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Michigan to Host First Night Game in 2011

  • ts1227
    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5006284

    Against ND in September 2011.

    Article reads like this is something Rodriguez had wanted for a while and finally got the administration to buckle.
  • september63
    Welcome to the 20th Century Michigan!!
  • Eric Taylor
    Might be worth a trip to the Big House.
  • darbypitcher22
    whoopdy flippin' do
  • slingshot4ever
    Will be a rowdy crowd up there for that one.
  • osu99
    UM had no choice on this one. Primetime has become the gold standard of CFB these days. Interesting if Rich Rod will be around to coach this though.
  • Trueblue23
    Can't wait to go to this one
  • hoops23
    They should turn the lights off so nobody has to see these two pathetic teams play.
  • dave
    this should be great, i doubt the high school and golf course are going to enjoy the parking mess this will cause.

    btw this move happened because the new AD allowed it.
  • krazie45
    Hard to believe Michigan has never had a night game..
  • joe.hackett
    As an alumnus of UofM, I was at first a bit upset over this wanting them to keep with tradition, then realized it isn't a big deal, just keeping up with the times and such.

    Whatever they do, don't ever allow advertising inside the stadium. I like the plain simple look unlike some places where it looks like a minor league ballpark.
  • Speedofsand
    I love night games, it allows all day to tailgate.
  • killer_ewok
    Pretty cool. Should be quite the atmosphere for this game.
  • skank
    The Bucks have personally "turned out the lights" on TSUN lately.
  • krambman
    This is a pretty big deal, akin to Wrigley hosting it's first night game (since they were the last major league ball park to do so). I also think that this is very good for the Big Ten. With Gene Smith and Tressel liking night games more and more, and with a new AD and newer coach at Michigan now allowing night games, this may eventually signal the first prime time OSU/Michigan game sometime down the road (if the Big Ten begins allowing night games after October that is).
  • WebFire
    skank wrote: The Bucks have personally "turned out the lights" on TSUN lately.
    Ooooh good one! :rolleyes:
  • WebFire
    krambman wrote: This is a pretty big deal, akin to Wrigley hosting it's first night game (since they were the last major league ball park to do so). I also think that this is very good for the Big Ten. With Gene Smith and Tressel liking night games more and more, and with a new AD and newer coach at Michigan now allowing night games, this may eventually signal the first prime time OSU/Michigan game sometime down the road (if the Big Ten begins allowing night games after October that is).
    Why do I keep thinking 2006 was under the lights?
  • ytownfootball
    WebFire wrote:

    Why do I keep thinking 2006 was under the lights?
    It was a 3:30 start, and it was dark by the games end, if I remember correctly, the lights were on the entire game.
  • dave
    tix to this game will be a fortune. ive heard they are going with paperless tickets in 2011 also to help prevent scalping. i believe penn st has already done this.
  • skank
    WebFire wrote:
    skank wrote: The Bucks have personally "turned out the lights" on TSUN lately.
    Ooooh good one! :rolleyes:
    And it ain't gonna change anytime soon brotha.
  • WebFire
    skank wrote:
    WebFire wrote:
    skank wrote: The Bucks have personally "turned out the lights" on TSUN lately.
    Ooooh good one! :rolleyes:
    And it ain't gonna change anytime soon brotha.
    Your time is coming. I believe the lights were out for OSU in the 90s. But you probably aren't old enough to remember. :P
  • Hamp89
    Looking forward to it. I'll be there for sure.
  • Ghmothwdwhso
    dave wrote: tix to this game will be a fortune. ive heard they are going with paperless tickets in 2011 also to help prevent scalping. i believe penn st has already done this.
    How does paperless tix help prevent scalping? I'm serious, not pulling your chain.

    I can see that it might help against fake tickets, but how would it work against scalping?
  • Trueblue23
    Ghmothwdwhso wrote:
    dave wrote: tix to this game will be a fortune. ive heard they are going with paperless tickets in 2011 also to help prevent scalping. i believe penn st has already done this.
    How does paperless tix help prevent scalping? I'm serious, not pulling your chain.

    I can see that it might help against fake tickets, but how would it work against scalping?
    You can't scalp a ticket if you don't physically have it in your hand
  • Ghmothwdwhso
    Trueblue23 wrote:
    Ghmothwdwhso wrote:
    dave wrote: tix to this game will be a fortune. ive heard they are going with paperless tickets in 2011 also to help prevent scalping. i believe penn st has already done this.
    How does paperless tix help prevent scalping? I'm serious, not pulling your chain.

    I can see that it might help against fake tickets, but how would it work against scalping?
    You can't scalp a ticket if you don't physically have it in your hand
    OK, then what's the method of confirmation at the gate?