ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Beginning Nov. 1, the University of Michigan athletic department has implemented a “No Bag Policy” at Crisler Center and Yost Arena.
All bags (including purses and fanny packs) are prohibited from being carried into Crisler Center and Yost Arena starting Nov. 1. Fans are encouraged to bring ONLY necessary items to games at Crisler Center. All subjects and items are subject to search. Please email guestservices@umich.edu with specific questions.
Exceptions for guests with medical or childcare needs (e.g., medical prescriptions, diapers for a baby, etc.) will be addressed individually at the entrances. Guests with medical or childcare needs may expedite their entry by requesting approval of their necessary item(s) ahead of time using our Special Permission Form. Requests will be reviewed and approved or denied by 3 p.m. the day before each home game. Approved items will be searched and tagged at the solutions table at each gate on game day.
This significantly lowers LJ Cason’s ceiling, as he was in his bag last Friday.
Disappointing, I thought Dusty had been working hard on NIL.
Can this be waived for the holiday season buy games when Crisler is at about 30% capacity at best? I’d like to put my backpack in one of the empty seats around me.
policies like this are generally way more obstructive to women than men, and this is really disappointing and obnoxious. glad i don’t have to go to a security guard or submit a form 48 hours before to explain why i need tampons.
thank u for keeping us safe, michigan 
I do not understand this policy. I am not playing dumb. Reading this is like reading you can’t wear shoes to Crisler. I notice there is also no justification in the text to alleviate my confusion.
security theater. van andel does the same thing in GR (with the added “benefit” of metal detectors).
Is there some cynical purchase workaround? A branded bag you can buy once inside? Or everyone just has to wear cargo pants?
Winter is around the corner, so very soon we will all be wearing our “so many pockets we can smuggle a full 7-11 into the theater” coats.
Is there any language explaining their definition of a wristlet? Isn’t a purse just a really big wristlet?
also, announced today, beginning today, well into the school year/fiscal year/hockey season, indicates some weird decision-making process.
Why not just use the clear bag policy?
I’m all for safety and security. I also am very aware that as a culture there are a LOT of handguns in the US and we certainly don’t want those carried into crowded arenas.
But this policy, especially in the era of more advanced security detection methods, seems so antiquated. Illinois has a clear bag policy and you can bring almost anything other than alcohol or firearms in as long as it is in a clear bag. Just unnecessary and silly.
I don’t envy parents who want to bring their kids to enjoy a hockey or basketball game but can’t bring in any of their kids stuff without jumping through hoops.
I can go to some grocery stores, scan my own items, and walk out the door while they check what’s in my cart via technology and not talk to a single person. But God forbid my wife brings a clutch into a hockey game.
Get off my lawn!
Just a guess, but a comment above makes me think it has something to do with alcohol sales/revenue. Some number of people are probably sneaking it in as they always have rather than buying from the concession stand. Would explain the timing at least.
Dumb and short sighted no matter what.