Night Game snowflakes
Obviously other than the shitty result and offensive play (pun intended), how was your experience yesterday at the game?
The golf course was full by 2pm. There were apparently some fights going on after the game.
I saw so many drunk people. This one girl who entered my section was so drunk it was unbelievable she could walk. On Hill St we saw some guy just collapse and smack his head on the pavement.
I say screw night games.
The city was a mess trying to get around. We left about 45 minutes after the game ended, and traffic was awful. I got home at 3am.
If the weather wasn't so bad, there could've been vandalism. That game should never be played at night.
The novelty of it being a night game wore off as soon as the ball kicked off. Rather it had been at Noon.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:18 PM ^
Fuck night games, total bullshit and we lose the majority of them, even at home! Not using it as an excuse at all but if yesterdays game was at noon, I think we win
October 8th, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
Not criticizing your post, but what would it look like if you were using game time as an excuse?
October 9th, 2017 at 7:23 AM ^
Not criticizing YOUR post, but you are dead wrong on your facts. If the game had been played at noon it wouldn't have been played during a freaking monsoon.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:30 PM ^
28-21 all-time in night games.
Date | Opponent | Result |
9/23/1994 | at Marquette | W 14-0 |
9/23/1972 | at #6 UCLA | W 26-9 |
1/1/1976 | #3 Oklahoma | L 6-14 |
12/28/1979 | North Carolina | L 15-17 |
12/31/1981 | #19 UCLA | W 33-14 |
9/18/1982 | at #20 Notre Dame | L 17-23 |
11/12/1983 | at Minnesota | W 58-10 |
1/2/1984 | #3 Auburn | L 7-9 |
12/28/1984 | #1 BYU | L 17-24 |
11/16/1985 | at Minnesota | W 48-7 |
10/4/1986 | at Wisconsin | W 34-17 |
11/7/1987 | at Minnesota | W 30-20 |
9/10/1988 | at #13 Notre Dame | L 17-19 |
9/15/1990 | at #1 Notre Dame | L 24-28 |
10/25/1991 | at Minnesota | W 52-6 |
12/30/1994 | #10 Colorado State | W 24-14 |
9/16/1995 | at Boston College | W 23-13 |
12/28/1995 | #19 Texas A&M | L 20-22 |
10/26/1996 | at Minnesota | W 44-10 |
10/17/1998 | at Northwestern | W 12-6 |
9/18/1999 | at Syracuse | W 18-13 |
1/1/2000 | #5 Alabama | W 35-34 OT |
9/23/2000 | at #19 Illinois | W 35-31 |
11/9/2002 | at Minnesota | W 41-24 |
10/10/2003 | at #17 Minnesota | W 38-35 |
10/29/2005 | at #21 Northwestern | W 33-17 |
12/28/2005 | Nebraska | L 28-32 |
9/29/2006 | at Minnesota | W 28-14 |
10/14/2006 | at Penn State | W 17-10 |
10/20/2007 | at Illinois | W 27-17 |
10/10/2009 | at #12 Iowa | L 28-30 |
10/30/2010 | at Penn State | L 31-41 |
9/10/2011 | vs Notre Dame | W 35-31 |
1/3/2012 | #17 Virginia Tech | W 23-20 OT |
9/1/2012 | #2 Alabama | L 14-41 |
9/22/2012 | at #11 Notre Dame | L 6-13 |
10/27/2012 | at Nebraska | L 9-23 |
9/7/2013 | vs #14 Notre Dame | W 41-30 |
9/21/2013 | at Connecticut | W 24-21 |
12/28/2013 | Kansas State | L 14-31 |
9/6/2014 | at #16 Notre Dame | L 0-31 |
10/4/2014 | at Rutgers | L 24-26 |
10/11/2014 | vs Penn State | W 18-13 |
9/3/2015 | at Utah | L 17-24 |
10/31/2015 | at Minnesota | W 29-26 |
10/8/2016 | at Rutgers | W 78-0 |
11/12/2016 | at Iowa | L 13-14 |
12/30/2016 | #10 Florida State | L 32-33 |
10/7/2017 | vs Michigan State | L 10-14 |
October 9th, 2017 at 7:44 AM ^
Funny, I dont remember playing Marquette in 1994, let alone at night? And Do they even have a football team?
October 9th, 2017 at 7:47 AM ^
I don't think Marquette even had a football team in 1994, much less Division 1.
October 9th, 2017 at 8:22 AM ^
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October 8th, 2017 at 11:49 PM ^
we could consider playing in China, it would be day there but broadcast at night here- the best of both worlds!
October 8th, 2017 at 11:59 PM ^
Hotel Putingrad will host a game.
