Flyovers are cool and so are emotional coaches

Posted on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 : 11:45 a.m.

Flyovers are cool and so are emotional coaches

By AnnArbor.com Staff

Brandon Graham, shown with his family before the start of Saturday's game, would look good in Cleveland's colors, staff photographer and Browns fan Lon Horwedel says on his blog. (Photo: Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com)

AnnArbor.com staff photographer Lon Horwedel worked the sidelines in Michigan Stadium at Saturday's Ohio State at Michigan football game. He offers his take on the game in a series of photographs and opinions in his blog, Sideline Diaries. His views include a look at flyovers, former players on the sidelines, press box stories and why the Cleveland Browns should covet Brandon Graham.

Comments

A2D2

Tue, Nov 24, 2009 : 2:56 p.m.

it was louder than normal........unlike our fourth quarter faithful...........

81wolverine

Tue, Nov 24, 2009 : 2:47 p.m.

It was a pretty amazing flyover. They decided to fly a little faster than other planes have in previous games. It kind of took a lot of people by surprise. I really like the flyover. They're also a sort of recruiting tool for the military to find future pilots.

HHW

Tue, Nov 24, 2009 : 12:41 p.m.

Take it easy there chosen1, not everything has to be about politics or taxes. Fact is, the pilots that fly those planes have to log a minimum number of hours in the aircraft. Those flyovers count towards that hour total. So in short, the gas would be burnt whether it was flying over Michigan stadium or the irish hills. It does not increase the money budgeted for flights in the slightest.

chosen1

Tue, Nov 24, 2009 : 12:26 p.m.

Flyovers are cool, but also a luxury item. It's not fiscally sound to use taxpayers money for these luxurious displays. maybe if each university had boosters or alums that wanted to pay for it, but not on the taxpayers' dime