Way Back When-sday is Going Streaking!

November 22, 1997: Been holding on to this one for a while. This is Captain Michigan, Today is his birthday. 26 years ago today he agreed to run naked down the main drag in Manchester if Michigan beat Ohio State. He is nothing if not a man of his word. This picture was taken just after Michigan defeated Ohio State for the third straight year, locking in an undefeated regular season and a trip to the Rose Bowl en route to a National Championship. More from that day and beyond on the game page.

Way Back When-sday Enjoyed Camp Mellencamp

October 4, 1997: Stephen, Wojo, and Bubba pose outside of Memorial Stadium before Michigan rolls the Hoosiers 37-0. The rest of the pictures and game page lives here.

Way back When-sday Remembers Pre-RGIII Baylor

September 20, 1997: This is about as far back as it gets for me. Rain washed out the golf course and sent the tailgate crew to my college house at 1213 South State before the Wolverines crushed Baylor, 38-3. Full game page here.

Way Back When-sday Opens a Perfect Season

September 13, 1997: Group picture before Michigan’s season opening victory over the Buffaloes 27-3. Game page with additional pics is here.

Way Back When-sday Pics of the Week Had a Bigger Penix

New scanned album: Michigan State 1997

October 25, 1997: And you thought Indiana’s QB could stretch. How about doing it up in the air, twisting your arm around like it’s double jointed, and making a one-handed catch against a Nick Saban led Spartan team.

Way cooler than that weak horizontal shit coming up short of the pylon.  I can’t say I wasn’t pleased with the results though. I maintain all reviewable calls should go against Penn State in perpetuity except when playing Ohio.  

So we’ve got a fresh pile of scanned goodness from The Godfather, marking my first foray in to the 1997 albums, which hold a near and dear place in my heart for a few reasons:  I was in college, I got introduced to the UMTailgate crew for the first time early in that season, and then we went all National Championship on that ass.  

You won’t see me in any of these, as I was traveling with Kevin Cowbell, who I met up with at a gas station, and who started his car at that time with a screwdriver.  I think there’s a couple of pictures from my side of the tailgate floating around somewhere.  I’ll dig around.  Anyway, the full Michigan State 1997 recap and album is here.