North Until You Smell It...West Until You Step In It

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Sparty Awaits

It what is typically known as one of the biggest rivalries in the college football, the Michigan vs. Michigan Agricultural College game is upon us. Michigan, looking to stay in BCS contention, travels into East Lansing this weekend looking to make yet another statement. Here are some of the famous dates in the series history, courtesy of the Detroit News...

  • 1898 : First game between schools: Michigan 39, Michigan Agricultural College 0.
  • 1902: Fielding H. Yost's first game against Michigan Agricultural College. It was played at Regents Field in Ann Arbor. Michigan won 119-0, scoring 20 touchdowns worth five points each.
  • 1927: A crowd of 27,864 showed up for the first meeting between the teams at Michigan Stadium. Three-time All-American Bennie Oosterbaan led U-M to a 21-0 win.
  • 1947 : Michigan State discarded its familiar gold and black uniforms and wore green and white for the first time. Michigan's "Mad Magicians" won, 55-0. It was the first time the game had been on television, with Paul Williams at the microphone for WWJ in Detroit.
  • 1954: Duffy Daugherty's first year as MSU coach, but Michigan's Ron Kramer dominated the game as a sophomore, blocking two punts, and the Wolverines won, 33-7
  • 1964: On the way to the Big Ten championship, Bump Elliot had his finest day against Michigan State with a 17-10 victory.
  • 1989: Bo Schembechler's last game against Michigan State resulted in a 10-7 victory.
  • 1990: U-M Coach Gary Moeller's first game against MSU was spoiled by a controversial call on Desmond Howard, who was tripped in the end zone as he tried to catch a pass for a two-point conversion. MSU 28, U-M 27.
  • 1997: U-M, on its way to a national championship, beat State, 23-7, with Charles Woodson making two interceptions, one in spectacular style in front of his bench.
  • 2001: U-M, favored by six, leads the series 61-27-5.

Party With Sparty...and the UMTailgate.com Crew

Looking for us? The crew from UMTailgate.com can be found from 8:30am 'til kickoff at the University Lutheran Church, 1020 South Harrison Road, just a few blocks from the stadium. We hope to see you all there. Bring food and alcohol.

GO BLUE!

Hawkeye Halloween

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Victory From the Jaws of Defeat

Stephen and Bubba remained calm throughout as the Wolverines came back from a 20-7 third quarter defecit to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes 32-26. It was the smallest tailgate since OSU 2000, as five hungover stragglers stumbled into Iowa City for the game. Click here for the post game recap and pictures.

Just the Good Ol' Boys

Friday's pre-game festivities were located in Chicago, as old friends united for a Halloween party known as "Boo Ya". For $25, guests were loaded up with a buffet of spirits. Mike provided gourmet snacks, and Bizzaro Jerry Sprague provided the music. Most came in costume, from angels and devils to the cast of The Dukes of Hazzrd, and most left drunk. 


Again...I apologize for the brevity...Sparty's up next...

Bye Week...Let's Get Drunk!

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Irish Car Bombs Anyone?

Suffering from football withdrawl, I unleashed the beast (my camera) for a night at the bar. Thanks go out to the camp counselors for a kg'wreat night...and for taking all of the pictures.

In addition, I'd like to welcome any new visitors to UMTailgate.com that might be stopping by because some lunatic (not me) kept getting in their face and forcing them to have their picture taken while yelling 'UMTAILGATE.COM'. If you're new...leave us a message on the board...especially my new friends from Ohio U that were getting loose at Conor O'Neill's so they could go home and swap girlfriends.

Homecoming

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Michigan Manhandles Boilermakers
Friends and family returned to Ann Arbor to see the Wolverines defeat Purdue 24-10. The golf course was closed, so we were forced to relocate for the first time since 1997. We gathered at the home of Tuna and didn't miss a beat. Captain Michigan collected his winnings from the Bin Lotto and promptly donated it to the City of Ann Arbor in the form of parking fees.

I apologize for the brief update... more to come next week...
FDWM

We Own...Penn State

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JoPa Stuck In Unhappy Valley
Michigan's defense was the story (at least the on field story) at Beaver Stadium on Saturday as the Wolverines posted their first shutout of the season and the first home doughnut for the Lions since 1965. Despite continued suspect play by the secondary, Michigan's defensive front only allowed 25 rushing yards yards on 26 carries and forced 3 turnovers to seal the victory. BJ Askew continued to impress with 122 yards on the ground, though the offense sputtered early and often in the red zone. An amazing catch by Marquis Walker for a first-half ending touchdown was the turning point in a ho-hum game, as the #12 Wolverines improved to 2-0 in conference and 4-1 overall.

Dishing It Out... and an Unexpected Shower for the Webmaster
We came, we saw, we talked trash...alot of it. The UMTailgate.com megaphone was in full effect the whole weekend, especially at the pre-game tailgate. We updated neighboring tailgaters about every 15 minutes on the weather, the time, our web site, and the state of PSU football. A late visit by the University of Michigan Superfan was a real treat for me...I've always wanted to chat with this marvel of a modern fan that attends just about every Michigan sports event...not just football. He bestowed his wisdom and the secret of his success with our tailgating group which can be summed up simply as... "Know what your priorities are... and DON'T GET MARRIED."

Under intense pressure early Saturday morning by the 'older' tailgaters in our group, I chose to not shower in support of a quicker exit from the house.... Not long after Superfan's exit, and in the melee of attempting to gather for the group picture, the megaphone trash talking became too much for a disgruntled Penn State fan who proceded to give me the shower I needed in the form of tomato juice. The family rushed to my side as I travelled into enemy territory armed with a belly full of Captain Morgan to confront the brainless drunken jackass. A shouting and shoving match ensued that ended with us deciding to go to the game over going to jail. The UMTailgate.com family were the bigger men on this day, both in brains and in gerh.


Camp Counselors Make Travelling Squad
Several people were on their first trip to State College. T-Bone, Tuba, Amy (AKA Mrs. Hasler), and the beautiful Camp Counselors of Ann Arbor's Summer Fantasy Camp, Lisort and Emit (pictured above) made the trip a memorable (and educational) one. We stormed the campus on the eve of gameday to little resistance from the student body, and only slight resistance from local police that cornered us despite my exceptional attempt to outrun them.

Captain Michigan Wins the Bin Lotto
Sunday is as good of a day as any, as the US and Great Britain began their assault on Afghanistan at 12:30pm EST. UMTailgate.com Hall of Famer Captain Michigan was the lucky holder of 'Sunday' in the pool, and will collect the prize money and most likely turn it directly over to Janet.

Thanks
Special thanks go out to Gar and his gang at Gar's World for their generous hospitality and use of their Winnie. Gar - Sorry we missed you Saturday night...we all passed out... See you Saturday and GO BLUE!