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Tuesday Quick Hits: Kolarik Returning Friday?
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1 Comment- Comcast and the Big Ten Network are apparently nearing a deal. It figures that it would come at this time of the year considering the BTN will really be useless until the fall, but better late than never I guess.
- Chad Kolarik may be able to return for this weekend’s series against Nebraska-Omaha. Unfortunately, freshman defenseman Scooter Vaughan is out indefinitely after fracturing his jaw while wrestling a teammate off-ice last Friday.
- Speaking of hockey, Michigan is once again ranked #1.
- Manny Harris was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and the All-Freshman Team.
- The University of Michigan has come to an agreement with the Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America and the United States Department of Justice over the issue of not enough disabled seating in Michigan Stadium. It’s good that Michigan will make it easier for disabled people to watch games at the Big House, but I just hope its capacity doesn’t go down at all.
- MGoBlue has a new photo gallery of the Michigan Stadium renovation up.
- If you have a question for Michigan’s newest basketball recruit, Zack Novak, then head on over to UMHoops to submit a question that could be asked in an upcoming interview with him.
- The latest addition to the Michigan blogosphere comes in the form of MGoSwim. As you can tell by the name, the blog is dedicated to Michigan swimming, so make sure to check it out.
Michigan Stadium will lose some of it’s seating for the handicapped for a short time. Please see the quote or read the except from the link below:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/METRO/803110371/1131/sports0201
“But some season ticket holders will be displaced in order to make room for the extra wheelchair spaces and companion seats. On average, adding one wheelchair seat means a loss of about 13 traditional bench seats. Nearly 2,500 bench seats will be lost by 2010 on the east sideline to make up for the wheelchair seats, Hage said.
Those patrons will be notified and will be relocated. It was not immediately clear where those fans would go and who they may potentially replace.
“Our fans are just fantastic and we anticipate they will be very supportive,” Hage said.
U-M will drop down to a capacity of 106,201 in 2008 season — below Penn State’s 107,282.
But that won’t be for long. U-M is in the midst of a $226 million renovation of the stadium that will widen aisles and seats and create a new press box, concourse, luxury boxes and indoor and outdoor club seats. The pricier luxury boxes and club seats will add about 5,000 spots, including about 135 wheelchair-accessible seats.
U-M should reclaim its title in 2010.”