NFL Draft: Viewing Options in Ann Arbor?
My son & I are driving to Detroit for the draft on Friday-Saturday and will be staying in Ann Arbor on the way Thursday night. Is anyone aware of any NFL Draft watch parties or events in town for the first round on Thursday night? We can just grab food & watch at the hotel, but would be grateful for other recommendations!
Every sports bar, including the old Banfield’s West Side, which is now called The Sports Bar
Underrated bar
Ugh, Banfield's. Having to play their 90s softball team was like having to play Gary's Olde Towne Tavern.
Logged in just to give you +1 for that reference
April 23rd, 2024 at 10:48 PM ^
It was called Paul Bunyan's back in the 70s and early 80s. PB's was frequently our water hole of choice on the way home after Michigan Football.
How does the new place compare to Banfield's? My wife and I used to go there back when we lived in A2.
April 24th, 2024 at 11:56 AM ^
I live about a mile away so I am in there once a week. For the most part, from the interior to the menu, you wouldn't notice much difference from the old Banfields. The clientele is the most interesting and fantastic mix of "Polo Fields guy who just got off the golf course" and "guy who worked on a road crew all day." :-)
April 24th, 2024 at 12:00 PM ^
"The Sports Bar Westside" technically. The owner doesn't care as long as you don't call it Banfields! It's a great UM/Detroit sports bar. Food is good and a burger is $12. That's cheap for Ann Arbor. It should be packed Thursday night. I think I'm doing Westside on Thursday and then the D on Friday.
Wonder how many MSU fans will tune in to watch a record number of big brothers get drafted.
This was actually posted on a MSU board regarding JJ:
"What I'm wondering is if the sign stealing / cheating is as bad as we all think, why is JJ projected to be drafted possibly top 5 overall? Wouldn't GM's and scouts have some worries how he'll perform when he doesn't know exactly what the defense is running? I really can't figure this out because the scouts have to know all of the details."
Holy Fuck Batman, we may have just found the first staee fan who might, just might have some modicum of reasoning ability!
You may be reading it with the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLAbles.
Oh my god they're SO close to figuring it out.
April 23rd, 2024 at 11:09 PM ^
Regents Field on Main Street has a number of tv’s - and, if you asked to have the draft shown. - I’m sure they’d accommodate you on one of their monitors.
April 23rd, 2024 at 11:49 PM ^
Regents Field will definitely have the draft on as well as NBA and NHL playoffs.
April 23rd, 2024 at 11:20 PM ^
probably like every TV at every bar will be showing that as well as the NHL playoffs (a much better watch imo)
Yeah, I'm not really sure I get the value of seeing the draft on TV. It's good information and interesting to follow live, but I feel like simply seeing what happens on social media (and/or the inevitable MgoBoard live thread) will be sufficient in terms of knowing what happens in close to real time.
I imagine that attending the draft in person could be a fun experience, but I've always thought that watching it on the TeeVee machine was like watching paint dry...or golf.
April 24th, 2024 at 11:05 AM ^
I plan to go to the draft... Barry Sanders and Aidan Hutchinson are signing autographs on Friday (Donovan People-Jones on Thursday night). I'll try to get mini helmets signed, but wanted Hutch to sign a football... but it says footballs are banned ???? wtf ?
April 24th, 2024 at 11:49 AM ^
You may be able to get away with bringing a football if you have it fully deflated (like pancake flat). They let us bring one into NRG in Houston in January, but we had to deflate it at the security checkpoint. They just don't want stuff that can be thrown around. And of course, they sold fully inflated footballs inside that stadium too, so that rule was pretty pointless.
April 24th, 2024 at 11:53 AM ^
Thanks for the info - I've already deflated mine and hope that'll work. I told the wifey that I could roll it up inside a hoodie (in our clear plastic bag), or stick it in my pants hahaha
April 24th, 2024 at 12:01 PM ^
I was really hoping Charles Woodson would be there, but Hutch is a pretty nice one to get
Just checked the schedule and they added Megatron too!
yea - I saw that too... unfortunately I'll probably still be in line for Barry Sanders when Megatron is signing. I'm trying to get Hutch, then Barry, then Megatron on Friday. Probably not going Saturday
The students have finals right now (source: I am a student) so South U will probably be relatively dead compared to your usual Thursday night