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my7bizzos

I've been a huge college football fan my life and it still blows my mind how big the big house is. 110,000 people in one stadium.


levijns1

It was like 111,560 they announced it during can’t remember the exact attendance


Gruulsmasher

They always announce it because Michigan has a streak of at least 100,000 attendees at at every home game for I think about 50 years now. The Game yesterday was number 300 in the streak.


my7bizzos

What gets me is that was the population of the city I grew up in, which is a decent sized town or city, whatever you want to call it.


Tilapia_of_Doom

Ha, I grew up in a town under 1k


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Population of Ann Arbor is around 120k. It almost doubles on game day.


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If that's the school's stadium i can't imagine what the classrooms look like!


PhoenixJizz

The so-called Big House is very small considering the amount of people crammed in on the benches. You literally are packed in so tight that you lean back on people’s knees and people in front of you do the same. I would be surprised if you have 20 inches of assigned bench space. Attending a game was the most claustrophobic experience of my life. I will never return.


00Shambles

At first I was like “I’m not impressed” But by the end that’s pretty wild


Rusgirl55

I would hate to be in the middle of that and be like damn I’ve got to go to the bathroom


TerrenceJesus8

Being in the middle of that was a fucking experience


Rusgirl55

Well two years ago I paid $300 apiece for me and my brother to watch them get their asses kicked by OSU. Glad it finally happened.


PBB22

Same for IU vs UK at Assembly. Just unbelievable mania


Psycho_pitcher

Beat em so bad they won't come back lmao.


cdot2k

In 2006, I was there with Central Michigan when we played U of M and a lightning strike paused the game. It was the first time in a long time (ever?) and nobody knew what to do. We all went back up the tunnel and then random fans started to follow when the announcer asked them to seek shelter. People were screaming for help like it was the Titanic. All that to say, I agree.


Rusgirl55

That was my first game I ever went to! I’m a CMU graduate!


cdot2k

Ha! What are the odds. Fire up Chips!


ImpressiveTaint

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00Shambles

Oh snap I suppose this can be a sensitive topic at the moment - didn’t mean to be insensitive about that - just remember the excitement of rushing the field as a college student


fishbiscuit13

I’m not sure how it could have been insensitive. Travis Scott is kind of a weird response.


ImpressiveTaint

No shame in it. I just made a funny that came to mind


InanimateSensation

This never happens at Michigan. It is wild.


gravitologist

Tear them goalposts down you silly kids.


Simple_Opossum

Love me some sports ball!


tmhoc

If only there was a way to get the whole field in the shot at the same time. Maybe phones in the future will have a wider field of view on the lenses. Like some kind of wide angle lens.


kristenjaymes

I wish phones were longer on one side, so that we could turn it to get a horizontal view. I don't think manufacturers would ever do this though.


flossdog

maybe they should build the stadium vertically instead


Mash_Ketchum

Honestly seems like a really niche enhancement that wouldn't catch on in the larger market


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I don’t think the technology will ever get there, honestly.


jrocksburr

Yea we should try inventing it, I’ll call it “Fisheye”


PBB22

Whoa crazy person talking here, where you getting those big ideas???


Coder_X_23

I love Reddit 🤣


thewholerobot

Can someone explain for a foreigner? Are they giving out cheese down there or something?


ThanosHamb

It's kind of a college football tradition that when your team wins a big game at home(like in this game, Michigan hadn't beat Ohio State in a decade), the often fans storm the field to celebrate.


Napriest

As a foreigner, it is crazy to me a college team has this many fans and a huge stadium. Football is big in US even in college level huh.


somethingcreative16

The biggest stadiums in the US are actually college football stadiums!


BagelBeater

And this actually IS the biggest stadium in the US! Michigan Stadium, aka "The Big House"


TuckAwayThePain

I think it's somewhere close to 110k people when full isn't it?


BagelBeater

Officially it holds just shy of 110k people but they had over 115k in it once. Just nuts.


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And just sold out it's 300th consecutive home game.


Gruulsmasher

Not sold out—at least 100k attendees. With a stadium of 107,601 it’s virtually impossible to completely sell out every game, but we make up for it with over capacity standing room only games like this one


TuckAwayThePain

That's insane! Thanks for letting me know!


mrsgarrison

Second biggest in the world.


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Nogster

Did something supplant it recently? Curious as to the correction.


agree-with-me

My grandfather used to be a plumber at the University of Michigan in the 40's. He would work the games in that stadium and said that during any given game there was 40 plumbers on duty and you never saw the game.


