Michigan's attendance streak was boosted with 60,000+ free tix

[KamaAina]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/michigan-s-attendance-streak-was-boosted-with-60-000--free-tix-134958314.html

Michigan's streak of home games with over 100,000 people in attendance got a significant assist from comped tickets in 2014....

The last time Michigan had a home game with less than 100,000 was on Oct. 25, 1975. The News says the six-figure mark includes "tickets sold, tickets distributed, staffing, catering employees, university facility and operations employees, the spirit squad and marching band, and the media."

The increase in the practice, while striking, isn't all that surprising given Michigan's struggles in 2014. Not only did the team perform poorly on the field, there was the whole debacle with quarterback Shane Morris and the coaching staff's handling of his concussion.

You may also remember the promotion last season that saw two tickets (briefly) given away to the team's game against Minnesota with the purchase of a Coca-Cola product. The school called the promotion a "miscommunication" after a picture of the sign started to spread.

[trotsky]

1. I suspect they won't have that problem with Harbs.

At least for his first year.

[KamaAina]

2. That was the implication in the article.

The Niners, on the other hand...

[caraher]

3. I remember a game in '84 against Northwestern that was definitely under 100,000 present

The Tigers were playing at the same time and it was Bo's worst season. I was at the top of the stadium with a battery-powered TV watching the World Series game in parallel, and there was plenty of room to spread out. And cheap tickets to be had - much of my family was there, too. I'd guess 85,000 tops.

Nobody really knows what that number means apart from people in the athletic department.