Class of 2009, your hopes of front row football tickets next year have officially been shat on. In case you haven’t heard, an e-mail was sent out today announcing that the University has rescinded its decision to award seats based on class standing. They will be assigned again based on credit hours “counted by the University”. I’m not really sure what that means, but I assume credits from other undergraduate institutions are counted in addition to credits earned in Michigan Grad School.

As an undergrad, I’m clearly not thrilled about this decision. There’s got to be some sort of middle ground. Someone who went somewhere else as an undergrad shouldn’t get front row seats the instant he becomes a Michigan law student, not after over a thousand others spend 3 years coming to games bleeding maize and blue. The University should form a system where it’s based off Michigan credit hours and/or previous purchases of season tickets. I’m sure there are plenty of other ways this could be settled.

Undergrads pre-game hard, travel in large spirited groups and embody what being a college fan is all about. The majority of graduate students wake up at 11:30, put on their pants and walk down to the front row of Michigan Stadium. I base this on nothing, but it’s true. When the college gameday cameras are rolling around the corner end-zone it should be the undergrads with painted faces, not the same graduate students for 3-5 seasons that get to be seen on ABC.