Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The first Saturday football game of my college career was a big day for me. I’m a football fan but up until that point I’d never had a college team to root for. We woke up with the band marching through the quad at sunrise, partied in the way that college kids do, and paraded down Spruce St to historic Franklin Field. And then the excitement wore off. It’s just hard to really be enthusiastic for a football game in a 65,000 seat stadium when there are only 5,000 people there. Suffice to say, Ivy Leave football is not that exciting anyway. I think that was the last time I attended an entire game at Penn.
Saturday in Ann Arbor, Michigan was the exact opposite as we partied with over 100,000 people for the Michigan v. Michigan State game. The streets had been packed with throngs of students and alumni the night before, but that still wasn’t enough to prepare us for the massive crowds of yellow bedecked Mich fans spread out all over town. Every front lawn became a parking lot and much like Broad St on New Years day, an open beverage became standard issue. After wandering up on OK Go playing a set (yes, they did the dance at the end of their set) we met up with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Senator Debbie Stabenow. There’s a lot of excitement in Ann Arbor about these two women so stay tuned for their interviews.
Sunday was a partial work day but was mostly dedicated to watching one of the most exciting football games I’ve ever seen. That was an epic game from the Eagles defense. Donovan McNabb is the best quarterback in professional football.
All in all, it was a fun and exhausting weekend. Now we’re doing a day of driving as we head to Wisconsin. Watch out Madison, here we come.
To the girls of 920, thank you so much and we’ll be back soon.