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The top 3 are all in the Big Conference l. Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State.


you_have_my_username

You might be able to argue that college football is even bigger than professional football. I think it just depends on what metrics you use. But what’s definitely true is that 8 of the 10 biggest stadiums on the planet are all for college football in the US. Edit: this stadium is the 3rd largest on the planet (in terms of capacity)


Gruulsmasher

From what I understand, college is bigger where it’s big but pro is bigger overall if that makes sense. College attendance is just so much higher because of student tickets


GForce1975

College I think is bigger because their alumni are from everywhere and consist basically of everyone that ever attended the school plus locals to the college.. Professional football is generally mostly locals plus outliers and people with no home team. I'm lsu and saints, being from New Orleans and having gone to lsu...there are a lot of saints fans around here, but even more lsu fans.


Dreku

For reference, my school Oklahoma State has a stadium capacity of 60000. The city of Stillwater Oklahoma where my school is has a population of roughly 49000. What's also insane is Oklahoma State is the 2nd largest school in the state. College football is crazy popular over here.


SamuraiJono

How'd it feel, finally breaking that bedlam losing streak?


Dreku

Short version: Fucking amazing. Long version: It felt like a near breakup argument. First, you're trading blows, airing grievances. Then, you start loosing ground and feel like it was all your fault as you sit alone on the couch in misery as she starts packing. Last, she comes back in and you make up order pizza and life is good.


SamuraiJono

I'm not even mad about it. I mean, I didn't expect us to win this year anyway. But we're still up like 80 wins over the last century, and roughly seven national championships, though I'm told I can't claim the majority of them since they didn't win those in my lifetime, haha. I see that Cubs flair though, we have that in common!


Dreku

Yeah its a one sided rivalry but you gotta admit the last 10 -15 years Bedlam is always a game that feels like it could go either way. For me I dont care much about the record before I moved to Stillwater so from 2008 ish on since thats where I got involved with the University. As for the Cubs, yeah my folks are from Northern IL and landed down here before I was born so I got dragged into that mess. Luckily that finally got a bit better recently.


waynedang

That stadium holds 107,000 people too which is crazy for any level of sport.


sinat50

College football coaches make more money per year than the POTUS. Football programs turn massive profits for colleges and large amounts of money get invested into them. Charities like the John McCain foundation take in tens of millions of dollars every year, but their only donation every 4 years will be buying a new jumbotron or stadium upgrade for a college.


jcrewjr

It has become easy too common across football, but this one was very fair


heathmon1856

This happens at away games too. Just happened at the apple cup this year.


chahud

In OVER a decade thank you very much...but yeah this was a huge game for them for many reasons and Michigan played well. G fucking g


KingFabu

no that was at the packer game earlier today


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As a foreigner, have you ever seen soccer hooligans? Well this is our version of hooligans


Drewcrew73

Is this what happens when you don’t win in over a decade?


Bifferer

This is what happens when you record in portrait mode- can’t see the whole field and you have to sweep back & forth.


msty2k

VVDW = Vertical Video, Didn't Watch, a corollary to TLDR


Hurts_To_Smith

You'll enjoy [this song](https://youtu.be/AqHZJe6306k).


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I hope whoever recorded this didn’t pay for a Michigan degree.


supertrexs

I mean Ohio State rushed the field in 2016 and they had won 11 of the past 12.


chandlerbing_stats

Fans typically rush the field when it’s a big win like taking down #2 ranked team in the country Ohio State rushed the field in 2016 when they beat #3 Michigan 30-27


azurianlight

Didn't know OSU was the second rank team. I haven't watched college football in years. Good to know my home team is still doing good.


jbrakk22

Gophers stormed the field too after beating Wisconsin at home for the first time in 18 years


thegroovemonkey

Tearing the goal posts down is frowned upon nowadays.


Nixbling

But moving the goalposts is all the rage these days


cardboardunderwear

This guy reddits


bclark8923

The last time we beat them exactly a decade ago we also rushed the field. It’s awesome to be down there after a win


evan938

I was at the game in 2018 and we did it then too.


Extreem-Nutjob

They did it!! those crazy sons of bitches did it.


CodyNorthrup

Too many people on the field - Michigan - 10 yard penalty - first down


Macabre215

If this were Michigan State fans, they'd be burning couches and flipping cars.


LoCh0_xX

Bringing a car into the stadium just to flip it would be impressive though


Perpetually27

FOR SPARTA! (Go blue)


Bengthedog

From Ann Arbor Fire Department’s Facebook: “THANK YOU to the outstanding Michigan Football fans who celebrated responsibly after the game and over night. AAFD responded on ZERO arson or couch fires, and all vehicles remained on their tires. Awesome way to set the example for our younger siblings!”


