Comments on: To The Alumni: http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/ The Official Blog of TheWolverine.com Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick Jans http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Rick Jans Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:15:19 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-421 Just going to get worse next year. With the widening of the seats and having handrails added the true fans will be squeezed out even more. Michigan Football will be a event for the rich. I too was at Saturday's game and was more disgusted with all the ugly red jersey's more so than the final score. I urge all the alumni that come to a game and act as if it's a library or sell the tickets to the enemy for the most important game of the year to give up your season tickets so the real fans can make the Big House an imposing place to play. Just going to get worse next year. With the widening of the seats and having handrails added the true fans will be squeezed out even more. Michigan Football will be a event for the rich. I too was at Saturday’s game and was more disgusted with all the ugly red jersey’s more so than the final score. I urge all the alumni that come to a game and act as if it’s a library or sell the tickets to the enemy for the most important game of the year to give up your season tickets so the real fans can make the Big House an imposing place to play.

]]> By: bluetell http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-416 bluetell Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:01:11 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-416 i hope you aren't suggesting that the ohio state fans got in by purchasing michigan student tickets because if that's the case you couldn't be more wrong. the student section attendance was par for the course. it was the damn alumni that sold out the football team. how do you get off calling yourself a michigan football fan when you sell your ticket to the ohio state game to a buckeye. i hope you aren’t suggesting that the ohio state fans got in by purchasing michigan student tickets because if that’s the case you couldn’t be more wrong. the student section attendance was par for the course. it was the damn alumni that sold out the football team. how do you get off calling yourself a michigan football fan when you sell your ticket to the ohio state game to a buckeye.

]]> By: EastCoastBlue http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-415 EastCoastBlue Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:33:13 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-415 UM fans are the first to boo and the last to cheer. The "Big Library" is proof of that. For being the largest venue, it is towards the bottom of the list for being a difficult place to play. Yes, the design doesn't trap that much noise, but there also isn't much noise to begin with. First time players and opposing players always comment about the amount of people when they step on the field. They never talk about how crazy and "in-to-it" the fans are. It was difficult to stomach yesterday, but having that much red in the stadium is just insult to injury. Winning cures all, and RR and co. need to do that. Next year will be better. UM fans are the first to boo and the last to cheer. The “Big Library” is proof of that. For being the largest venue, it is towards the bottom of the list for being a difficult place to play. Yes, the design doesn’t trap that much noise, but there also isn’t much noise to begin with. First time players and opposing players always comment about the amount of people when they step on the field. They never talk about how crazy and “in-to-it” the fans are.

It was difficult to stomach yesterday, but having that much red in the stadium is just insult to injury. Winning cures all, and RR and co. need to do that. Next year will be better.

]]> By: MW Klawit http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-414 MW Klawit Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:19:23 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-414 What's sad is Michigan's record should be worse. Refs helped them against Indiana. Yes that's right, they needed help against Indiana. What’s sad is Michigan’s record should be worse. Refs helped them against Indiana. Yes that’s right, they needed help against Indiana.

]]> By: Hudson Jason http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Hudson Jason Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:16:49 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-413 Damn. If we won that game, we could have went to the Little Caesars Bowl. How many days has it been since Michigan beat Ohio State? Damn. If we won that game, we could have went to the Little Caesars Bowl. How many days has it been since Michigan beat Ohio State?

]]> By: John http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-412 John Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:14:05 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-412 Michigan are the Browns of the Big 10. Michigan are the Browns of the Big 10.

]]> By: Joke House http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Joke House Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:26:21 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-410 Fans at Michigan Stadium have always been a joke. Quietest 110,000 fans in America. Oops, I mean quietest 70,000 fans...... Fans at Michigan Stadium have always been a joke. Quietest 110,000 fans in America. Oops, I mean quietest 70,000 fans……

]]> By: Wade http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Wade Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:05:40 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-409 Lots of those tickets that Ohio bought were student tickets, they are not allowed to resell them and ID should been shown when using a student ticket. Easy fix, and why wasn't it fixed long ago. Lots of those tickets that Ohio bought were student tickets, they are not allowed to resell them and ID should been shown when using a student ticket.
Easy fix, and why wasn’t it fixed long ago.

]]> By: MGOCANADA http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-408 MGOCANADA Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:13:55 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-408 1 Word........Amen 1 Word……..Amen

]]> By: hank hankerson http://www.thewolverineblog.com/2009/11/21/to-the-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-407 hank hankerson Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:09:33 +0000 http://www.thewolverineblog.com/?p=1110#comment-407 There is one way to prevent this from happening. WIN. That's it. We always hear how college football is a business. Well, produce a product that is worth seeing and the season ticket holders will be there. Otherwise, you will continue to see large numbers of visiting fans. It wasn't nice having huge groups of OSU fans nearby, but I know that for myself, this team is NOT worth watching in bad weather. If it had been rainy, I would have taken the first buyer with the cash (Ohio uses American currency, believe it or not). And I don't really owe anything more to the players on the field other than to show them respect. Over the past 25 years, I've given more to the university in time, money, emotion, etc. that there really is no sense of obligation for me. The relationship between me and the university is simple. You give me something and I'll reciprocate. For the most part, the football team hasn't held up their end of the deal. There is one way to prevent this from happening. WIN. That’s it. We always hear how college football is a business. Well, produce a product that is worth seeing and the season ticket holders will be there. Otherwise, you will continue to see large numbers of visiting fans.

It wasn’t nice having huge groups of OSU fans nearby, but I know that for myself, this team is NOT worth watching in bad weather. If it had been rainy, I would have taken the first buyer with the cash (Ohio uses American currency, believe it or not).

And I don’t really owe anything more to the players on the field other than to show them respect. Over the past 25 years, I’ve given more to the university in time, money, emotion, etc. that there really is no sense of obligation for me. The relationship between me and the university is simple. You give me something and I’ll reciprocate. For the most part, the football team hasn’t held up their end of the deal.

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