September 19, 1992: Three future tailgate hall of famers had a beer or two before the Oklahoma State Cowboys visited the Big House and got dismantled 35-3. Todd Collins went 29 of 42(!) for 285 and 2 TDs (both to Derek Alexander), and Ricky Powers led all rushers with 69 yards and 2 TDs. Game recap and pictures from 1992 Oklahoma State are here.
October 24, 1992: Just 31 years ago 🤮, the group (with a super early Stephen appearance!) gathered before Michigan manhandled the Golden Gophers 63-13 in the Big House, amazingly just the second worst beat down of the Gophers (58-0 in 2011). Michigan had 66 carries for 391 yards and 5 touchdowns AND Elvis was 14/19 (11 of them to Derrick Alexander) for 208 yards and 4 more touchdowns. More on the game page.
October 24, 1992: The Godfather serves food to a tailgater before Michigan’s 63-13 victory over the Golden Gophers. In the 28 years since this photo, he has not cooked or served a single morsel of food.
However, he has handed out a lot of sugary, caffeinated, un-naturally colored shots and probably given your girlfriend or wife an uncomfortably long hug. More photos from that day and a link to game highlights are available here.
Tomorrow marks 100 days until kickoff in Seattle...maybe.
September 19, 1992: The OGs of the tailgate pose before the 1992 home opening win against Oklahoma State 35-3. As a side note, all the pictures taken by Pammy are always 10X better than the ones taken by Dennis. Mike Gundy, just 3 years removed from being the quarterback, was the quarterbacks coach at age 25. He would become the head coach in 2005, and in 2007 he turned 40. Game recap and pictures from 1992 Oklahoma State are here.
September 12, 1992: Some stumbling drunk college kids bumped into an old man and his friends in South Bend before Michigan played Notre Dame to a 17-17 tie. They agreed to meet up before the next home game. A few years later, the guy in yellow married my sister. The rest, as they say, is history.
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