Yes, the Wolverines are the defending national champions, and yes, Michigan is the winning college football program of all time. But, holy cow, what a locker room.
On ESPN College GameDay, Desmond Howard returned to his old stomping grounds to chat with Michigan's new head coach Sherrone Moore and take a tour of the newest facilities on campus.
The segment included a sneak peek at Michigan's locker room that included everything from a Top Golf-esque golfing simulator to a bowling alley to a barber shop. Yes, you read all of that correctly.
Michigan has opened a new $14 million locker room, featuring a:
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) August 24, 2024
• Bowling alley
• Golf simulator
• Pool table
• Barbershop
• Players lounge pic.twitter.com/1PSwrpuNUO
Fans immediately went crazy on social media talking about how jealous they are of the players' space, even if they had no desire for a locker room to begin with.
Michigan’s locker room upgrades have similarities to the Falcons’ upgraded facilities (right down to the barbershop) but the Falcons don’t have a dang bowling alley in theirs smh
— Jeanna Kelley 🏝️🥥 (@jeannathomas) September 7, 2024
That @CollegeGameDay behind the scenes segment on Michigan football just now not so subtly showing off the locker room with reclining leather seats, a custom barber shop, a golf simulator… tell me again how this isn’t professional sports ?! 👀
— Mandy N. Murphy (@mandynmurphy) September 7, 2024
Being able to say that you have a "cooler" locker room than an NFL team is quite a flex, even for one of the top college football programs in the country.
#Michigan Plush state of the art locker room in Ann Arbor complete with every upgrade imaginable and yet if I’m a Wolverines fan, I’m not liking the amount of respect that they’re giving Ohio State. Really? You have them on your wall??? 😳 #collegegameday pic.twitter.com/P8qAiRWO7r
— Jon Linder (@LinderShowMiami) September 7, 2024
Of course the Wolverines are going to take every opportunity to get a dig in at the Ohio State Buckeyes, especially if they can remind their team every day that they need to take down their rival. And, yes, even the Buckeye fanbase had to admit that the locker room was pretty dang nice.
@DesmondHoward I’m a Buckeye Fan, but I have to admit Michigan’s Locker Room and colors are dope ! 🔥🔥🔥💯
— King Le’on (@GmediaBa) September 7, 2024
A few people had to make a joke of it, simply because the new digs in Ann Arbor are simply so cool that it's nearly unbelievable.
Michigan football locker room: We have a mud room for our gear. Um, so did my high school team. Bet they don't have the mold in the shower like we did!
— Sidelines - UMass (@SSN_UMass) September 7, 2024
However, if you ask me (as a Duck fan), everyone needs to remember that the Oregon Ducks have all that and more in their track and field locker room, much less the football facilities:
The NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin today at the "theater for track"—Oregon's $270M Hayward Field.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 5, 2024
• Weight room
• Locker rooms
• Nutrition center
• Barbershop, salon
• Indoor practice space
• Anti-gravity treadmill room
• Expandable to 25,000 seats pic.twitter.com/u2m3y7nAO8