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

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story continued from page 53 Other students watched football games from down on thefield, like senior marketing student CyndiLynott, who was a horn player in the marching band her first two years. Remembering her days in the band Lynott said, It was cool because you were part of the show. We were right down in the middle of it, you ' re in the center of things. But Lynott had also seen the games another way, this time strictly as a fan: The last two years I bought student tickets and I love it. Now I get to pre-party with all my friends. Wedrink beer and grill hotdogs. It ' s a blast. Not all students had season tickets, however, and some did not really care about football. Junior art and design student Erin Sanderson said, I don ' t have tickets because I work every Saturday. The restaurant where I work is much busier on game days. The past two years I had tickets but I didn ' t go to the games that much. I don ' t really careaboutfootball. But Sanderson did admit, with or without the game, football Satur- days were a fun time. I used to pre-party with my older brother and his friends. That was probably my favorite part, he said. That was one point that season ticket holders, football haters and visitors all seemed to have in common: at the University, a pre-party was a natural part of football Saturday. Creating competition of their own, students Jordan Olive, Tim Crohn, Jamal Duncan, James Miller, Bill Tomissen, Mat Ernest, Garrett Mendez, Drew Leslie and Paul Jenkins prepare the beer pong table for the next round. By preregistering their tailgates, fans circumvented Ann Arbor ' s open intoxicant laws and drank openly without being penal- ized, photo by Bert Hayes 54 | Football Saturdays

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Waiting anxiously for the start of the game, front row fans show their excitement. The season opener against Miami (Ohio) brought Michigan Stadium its first victory of the year. photo by Kristen Stoner Michigan Life | 53

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loved the mobs of people, the over-priced food, and obviously the game, but it ' s the prG-pSftlGS with my friends that I ' ll miss the most. Enjoying a beer together, seniors Taylor Lapidus, philosophy major, and James Mclntyre, African studies major, watch the Wolverines play on television. The two watched the disappointing final minutes of the Nov. 3 Michigan State game with friends at Mclntyre ' s apartment, photo by Bet Hayes Preparing for kickoff a student uses a four- foot bong to drink a beer. Despite most games starting at noon, students still found ample time to party prior to kickoff. photo by Ben Hayes Doug Kunnath, LSA senior After a big win, a sea of fans flood out onto Keech Street the day of the Homecoming game against Purdue. Homecoming brought an in- flux of Wolverine fans and alumni to Ann Arbor annually, photo by Ben Hayes Michigan Life | 55