First, I want to thank all the readers, friends, family, and the Michigan Blogosphere as a whole for getting the word out about bringing Guy Fieri to UMTailgate.com.  Special thanks to FryDaddy Frank who planted the seed.  The bevy of support has been outstanding, and it is a testament to the character of the Michigan [...]

About once a week, the planning committee has a conference call with the menu organization team.  Translation:  I talk to the Godfather.  This week, The Godfather expressed displeasure with the verbose tone of the recent posts on UMTailgate.com.  “Not enough fun,” he said.
Despite retiring at a very young age and leeching a living off of [...]

My deepest apologies for how late this announcement is, but we have a couple of tailgaters that have decided to go ahead and take the plunge, committing themselves to spending the remainder of their days together in sickness and in health, whether it be a Rose Bowl season or an Insight.com Bowl season, ’til death [...]

A collective tear has been shed by the bachelors of Wolverine nation. We have lost a good one…to Notre Dame.
The Princess, daughter of The Godfather and Godmother, cousin to Goody, Aiden’s aunt, Kelly’s sister, and niece to Captain Michigan, has agreed in principle to terms outlined in a verbal contract of marriage to James [...]

The 89th battle for the Little Brown Jug went to the Wolverines on Saturday, 34-10. Once again, fans were treated to a tale of two halves. A first half of fear and loathing, and a second half of proper adjustments, inspired defense, and taking advantage of the opponent’s weaknesses. If I had [...]

Amid the unprecedented flurry of activity here on UMTailgate.com, allow me to take a moment to introduce you to Aiden Joseph Demski who entered the tailgating world on August 26th.  You may remember him, he won the 2007 UMTailgate.com Tournament Challenge while still in the womb, kicking ass before he could walk. 
His pedigree is impressive.  His [...]