and hearing the coaching from Beilein.  Really made me feel a connection with the team.

TWSWBC

October 23rd, 2013 at 8:13 AM ^

I've sat in the very last row a few times and could still see everything just fine. Try not to be on the corners bc the basket blocks about 10% of the court. Otherwise is say no really bad spots. Closer the better as others have said

WMU81

October 23rd, 2013 at 8:17 AM ^

My wife and I had seats in last row against the wall and still had a great view... Crisler is sweet.. Close to the court and not a true upper deck ( which I love).... It's the bball version of the big house

I Have A Gnarly Face

October 23rd, 2013 at 10:23 AM ^

I wish the student section would be enlarged. We need to have an atmosphere like Duke.

EDIT: Then again, students don't even show for football games, so maybe that is a bad idea.

UMrk86

October 23rd, 2013 at 10:19 AM ^

My seats are in section 218, which is upper level on the corner of the Michigan bench, and I sit about halfway up. I can't complain about my seats at all. Great view of all the action. My first year of seats before the re-seating process was in the second to last row in the corner above the new tunnel. Even those were good seats. 

In my opinion, there are no bad seats in the arena. Maybe behind the baskets, but I have never sat there, so I don't have first hand knowledge.

jmblue

October 23rd, 2013 at 12:48 PM ^

Midcourt is the best, but there really aren't any bad seats - it holds less than 13,000 seats total, which is a nice size for basketball.  If you've been to the Palace, it's much more intimate than that.