No golf course parking for spring game
March 29th, 2016 at 10:00 AM ^
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March 29th, 2016 at 10:05 AM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 10:30 AM ^
Except for when he scheduled the Spring Game on a Friday. Then fuck him, right WD?
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
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.
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
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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.
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?
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.
I'm asking generically. Your post triggered the question in my mind.
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:11 PM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 10:01 AM ^
3...2...1...
Have it rabble-mob
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!
March 29th, 2016 at 10:02 AM ^
there golf course playing during the Spring Game?
March 29th, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:16 AM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
Exactly. It's self-solving.
"Nobody goes there any more, it's too crowded."
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.
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.
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:57 AM ^
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^
that Magnus thinks Brain should neglect his child and get on with the site improvements already?
March 29th, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^
Well he did fix the voting.
That must have been one poopy diaper week.
March 29th, 2016 at 12:32 PM ^
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March 29th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 11:25 AM ^
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^
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.
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.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^
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March 29th, 2016 at 12:42 PM ^
And years away from when it was truly crazy.
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.
michiganeventparking.com
GO BLUE!
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.
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.
I am not sure what's going on in this gif, but I sure do like it.
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