My first ever Michigan football game experience!
Tonight at the Buffalo Wild wings bowl will be my first ever Michigan Wolverines football game. I've been a huge fan for so long it seems weird to not have gone to a game before. There was always something in the way, money, distance or time. Tonight all the planets align. I don't care if we win or lose, if Taylor Lewan takes snaps back there. I'm excited to be enjoying the experience. See you guys at the game section 38 row 1, Go blue!
December 28th, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
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Hopefully, you have an excellent time and get to experience a win for your first live game. I know that many of us on this board have been to many, many games over varied stretches of time (a couple people on the board go back to the 50s and 60s with Michigan, I think), but there is definitely something special about the first time you get to see your team in person, no matter where you see them.
Have a blast, and Go Blue!
December 28th, 2013 at 3:53 PM ^
I was in row 96 for my first game. Have fun!
December 28th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
on your first game! Very exciting indeed....I would LOVE to be there for this or ANY bowl game, so I am properly envious also.
December 28th, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
Your first M game is a meaningless bowl game? Ouch. Still though, M is M and I still want them to win.
December 28th, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 5:00 PM ^
That is not my 405th comment actually.
December 28th, 2013 at 5:10 PM ^
closer to 1000.
OP, go, enjoy, absorb the sights and sounds. Above all, do whatever is necessary to avoid becoming a Spock. May this be the first of many games for you, some are more important than others, but I have been to many games since my first game in 1968, and I can assure you none of them were meaningless.
December 28th, 2013 at 5:42 PM ^
Nah, with all accounts combined, I'm well over 6,000.
December 28th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
Win or lose it's meaningful. And from row one it'll be terrific. Actually being able to read the guys' names and numbers and dimples. (Implying smiles, of course.)
December 28th, 2013 at 4:17 PM ^
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I was hoping it was better in real life. It certainly was impossible on TV.
December 28th, 2013 at 5:41 PM ^
If you can believe this... when I watched the replay when I got home... it was much worse in person!
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December 28th, 2013 at 4:25 PM ^
My first game was Appalachian State. Fuck me right?
December 28th, 2013 at 4:57 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 5:22 PM ^
You pretty much suck.
December 28th, 2013 at 6:00 PM ^
/s /emo
December 28th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
didnt anyone ever teach you the difference between snarky and shitty?
December 28th, 2013 at 4:07 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
Taylor Lewan taking snaps would be hilarious. I'm sort of rooting for that now (with the caveat that I don't want anything bad to happen to any of our real QBs to make it happen).
December 28th, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^
Thanks all, I'm unbelieveably excited right now. I'll post some pictures later on. As for it being a meaningless bowl, it's Taylor Lewans ( along with all the other seniors) last game in a winged helmet and Shane Morris's first career start. This could be historic lol, you never know. I'd love to see Devin play in person but as they say you get what you get and you dont throw a fit. Time to hit the road
December 28th, 2013 at 6:29 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 10:33 PM ^
Have fun.
December 28th, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 4:45 PM ^
Its been 28 years since I set foot in Sun Devil Stadium to see Michigan beat Nebraska in my bowl trip. One of my favorites. Still feels like yesterday.
December 28th, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
almost went, wish I did. That was a great Michigan team (1985) and one to be proud of coming of a horrible 6-6 season in '84.
December 28th, 2013 at 5:11 PM ^
and cheering enthusiastically with you. I don't care where or when this game is played. A varsity team of the University of Michigan is competing in an intercollegiate contest of American Football. I'll be there in full throat, supporting my alma mater. Go Blue!
December 28th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
1st games for any of us.
My first game was home opener 1974 vs. Iowa. Like this bowl game, we had a back-up QB start (Mark Elzinga) but still won easily.
Hopefully, Shane leaves the game tonight in one piece and a bowl winner!
December 28th, 2013 at 5:29 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 5:36 PM ^
My first game was in AA vs Texas A&M; 7-3 at the half, 41-3 final. They had a kicker who was hitting 60-yarders in practice, he never even got that close for most of the game.
Let's hope your first game becomes as good of a memory!
December 28th, 2013 at 5:57 PM ^
December 28th, 2013 at 6:12 PM ^
Enjoy, and welcome to the club. I have been to probably about 50 games, and each one was a blast, win or lose. My first game was a loss to friggin ND (1987) and the last one was the Iowa Funchess drop-fest this year :(
December 28th, 2013 at 6:40 PM ^
Have a good one...win or lose just remember to have fun!
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December 28th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^
I remember the first time entering the stadium, being overwhelmed, and thinking "the entire population of my hometown would fill 2 sections of this stadium..."
Game was a W, 20-12
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