Michigan @ Maryland Roll Call

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I will be there. Anybody meeting up before the game? MGoBlog tailgate? Bueller?

BlueBarron

September 27th, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^

I'll be there. Flying in Friday.

Special request: I'm trying to do this trip without having to rent a car. Is anyone going to be staying near the D.C. area and want to carpool? I'll pay generously for gas. My hotel is in Chantilly, VA.

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Mr. Yost

September 27th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^

It's the lot next to their Field Hockey Stadium. Or - if you have the money, the donor lots near Ludwig Field are AWESOME.

Xfinity Center is a hike to Byrd. Not impossible, but it's a decent walk from the back of campus to the center of campus.

But if you want the best spots...try to get to the Field Hockey Stadium lots. 

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Ike Pond

September 27th, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^

I will be there with three good friends who also happen to be die hard Michigan fans. I attended the the ND, State, Rutgers, Ohio State and M00N debacles last year but now have a rejuvenated enthusiasm previously unknown to mankind. Really looking forward to heading out of town on Friday.

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UESWolverine

September 27th, 2015 at 2:27 PM ^

Ha - I was at the ND game, and it was the first time I ever left a game early. I told my wife at halftime that if we didn't score by the end of third, we were leaving. And we did. That was bad. Went to the Rutgers game since that is a short drive for me, and that game was horrible too. I still can't believe that they stormed the field after. Thank God they won the Northwestern game, I would've lost my mind going to another losing road game. Props to you for going to C-bus and E. Lansing - I can't imagine the torment you went through wearing our colors in those awful places. I just don't have the patience for that I would never put my wife through that. 

I will definitely be at Maryland Saturday.

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ChalmersE

September 27th, 2015 at 12:45 PM ^

I live 20 minutes away, but had never been to College Park Until last week when I drove over to pick up my tickets. Going to the alumni tailgate at the Clarice Smith Center near the Westgate at Byrd. I hope Harbaugh has seen the clip of Edsall going crazy at the he of last year's game. BTW, there's a pretty good chance the stadium will be renamed in the future. Byrd was a racist/segregationist. See https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/terrapins-insider/wp/2015/09/24/byr…

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Qmatic

September 27th, 2015 at 12:46 PM ^

I'll be there with my brother and his fiancé. We are flying out Saturday. My Uncle lives about 40 minutes outside if UMD. All 3 of my cousins graduated from Maryland, and my brother and I went to U-M. Should be a lot of fun

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DCGrad

September 27th, 2015 at 1:00 PM ^

I live about 15 mins away from the stadium. Doing a relay for cancer resaerch in the AM then heading over to see what's good at the stadium.  Got our tickets through the MD website so sitting in section 28 Row HH. 

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SagNasty

September 27th, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^

I will be there. My brother in law and myself are flying out early Friday morning. And my other brother in law who lives in Maryland (nd fan) is taking us to the game. We have seats in one of the end zones. Looking for a big Michigan victory. I am 0-4 on the road/neutral site games. Time to break that streak.



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patient777

September 27th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^

I will be there with my wife. Live in MD, drove up to Rutgers last year and heading to College Park this year. The two best parts about those two school additions.

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SAMgO

September 27th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^

I'll be there staying with a friend in DC. For those more familiar with College Park, how hard would it be to take the DC metro out near there and then just uber or cab to near the stadium?



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DCGrad

September 27th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^

Drops you off in College Park.  I have heard but cannot confirm that the metro stop is far from the stadium but there are shuttles (I hear).  I think I'll be driving over there but it might make more sense to metro to the station then cab, bus, or Uber from there.

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Crazy w Cheese Whiz

September 27th, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^

The metro station is a good 15 minute walk from campus (good old Maryland admin back in the 90s when they were buiding the metro requested for the metro to remain off-campus, as they were afraid the "rif-raff" would hang-around campus...huge mistake), and a then a good 20 minute walk once you are on campus to Byrd stadium.

Really its about the same distance as walking from Kerrytown to Michigan Stadium (but more twists and turns).  

Shuttles are rare from the metro station on weekends, and they are only for Maryland students and staff.

Also keep in mind there is so much construction on the Metro presently, the metro trains may be running, 1 every 20 minutes or so on the weekends.

If you choose to uber, might as well just do it from wherever you are starting versus using the Metro and then ubering.  It would save a lot of time.

 

 

 

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ChalmersE

September 27th, 2015 at 4:11 PM ^

A couple of issues with Metro. On the weekend, service is spotty. Twenty minute waits are not uncommon. Probably not a big deal on the way to the game, but after wards . . . Also I've never done it, but at least one colleague who has done it, says he'd be nervous walking back at midnight.

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Texagander

September 27th, 2015 at 1:30 PM ^

Just landed at LAX. Will leave here next Saturday in the morning to get picked up in Baltimore by my traveling buddies driving from Michigan for the game. Can't wait! Go Blue!



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M-Dog

September 27th, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^

I will be there with my son for his first Michigan game.  

Somebody on here said that there will be a lot of Michgian fans tailgating at lot C1 before the game, so that's where I am parking.  I will also be going to the Alumin tailgate at around 5:00 or so.

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Derelicious

September 27th, 2015 at 1:51 PM ^

I'll be there with my brother and cousin. They're flying down from Michigan and I'm driving up from NC.  Gonna do some sightseeing on Friday and Saturday morning.  Excited to see College Park and a Michigan victory!

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Srock

September 27th, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^

I'll be making the trip, and it will be historic personally!

By seeing Michigan play at Maryland with my Dad he and I will complete the schedule. Meaning we will have seen UM play at all 14 Big Ten Stadiums, plus ND and the Rose Bowl. The fun part too abotu this trip Dad and I have gone on is we were in Happy Valley for UM's first big ten game at PSU, ditto for Nebraska, Rutgers and now Maryland. 

Looking forward to a fun trip, crab cakes and of course Yuengling too! 

 

Go Blue!

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SpikeFan2016

September 27th, 2015 at 4:11 PM ^

They're going to be somewhat high up there; the equivalent is basically where we put visiting fans in the top 10 rows of the South Endzone in the Big House.

 

But the stadium is small so there isn't a truly bad seat. You should be able to see everything very well, but I have heard that the 300 deck is very steep, FWIW

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