What's Up This Weekend? We Must Protect This House!

Today (3/1):

• ​Baseball (2-4) vs. Mount St Mary (3-5):  We went 2-1 last week in NCAA play, winning the series over Fordham...also lost a Sunday exhibition game with the New York Mets, but that doesn't count.  Michigan baseball heads to Port Charlotte, FL for a long weekend series against three other teams, the first of which is "The Mount".  11am first pitch.
• Hockey (12-18-2, 9-15-2) hosts Ferris State​ (15-13-4, 13-11-2):  Coming off a big weekend sweep of the Buckeyes in Buckeye-ville, the Michigan icers host the Bulldogs in their last regular season home series.  The Michigan Daily looks at playoff scenarios for the icers, and discusses the possibility of hosting round one at Yost.  Puck drops (with myself in attendance!) at 7:35pm on CBS College Sports.

Tomorrow (3/2):​

• Baseball vs. St. Louis (5-2): Billiken Baseball double-header.  First pitch at 11am.
• Hockey vs. Ferris State:  Puck drops at 7:35pm on Fox Sports Detroit.​

Sunday (3/3):​

• Baseball vs. Georgetown (2-3):  First pitch at 2:30pm.
• Basketball (23-5, 10-5)  vs. Michigan State​ (22-6, 11-4):  Talk is cheap.  So I am going to shut up.  Make a believer out of me fellas, or a re-believer as it were.  Tipoff is 4pm on CBS proper.

Way Back When-sday Pic of the Week is Actually a Video

​When Michigan played (and only narrowly defeated 24-21) the San Diego State Aztecs, San Diego State's version of Michigan Replay made an appearance at the Big House and stopped by the tailgate to briefly discuss our group and our themed tailgate.  I think this was our first year of themes...I'll check on that and get back to you.  Either way. kudos to the Godfather for giving the website a shoutout.  I fondly remember the influx of visits to the site (in only its 4th season) that week.  There are definitely days I miss our old spot on the golf course.  Then I remember not being able to sleep on rainy Friday nights, my mind restless thinking about that long trek from our alternate site at Tennis Courts to the stadium.  Couldn't be happier than I am with our permanent spot now.  Anyway, on with the flashback....

Weekend Roundup, Better Late Than Never Edition: 2/25/13

​Here's what happened this weekend (and Monday) across the internets while you spent some quality time with John Beilein...

• ​Touch the Banner makes a quick list of Wolverine NFL free agents.  The Lions should pick up all of them...if they'd like me to be a fan that is.
  
• The Fighting Burke's put away the Illini with a strong second half at the Center.  ESPN Recap  | ​ Maize and Go Blue Recap 
• MGoBlog reports D-Line coach Jerry Montgomery has left Michigan for Oklahoma.  Fairly certain Brady coaches the D-Line...but his recruiting prowess will apparently be what we miss.  ​
• As a football streaker that hasn't missed a game since mid-'99, I can't even fathom the dedication (and ridiculous cost) of attending every home and away basketball game for 39 years.  AnnArbor.com covers a woman that has done just that.​
• Hockey #BeatOhio in Columbus on Friday, and completed the sweep on Saturday.​  Amazing that it was just their 2nd and 3rd road wins of the entire season.
• Maize and Blue nation reminds us that Denard is fast.  Still convinced that he's not made for the next level, but ya...fast. ​ ESPN covers some other Big Ten combine numbers.
• Ohio beat little brother in hoops ​on Sunday, daring us to hold serve and hope for another Indiana loss to get at least a piece of that Big Ten title.
• BHGP reports on the difficulty of being a Hawkeye these days.​
• Eleven Warriors pleads "A Student's Case Against Noon Games" and I'm all for it.  Can't make breakfast AND lunch at the tailgate with a noon kick.​
• ​ESPN reports on a member of the 2017 recruiting class...a child that has two offers from the SEC.  Tom Brady's new contract will just about be expiring then.

Goodbye Damon's

Damon's was decidedly anti-Michigan hoops.  We not ON...or ON not ON....or just not ON.  Either way, call an electrician fergodsakes.

​Ahhhh Damon's.  We loved you once here at UMTailgate.com, sort of.  We held our yearly (now defunct...but WHY???) banquet there...not because of the food or service, but because for some reason they gave us their banquet room after the last home football game each year without having to jump through too many hoops.  

We had some good times there.  

The Godfather shed some tears there.  

And now, it's gone.  There was a time when we didn't all have giant TV's and barbeque that was essentially microwaved in a bag was able to sneak past our young tastebuds.  That was when Damon's thrived.  That time has passed.  So goodbye to this State Street highway exit staple.  And Johnny Cleveland...you can rest easy that you'll never have to pay the money you owe to that guy that works there.

Keep calm and GO BLUE!​

What's Up This Weekend? "Blade Runner is Loose!" Edition: February 22-24, 2013

I neglected to reference the fact that women's hoops beat Sparty on Sunday...my apologies to the title nine set.  And beating Sparty is beating Sparty, I don't care if it's a football game, a canned-goods collecting event, or a three-legged race.​

Today (2/22):​

• Baseball (0-3) vs. Fordham (0-0) in Port St. Lucie, FL:  Heartbreakers abound for baseball last weekend.  Michigan lost all three games by one run...the first two were extra innings walk-offs, and the third a walk-off in the 9th.  Wow.  Sucks.  They head to Florida to face Fordham for their  season opener.  2pm
• ​Hockey (10-18-2 / 7-15-2) at Ohio (13-12-7 / 12-7-5):  Weekend off last week for Michigan, who is probably still reeling from the 13 goals they gave up in two games to Manti T'eo's boys.  Puck drops at 6:35pm on BTN.

Tomorrow (2/23):​

• Baseball vs. Fordham in Port St. Lucie, FL:  See above.  Old-fashioned double-header starts at 11am.
• ​Hockey at Ohio: See above.  Puck drops at 7pm on Comcast Sports.

Sunday (2/24):​

• ​Basketball (22-4 / 9-4) at Illinois (20-8 / 7-7):  Michigan returns to action after a full week off, so I think it's finally time to put that Sparty game from the week before behind us.  And I think we're going to need all that we've got to get past the Illini in Champaign.  Tipoff is 1pm on ESPN.
• Women's Basketball (19-7 / 8-5) at #7 Penn State ​(22-3 / 12-1):  SIMULTANEOUS TIPOFF ALERT!!!  What will you do?  1pm on BTN.