No Skydivers, New Ticket Scanners on Saturday

[kemajic]

Agree to disagree I suppose. You have valid points, however, I would still like to see night games.

Taking on the risk of any change is not a strength of UM admin.

 

[grizpack]

Agree to disagree I suppose. You have valid points, however, I would still like to see night games.

You might get to this year. Might not be a Griz game though.....

 

[MTOutsider]

In hopes to avoid NCAA sanctions, U of M impossed a self sanction of no night games. :lol:

 

[Htowngriz]

So awesome to have lights to enhance the TV. What a joke and no games scheduled under the lights.

I don't know who has the power to change the schedule, so that we have games under the lights, but something should be said to that person IMO. What a rediculous investment if they have no intention of using them for regular season home games.

I don't know why we continuously have to go through this, but:

1. The lights allow the team to practice on the field as the days get shorter.

2. All games start at 1:30 now, rather than 1:05 then 12:05 after we go back to standard time. To me, this is great!

3. No need to bring in portable lights for playoff games.

4. Games will look better on TV for those who can't make it.

5. Many games seem to be very overcast. There were at least three last year that were so dingy and gray that I couldn't make out uniform numbers and had a bit of a hard time following the action when play was near the south end zone (my seats are near the top of the NEZ).

I don't care if we never have a regular season night game. The lights were worth the investment.

Valid points, but it doesn't change the fact that we should take full advantage of them. Where's the harm in having an early season game (or two) start at 4 or 4:30? Gives fans coming from farther away more time to get there, more time for tailgaiting, finish the game in pleasant evening warmth instead of blazing afternoon heat, etc.

 

[tnt]

They had them at the Tennessee game and there were no lines when we went in. We went early but they are quick. Just have to have enough competent people working them.

Therein lies the problem....

As you recall, they fired the Lions Club Last year and replaced them with "trained" ticket takers last year.

 

[tourist]

In hopes to avoid NCAA sanctions, U of M impossed a self sanction of no night games. :lol:

AHA! I knew it. I smell Engstrom! Traded skydivers for million dollar pigeon roosts. Do the lights, by any chance, hang over any seats at WGS?

 

[Tod]

So awesome to have lights to enhance the TV. What a joke and no games scheduled under the lights.

I don't know who has the power to change the schedule, so that we have games under the lights, but something should be said to that person IMO. What a rediculous investment if they have no intention of using them for regular season home games.

I don't know why we continuously have to go through this, but:

1. The lights allow the team to practice on the field as the days get shorter.

2. All games start at 1:30 now, rather than 1:05 then 12:05 after we go back to standard time. To me, this is great!

3. No need to bring in portable lights for playoff games.

4. Games will look better on TV for those who can't make it.

5. Many games seem to be very overcast. There were at least three last year that were so dingy and gray that I couldn't make out uniform numbers and had a bit of a hard time following the action when play was near the south end zone (my seats are near the top of the NEZ).

I don't care if we never have a regular season night game. The lights were worth the investment.

Agree to disagree I suppose. You have valid points, however, I would still like to see night games.

I would too, but I live three miles from the stadium. It would have no effect on me. But it might make a big difference to those fans that live out of town and travel.

Also, if we do have night games, I hope they make then early in the season. I'm not a fair-weather fan, but I do enjoy the games more when I'm not freezing my nuts off.

 

[Tod]

So awesome to have lights to enhance the TV. What a joke and no games scheduled under the lights.

I don't know who has the power to change the schedule, so that we have games under the lights, but something should be said to that person IMO. What a rediculous investment if they have no intention of using them for regular season home games.

I don't know why we continuously have to go through this, but:

1. The lights allow the team to practice on the field as the days get shorter.

2. All games start at 1:30 now, rather than 1:05 then 12:05 after we go back to standard time. To me, this is great!

3. No need to bring in portable lights for playoff games.

4. Games will look better on TV for those who can't make it.

5. Many games seem to be very overcast. There were at least three last year that were so dingy and gray that I couldn't make out uniform numbers and had a bit of a hard time following the action when play was near the south end zone (my seats are near the top of the NEZ).

I don't care if we never have a regular season night game. The lights were worth the investment.

Valid points, but it doesn't change the fact that we should take full advantage of them. Where's the harm in having an early season game (or two) start at 4 or 4:30? Gives fans coming from farther away more time to get there, more time for tailgaiting, finish the game in pleasant evening warmth instead of blazing afternoon heat, etc.

As long as the out-of-town fans support the idea, I'm with you 100%!

 

[kemajic]

I don't know who has the power to change the schedule, so that we have games under the lights, but something should be said to that person IMO. What a rediculous investment if they have no intention of using them for regular season home games.

I don't know why we continuously have to go through this, but:

1. The lights allow the team to practice on the field as the days get shorter.

2. All games start at 1:30 now, rather than 1:05 then 12:05 after we go back to standard time. To me, this is great!

3. No need to bring in portable lights for playoff games.

4. Games will look better on TV for those who can't make it.

5. Many games seem to be very overcast. There were at least three last year that were so dingy and gray that I couldn't make out uniform numbers and had a bit of a hard time following the action when play was near the south end zone (my seats are near the top of the NEZ).

I don't care if we never have a regular season night game. The lights were worth the investment.

Valid points, but it doesn't change the fact that we should take full advantage of them. Where's the harm in having an early season game (or two) start at 4 or 4:30? Gives fans coming from farther away more time to get there, more time for tailgaiting, finish the game in pleasant evening warmth instead of blazing afternoon heat, etc.

As long as the out-of-town fans support the idea, I'm with you 100%!

I'm out-of-town, over 300 miles away. Night games would be fantastic for us. Easy trip up on Saturday, back Sunday instead of staying either two nights or really pressing it Saturday morning to get to the tailgates.

 

[Uncle Si]

So awesome to have lights to enhance the TV. What a joke and no games scheduled under the lights.

Hey! Since I can no longer drink I like a couple 3 or 4 hits of the really dank sticky green stuff!

Night games + Bong hits = much happier Uncle Si :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :dope:

Hey! Now you're talking PGM. Need me to pass it over to you?