Michigan fans not confident Big House 'stripe-out' will work

Chris Breiler | Aug 17, 2024

Michigan Football

On Friday, social media accounts for the Michigan Football program officially announced the first-ever "stripe-out" at the Big House. In order to try and simplify things, Michigan put out a guide indicating what color to wear depending on what section you're sitting in. Even sections wear BLUE, odd sections wear MAIZE, and the student section will also wear MAIZE.

🟡🔵🟡🔵#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/y9dk4p4sxv

— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) August 16, 2024

Seems simple enough, right? After all, we've seen other stadiums execute stripe-outs with incredible results, including Tennessee, Penn State, and BYU. Hell, even the folks in East Lansing managed to pull it off.

Game time alert!!! The Stripe Out game against Michigan State on Oct. 13 will kick at 3:30 p.m on either FS1 or BTN. pic.twitter.com/bKhd1R8vEE

— Kris Petersen (@GoPSUKris) October 1, 2018

Tennessee’s stadium looks amazing today. #UFvsTENN pic.twitter.com/AH2FbhZtP5

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 4, 2014

Michigan State announces return of Stripe Out game https://t.co/wsYJzYCD5i via @Tradition pic.twitter.com/uGyjEvyMPe

— Spartans Football (@Spartans) September 20, 2021

Although "Maize-out" efforts have been pretty successful in previous years, Michigan fans don't seem too confident that 110,000 folks can pull off what would be an incredible visual experience on Sep. 21 against USC.

Please hand out shirts.. it's gonna look so bad if you don't..

— Isaac 〽️ (@IsaacMGoBlue) August 17, 2024

Zero % chance this works lmao. The boomers who get upset when we stand up will wear white on purpose

— Lago (@oceanntide) August 16, 2024

I love my team, but no way in the world does the fan base pull this off without the University handing out shirts https://t.co/SGgsZE7TJv

— Savage Beast🏆 Defending National Champs (@Skeets24) August 16, 2024

We are nothing if not ambitious 😝 #GoBlue https://t.co/mWCIl3pNxH

— Jenna Golden (@jigolden) August 17, 2024

They better provide shirts or this is not gonna happen lol

— Ian 〽️aures (@IMaures) August 15, 2024

This is going to be awful. I truly hope it works but i kno this crowd.

— Don Holifield (@dshman9) August 15, 2024

If you aren’t handing out T Shirts, it’s gonna be a mess.

— Michigan’s Armchair Quarterback (@ArmchairQB_UM) August 15, 2024

As for the game itself, USC will be making the trip to Ann Arbor for the first time since 1958. The Wolverines and the Trojans have met 10 times since 1948, with USC holding a 6-4 advantage over Michigan. In fact, USC has won six of the last seven meetings dating back to 1970, which each of those meetings occurring in the Rose Bowl. But heading into 2024, it's Michigan who is the current favorite for the Week 4 meeting on Sep. 21 - with ESPN giving the Wolverines a 65.7% chance to win the game.

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