No golf course parking for spring game

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on March 29th, 2016 at 9:57 AM

https://twitter.com/umichfootball/status/714807874015334400 No golf course, no Big House lot tailgating.

March 29th, 2016 at 10:00 AM ^

Before people freak out, this is because the course needs to be preserved for the teams and the season. During the actual football season, you can park there because nobody cares if it gets torn up. Put the torch and pitchfork down, WD.

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Wolverine Devotee

March 29th, 2016 at 10:05 AM ^

I'm not torch and pitchforking. I laugh at the fools who are with him one month into the job because he doesn't want a game to start at the time others do.

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SAMgO

March 29th, 2016 at 10:30 AM ^

Except for when he scheduled the Spring Game on a Friday. Then fuck him, right WD?

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Wolverine Devotee

March 29th, 2016 at 10:50 AM ^

He didn't do that. Hackett was still here when that happened. Poor planning caused this, not choice.

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Brown Bear

March 29th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^

What has been planned poorly?

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Wolverine Devotee

March 29th, 2016 at 10:57 AM ^

The spring game could've been played on a Saturday if they talked about the plans for IMG before the Lax schedules came out in December. Could've opened up the stadium for Saturday.

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Quailman

March 29th, 2016 at 12:09 PM ^

Did they know they were for sure going to IMG at that time?

Lax schedule may have came out in December, but the games were more than likely agreed upon well before that. And Lax is the in-season sport.

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Brown Bear

March 29th, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^

A lot of assumption. Who is to say Jim didn't want the game on a Friday night all along?

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UM Fan from Sydney

March 29th, 2016 at 12:02 PM ^

The planning was perfect for the spring game, actually. Having it on a Friday night is fine by me and several others.

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 12:48 PM ^

I thought the whole Friday night deal was to get it on TV without it facing similar competition?

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UM Fan from Sydney

March 29th, 2016 at 1:02 PM ^

I'm unsure why you're asking me if you thought that.

That said, I'm sure the TV competition thing was part of the planning.

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 1:51 PM ^

I'm asking generically. Your post triggered the question in my mind.

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Tater

March 29th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^

They have to get the course in shape for what passes as "golf season" in the north. Tearing it up with parking right now would make it really tough on the grounds crew.

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Gameboy

March 29th, 2016 at 12:11 PM ^

I know most of you don't care about agronomy, but this is a no brainer from the maintenance point of view. The grass is still recovering from winter and is busy growing and producing seeds. In the fall, they are mature and beginning the dormant stage where they can handle the stress better and you have winter and spring to try to recover. Putting this kind of stress in spring would drive the superintendents to quit.

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pkatz

March 29th, 2016 at 10:01 AM ^

3...2...1...

Have it rabble-mob

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 12:50 PM ^

The dude is Satan!

He's Dave Brandon's evil twin!

He's Bill Martin on a boat without a cell phone!

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ijohnb

March 29th, 2016 at 10:02 AM ^

there golf course playing during the Spring Game?

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931 S State

March 29th, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^

Played there on Sunday. Course is in great shape but the old clubhouse has been demolished and the course layout is changed for the year. Temporary clubhouse is on the south side of the course and the entrance is at the tennis center on State St. #1 is the old #12 (long par 3). After old #18 you play, #10, #11, then old #6-#9 and the closing holes are #1-#4.

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LSAClassOf2000

March 29th, 2016 at 10:07 AM ^

Not only does the course need to be preserved, but SE Michigan tends to be one giant mudhole in spots at this point in the year, for those unfamiliar, so much so that if you want something to remain as it was, then no one can touch it...except the rain, and even then, the rain might do what your car might otherwise do.

Worst case, park at Big George's, peruse the appliances for a bit. Ask about one and, once you've worked out a good price, say you left your checkbook in your car. Go to the spring game, but remember to come back with the checkbook.

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rob f

March 29th, 2016 at 10:16 AM ^

since you don't think anybody's going to be able to make it anyway.

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^

Exactly. It's self-solving.

"Nobody goes there any more, it's too crowded."

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NFG

March 29th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^

Guess I'll have to find a new place to urinate, when I am behind my opened car door.

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My name ... is Tim

March 29th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^

Ah, well. It is Ann Arbor in the Spring. I think there will be plenty of other bars/restaurants willing to help anyone who needs to get their tailgate on.

