Quote Originally Posted by EL Jimbo View Post
Actually, I see a lot of correlation between how people view Detroit and UofM football.

-Were once great institutions
-Have fallen on hard times in recent years
-Suffers greatly through modernization and reinvention plans that have been stymied by supporters obsessed with the past and bringing the institution back to that past rather than move the institution forward into a sustainable future.

And much to the chagrin of Ann Arborites they are still very connected to the International Metropolis. There are lots of people who live in Ann Arbor and work in Detroit and vice-versa. U of M has a very large campus near Fairlane, which is right on the Detroit border, that everyone forgets about. U of M also has a satalite S of WSU. Finally, if you fly into Ann Arbor you fly into DTW and you will not see much rural area on you landside trip to Ann Arbor.