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Brian Jean-Mary calls Michigan Stadium a ‘tennis crowd’, but coached there during crowdless season

Former Michigan linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary made a puzzling comment on Monday about the atmosphere at Michigan Stadium.

Jean-Mary is currently Tennessee’s linebackers coach and was asked to compare the difference between Neyland Stadium and The Big House. Jean-Mary’s analysis will not sit well with MIchigan fans, the team, and UM coaches.

“I think the University of Michigan crowd — which is a good crowd, I am not going to say it is a bad crowd — it is more of a tennis crowd,” Jean-Mary told reporters. “We have more of a gladiator stadium crowd at the University of Tennessee.