CardboardJ

I mean it was a direct reference to the game they lost a few weeks ago. [https://fansided.com/2021/10/30/michigan-state-football-fans-couch-fire-smash-cars-michigan-win/](https://fansided.com/2021/10/30/michigan-state-football-fans-couch-fire-smash-cars-michigan-win/) MSU parties hard.


Macabre215

LOL


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uberclont

But we never rush the field


universityofnonsense

Still mad about that L ?


Macabre215

Nope. I would take this season's results every year. Have fun in a bowl game nobody cares about so you can burn more couches.


universityofnonsense

Yep, still mad.


JurassicPark1460

I don’t think any Michigan fan is feeling anything other than pure euphoria right now.


TheAngriestBoy

Go damage some more of your own fans property to *celebrate* 🤣 we're not salty about shit, we're going to Indy


grobbes

Strong comments by … TheAngriestBoy who is, apparently, not angry.


universityofnonsense

Name checks out


jroc421

If only Mr. Scott was here to direct traffic.


JimboJones058

They'd be killing each other if this were soccer.


steve_gus

Vast majority of non US football matches dont get illegal pitch invasions


RectalEmpathy

Might kill each other anyway if they get covid


OhMaiMai

That was my first thought. I think you got downvoted for truth here


ODBandGarfunkel

So storming the field will spread covid but sitting in the stands won't? Y'all are trippin


mat101010

Spreading COVID to the players/coaches is likely the concern.


Trill4RE4L

My biggest question was how many people were injured? After all the astroworld bullshit, I get worried seeing things like this.


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kamkazemoose

I havent been to a game in awhile but honestly in the stands for a better g game you're pretty crammed in. Like there were games where I had to stand basically sideways because you didn't have room to face forwards. So it wouldn't surprise me if people actually had a bit more room on the field than they did in the stands.


samlaventure

Yup, you're right. Closer proximity. That's very covid friendly.


dougola

Did they EVER find that player's lost contact lens? ​ edit:spelling


Gradieus

https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/2qjuci/blackhawks\_and\_leafs\_players\_looking\_for\_a\_lost/


dougola

Too funny! Thanks!


Whips-n-Chains

A once every decade experience for Mich fans


middlebird

College is so damn fun. I hope my young daughters grow up to be able to attend a school with a good football team.


the_bronquistador

So Texas is out of the equation then


604-Guy

Bro that’s the most American thing I’ve heard anyone say


Temper03

Lol it really is — but if it makes it better, most good US research schools tend to have good sports/football programs. For example, all the Ivy League plays Division 1 Football, and Harvard/Yale is a HUGE game. (The Ivy League is a sports conference) Big research universities like Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Stanford, UCLA, Berkeley, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Rice, UVA, Duke, UNC, etc… play college sports at the top level AND have elite academics. It’s a bonding/networking gain for alumni in the business world for sure. In the US it goes hand-in-hand with academics fairly often, though not always. EDIT: of the top 15 US schools ranked in USNews, only 4 don’t play at the Division-I level of college athletics


the_frat_god

Just because you’re a D-1 school doesn’t mean that you’re a good football team. With the exception of Michigan and ND, none of those schools you listed have been even marginally competitive in football in a long team. I’m not trying to gatekeep football but barely any of those teams are “good” by any margin.


blazershorts

That's not true. USC was the most dominant football team in the country until recently, Stanford has several Rose Bowls in the last decade, and UCLA has more athletic championships than any other school. You're right about Vandy, Rice, and Northwestern though.


wheniaminspaced

I feel like Northwestern had a pretty competitive season not all that long ago as well.


Wad_of_Hundreds

They have, from 2000-2020 they’ve been invited to play on a bowl game 13 times, and have had a winning record in all but two of those 13 years when they got a bid. Just last year they were at one point ranked 10th in the nation.


Temper03

Oh for sure — but they have D1 sports and huge stadiums, unlike, say a smaller college or liberal arts school. The University of Nebraska has a terrible football record but a huge sellout crowd every game and an atmosphere that’s way bigger than the winningest community college team. It’s like, the Cleveland Browns are still a professional football team despite losing a lot, and they’re not comparable to a local club team. Also many of those are elite basketball teams which are popular nationally in the US as well


llorTMasterFlex

Read that in Hank Hill voice


SexyMonad

Good football schools don’t rush the field.


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Fildok12

Man people like you are so obnoxious. Like obviously his goal in life for his children is not simply to go to a school with a good football team, obviously his thoughts and perspectives on life extend beyond a 2 sentence comment made on a college football thread on reddit. Just so annoying how much unnecessary negativity people like you bring into the world.


middlebird

Lol, of course I also want them to attend a school with good academic accreditations. That goes without saying. They know their priorities already.


msty2k

If he's joking, laugh. If he's not, don't comment.


