YEAH! After 6 years, Michigan State finally beats the University of Michigan!!! Whoo Hoo!!! and at the Big House in Ann Arbor! THAT hasn't happened since 1990!We had a good time with our neighbors Pat and Tom across the street -- they are from Farmington Hills, Michigan! and, 3 of their children went to UofM! So the 4 of us watched it together. It was strange cheering opposite each other!
I brought green jello with white whipped cream! and an appetizer of blanched broccoli and cauliflower (bright green and white!) Before we went over I stopped at Eric and Suzanne's (also across the street) and hung our green and white MSU blanket on their fence, which, gee, just happens to be up the hill and right behind the family room window of where we watched the game!
Pat and Tom greeted us with the Wolverine fight song blaring and Bob Ufer screaming on a cd, and of course they had all their UofM goodies out: including blue and yellow M&Ms!
Julian was down in Ann Arbor at the game in the UofM student section with his buddy Karpo and other friends. What fun! We are all so happy that the Spartans finally won one before he graduated!
Mitch Albom's Detroit Free Press article: SPARTANS WIN!
Here's part of it:
"Normal? Michigan State was sick of normal. Normal meant losing. Normal meant hearing U-M call them “little brother” and “second tier” and whatever other words exist for “also ran.” Normal meant 18 years without a win in Michigan Stadium. And even before this game began, you knew certain Spartans were done with that: several players did a silent trash talk to their Wolverine rivals, holding out two fingers and five fingers to rub in U-M’s 2-5 record. It was as subtle as a bottle rocket up your nose. This is your year to lose, Wolverines. We’re done with it."
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