Way Back When-sday Pics of the Week Had a Bigger Penix

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New scanned album: Michigan State 1997

October 25, 1997: And you thought Indiana’s QB could stretch. How about doing it up in the air, twisting your arm around like it’s double jointed, and making a one-handed catch against a Nick Saban led Spartan team.

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Way cooler than that weak horizontal shit coming up short of the pylon.  I can’t say I wasn’t pleased with the results though. I maintain all reviewable calls should go against Penn State in perpetuity except when playing Ohio.  

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So we’ve got a fresh pile of scanned goodness from The Godfather, marking my first foray in to the 1997 albums, which hold a near and dear place in my heart for a few reasons:  I was in college, I got introduced to the UMTailgate crew for the first time early in that season, and then we went all National Championship on that ass.  

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You won’t see me in any of these, as I was traveling with Kevin Cowbell, who I met up with at a gas station, and who started his car at that time with a screwdriver.  I think there’s a couple of pictures from my side of the tailgate floating around somewhere.  I’ll dig around.  Anyway, the full Michigan State 1997 recap and album is here.

Way Back When-sday Captures A Historic Event

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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.

Way Back When-sday Remembers When There Were Two

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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.