U-M vs Notre Dame night game sets new precedent at Michigan Stadium
Saturday afternoons at Michigan Stadium is a long-standing tradition at the University of Michigan, but a new twist to that is set to begin next year when the Wolverines take on the Fight Irish for a night game.Excerpt:Notre Dame-Michigan — under the lights at the Big House. For the first time in Michigan Stadium history, there will be a night game, when the Irish make their bi-annual visit Sept. 10, 2011. And it won’t be the last. New athletic director Dave Brandon said Thursday he wants night home games to become part of the Michigan football culture. “A lot of fans see other schools doing this and have been a part of that electric atmosphere,” Brandon said at a news conference. “They want us to be there.” Read the rest of the story here and how college football is recession proof here.
Saturday afternoons at Michigan Stadium is a long-standing tradition at the University of Michigan, but a new twist to that is set to begin next year when the Wolverines take on the Fight Irish for a night game.
Excerpt:
Notre Dame-Michigan — under the lights at the Big House.
For the first time in Michigan Stadium history, there will be a night game, when the Irish make their bi-annual visit Sept. 10, 2011.
And it won’t be the last.
New athletic director Dave Brandon said Thursday he wants night home games to become part of the Michigan football culture.
“A lot of fans see other schools doing this and have been a part of that electric atmosphere,” Brandon said at a news conference. “They want us to be there.”
Read the rest of the story here and how college football is recession proof here.
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