AD Brandon had a talk to today and basically said the game will be at the Rent. Michigan will not buy out game and Uconn is pigeoned hole into the Rent by the State Legislature. Meadowlands wanted game. This comes from the Detroit news beat writer @chengelis
Nice to know that Michigan has a sense of honor, a rare thing these days. I am looking forward to the game. There should be some way to add a few thousand seats in the open end of the stadium and I would trust that individual game tickets would be suitably priced. The demand should be great and there is profit to be made.
we must be doing another bball match up or something for them to be so "ok" and toss out quotes like "thats not michigan bs" about the game at the rent.
I don't think a basketball game means anything either way to Michigan - my guess is that they are just living up to their contract.
I think it was probably a combination of Excalibur's and fishy's ideas. Michigan made a deal and will honor it, but the fact that it will be very costly to walk away makes that decision much easier.
"The net of it is we'd like to be playing that game in a big stadium, and we think we could fill that stadium. We think we could generate a significant amount of money that could help UConn, but right now, they're in a position where they can't consider it," he said Help UCONN? Do you think if Brandon offered the state something to exceed the lost rent and revenue, the game would still be at Rentshler? Brandon couldn't buy it out because UM would lose face. He couldn't move it to Metlife because he couldn't offer the state and UCONN enough cash. That's not honor ... that's being "pidgeoned hole" ...
Well, you know he was speaking for local Michigan consumption...And he wasn't trying to move the game to New Jersey to "help" UConn. He was doing it because he thought it would benefit Michigan.
"We've made specific proposals that I would consider more than compelling financial incentives to move the game, but life is politics," Compelling to who?
I wouldn't mind a future game at the Meadowlands.... But the season ticket holders deserve this game at the Rent.
I agree on both counts. These neutral site games seem to be the current in thing, and I wouldn't mind doing one now and again. Just don't want to do it as our half of a home and home series. they want to play us in 2014 at the meadowlands or Yankee Stadium or Wrigley Field or somewhere, I'll fine with that.
Glad they're coming. wouldn't have minded trip to Meadowlands, won't mind forking over extra $20 per ticket for this game only (keep in mind UConn has signaled its going to 'dynamic pricing').
Look at the endzones at the Rent. The railings have swinggates on the aisles. It was meant to accomodate temporary bleachers in the area where the pep squad hangs out. They've NEVER been installed. The Michigan game would be a perfect opportunity. I'd pay extra to sit there, but imagine having the student section expanded practically onto the field.
this, maybe band on the field opens up seats and put temp bleachers where the score board is. get it to 45k and make it some record special day.
Simple math shows it's not the buyout compelling them to do anything. They easily gross 5 million plus for a MAC school.
