Photos Catch Up - 2024 Oregon, Indiana, Northwestern, Ohio, Alabama

My inability to keep up with posting after the season transitions from hopeful to disappointing is as rich a tradition as Boone’s Farm and Dennis showing up late. So, we’ve got a little housekeeping to do before we embark on the next season and launch the 2025 Tailgate Themes. After Michigan dispatched of Little Brother, they fell in back to back games to the Big Ten Champion Oregon Ducks and a top-10 Indiana team (remember them?) before a get-right game with Northwestern and the biggest upset in the storied history of The Game. Rewarded with a bowl game against a CFP-spurned and angry powerhouse Alabama team, Michigan went into Tampa without the bulk of their productive players and smothered them. A strong finish to a meh season, with tremendous tailgates and road trips throughout. Links in 2024 drop down menu above.

Oregon:

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Northwestern:

At Ohio:

Reliaquest Bowl - Alabama

Way Back When-sday is at the Top of the Pyramid

October 19, 1996: The crew gets creative before Michigan comes back from down 17-7 to beat the Hoosiers 27-20, a comeback that included a 48-yard end around by future Heisman trophy winner Charles Woodson. Even the play by play stenographer knew CW was something special and got flowery with the language: “Williams started right, reversed to woodson who danced away from tacklers and went around le for 48 and the M TD.“ Love it. Also looking forward to re-creating this photo this week. I think we have half of this crew still around on the regular :). The rest of the pictures from this day 27 years ago are up on the game page.

Gave 'em A Show: Pictures At Indiana 2022

A late arriving crowd missed another perfectly scripted Michigan opening drive, followed by a first half of sloppiness and mediocrity. Indiana fans were treated to a philanthropic dose of hope. And then adjustments were made and dominance ensued, to the tune of Indiana gaining 29 total yards in the second half and a postgame firing of their O-Line coach. Even at the worst of times, the outcome never really felt in doubt, and what was Michigan’s worst performance of the season so far ended in a 31-10 drubbing of the Hoosiers. Michigan starts the season at 6-0 in back to back years for the first time since 1976-77.