that the atmosphere at Michigan Stadium needs to get back to the good old days and apparently will based on the feedback supposedly being given to Jim Hackett and some of Hackett's comments.
1) Harbaugh saying "I don't care" and "We don't need it" when asked about the piped in music drew Brian to the conclusion that Harbaugh is 100% against it. Saying I don't care or we don't need it is more indifference than total opposition. For every fan I have met or know personally who doesn't like the piped in music, I know one who does like it. I think there is far from a majority feeling on this issue.
2) The band playing more during games does not have to cause a complete elimination of the piped in music. And as one who likes the piped in music during games, I would agree it is too loud before the game but being too loud has an easy remedy. That remedy does not have to be complete elimination before or during games.
3) He mentions missing the quiet buzz of anticipation before a football game. If I want a quiet buzz of anticipation before an event I will go to an opera. Quiet buzzes don't excite players and fans, nor does it intimidate the opposition.
4) Going back to the quiet buzz will be step closer to what it used to be. Really? We want the atmosphere at Michigan Stadium to be what it used to be. Widely known as one of the quietest, least intimidating, sit on your hands, unenthusiastic crowds in all of major college football? They should be doing everything to get further away from what the atmosphere used to be. The atmosphere at Michigan Stadium, even for games against lesser opponents has been way better the last 7 years than it was the prior 40, and that was during what may have been the worst 7 years of Michigan football ever.
5) Piped in music is not a convenient way of masking that you have a lack of atmosphere. Not even close. In the NBA, college basketball, and college football programs that don't need a roadmap to figure out how to help create a great atmosphere (unlike Michigan), they get it. Michigan's old, arrogant fans who want to live in the 70's don't get.
This is all especially true when it comes to players and recruiting. Hopefully this blogger and others who feel the same way are not dominating Jim Hackett's ear because we will become the laughingstock of gameday atmospheres...again, as we used to be prior to entering the 21st century of gameday experiences 7 years ago.
1) Harbaugh saying "I don't care" and "We don't need it" when asked about the piped in music drew Brian to the conclusion that Harbaugh is 100% against it. Saying I don't care or we don't need it is more indifference than total opposition. For every fan I have met or know personally who doesn't like the piped in music, I know one who does like it. I think there is far from a majority feeling on this issue.
2) The band playing more during games does not have to cause a complete elimination of the piped in music. And as one who likes the piped in music during games, I would agree it is too loud before the game but being too loud has an easy remedy. That remedy does not have to be complete elimination before or during games.
3) He mentions missing the quiet buzz of anticipation before a football game. If I want a quiet buzz of anticipation before an event I will go to an opera. Quiet buzzes don't excite players and fans, nor does it intimidate the opposition.
4) Going back to the quiet buzz will be step closer to what it used to be. Really? We want the atmosphere at Michigan Stadium to be what it used to be. Widely known as one of the quietest, least intimidating, sit on your hands, unenthusiastic crowds in all of major college football? They should be doing everything to get further away from what the atmosphere used to be. The atmosphere at Michigan Stadium, even for games against lesser opponents has been way better the last 7 years than it was the prior 40, and that was during what may have been the worst 7 years of Michigan football ever.
5) Piped in music is not a convenient way of masking that you have a lack of atmosphere. Not even close. In the NBA, college basketball, and college football programs that don't need a roadmap to figure out how to help create a great atmosphere (unlike Michigan), they get it. Michigan's old, arrogant fans who want to live in the 70's don't get.
This is all especially true when it comes to players and recruiting. Hopefully this blogger and others who feel the same way are not dominating Jim Hackett's ear because we will become the laughingstock of gameday atmospheres...again, as we used to be prior to entering the 21st century of gameday experiences 7 years ago.
