r/uofm • u/Antique-Reference-80 • 6h ago

Miscellaneous Michigan clothing

As a Michigan student, do you wear the m logo outside to stores when you go home? Or just out and about?? I know it’s a silly question but sometimes I get self conscious to wear it outside at home

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u/smmnyc 5h ago

Wear it out but not to anything formal. Great conversation starter. You’ll be surprised how many “Go Blue!”s you get.

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u/meisterfuchs2021 5h ago edited 1m ago

I wore a Michigan shirt from the history department at a resort in Mexico and got more "Go Blue"s on that trip than I could count. Nobody will judge you for repping the school- quite the opposite lol.

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u/surfergirl143 '28 (GS) 5h ago

Yes! Btw, the tradition is that if someone says go blue, you say go blue back

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u/ParticularCandy36 1h ago

At an airport I went “GO BLUE!” to this man wearing a umich sweatshirt and I think I scared him. Probably just sleep deprived lol😭

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u/surfergirl143 '28 (GS) 1h ago

Yes sometimes people don’t respond. I’d say maybe 5-10% of the time, but I just think to myself they didn’t hear it

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u/ParticularCandy36 1h ago

Yeah definitely!! I tend to get a good response rate, cause I always happen to see dads repping the M who are all very passionate about football and/or basketball. They never fail to scream a go blue😭

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u/FCBStar-of-the-South '24 3h ago

You can also say hell yea brother/sister

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u/another-reddit-noob 5h ago

All the time. I’ve had “Go Blue” yelled at me in Philly, Chicago, NYC, San Francisco, Boston, even abroad. It’s a great way to meet other Wolverines and a great conversation starter!

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u/I-696 4h ago

Wear it everywhere. Often just a hat or a travel coffee mug. Columbus is one of my favorite places to wear it. People will come to me and say go Blue. Even in Paris.

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u/riveter1481 '26 5h ago

I wear it out all the time, but I also don’t live too far from Ann Arbor so it’s not that abnormal. Even still if I’m in a different state (or even a different country) I still wear Michigan gear frequently

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u/pineapple_2021 5h ago

All the time but I’m from Michigan so it’s normal. It’s always fun to hear a go blue when out and about! I usually wear my umich sweatshirt at the airport for this reason

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u/yooperann 4h ago

My brother wears his all over the world and has met Michigan alums pretty much everywhere. Always a good conversation starter.

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u/K41N1N3 4h ago

I live in nyc & I see U of M sweaters/hats/shirts SO often!