UM allegedly threatens to arrest early birds for MSU Game
According to some reporters online, UM had a designated 5am lineup time for the students today. But when some students showed up early, the school threatened to arrest them.
Some U-M students said they lined up at 5 a.m. and were threatened with being arrested -- because they arrived too early. #huh
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) February 23, 2014
Apparently, it's illegal to line up early in Ann Arbor. RT @official_jmort: @detnewsRodBeard I'm one of them...that is 100% true rod
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) February 23, 2014
Getting tweets from Michigan students who arrived before the designated 5am line-up time. School allegedly "threatening to arrest" 100+ fans
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) February 23, 2014
Seems a bit excessive
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:46 AM ^
"so what are you in for?"
"Lining up too early."
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
the war on students has really gone to another level.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:49 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 1:41 PM ^
I mean really...WTF?
Too lame for me.
February 23rd, 2014 at 1:59 PM ^
February 24th, 2014 at 1:44 AM ^
OK. We won't.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
Wow. I don't even know what to say about this. Our AD seems to be, uh... out of touch, shall we say.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:41 AM ^
I said AD, as in Athletic Department.
February 23rd, 2014 at 12:11 PM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 6:10 PM ^
But I didn't.
February 24th, 2014 at 1:46 AM ^
Some of you are incredibly naive about how much he doesn't control.
Hell, people were actually trying to say he might not have known about the skywriting stunt. "Somebody needs to get fired," they said. At some point, you just have to admit we're in bed with a bad guy and just hope it changes soon.
February 23rd, 2014 at 3:09 PM ^
The only person out of touch is criticizing someone who is more knowledable and qualifed at his position than you are or ever will be.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:11 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:12 AM ^
When I sat on a focus group for the growth of the basketball student section about 5 years ago, one of the things they said was they don't want any camping out. That's a good thing - as a student you wouldn't want to have to camp out and with Michigan winters, it could be dangerous if students aren't prepared properly.
That all said - if they added student tickets to the lower bowl like they said they would at that focus group, there wouldn't be a need to lineup before 5am.
Wrap the student section around like the Izzone. Reward the students (and future donating alums) and create a great atmosphere. Prevent the need to lineup so early.
But no, logic doesn't beat $$$ in this athletic administration.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
Holy shit. it seems like the only thing our Athletic Department hates more than squeezing the last penny from each paying customers is the students.
Awesome strategy to destroy your future fan base guys - one jerkoff move after another. I am so thankful when I was at Michigan the school seemed to LIKE the students being around.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
It seems that Michigan is really taking the students and fans for granted these days.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^
Can we get a slow clap going for Dave Brandon?
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
Yeah, my roommates little brother was one of them. I go to GVSU, but his little brother goes to Michigan. They got there and lined up. They were actually talking to a security guard and joking around with him. He never mentioned anything. Some other students showed up and started forming a different line. After that, a police officer showed up and asked them to move and if they didn't they would be arrested. A little overboard. My understanding is they weren't going to move at first because they were there first, still a little much IMO.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^
I wish Dave Brandon and the rest of the athletic department good luck in growing a healthy season ticket holder and donor base. Completely alienating and threatening future donors is not an effective method. They are making my decision to end my donations to the athletic department easier and easier.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 12:16 PM ^
I knew there was going to be trouble when I saw Pussy Riot near the front of the line.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:20 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:22 AM ^
The athletic department brought them inside, put them in one of the locker rooms and guaranteed them seats in Section 130.
February 23rd, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
bother haters with facts, it's a waste of bandwidth.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:23 AM ^
Your theory is that the police were enforcing trespassing laws on UofM property without the school being involved? And that they STOPPED enforcing those laws at the exact moment the school designated as "line-up time"?
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
It's an athletic event. It's his problem whether or not the blame is his. And if there was a "miscommunication," that implies two parties involved, one of which is probably the athletic department, i.e., Brandon, since it's his ship.
February 23rd, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:23 AM ^
I'm sorry but this bullshit has to stop. I know it's will undoutably fall on deaf ears but I'm going to write a letter to our esteemed Athletic Director and tell him, as a fellow alumnus, I am ashamed and embarrassed at the terrible way his department is treating this batch of future allums. It really makes me mad to think all the shit students have to go through to watch a simple game played by THEIR fellow students.
The catch 22 for the students is the only way they can protest this type of crappage they keep getting fed is to not show up for games. Which then leads to more crappage from our Athletic Department because marketing studies have proven that unhappy customers return when treated even worse than before they left.
This is insane.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
There's a very good chance you're severely overreacting. If you've ever encountered the parking people around the Yost Grey lot area, you know that they take their jobs crazy seriously. Like no matter what you say they delay you, I'm sure there was some sort of protocol the people were given, and they followed it..the situation was resolved no need to freak out about it.
February 23rd, 2014 at 1:06 PM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^
I like some of what Brandon does Lacrosse, night games, winter classic, massive South campus renovation, but some of what he does is completely utterly stupid.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:32 AM ^
The South Campus renovations have been in plans long before Brandon became AD. Sure, he's continued it and maybe sped it up a bit, but he doesn't deserve much more credit than that.
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 11:32 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 12:10 PM ^
They carry guns and have all the powers of Ann Arbor police officers. Most, if not all, universities have their own police forces.
February 23rd, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
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February 23rd, 2014 at 11:32 AM ^
February 23rd, 2014 at 12:22 PM ^
To be fair I think most peoplewould rather be arrested than to have to eat Dominos.
February 23rd, 2014 at 1:41 PM ^
Dominos is fantastic these days. Large extra-sauce pepperoni with roasted red peppers? Was I chomping on that all last night? Fuck yeah I was.
February 23rd, 2014 at 3:09 PM ^
from the midwest. You obviously don't know from pizza. Any dollar slice at the most flea-infested place in any one of the five boroughs is better than that Domino's garbage.
February 23rd, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^
February 24th, 2014 at 10:01 AM ^
from New York City. You're being a giant, condescending douchebag for no reason.*
*Hypocrisy check: I always have reasons.