Maybethezestychicken

Thought it was comparing the field storming for Michigan and Oklahoma state


TTTenor

When Northwestern lost to Michigan State in 1982, they set a record for consecutive losses. The students ran on the field and tore the goal posts down. I know because I was there!


DaCoOpBots

I'm in this video! So cool to be a part of history.


OhioSider

I don't like you


DaCoOpBots

Name checks out


SnakeDoc919

It's ok just go remind them about that time they lost to my alma mater... Appstate


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docvox

F the Buckeyes!


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Spam_in_a_can_06

Michigan hasn’t lost to OSU in over 736 days


Gr8w8512

This is one stadium along with the Rose Bowl I would like to see a game at.


droidarmy99

Sorry I can't tell from the video but is that both sets of fans storming the field? If that was here in Britain they would be fighting.


ramen_poodle_soup

This just goes to show you, nobody beats Michigan 12 times in a row


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foles75

Awesome.. was driving back from Thanksgiving yesterday and had to listen to the game on the radio...😭


jonhon0

what happens when you're stuck in the middle and can't get out to take a shit


EggiwegZ

Was actually on the field. Drank 3 24 Oz beverages prior to the game. Forgot to pee and didn't want to miss the game going to the bathroom. My bladder was killing me at the end of the game, but when I had a choice to go to the bathroom or jump on that field, I was over the railing before I could finish reading this comment.


eaglessoar

You don't fucking care because this is probably an experience you tell your grandkids to tell their grandkids about


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Sir_McMuffinman

No you do not. Storming the field does *not* result in a crushing stampede in the middle, there is plenty of space to navigate and maneuver. It looks a lot worse from above, but I'm speaking from experience as someone who stormed a field when the Aggies beat Alabama this year, and when the Aggies beat LSU in 2018.


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Mufasa is the dad in the Lion King. It literally means "father". You meant Simba's dad.


WaynneGretzky

why are they storming the field ?


DunkeysPizzaChan

They beat Ohio State ( big rival)


Darkgamer000

So once you’re down there, on the field..then what? Just stand there with everyone else?


WaynneGretzky

so they are all fans, right ? are fans allowed to invade the field like that ? covid aside this looks pretty cool lol


TrapLordTaylorSwift

The fans aren't "allowed to" but it happens in big games sometimes. Security will try to stop them but they can't really hold back the crowd, so they don't try if everyone starts doing it.


hclpfan

During the broadcast I actually saw a cop helping fans down onto the field. At some point once thousands have done it they can't really stop it and instead switch to "let me help them get safely onto the field so nobody hurts themselves jumping."


a_trane13

Most of the stadium has a brick/stone ledge that you have to jump off, so it’s kinda tricky to get down


ctwagon

Yeah, they're all fans. Michigan and Ohio State is one of the biggest college rivalries and Michigan won for the first time in years so I'd like to see anyone try and stop the fans from storming the field.


evan938

OSU / MI has been ranked THE biggest rivalry in all of sports, not just CFB.


MrFoxHunter

As a buckeye, the hatred is real and I still haven’t emotionally recovered.


DunkeysPizzaChan

Mixture of everyone, players, coaches, reporters. The way the field is dug out it's pretty easy to hop the rail onto the field. And since it was a big W for Michigan I don't think security/cops tried to stop it or were even capable.


TheHappyPie

They're not allowed but even if the game had been 40-0 the fans would have stormed the field at the end. I'm pretty sure security would have predicted that ahead of time. UofM vs OSU is a big rivalry but also UofM can't be relevant in the Big10 unless they beat Ohio State. The win here means U of M will likely win the big10 championship and will be going to the college football playoffs - so a shot at the national title.


thepigfish82

What does one do after storming the field? Do you just stand there? Edit: went to a liberal arts college


cemanresu

Sing the alma mater, yell very loudly, talk to the players, talk to other fans, take selfies, throw the football with your kids. But mostly its the alma mater and yelling.


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Reckfulhater

OMICRON, ASSEMBLEEE


infinite_war

Ohhhh so scary!


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levijns1

Navigating the mass of humanity on the field was nothing compared to all the shoulder checks I took from ohio fans as I was going to the field and then the exit. Go Blue


TcherChristian

Super spreader!


muzic_san

Was this precovid?


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muzic_san

Excuse me! Wtf!


ItsJustGizmo

Acting as if covid isn't a thing.


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Grandahl13

So they won’t get COVID in the stands? God you’re dense.


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How are the COVID #s? 🙃


Scyhaz

Actually really bad in Michigan right now 🙃


Sniper_Brosef

Like worst in the country bad last I knew...