Should Juwan bring back Midnight Madness?
Michigan had was it is believed to be their first-ever Midnight Madness in 1991 when the Fab Five debuted.
John Beilein was notorious for not being a fan of them. He came up with a cool alternative of selfie night that had the same basis but without the late start time and ballyhoo a midnight madness does. We did one in 2009 but it was at like 8pm and it was shelved after we had a bad year.
My question is is there any better time to do a Fab Five reunion than then? You can't do it at a game because one of them is, uh, coaching! Midnight Madness hosted by the Fab Five. First look for fans at the team under Coach Juwan Howard.
Fill the building and have it on a Saturday night the same day as a road football game. Illinois?
Wtf is the Battle in Seattle?
I believe that was the hip 1991 name for the 1989 National Championship Game.
We just gonna ignore that season tickets were only $65?!
What are they now? $65 in '91 is $121.96 in todays money.
The ad is for student season tickets.
That makes more sense
$175 now it would appear.
I mean... that's not horrible... but still.
I witnessed a tee shirt cannon for the first time at midnight madness in around 1996 or so. I would bring it back.
Ah, back in the simple old days before Crisler upgraded to the Stalin's Organ of t-shirt cannons they have today.
Also, I am utterly fascinated to know who the comedians were for that and what was in their set.
The Gallagher Brothers. All 5 of them. At least until one of them went ape shit with the sledge-o-matic. Bone chilling.
What is the deal with these baggy shorts? I mean, do we really need all this extra fabric? Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one?
Fuck yeah. Also that season ticket price compared to now....
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$300/seat and no PSD is pretty nice. Great sightlines too.
Not sure, but I think they refer to them as personal seat licenses now. Calling them a donation always was a crock.
You make a "donation" to our downtown social club and nothing bad will happen to you, otherwise, accidents may happen . . .
Don’t think the reunion will happen at an event like this. When it happens it will coincide with a nationally televised game against a big opponent.
That would be a terrible idea. Too many distractions. I hated it all year that the 1989 reunion was on the day of the State game. Team was a mess.
Im not disagreeing but did that seriously have anything to do with our loss?
If we won it would’ve been badass. Should’ve just scheduled Seton Hall.
I was just thinking about when they should do it. I think it has to be against an almost guaranteed win
The media is already making a big deal out of the potential for a reunion before all players have even agreed to it so when/if it happens it is going to be a HUGE spectacle. Doing it against a big opponent and then possibly being blown out would be embarrassing for the program
I hope he brings back the Midnight Express.
Beautiful Bobby Eaton and Sweet Stan Lane! YES!
It would be great if Michigan basketball had the fanbase for it but I'm not convinced we could pack an arena and have a truly hype atmosphere to make it worth it.
Hosted by the Fab 5? Yeah, Crisler would be packed...
You don't have to fill up the whole arena, just the lower bowl.
That's Coach Howard, not Juwan.
Yes.
As much as I love the idea, Michigan is lucky to fill Crisler on nights where they are playing basketball. To get enough people to show up to a practice that the atmosphere is good is just unlikely imo. I mean, I'd go, but you'd need to be able to guarantee a packed student section and at least the lower deck entirely full.
The bigger question is who won the Karaoke battle that night.
Can we start with the basics. Really. How dumb.
Bring
Jalen and
Jaden.
Not opposed, unless coach turns it into moron cosplay. Nah, no one would ever do that.
If I calculate the NCAA rules for the start of basketball practice correctly, the Midnight Madness would be September 20/21. It's in the middle of football season, the weekend of the game @ Wisconsin, which I think would dampen enthusiasm and potential attendance. While I think it's a great idea and would love to see it as a big event, history would suggest that Michigan fans just don't get excited about these types of things like other schools. OSU outdoes our football Spring game and MSU makes a big deal out of their Midnight Madness. Perhaps the Fab 5 reunion should wait until an actual game.
I attended the first one yet don't remember having to pay ...
And it's hard to bring it back until we get some good dunkers...maybe only Livers right now...
I liked Beilein's approach, why give up a practice for window dressing when you could actually be practicing?
For all of those that argue about it being good for the fans. Winning is good for fans.