Packed.  Ready.  Hoping.
Irony is travelling to Hell on Earth in search of a miracle.

Michigan Basketball upset #4 UCLA tonight, 55-52, getting their 3rd win of the season, matching the number of wins from the entire football season (so far), and inspiring just a bit of hope in the world of Michigan sports.
The reward for this David over Goliath effort?  Play Duke twice in 15 days.  Ahhh yes, tomorrow [...]

“Yes, sir, it’s finally here: Meeee-chigan versus Ohio State in football. Twenty minutes until blast off, as two of the oldest rivals in the Big Ten square off in The Game of the Day, The Game of the Year, The Game of the Decade. … Call it what you will, it promises to be 2½ [...]

Thanks to Gar for reminding me that I saw this quote yesterday…
“I’m not rooting for Michigan,” said head coach Mark Dantonio, who has spent 11 of the last 14 years working for Michigan State or Ohio State. “I’m going to focus on our task at hand here and worry about the things we [...]

Despite the insinuation that MGoBlog existed prior to the inception of UMTailgate.com, there is a great article in The Daily on the life and times of Brian Cook.  Of course, comparing what Brian does with what we do here is extremely futile.  He covers Michigan Football.  We cover the trials and tribulations of Goody’s 5th [...]

Northwestern tailgate and banquet photos are here.
The bottom.  The ground floor.  This has to be it.
Rumors swirl of transferring players, we endure lost recruit commitments, and the rabid fans need to “get a life.” All of it takes center stage with The Game approaching, and the media is enjoying picking at the carcass of what [...]

Fall 1997, Ann Arbor, Mi, I woke up on a different couch this morning. I usually sleep in the living room or on the back porch but this night I was upstairs in a bedroom on a different couch. The smell of sausage cooking woke me up. It wasn’t pleasant. It was foul.
It was more [...]

Water continues to accumulate here in Ann Arbor, so in case the course is closed, we will rendezvous at the tennis center.  See you there!

We say goodbye to the seniors, and then we say goodbye to eachother.  Saturday’s tailgate theme, perfectly appropriate with the weather forecast, is Soups and Stews.  The patented sausage and cheese chowder will make an appearance.  Tailgating note:  The Grill has been moved to storage, so burner space will be limited.  If you are bringing [...]

Something that year to year we pine for, that we count the seconds to, that we hope never ends, will come to a close in just 10 days.  It’s been the kind of season that has had us all looking for the fast forward button.  Get me to 2009.  Get me to 2010.  Show me [...]