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11:56

Jeff Arnold - Good afternoon from Michigan Stadium. We're awaiting the national anthem, and the Wolverines are preparing to run through the tunnel to get the annual spring game started.

11:58

[Comment From Guest]
How many people are there?

11:58

Pete Bigelow - You know, we're trying to eyeball it, and it's fair to say tha they've met their goal. I'm guessing there's about 40,000 here.

11:59

[Comment From Guest]
Did we hit 40,000?

11:59

Pete Bigelow - I'm guessing we'll have an official tally later in the event, but the number of people here is pretty impressive. Long-time Ann Arbor News beat writer John Heuser thinks this is the largest crowd for a spring game since '98

11:59

[Comment From eric]
is there audio of the scrimmage that I can hear online?

12:00

Pete Bigelow - Eric, not sure about that one. Let me see if I can find out and I'll get back to you.

12:00

[Comment From Guest]
Not too shabby and a good sign that all is well with the fans and Wolverine football.

12:00

Pete Bigelow - A ton of interest. ... not sure if you caught my pre-game notes below, but the line for the locker-room tour wrapped around Crisler and down the sidewalk to the corner of Main and Stadium, if you're familiar with the area

12:01

Pete Bigelow - Team now running out of the tunnel

12:01

[Comment From Ken]
1050 WTKA has a live audio broadcast of the game.

12:01

Pete Bigelow - Thanks Ken. .... Eric, I hope that helps you out with the audio.

12:02

Pete Bigelow - Pausing for the anthem

12:03

[Comment From Guest]
What are the weather conditions?

12:03

Pete Bigelow - Guest, they're fantastic. It's probably one of the reasons there's such a big turnout today. It's blue skies as far as I can see. Maybe about 50-55 degrees.

12:04

[Comment From stoney]
with free tickets i hope they hit 100000 for god sake

12:04

Pete Bigelow - Stoney, well, they've been free for a decade now, and it doesn't seem like Michigan has drawn more than 10,000 for the game before. ... But today, I saw people tailgating at 9 a.m. when I walked down here from downtown.

12:05

Pete Bigelow - Definitely a gameday atmosphere today. Not that way in the past.

12:05

[Comment From Guest]
That IS a great sign. Looking at the players does it appear that they are conditioned better than past years?

12:05

Pete Bigelow - Guest, .... tell ya what. Ask me again about 50 plays into the scrimmage :)

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