• Northwest Airlines Plane buzzes Spartan Stadium

    November 9, 2001 /

    Memo to the pilot: Thanks very much, you Jackass EAST LANSING, MI NOVEMBER 3, 2001 Many fans at Saturday’s Michigan/Michigan State football game had a bone-chilling scare as a large Northwest airlines jet decided to fly above and turn directly over the stadium. Sometime in the first half of the game, fans sitting on the East side of Spartan Stadium stands watched as the jet came from the West, made a slight turn, and headed toward Lansing’s Capital City Airport. Some witnesses believe the plane was a DC9. No Sunday morning papers made mention of this incident (the press box is in the West stands…the press probably missed it), but it was widely discussed after the game. The frightening experience was not limited to the fans in the stadium, as many tailgaters hanging in the parking lots around the stadium also saw and heard the plane. No planes of any kind have been seen above major sporting events since Sept. 11. Obviously, nothing happened with the plane other than scaring people. But here is the problem: Events like football games are a chance to get away from the issues in our day-to-day lives. This could not be more true today, as we all were recently warned of impending terrorist actions. Thanks to the jackass flying that jet (or the people…

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  • Michigan Football Tickets Arrive, No Upgrade!

    November 9, 2001 /

    Webmaster denied a seat upgrade once again ANN ARBOR, MI AUGUST 13, 2001 Michigan football tickets arrived last week. My efforts to get my seats upgraded failed. I am in the same seats I have in for the past several years. The artwork on the tickets takes you through the history of Michigan Stadium, from Fielding Yost issuing bonds to finance the construction to various changes throughout the years. They did a fine job. The highlight of the year’s schedule has to be the Ohio State game, to be held on November 24. The disclaimer on the back of the tickets notes that the tickets may not be sold or offered for sale at a higher price than the amount printed on the ticket (or it may be seized and cancelled without compensation). The disclaimer ends with the following: “Management reserves the right to refuse admission or to eject any person whose conduct Management deems disorderly, obnoxious or unbecoming.” Sounds like the rules at Bushwood CC under the Judge Smails regime.

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  • Highlights: Michigan Blue/White Scrimmage 2001

    April 14, 2001 /

    ANN ARBOR, MI. April 14, 2001 The Michigan football team competed in its Blue – White game on Saturday. The format was a modified game (with running clocks) and was held at Michigan stadium. I estimate that roughly 15,000 people attended. Items of note: The offenses struggled most of the game including throwing 7 interceptions – most of which were simply bad decisions by the quarterbacks. No one QB really impressed anyone but it seems Navarre is in position to start next year. Michigan has a very good staff that has produced several pro quarterbacks in the last decade. It is likely that they will have the team ready at that position. The defense was really flying around and hitting people. While the QB’s were primarily to blame for the 7 picks, the defense played very aggressive and deserves some credit. Hopefully this unit will be much improved this season, led by Cato June who returns from injury last season. Kays, Ron and myself played the UM Golf course before the game. Kays pulled teeth. We managed to get an 8:10am tee time and finished the round at around 12:30pm – just enough time to pack up the bags and head over to the game.

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