October 9th, 2017 at 1:20 AM ^
October 9th, 2017 at 7:25 AM ^
That is horrible! ...and so Russian.
October 9th, 2017 at 12:11 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:21 PM ^
I was on board with your comments about the state of the season, but give me a fucking break about night games. Great, you saw a couple drunk people. Back in the aughts there was beer pong, and flip cup, etc. being played at 9 am on every block between the dorm and the stadium. It doesn't matter what time a game is, kids are going to get drunk. That's what they do.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:22 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:52 PM ^
I don't know, I've been at all but a couple UM-MSU games in Ann Arbor since the early 90s, and yesterday felt like the least Sparty folk I've seen in the stadium. We had a few around us, but no more than a pair of people here and there. Not scientific, but it definitely didn't feel like previous years.
October 9th, 2017 at 12:13 AM ^
October 9th, 2017 at 7:27 AM ^
Yeah, we left Pizza House at 6:30 and the Sparties were lined up to get in. It was obvious they weren't going to the game.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:25 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:35 PM ^
i agree the nightgame situation was suboptimal.
i came into town with my wife and kids, and took my two older boys to their first game ever in the big house. when we bought the tickets, i was hoping for a noon or 3:30 kickoff. obviously, the night environment was not ideal for kids. but honestly, even with that said, i found it gross altogether. the bathroom lines were insanely long for men in particular (i speculate this is due to all the drunk folks diuresing after pounding their last few beers prior to entry), and there was so much more profanity compared to the last time i went to a game (which was, for the record, another night game vs. notre dame in the hoke era, aka devin gardner for heisman game). several drunk people fell onto my kids walking to the aisles. two women nearby got into a fight and started calling each other "bitches."
there are some games that are OK for night games (like notre dame; as much as i don't like notre dame, their fans tend to be classier), but state seems like not a great choice.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:45 PM ^
going to a night game is pretty much like going to a bar- not sure I would take young kids
October 8th, 2017 at 11:57 PM ^
yeah, easy to say from where you are sitting, but they didn't make the kickoff decision on this one until 12 days before kickoff. makes planning to come to a game from out of town a tad bit challenging
October 9th, 2017 at 6:52 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:53 PM ^
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October 9th, 2017 at 12:37 AM ^
My selective anecdote and preference vs. your selective anecdote and preference... An MGoClassic.
October 9th, 2017 at 2:34 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:26 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:41 PM ^
It very well could be 2 night games this year.
October 9th, 2017 at 12:05 AM ^
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October 9th, 2017 at 12:35 AM ^
that's cool; glad you enjoyed it and nice to hear your perspective. just wish the school could announce what games are night games at the beginning of the season so those who don't live nearby can plan accordingly to not come to those games if they are not ideal for them
October 9th, 2017 at 12:43 AM ^
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October 9th, 2017 at 8:06 AM ^
/clutches pearls
October 9th, 2017 at 12:16 PM ^
by the time you turn 24.
I've been to all four UTL games and they have been spectacular days without exception.
LSA '84.
October 9th, 2017 at 7:15 AM ^
October 9th, 2017 at 7:29 AM ^
for a long time leading up to it. They had no idea what the weather would be months out. Same thing could have happened if they had the game at noon.
October 9th, 2017 at 7:43 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:28 PM ^
Not really a night game issue, but watching on TV I noticed how dark parts of the stands are.
I never noticed while actually being in the stadium, but it gave a really interesting "drama stage" like appearance to the field because at times the entire upper bowl of the Big House would be pitch black almost.
Interesting lighting system they use for the Big House.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:47 PM ^
the stadium really looks shallow in its slope via the stands- the top row people must feel a mile away from the action
October 9th, 2017 at 7:42 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
a sporting event...inconceivable. I say they move the big games to Friday mornings at 8:30. All the college kiddos will still be passed out from Thirsty Thursday night.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
I was on the golf course by noon, and while things were definitely more crowded, "fighting-wise" it no worse than other MSU games, or even OSU games.
Regarding drunk people, they're going to get hammered if it's either 12pm or 8pm. There's always going to be that 1 person in every section who didn't control themselves, but yesterday wasn't too bad.
The night kickoff was fine, and I hope Michigan has more of them in the future
October 8th, 2017 at 11:51 PM ^
I say all games begin at 7AM! Lets see how many people are drunk at that hour!
October 8th, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:31 PM ^
Your troll job is so bad it's not even worth an upvote.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:34 PM ^
“We used to tell the TV stations that we’re going to tee the ball up at one o’clock. If you want to come down and take your little pictures, feel free.”