Generally I buy a one month BTN+ plus pass anyway to watch Michiganās exhibition plus the first half of various other random teams
FWIW, I donāt think this yearās exhibition will be on BTN+. Looks like it is streaming free on WSUās site.
I do, too, but I understand, as Dylan said in response to your comment, that the exhibition wonāt be streamed on B1G+, so hereās my thinking. If I drove over from GR Iād spend at least $10 in gas (the price of a one month subscription). Iād stop at Zingermanās for dinner, as I always do, and that would be another $15-$20 as opposed to the OUTSTANDING chicken breasts, zucchini, and wild rice my amazing wife fixed for dinner which, well, didnāt cost me anything! Iād spend almost 4 1/2 hours on the road. Soā¦a subscription for $9.95 is a STEAL!
The problem, of course, is that I wonāt get to enjoy a Jer M.O.B. at Zingermanās and I wonāt be at Crisler LIVE, BUT, Iām going to the opener on November 10 against Buffalo so I DO get those experiences. I just have to wait a while longer. At 74, and with a āspecialā needs granddaughter, I HAVE learned patience! Iāll watch tonight on B1G+!
Iāve got Frankie Collins -300 to win the dunk contest. Will his winning dunk top Novakās?
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Canāt see anyone beating Frankie.
Probably get trashed but Um does such a bad job with these type of events
Not really sure what the expectation is at a school that never does this for a fan base that isnāt really known to turn out for things like this and it is on the tail end of a pandemic.
I donāt think Michigan is ever gonna go full Snoop Dogg at Kansas.
This is prior to the pandemic, and I think itās coach driven. If you want to have big time events like this, you have to do it every year, scrimmage, market it, and treat it like a big time event. Um does none of that. Even ums spring games are terrible compared to other football programs in a similar tier. My overall point is um could turn midnight madness and spring games into big time events but chooses not too and itās frustrating because itās a great recruiting tool and way to get fans involved at a cheap rate.
A dougie and a soulja boy tell em??? How old were they for those???
EDIT: Iām pretty sure they would have been in kindergarten or younger for soulja boy atleast
Well, this is the first time U-M has done something like this in almost 15 years. Personally, I think just doing an open scrimmage fits the situation better based on what U-Mās program is but for all we know it is something that Juwan Howard wants to lean into more.
The thing is that schools like Memphis, Indiana, Kentucky, etc. all live for this events and they are a part of the season.
This just made me feel extraordinarily old.
Iām not convinced that enough fans would come out to ever make it a successful recruiting thing when compared to other places. Thatās what football games are for.
I think it could eventually, but itās gonna take a long period of consistent sustained success I think before the fanbase builds a muscle memory. Maybe would be there if Caris hadnāt gotten injured twice and killed the momentum.
It will take years along with a ton of effort into it with a successful program to make it a thing but I think um could if they wanted to.
I was so bummed seeing the crowd thin out in 2014-15. The team wasnt good but I couldnt help but think that a āBasketball Schoolāsā fans would still show up to watch Spike gut it out on 2 bum hips
Letās start with an impressive turnout for a Tuesday night ACC/B10 or Gavitt game in November or December.
Another idea and no idea if possible would be move it to yost. I think thatās create excitement and an awesome atmosphere.
Brandon wade getting his first minutes in the starting lineup for this dance off