Ferry Field WILL NOT become a parking lot
Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Manuel says Michigan will not turn Ferry Field into a complete parking lot. "It's a piece of land we'll be careful with."
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) August 23, 2017
August 23rd, 2017 at 2:42 PM ^
Ferry Field Posbang
August 23rd, 2017 at 2:44 PM ^
of Brandon.
I love it, but even more importantly, Ferry Field is preserved.
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:08 PM ^
This is a plaque:
/s
August 23rd, 2017 at 4:07 PM ^
I just have one thing to say to Dave Brandon; and I mean this sincerely.
Fuck you. Fuck you, sir.
August 24th, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^
12 bathrooms . . .
That's a LOT of shitting.
August 23rd, 2017 at 8:48 PM ^
Wonder why no one wants to buy that house.
/s
August 23rd, 2017 at 8:56 PM ^
Many people believe that houses absorb the karma from previous occupants and release that into the environment of new owners. My next-door neighbor died in his bed and wasn't discovered for ten days. His relatives took a $100K hit on the value of his home. The new buyers gutted all of the internal structure and completely rebuilt it inside the shell.
August 24th, 2017 at 11:01 AM ^
People die in houses all the time. Did they try to sell the house in 2009?
August 24th, 2017 at 12:06 AM ^
They should have a holder for airsickness bags next to the plaque.
August 23rd, 2017 at 2:52 PM ^
The did not pave paradise to put up a parking lot.
August 23rd, 2017 at 4:42 PM ^
You know you've been a mod on this blog far too long when you saw even this particular joke coming early in the thread.
Still, I chuckled, which means you're all stuck with me for the time being.
August 23rd, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^
Other than the upcoming Florida game, the fate of Ferry Field topped my worry list.
/s
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^
Actually I did see it and didn't care.
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:24 PM ^
Is it safe to say you're Ferry relieved by this development?
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:32 PM ^
and now I field good.
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:01 PM ^
Tradition.
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^
I note the use of the word "Complete" in Mr. Manuel's statement. I assume that means there will be a tiny space where the plaque is preserved in what is otherwise a parking lot.
Or was there follow-up information to indicate just what is actually planned?
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^
But think of the monetization options and the value added to the shareholders #brandoned
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:23 PM ^
This is great news. Michigan has such a great and storied history, we shouldn't pave over it if we don't absolutely have to.
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
Very nice. This outcome only makes sense. Now: Since nobody else has yet flipped to Devil's Advocate Mode, it might as well be me:
The old plans obviously arose out of serious parking concerns. So...what's the alternative plan?
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:39 PM ^
I'm here, too. The parking crunch is something Athletics seems pretty disinterested in addressing. The Ferry Field plan was bad. But it's kind of amazing they've done essentially nothing else to fix one of the biggest problems on the athletic campus.
August 23rd, 2017 at 3:42 PM ^
I think Alton is pretty insightful here; some of it may still be parking.
Perhaps preserving the track (or something like the track) and parking in the infield.
August 23rd, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^
I mean, football plays 5-7 home games a year...I'm sure they just don't feel they'll get the return. Additionally, what can they really do? They aren't buying a block of houses in Burns Park and turning that into a parking garage.
I think, as a Townie, I should be real upset that the University isn't addressing the parking situation and also the deer cull and organic mattresses and free parking for Subaru's.
August 23rd, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^
Those areas are used for university parking the rest of the year, plus hockey (which the current lot can't accomodate), softball, basketball, etc. It's not just for football.
The easy solution is a parking deck at the back of the Blue Lot, but that would make too much sense.
August 23rd, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
Dave Brandon, tell me how my ass tastes.
August 23rd, 2017 at 6:04 PM ^
Has no clue
August 23rd, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
A graduating senior at U-M named Jerry Ford was at Ferry Field on that historic day in 1935 when Jesse Owens set the four world records (he was there to see his friend Willis Ward compete in the high jump). Here's the fascinating story about Ford and Owens, Wolverines and Buckeyes, and how that day in 1935 came into play during Ford's White House days.
http://thelivingstonpost.com/decency-justice-and-the-michigan-osu-rival…
August 23rd, 2017 at 6:28 PM ^
Interesting:
Owens set four world records at the Big Ten championships in 1935. What is forgotten is that Ohio State only finished second – the Leaders and Best were the University of Michigan by a margin of 48 to 43.5 over OSU.
Wow, Owens set 4 world records and yet Ohio State still only finished second to Michigan.
Cool.
August 23rd, 2017 at 6:03 PM ^
Outstanding posbang
August 23rd, 2017 at 9:49 PM ^
These are carefully chosen words intended to gloss over the fact that part of it will be turned into a parking lot.
August 23rd, 2017 at 7:27 PM ^
updates or pictures of the Oosterbaan project? No luck with online searches.
August 24th, 2017 at 9:08 AM ^
My daughter is new to track this year. Her track club practices at Ferry Field because it is a public facility after 7 PM. One of the parents told me that because of the weight room taking up a lot of Oosterban, Ferry Field was going to go to the football team one way or another.
I don't know what is and isn't true. At the time, I hadn't noticed that it was a historic site. I wonder if the field will remain available or if they will allow clubs, students and people from the community to continue to work out on the track.
August 23rd, 2017 at 10:06 PM ^
I have run on the track at Ferry Field. More importantly, Jesse Owens and scores of other legends ran on the track. And the legacy of Michigan football was born there. I cannot thank AD Manual enough for considering those facts. I look forward to us finding a suitable use to save those memories in the future.
August 23rd, 2017 at 10:06 PM ^
I have run on the track at Ferry Field. More importantly, Jesse Owens and scores of other legends ran on the track. And the legacy of Michigan football was born there. I cannot thank AD Manual enough for considering those facts. I look forward to us finding a suitable use to save those memories in the future.
August 24th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
I don't want to create a new thread for this question but idoes anyone here have knowledge of how Michigan Stadium's drainage system works? I took my father-in-law to his first game there last year and he noticed that the field was below ground-level and asked if I knew how the drainage worked. I didn't and hadn't really thought about it before. I imagine there's some kind of electronic pumping system in place but I'm also interested to know how they engineered around that issue back in 1926 given that its an open air stadium that sits well below ground level.