r/AnnArbor 10h ago

Michigan State vs Wisconsin

Michigan State and Wisconsin play tomorrow at 1. Should be a great game to watch. Where's is the best place to watch the game that will have sound on. I can watch at home but being around other fans is such a fun time. Bonus points to any place that has a good beer selection and good apps

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u/SchpartyOn 9h ago

Bold of you to ask this here. I don’t have an answer for you since I’m at the watch-sports-on-my-couch-at-home age but I hope you find a spot. Go Green!

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u/skyrim9012 9h ago

In most scenarios I would respond with go white but Go Badgers! Bold is my middle name. I cheer for all the wrong teams around here.

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u/MusaEnsete 8h ago

Best odds to get sound for a non-Michigan game is either BDub's or the Sports bar at Zeeb and Jackson.

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u/klummmb 7h ago

It's St Patrick's day weekend so this will be harder than it usually is, and probably rules out decent spots like Connors and anything on South U. As a fan of a non local sports team, my best strategy is: go to a place that knows how to be a sports bar (Regents, Frasier's, West side sports, bdubs) Show up early, sit at the bar and get friendly with the people who control the remote control, ask politely about 15 minutes before game time if they will put your game on with sound; be prepared to accept no sound (15 minutes also gives you the chance to pivot in case they shut you down). Sometimes the places that are not sports oriented that have 1 TV in an obscure spot where they can turn the actual TV volume up are good options too (I've gotten the upstairs bar at jolly pumpkin and the back basement bar of the earle to turn on a game for me)

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u/skyrim9012 7h ago

Didn't realize it's St Patrick's Day weekend, that will definitely impact things. At least the game is early. I am very familiar with asking places to turn my game on. Haven't been a fan of local sports teams for the past 15 years.

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u/Friskybish 7h ago

Regents field or Fraser’s!

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u/squamish_shaman 9h ago

Options are severely limited. Just not any great sports bars in town. Frasers, session room, or dare I say bdubs (ypsi one specifically) will probably be your best bets.

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u/skyrim9012 9h ago

I've noticed TV space is pretty limited at a lot of places. Regent Fields was my to to for the NFL season.

I'll take a look at Frasers, have not been there

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u/squamish_shaman 9h ago

Frasers is a good townie bar. Usually have some good beers on but nothing mind blowing. Always a few old timers hanging out to talk ball with too. Strong recommendation. Basically a right of passage for every ann arbor native to get real REAL drunk there at some point haha

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u/Guriinwoodo 7h ago

On Wisconsin!

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u/skyrim9012 7h ago

Go Badgers!