March 16th, 2012 at 12:52 PM ^
My son was age 4 when I first took him to a game. He was fine until halftime - then he got sleepy, and the novelty of the game wore off a bit. He fought through it. We went again when he was 5, and he was much better.
Seven is about the age I started going. Your son will love it! Makes me wish I was a kid again seeing the Big House through those eyes.
Didn't see this posted yet, but they have multiple books to remember a kid's first game (or any game, I guess). My 2-yr old nephew went last season for the first time, and they prepped him for it. Watching on TV, talking about what it would be like, Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa were all there too.
They didn't want to jinx it by buying the book ahead of time because the one they had you can fill in the team names and score (and I think it says Michigan won! on the last page), but afterwards it was a cute reminder for him and will be a cool memento.
Here is an example:
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Day-Michigan-Football-Game/dp/1936319233