Michigan Football...




I have a confession to make. I've been a student at The University of Michigan on and off for most of the time between 1993 and a month ago. And I have never been to a University of Michigan football game. I've never even been in the Big House. Hello, my name is Alan, and I'm a loser.

In my own defense I would like to point out the many U of M hockey games I've been to, so I'm not a total poindexter. But hockey games seemed more fun because they're at Yost, a relatively small and seriously rowdy place. Everything I'd heard about U of M football games was that they were pretty boring and quiet. I guess the new renovations at the stadium have changed that because even though they weren't setting any attendance records, it was still pretty loud.

But even yesterday, a game which was a total blow-out, was actually fun. It was fun to see 5th string guys get a chance to play in the Big House, and it was fun to see their opponents, from a small 5000 student school get to play there too. U of M didn't exploit the situation, but instead sent out the bench to give almost everyone a chance to play. It was actually a pretty surprising moment of sportsmanship.

Posted: Sun - October 18, 2009 at 06:46 PM        

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