Week 4 Ticket Giveaway (last one!)

Submitted by joegeo on September 18th, 2022 at 8:48 PM

This week's prize: Two pairs of 40 yard line tickets (39 rows up) to the Maryland game on 9/24.

Story: These season tickets have been in my family since Michigan Stadium opened in the 1920s, when my grandfather attended Michigan. My Dad, also a Michigan alumnus, has attended games since the 1950s. I have gone to games since 1990s, but now I live in New York and only get out to a single game each year. My Dad is now living with Alzheimers, unfortunately, and can no longer attend games. To celebrate my father and fathers in general, I have gifting a game to the mgoblog community each year. This will be my last year doing this, but I'll be doing it the first 4 games.

Requirements and Rules:
1) You attend the game with your father OR you are a father and attend with your kid.
2) If you win, you make a donation to NAMI: The National Alliance on Mental Illness, a cause important to my father and my family. Donate whatever you feel comfortable with.
3) Enter by replying on this thread. Deadline is midnight at the end of Monday, August 29th.
4) One entry per person each week. I ask that past winners not participate.
5) I'll use a random number generator to pick two winners of two tickets each and announce those winners in a new thread Tuesday mornings each week.
6) Winners will have 24 hours to acknowledge their win and claim their prize by emailing me at @jgmartin82 (it's a gmail address, but I don't want to fully type it out).

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UMayhem

September 18th, 2022 at 9:53 PM ^

Not entering for the tickets but was fortunate to win these a few years ago and have a special day with my son.  He's now a freshman at UM and will be sitting in the student section on Saturday.  Mrs. UMayhem and I will be there as part of parent day. Thanks again joegeo.  Very generous of you and a great way to honor your father and help NAMI.

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mitchewr

September 19th, 2022 at 1:00 AM ^

Oh why not, I'll throw my hat in for once. Haven't been to a game in quite a few years. If it's me, I'd probably take my dad (my boy isn't quite old enough yet). Dad's starting to get up there in age and I'm not sure how many more years he'd be up for going down to the stadium.

Regardless, I've always thought it was cool of you to do these give-aways each year. I hope one day I'll be in a position to do a similar give-away myself. You have all my sympathies for your father. My grandfather had Alzheimers and Dementia and it was pretty terrible watching him deteriorate from a multi-million dollar business man to almost nothing at the end. It truly is a terrible disease. 

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Lou MacAdoo

September 19th, 2022 at 10:18 AM ^

I would love to take my seven year old. He just started to play flag football and get into watching football. "Dad Catch!" is the new thing around our house as he always seems to have a football in his hands. 

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