Michigan Big House Question

KJB32812

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What sections do the visitors sit in?

Don't know but you should be able to find tix pretty easy. We sat in the family section last year on the 50 and the people around us could not have been nicer. Guy next to me lived in LA and had season tix to both UM and USC (undergrad/grad). AA is a fantastic experience and there are a lot of houses right near the stadium to rent.
 
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RUBand

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From what I remember, and looking at the seating chart, the Rutgers ticket office will get tickets in sections 6,7,8,9 (that area), usually pretty low. You will have no trouble getting seats online, the place is huge, row are very close to each other (you will become buddies with the people at the game b/c you all will be so close to each other). Parking......corner of Hill St. and S 5th Ave is a large lumber yard, they are closed on game day, have many spots [GET THERE EARLY]...get there real early so you can get a spot.....real early.....you can walk to State. Street and get some chow, check out Michigan band practicing, Elbel field is right next to the lumber yard on Hill, the band building (Revelli Hall) is across the field on Hoover Ave.
 
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rutexan84

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Don't know but you should be able to find tix pretty easy. We sat in the family section last year on the 50 and the people around us could not have been nicer. Guy next to me lived in LA and had season tix to both UM and USC (undergrad/grad). AA is a fantastic experience and there are a lot of houses right near the stadium to rent.
My son is pursuing his graduate degree at Michigan and I've been to Ann Arbor a couple of times. I have never been to a game there and I'm pretty psyched.
 
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RC1991

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My best friend from RU went to grad school at Michigan and our families are meeting in Ann Arbor for the game....ordered tix through RU earlier this summer.
 
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my neighbor is the sister in law of the guy who donated $200m to build the stadium club seats there. I'm getting my tix through her. Mr.Screw and I along with our 2 RU guests will wave from the president's box. ;)
 

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my neighbor is the sister in law of the guy who donated $200m to build the stadium club seats there. I'm getting my tix through her. Mr.Screw and I along with our 2 RU guests will wave from the president's box. ;)

Nice - that sounds like a cool deal!
 

fanhawk19

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The one time I was there our tickets from the Iowa ticket office were in Row freaking 95. You might as well be on Pluto watching the game through a telescope. Also, have fun trying to pee at halftime. The bathrooms haven't been renovated since they were installed in the 1830s and you end up with 100,000 people trying to piss at the same time in basically the same place. You also get about 8 inches of seat space to sit in. A plush and modern fan experience it's not.
 

REDRICH65

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Was there in the late 90's with Virginia. Impressive place but lousy for visitors. Corner of end zone seats (like everywhere) but seats so small you had to stand the whole game.
 

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I was there in '96 as a grad student and was in the marching band, an amazing experience......twice, during pre-game, I knew whistles were blown (by the drum major), but didn't hear them; just stood at the ready, all set to step off - the place holds 100,000+, and is 80%-90% full for pre-game, there is a lot of sound all around you. BTW, go to "Michigan Band gets Booed at Ohio State" on youtube....pretty much sums it up for what it can be like at both places for the visiting band. I've gone back to homecoming twice, marching out of the tunnel each time I thought "wow, I forgot how big the place is." And yes, I marched at RU as an undergrad music ed major under Dr. Whitener.
 
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Been to the Big House about a dozen times and for most of those games the visitors were seated in the very upper rows in the corner of the endzone where the flagpole is. A long way from the field. Bring your binoculars.
 
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rutexan84

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Been to the Big House about a dozen times and for most of those games the visitors were seated in the very upper rows in the corner of the endzone where the flagpole is. A long way from the field. Bring your binoculars.
As much as I'd like to buy through the school, I think I hear Stubhub calling.
 

Sloops

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Been there a couple of times for The Game and sat a few rows behind the end zone. The tickets were secured through OSU. I'm sure *ichigan changed things up since then (I'm talking about 1996-2001).

I've been to 11 of the B1G stadiums with tickets purchased through OSU and most of the time my seats were lower level in the corner or behind the end zone or same spot upper deck. Though I vaguely remember being placed on the 25 yard line at Illinois.

One more tip...go to the bathroom prior to sitting down at *ichigan. Walking up 90 rows isn't exactly fun...unless your team is winning and you want to smile at the maximum number of *ichigan fans in the way up!
 
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RUBand

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Been there a couple of times for The Game and sat a few rows behind the end zone. The tickets were secured through OSU. I'm sure *ichigan changed things up since then (I'm talking about 1996-2001).

I've been to 11 of the B1G stadiums with tickets purchased through OSU and most of the time my seats were lower level in the corner or behind the end zone or same spot upper deck. Though I vaguely remember being placed on the 25 yard line at Illinois.

One more tip...go to the bathroom prior to sitting down at *ichigan. Walking up 90 rows isn't exactly fun...unless your team is winning and you want to smile at the maximum number of *ichigan fans in the way up!
Sloops, when I donned the maize and blue (grad school '96) I had the pleasure of traveling to the horseshoe to eye witness a huge upset, and adjustment to OSU's bowl assignment, if I remember correctly. The skull session, which we were also a part of, was amazing. Security was first class - 3 troopers on each side of the band marching in and out of the stadium, two stood in front of us facing up towards the crowd throughout the game, and a police escort out onto the interstate.
 

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When I called I was told RU would get the top 10 rows or so in sections 7=15. Making the trip and will be sitting in Sec 9. Got my tickets through my sister who lives in Michigan and has season tickets in the same section.
 
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vkj91

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my neighbor is the sister in law of the guy who donated $200m to build the stadium club seats there. I'm getting my tix through her. Mr.Screw and I along with our 2 RU guests will wave from the president's box. ;)
I'd imagine the president of UM leans a little left....I look forward to your husband's emails. Lol
 
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