Michigan State versus Montana State

By Chris Turner -
Jack telephoned yesterday to say that he and Jenny couldn't use their 4 MSU football tickets for the September 5th game with Montana State, as they were traveling north for the Labor Day holiday. Of course, we jumped at the opportunity. This was the maiden game for Nick and Seamus, Sophia attended one with Tiffani and me when she was about 9 months old.

Here we are tailgating out of Dolores' boot in Lot 39. The lot was a great mix of sunburned, over-enthused college drunkards, cigar-smoking Cadillac drivers, and serious buffet-serving RV types and tent erectors. We had a great tailgate experience ourselves, the menu consisting of chips, fried chicken, and cookies, along with some football tossing.

Pictured above is the halftime show, the military is unfurling a gigantic American flag.

The seats were amazing (much thanks Jenny and Jack!), right near the 20 yard line, and we were shaded by the upper deck's overhang almost the entire game; I'm sure those seats are popular in the rain. The kids were great during the game, I only had to endure a couple hundred requests for ice cream and inquiries about leaving. The crew made it until MSU's first score of the 4th quarter made it 41-3 before we departed, we heard on the radio on the way home that they tacked on a field goal for the 44-3 final. A very nice start to the football season, a very nice day for the family.

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Kay & Bil said…
Wow ! Little did I imagine in the fall of 1961, when I attended my first MSU game, bugeyed at the spectacle of it all, that many years later I'd see pix of my son and three grand-kids all decked out in Green and White at the same stadium. Wow again !
Saturday, September 05, 2009 9:21:00 PM
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