April 18th, 2020 at 11:14 AM ^
I remember when Mike Cox torched the defense in the spring game.
While the game itself was uncompetitive, didn't he have a decent game for UMass against us in 2012?
April 18th, 2020 at 12:17 PM ^
Never been to one but I remember watching fondly of the 2016 spring game.
April 18th, 2020 at 12:30 PM ^
The 2016 spring game was the first time I took my son to the stadium. It was a beautiful day and we parked downtown, which was a pretty long walk for a 4.5 year old. He was a trooper though.
And what a great atmosphere that day. Everyone was so excited and optimistic for the season after we demolished Florida in the Citrus Bowl.
That season is going to sting forever, just like 2006.
I attended in 2017 and was amazed by how often Devin Bush was in the quarterback’s face. I also remember being worried by how often Devin Bush was able to be in the quarterback’s face. Both of those things proved to be signs of what was to come.
This is what it would have looked like today ...sunny, not a cloud in the sky, near 50deg. This was 4/5/2014, maybe 20 to 25k.
My only memories of spring "games" is freezing my ass off if I wasn't sitting in the direct sun.
April 18th, 2020 at 10:40 PM ^
Same, even sitting in direct sun. April in the midwest is a cruel, cruel month.
The 2009 spring game. If I remember correctly, Forcier was already on campus and everyone was ready to see the golden boy. Even though the '08 season was a disaster, I remember there being a lot of excitement about that game. Rodriguez was finally getting "his guys" on campus.
I was there for that one too. Everybody was lazer focused on what he could do. I can't recall exactly what he did but I feel there were some highlights.
2015 was a lot of fun because it was Harbaugh's first year, the weather was pretty nice and unny, and it was an actual game.
I remember never watching the spring game
I had what turned into a first date there once. It went well. I don't have any memory of the game.
Ohio State pounding the lacrosse team.
2015 spring game was great. So much optimism and hope in the air with Harbaugh's first spring practice. 60-70k in attendance that day. Tailgating scene made it seem almost like a game.
2014 spring game had great weather. My buddy and I looked at the upcoming schedule for that season and somehow talked ourselves into a 9-3 prediction...
100k plus stadium with low support from our fans. Go every year. Its embarrassing. That said, going on the field and throwing the rock around.
I remember watching Tate Forcier and thinking we were gonna be okay...they weren’t.
I turned 12 in April of 1980 and somehow my grandparents got passes for us to watch the spring game from the old press box. It was filled with former players and there were old programs from the prior season laying around on the desks, so I made the rounds getting autographs from many of the former players and after the game the current players spread out over the field and signed autographs as well. No formal lines or tables, just crowds around each of the players. I'll never forget it.
Took my son (now 11) to a RichRod spring game. It's not fun having a toddler at a Michigan game.
Also took my daughter (now 14) a few years ago when the weather was downright hot. drunk girls crying about life choices on frat house lawns that afternoon that I had to explain to her. Also an irrational amount of empty chocolate milk containers pouring out of every outdoor trash can. I have no idea what that was all about.