Way Back When-sday Beat Colorado in Boulder When Deion Was Just a Cowboy

September 14, 1996: There was a time that things were so historically great that something as random and stupid as Kordell to Westbrook was the worst moment in Michigan sports history (and probably the worst moment of my young life). The following year, the Wolverines headed to Boulder for what was known as the “redemption…vindication” game. The group poses here before Michigan defeated the Colorado Buffalos 20-13, properly knocking down a Koy Detmer Hail Mary at the end. The next day, Deion Sanders would recover a fumble and return it 22 yards for a touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys, but fall short of victory against the Colts, who were led down the field for a game-winning field goal by quarterback Jim Harbaugh. UM-Colorado game recap and the rest of the pictures from the weekend are here.

Way Back When-sday Beat Indiana

September 27, 2003: The crew looks on from section 30 as Steve Breaston returns a punt for TD and catches a John Navarre TD pass leading Michigan over the Gary DiNardo-led Hoosiers 31-17.

Way Back When-sday Celebrated Neumanium with the Goat

A very special retirement edition of Way Back When-sday…

January 1, 2000: Mr. Tom Brady threw for 4TDs, led Michigan back from 14-point deficits twice and forced overtime where Alabama missed an extra point, making Michigan the 2000 Orange Bowl champions. After this his last game in the Maize and Blue, Tom would go on to be the undisputed GOAT, eclipsing every QB record in the books and collecting more Super Bowl rings than any franchise. Looking forward to seeing you in the booth or on a future Michigan sideline with a headset on!

Way Back When-sday Meets at the Midsection

Michigan takes on Purdue in hoops tomorrow at Crisler so we throw it back to November 13, 2010 when we touched bellies for luck before Michigan’s 27-16 victory over the Boilermakers. Some interesting stats in this one: Will Hagerup, Tate Fortier, and Denard Robinson all PUNTED in this game as pooching (since outlawed by, um, math and statistics) was a standard practice back in the 2010’s. I do recall we ate two caterers trays of Chick-fil-a minis at the tailgate, and by we I mean “I”. Full game page is here and has a bunch of good photos from Frydaddy who brought his big boy camera that day.

Way Back When-sday Rolled Lemons

September 9, 1995 - Father (Captain Michigan) and son (Goody) perform “the rolling of the lemons” for yucca, a long standing tailgate tradition. Later that afternoon, Michigan would defeat Memphis 24-7 on the legs of a young Tim Biakabutuka who rushed for 143 yards on 25 carries, and a stingy defense that only allowed 96 yards of Tiger offense. More pictures from the day are on the game page here.