Why The Big House Didn’t Grow As Big As Michigan Hoped

Fans want Michigan Stadium expanded to 140,000 seats, using its original design for future growth. The push aims to boost capacity and create a loud home-field advantage.

Michigan Stadium - The Big House

Michigan Stadium, aka 'the Big House', is the largest stadium in the United States with an official capacity of 107,601. The Big House is the third-largest stadium in the world and was built in 1927 for a cost of only $950,000.

The Big House was originally planned to have seating for 150,000, but to save money at the time, it was built slightly smaller, with footings designed to support future expansion. Given the footings and ticket demand exist, why not expand?

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Expand Michigan Stadium and Make the Big House Bigger

Recently, a suggestion was made on the Michigan Wolverines Reddit page to expand the Big House to a capacity of 140,000. Fans shared several compelling reasons in support of the idea.

Sounds practical and optimistic, but it will cost more for the upgrade than it did to build the original stadium.

Great suggestion right there, a louder stadium is better for home games.

It seems a louder stadium is becoming a recurring mention in the thread.

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Key talking points from the thread include:

1. The U of M student population has never been larger.
2. North Korea has a bigger stadium.
3. The demand for seats is there.
4. Creating these seats will make them cheaper.
5. New seats could create premium areas and more fan opportunities.

No matter what the University of Michigan decides to do, a bigger Michigan Stadium would be welcomed by fans and alumni alike.

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