When Fresno State coach Tim Skipper sat down to address the media earlier this week to preview his team’s matchup with the Michigan Wolverines, a question he anticipated was immediately thrown at him: “How are you going to deal with playing in the Big House?”
Compared to the Bulldog’s 40,727 capacity stadium, the Big House is quite the daunting environment. Nevertheless, Skipper and his team have embraced the upcoming challenge.
“I love hostile environments to be honest with you, I think that’s the magic of college football,” Skipper said. “You get 110 (thousand) in a stadium and it’s loud and it’s rocking and you can’t hear, you want it to be as hard as it can possibly be, that’s the way how I think of it.