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| Date | Title | Body |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day 5 hours ago | Well, not one sport |
Michigan hasn't been pounding Penn State in volleyball. No one much has. |
| 1 day 9 hours ago | Had the top 4 Michigan guys coming in |
Which is not saying much nationally, but would still hate to lose them. |
| 2 days 14 hours ago | Kentucky? |
Not counting them as a common opponent? |
| 1 week 7 hours ago | It's official! |
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051712aaa.html |
| 1 week 10 hours ago | We will just have to agree to disagree |
I see a difference between purchasing goods -- durable or disposable -- to enhance the home arena, no matter how temporarily, and paying for travel expenses for people not within the department. |
| 1 week 10 hours ago | Well.... |
Are Michigan fans really less inclined to care about winning non-rev teams than Utah or Alabama fans? Or is it just not as attractive or well-publicized a proposition in Ann Arbor? We know the bandwagon is big, having sat through the Amaker years in Crisler, so I don't exactly expect hordes to turn out for a marginal women's basketball team, considering how even the most successful women's teams are viewed. But if it's well-publicized, cheap, and Crisler is a "cool" place to be and the event is lively and enjoyable, more people should turn up. Back when we started going to gymnastics -- almost ten years ago! God I'm old -- there was a student named Rishi who was really enthusiastic and got lots of other students turning out. There was a local weekly TV show with highlights from the previous week's meet on whichever station used to carry those things pre-BTN. My son would pretend to be Ben Hummel, the student doing the announcing. The crowds have declined since then. This is just anecdotal, but I'm guessing we could look at attendance figures and see whether there is a correlation between attendance and Rishi and Ben's time in Ann Arbor.... The AD has to know of ways other than a few random tweets and a video on MGoBlue to get people out for non-revenue sports. |
| 1 week 13 hours ago | The pompoms and the shirts are EXACTLY like the curtain |
The curtain has the benefit of not being a single use item and not filling the landfill with maize, but otherwise, they are soft goods for use within the arena. As to ad hominem attacks, only one person in this thread has implied that other posters are jerks. |
| 1 week 14 hours ago | I suspect you are wrong |
I'm arguing on behalf of non-revenue sports, which my family attends regularly, in Crisler. It would be nice if we had a spare nice old-school fieldhouse like Illinois and Penn State do for their non-revs, but we don't. Wrestling, like men's gymnastics and volleyball, competes in a space the right size for the event. Cliff Keen reminds me of nothing more than an elementary school gym, but at least the fans aren't rattling around like the last handful of peanuts in the bottom of the supersized Costco can. And I'm pretty sure that when these teams host Big Tens or regionals in Crisler, they will be using the curtain, too, regardless of gender. |
| 1 week 15 hours ago | I am encouraged |
The hiring of Barnes Arico denotes a certain seriousness of purpose. I'd like to see something more -- what, I don't know -- done to bring in students for non-revs (not just women's sports). The fact that other schools can fill arenas for women's gymnastics -- even in the SEC, which is surely as football-mad and probably more -- means it could be done here. Director's Cup doesn't wrap up til May 31st, so you have a little more time. |
| 1 week 16 hours ago | Like they mention that the |
Like they mention that the MMB isn't there for big night games at Penn State? The only reason it would merit a mention is because it created local controversy. I'm not a fan of the whole Jerry's World boondoggle anyway, but I think the band should be there if only because it was sold to Michigan fans as a bowl-like experience. However, that's not the same as being noteworthy at all to Musberger. And Dave Brandon, whatever you may think of him, is not dumb enough to set a precedent for the AD paying for the band. What does merit a mention by commentators and fans on blogs is the quality of facilities when other equally ranked teams come to Ann Arbor. Now, to be sure, not many schools draw much for women's basketball, but Utah, Alabama, and Georgia manage to fill a similar sized arena for gymnastics. Seeing the uninspiring facilities gives the *appearance* that Michigan just doesn't care about non-rev sports. While that is not true for baseball and softball (thanks, Mr. Wilpon -- visitors are impressed by the facility!), it is very true for other sports. Improving Crisler just a bit more -- to the level with peer institutions -- for a mere $500,000 more isn't the same as sending the band to Texas. And fortunately, big improvements to all the other facilities -- $250 million -- are on the schedule next. |
