U-of-M Stadium renovation

[wolverine]

There is no demand. Fortunately, in modern stadium design its not much of an issue since they are placed in concourse areas with sightlines. But the bowl simply isn't structured for that.

[Libertarian]

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Just got an idea. John Phillip Sousa said that The Victors was the greatest college fight song ever written. How about adding the words from the song around the top of the stadium? Perhaps on a colorful ring, or halo. Could help folks find their seats as well; "meet you under the BEST."

[Veloise]

Actually, a long time ago some genius came up with the idea to create things called "sections," and here is the really innovative part, they decided to number/alphabetize those sections. That way when you are trying to find your seat or someone asks you where you are sitting you simply say "I am sitting in section 7, meet me at the entrance to section 7." It is a fabulous system that is used in all venues. BTW, the song around the top would be really tacky. They tried adding a maize and blue(that was actually yellow and blue) halo several years ago and people just about rioted.

<a href="http://"http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=3056"" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=3056" target="_blank">http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=3056</a></a>

[mgman]

Really??? They tried the halo concept before?????

ETA: http://www.danburymint.com/sports/product.asp?code=3040-0071

I remember when this came out...it was after this:

http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/2000/jan/01...000/news/1.html

[A2 resident some 15 years]

[Veloise]

From the Halo article:

"Bollinger said the upcoming renovations to the stadium will be "a much more public process," although he is not certain how the Athletic Department will garner community opinion.

In September, Bollinger said "the renovations to the stadium were a mistake. We were rushed and we did not have sufficient public commentary on the changes.""

Glad to see that they learned their lesson and decided to have the stadium renovation in a much more public process. (sarcasm, just in case somebody did not understand)

[jbr12]

Here's a video of the renovated stadium...

http://mgoblue.com/Multimedia/MultimediaCe...ategoryId=82220

[urban_izzy]

So what's the deal with graduation??? I haven't heard anything recently except that EMU was kind enough to allow U of M to hold their graduation ceremonies at Rynearson Stadium. I would think that this would cause quite the uproar with students. As if going to another school for graduation would destroy your life.

Honestly I don't see what's so bad with that.

[ZachariahDaMan]

It was posted somewhere else here that it's being held at Eastern. I would be pissed too. I would want it to be at the school I attend!

[wolverine]

It was very nice of them to make an offer. However, after spending close to $80,000 on your graduation (way more if your out of state) you'd expect that graduation be at the school you attend. I'm pleased that it will be held in the diag.

[nofunk]

It was very nice of them to make an offer. However, after spending close to $80,000 on your graduation (way more if your out of state) you'd expect that graduation be at the school you attend. I'm pleased that it will be held in the diag.

[mgman]

Oh! Is it decided now? I knew they had been throwing around the idea of another venue, the Diag being one of them.

Yeah, I'd hate to say it, but even as lackluster as my graduation was at Umich, I'd still prefer to be at a Umich venue for it.

[jbr12]

Thats the cost of construction... With the Stadium being so close to the road on that side and that side being the major renovation focus (new press box) I don't see anyway for them to do this without lane closures...

[wolverine]

Personally, a diag graduation sounds awful. Of course it depends on what they do to actually make the diag a venue but I cannot picture it much more than a stage and a bunch of folding chairs. Couple in a temp loud speaker system, and it won't be that much fun. But if you want it on your turf that is ok too. Just do not expect much.

[wolverine]

Looks like they've come to an agreement. We will temporarily lose our biggest stadium status though

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/...results_in.html

btw, are people allowed to stand in unoccupied handicap seats? Actually, I should ask if they would enforce that. People sit/stand in the aisle stairways already which I'm surprised security has little reaction to.

[mgman]

Looks like they've come to an agreement. We will temporarily lose our biggest stadium status though

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/...results_in.html

btw, are people allowed to stand in unoccupied handicap seats? Actually, I should ask if they would enforce that. People sit/stand in the aisle stairways already which I'm surprised security has little reaction to.