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hunterjoe

March 29th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^

Good!!! I play golf and there's no way I'd want cars driving on a course that I play in the spring. Shame on you for thinking it's a bad decision. WD, I think you like to create controversy just for the sake of creating controversy.

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MGJS SuperKick Party

March 29th, 2016 at 10:57 AM ^

I agree with you regarding the golf course. It's time for them to make some serious cash this year. I'm excited to get out and swing the sticks.

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Wolverine Devotee

March 29th, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^

What am I "creating"? I'm posting an update.

It's okay to shoot the messenger as long as it's me I guess. Many people tailgate on the golf course.

You can still tailgate elsewhere. If anyone wants to stop by, I'm the first lot on the right on Potter.

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lbpeley

March 29th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^

that Magnus thinks Brain should neglect his child and get on with the site improvements already?

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^

Well he did fix the voting.

That must have been one poopy diaper week.

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jdon

March 29th, 2016 at 12:32 PM ^

I'd stop by but I don't know if is want to punch you in the face or shake your hand. Maybe both. Jk I love you

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MGJS SuperKick Party

March 29th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^

I think WD is good people, but I think this sums up people's reactions of him, perfectly

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Hotel Putingrad

March 29th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^

thoughts and prayers?

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tommya14

March 29th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^

Ever been open for Spring game? I don't recall it being open prior years.

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Bigasshammm

March 29th, 2016 at 11:25 AM ^

This is a practice not an actual football game. It doesn't cost any money to attend and its being played on a Friday which is a typical work and school day. It's absurd to think there would be tailgating or partying outside of a school.
The golf course can't risk destroying itself to let a few hundred cars onto it for a practice. Chill out people. Enjoy the spring game and the visions of the future. August is a long time away. Cherish this time.

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Maize Craze

March 29th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^

The fact that people ever park on a golf course is weird in my opinion.

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MotownGoBlue

March 29th, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^

Not when that golf course is located directly across the street from the country's largest football stadium. I don't always park there but it does provide an enormous, grassy, convenient area to tailgate.

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 12:40 PM ^

I was always surprised by this too. I used to work at a golf course and they got freaked out if we even had golf carts on the fairways. We had to stay on the gravel paths or get fired.

When I first heard about Michigan golf-course tailgating I was stunned at the idea that they would let SUVs and pickups and vans drive on the fairways and let kids and drunk adults play games and tear around on the grass. Especially at a time of year where there is a lot of rain and soft ground.

Must be some really robust grass.

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Mabel Pines

March 29th, 2016 at 1:29 PM ^

Our old friend CASH. Wins every time.

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hazardc

March 29th, 2016 at 11:40 AM ^

It's on Friday?

Probably a really good idea by staff, since the ole hash bash is on saturday... what a clusterfuck it would be with full scale harbaugh in effect at same time as that... though i wouldn't mind...

Weather looks a lot nicer friday.

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skurnie

March 29th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^

Hash Bash and the spring game were on the same day last year and I don't really remember it being real crazy

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MotownGoBlue

March 29th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^

True. Hazy, not crazy.

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ghostofhoke

March 29th, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^

Hash Bash takes place miles away from the stadium

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 12:42 PM ^

And years away from when it was truly crazy.

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MEP_Ed

March 29th, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^

Pioneer High School will open for parking at 4pm. We will only be parking cars on the paved areas. There will not be any parking on the grassy areas that ususally are filled up first on Saturday's.

Everyone make sure to allow for extra time, it is rush hour in AA, on a Friday, before spring break, so there will be nothing "quick" about getting parked and into the stadium.

If you are planning to park at Pioneer, please refer to our rules and guidelines posted on our webpage.

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a different Jason

March 29th, 2016 at 1:11 PM ^

Somewhere on a golf forum there is a reserved celebration that the football jerks won't be parking in the way this Friday

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M-Dog

March 29th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^

Yes, I think I saw it on MGoGolf.

it was posted by the user Augusta Devotee.

They're really hard on that guy over there. He's just the messenger you know.

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Rabbit21

March 29th, 2016 at 1:17 PM ^

What the hell are they suppossed to do, tear up the grass on the course just as it's recovering from winter, just to make a couple thousand people slightly less inconvenienced?

This is what is known as an exercise in cost-benefit analysis. Allowing parking on the course right now gets you lots of costs for little benefit.

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