Blue Endzones at The Big House?
Was just thinking about this today watching a replay of the 2008 Capital One Bowl. The look of the blue Michigan endzone was outstanding. What would you think if Michigan decided to do blue endzone backgrounds with "MICHIGAN" in the same Maize lettering as there is now instead of the current, plain look?
I think it would look pretty sharp. I'm pretty sure it would be the first Navy Blue endzones in the FBS? (EDIT: justingoblue proved me to be horribly wrong)
1998 Rose Bowl
2007 Rose Bowl
2008 Capital One Bowl
December 19th, 2012 at 11:39 PM ^
Why must we always find something else to try to change? Spec banner designs, spec end zones, just leave the damn stuff alone.
December 20th, 2012 at 8:38 AM ^
Still butthurt over my banner designs I posted I see.
December 19th, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
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December 20th, 2012 at 12:13 AM ^
Reminds me of the baselines at Crisler, which look equally great.
December 20th, 2012 at 12:43 AM ^
December 20th, 2012 at 1:00 AM ^
December 20th, 2012 at 2:12 AM ^
Woohoo! The manifest destiny of cost-benefit analyses!!! Yea! Let's change everything! Let's replace the Michigan Stadium flood lights with black lights, body paint all the players as Maori tribesmen with phosphorescent paint, and play half-field night games while Thievery Corporation rents out the south endzone for a rave! Is there any way to rent pandas on leashes; I feel like this would be superior yet with three pandas on six leashes.
Having gone off the deep end, please allow me to come back. Nothing makes a young fellow feel older than the realization that whereas he used to mock those who resisted change, he joined them before he had the sense to notice. Listen, I have no interest in watching Michigan stand shin deep in stagnancy while competitors pass it by. I care deeply about our success and wish to capitalize on every competitive advantage. But our institution, this football program, is itself a natural advantage. I admit, in some ways, Michigan may need to change. Further, I admit it's difficult to tease out that which is best off unchanging versus that which is best off changing. But concrete signs exist to separate the change-worthy from the unchangeworthy. Pointedly, good change comes with good reason--a story and logic lending a solution. Good change happens never for mere change's sake.
Michigan as a realm of real-life fantasy named football is both strong in brand and rich in character. It doesn't need your sparkle. Blue endzones. Matte-finishes. Canned music. It's just glitter. Please stop the gimmicks. I was born in 1983 and, yet, so as to help balance the extremes in conversations like these, I find myself longing for the era in which the bowl on Stadium & Main held a six-feet-thick residue of suitcoats, bowler hats, and sun dresses. I long for this far more than is reasonable and productive. Help me help myself, which i promise will help you too. Please quit this nonsense. This isn't simply directed at the O.P. This is directed at every purveyor of a new idea designed--not to address some fault, but--to make some classic something "POP!"
Stop effing with our ess!
December 20th, 2012 at 6:29 AM ^
December 20th, 2012 at 2:56 AM ^
i say a fiber optic block M on the 50 that lights up maize at night.
December 20th, 2012 at 8:57 AM ^
How about glow in the dark lines on the field and glow in the dark uniforms, and ball. That way we can play nights games and don't have to even turn the lights on.
December 20th, 2012 at 9:57 AM ^
The disco ball.
December 20th, 2012 at 6:14 AM ^
Phineas T. Brandon any ideas.
December 20th, 2012 at 6:30 AM ^
I think it looks decent, but I wouldn't change it permanently. Perhaps once a year, for the ND game or something.
December 20th, 2012 at 9:56 AM ^
And maize and blue strips on the goal posts to match the shoulder pads. Maybe even strobe lights at the top! And neon!
/s
December 20th, 2012 at 10:33 AM ^
I mean if we're doing the night game thing, why not the Boogie Nights Game thing?
December 20th, 2012 at 7:00 AM ^
December 20th, 2012 at 7:43 AM ^
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December 20th, 2012 at 8:08 AM ^
Stay off my green lawn!
December 20th, 2012 at 8:20 AM ^
This is just like the day you argued against 3:30 games because of how much you love the tradition of noon starts. Then the same day decided that you wanted Michigan to join the Big 12.
December 20th, 2012 at 8:35 AM ^
of your idea, and it will be taken up at the next board meeting of Domino's--whoops, the UM athletic deparment.
December 20th, 2012 at 9:36 AM ^
Brand-on, Dave.
December 20th, 2012 at 8:38 AM ^
Dave Brandon just got a hard on looking at that third one, and is set to announce Capitol One as a presenting sponsor - MOAR advertising plz
December 20th, 2012 at 8:44 AM ^
December 20th, 2012 at 9:38 AM ^
Compromise . . . good idea.
There's a Fiscal Cliff debate in Washington that needs your help.
December 20th, 2012 at 10:54 AM ^
I always liked the look at the Rose Bowl.
December 20th, 2012 at 11:08 AM ^
...it looks cool and all, but how do you monetize it?
December 20th, 2012 at 12:26 PM ^
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December 20th, 2012 at 11:27 AM ^
Deep Thoughts . . .
by Club2230
December 20th, 2012 at 11:32 AM ^
Thank you. Sometimes people here seem to get so worked up over stupid, inconsequencetial things. I think the bowl unifroms are ugly too, I think if putting blue in the endzones would be ugly too, but at the end of the day I don't really care. I enjoy watching Michigan football with Michigan players, and if they so happen to be wearing ugly uniforms on an ugly field, I really won't be to bothered about it.
December 20th, 2012 at 11:53 AM ^
Sooner or later people are going to have move out of the stone ages. If you don't run with the times, you'll get run over.
December 20th, 2012 at 12:00 PM ^
The kid couldn't hold onto the ball. All I knew about him in '94 was that he was from Florida and wore #1. So I figured that would equal stud. How wrong I was. But thanks for that "drop" against Virginia!
December 20th, 2012 at 11:45 AM ^
Brandon has plans for the "wow" factor:
At halftime, Bigfoot will be introduced to the crowd and given a Legends jersey.
Madonna will be wheeled out on a stage for a Super Bowl style halftime show. When her performance is over, she will fight gladiators with a light saber while the Band plays themes from Star Wars.
The grand finale will be the landing of an alien spacecraft.
December 20th, 2012 at 1:51 PM ^