University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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. ' w 1 Third year English and psychology major Kyle Meteyer sorays third year economics major Brian Horr with a hose before the Utah game while amused spectators look on. Talgate parties before a game tended to be crazy and unpredictable, often yield- no tne unexpected. T. Ajunmu. uru photo ...Friends and family came in for the game on Saturday, too; I think we had fifteen to twenty extra people staying over during the weekend. Mli.-:t!GANENSIAN

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sX- I K- s Peaceful protestors participate in an anti-war rally on the morning of the Michigan State game, begin- ning at Kerrytown and moving towards the Diag. The war against Iraq became a heated debate in the community, attracting atten- tion and debates on both sides of

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FOOTBALL SATURDAYS Saturday football traditions ranged from pre-game house parties to Greek tail- gates to maize and blue body art. Saturday By Cn6lS63 football traditions also varied amongst the And6rSOn graces, as upperclassmen enjoyed pre-game parties and underclassmen brought about their own traditions. Upperclassmen living in houses scattered around the Big House and State Street often had pre-parties and tailgates with friends, while blasting loud music around the campus before and after the game to celebrate Michigan victo- ries. We started partying at our house on Friday after class, and it lasted through Saturday night. Friends and family came in for the game on Saturday, too; I think we had fifteen to twenty extra people staying over during the weekend, said Annie Dunsky, LSA sophomore. Dunsky, as well as the six other girls who lived in a house on State, celebrated the MSU blowout with friends and tons of food. Underclassmen decided to blaze new trails and start their own Saturday football traditions. A unique group called the Buckmasters consisted of about 10 students who wore flaming orange hunter baseball caps to every game. Hans Papke, a freshman in LSA, claimed the tradition started to commemorate his grandfather ' s fatal mistake. Papke ' s grandfather was a Michigan graduate of 1942. As the legend goes, one Saturday morn- ing, he decided to go hunting and skipped a Michigan football game, said Papke. Unfor- tunately, Papke ' s grandfather died in a tragic hunting accident that day, while the Wolverines suffered the sole loss of the season. While Papke was shopping at Meijer Madness, he discovered the hats in the hunting section and instantly thought of his grandfather. He bought them as a reminder to never skip a Michigan football game for a hunting trip. He and several of his friends wore the hats to every game. Together, students embarked on the tradi- tion of wearing maize and blue to the football games. Throughout the season, students had two maize outs and one blue out. The blue out against MSU was the most prevalent by far, as the student section was a sea of blue in support of the Wolverines. In addition to wearing school colors, a few crazy student fans would coat their bodies in paint and shiver the entire game while rooting for a Michigan win. High in the stands, the Buckmasters ceeorate between quarters at a foot- oall game. With one season under their be ' t. these freshmen hoped to turn their fun into a tradition. K. Maher photo Recording engineer Chaz, second year social work major Rob Herman, and second year psychology mapr Tom Vamcelli heckle passing cars from their home at 923 State Street. Even if not taking place m a footbai ' Saturday tradition, motorists honkeo at houses like these and joined m on the fur T. Akinmusuru photo MICHIGAN LIFE 35