Gameday Traditions 2020

I am homegating.

just moved to nashville so I guess my new gameday tradition will be watching our games in nashville.

At home with Founders Dirty Bastard or Alltech Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale.

I have a renovated man cave (sorry if you're offended by that term) I will likely watch several Michigan games down there this year and take victory shots of schnapps when appropriate. I also have a notebook where I record the date, the opponent, and a few memories or observations of said games that I witness in the cave.

I bought a projector and outdoor screen, so all night games will be in the back yard on the big screen with my fellow Mgoblog reader neighbor.

I'm basically out of office on everything until after November 3rd.

My wife and I usually make a meal with a different theme each week. Breakfast, Texas BBQ, Mediterranean, pizza, etc. I also buy a 4 pack of New Hollands Dragons milk and drink 1 per Qtr....by the 4th QTR I usually am feeling pretty good. 

I drink a lot and scream at the TV.

I haven't given it much thought before now, but it sure will be different. My son and I watched every game together for as long as I can remember. However, he's 9 1/2 hours away at college. My wife, despite being UM '91 and a marching band member, and my youngest daughter show little interest in watching sports.

I'll probably just watch by myself.

I make pizza , I eat while I watch the game .

Does yelling at the tv count as game day tradition , if so, that too .

I usually get together with our local alumni club to watch. No 'official' alumni club events like that are allowed this year but I guess a bunch of folks are still planning on getting together.

I'll probably pass and watch at home, at least for the first one. A 7:30 watch in a bar that's already had people in and out since 11, in a state with no capacity limits, in a county with a rising positivity rate is a little too far out on the risk scale for me right now.

I’m hoping we start a new tradition of winning games after Thanksgiving.  I don’t particularly care about bowl games, but I’m so tired of OSU

I have a mini 2 ft version of this and will jump up and touch it before I sit on the couch

I'm somewhat weird.  I actually prefer watching UM games at home with my immediate family or alone.   I find it distracting to watch a game with a lot of other people.  I also lean slightly to the introverted side - I definitely cherish my own space.  So my 2020 gameday protocol will probably be very similar to the last 30+ years.   

I like to make a batch of homemade salsa before early games, usually with the UM pre-game radio broadcast streaming in the background.   Grilling and/or Naked Bootlegger nachos are required for evening games.   MMB greatest hits are also played before kickoff.   Some beer may or may not be imbibed.    

I am usually so anxious during Michigan games that I end up sitting in another room while my husband yells in to me what's going on in the game. But the world is SO crazy right now that I'm anticipating the game to be a relaxing, spa-like experience no matter what happens. 

Just re-did my patio and installed a gas fire pit.  Planning to enjoy the hell out of that this year since I won’t be at every home game.  Planning on having some socially distanced small gatherings to take advantage when possible.  

Edit: Double Posted, Damn it 

New this year will be homegating.  I hope it doesn't become a tradition.  :)

Other than the location, everything else should remain the same - setup, cornhole, drinking before noon, grilling...  the basic fall Saturday activities.  What the drinks and food are remains to be seen but they'll both be good.

It will be a great day, hitting the pumpkin patch with an old friend and my wife and daughter in the afternoon before getting home and starting some light drinking and heavy eating before evening kickoff