Oh. My. Do you think it was the green and white thong I wore into the Big House?

Today’s headline on the Ann Arbor News (Front Page): “What Just Happened?“

On the Sports Page: One and Done.

The shell-shocked Wolverine fans watched their “famed and destined” football team lose to lowly Appalachian State. My beloved Marshall used to beat up on Appy State for fun.

But I don’t want to wallow too much in their misfortune (well, yes, I do, but I have to take Shortman school clothes shopping today, so I can’t sit here all day). I did promise a couple of pictures and I need to tell Kristabella about what it was like in the Big House. I forgot to take the good camera, so they’re a bit blurry.

Outside the stadium. The best part? Check out the sky. This is the most perfect kind of opening day for football no matter where you are.

Um, fans. I guess. We did have three or four Appalachian State ex-players sitting down in front of us flashing their National 1-AA championship rings. Lots of really big BLING. I think Lloyd Carr should maybe use the sun shining off that bling as an excuse for dropped balls.

The yellow section on the left? Student section. This was the band coming out onto the field. All I can say is there was a hella lot of people.

There’s one thing about the Big House. The seats are ALL bleacher seats. No backs. And the space allotted per seat number will fit, oh maybe, a 1954 ass. Seriously you guys. I’m 5′9″. I weigh around - well, never mind. I have a weight. Anyway. My ass fit on my seat. I will say that much. The man in front of me? Not so much. He was using my knees as a backrest. Shortman was on my left, Mr. Hot on my right. Both over 6 foot tall. Neither one could sit with his knees out in front. They sat sideways. So, it was kinda like this: ///\\\ Three sets of legs. Can you imagine the claustrophobia? As if I wasn’t already a bit nauseous just being there.

We were in Row 14. There were 109,000 people there. CRAMMED.INTO.THE.STADIUM. If (and it’s a very, very big if) I ever go back, it will be to a top row seat. Where I can stand the entire time.

It was truly amazing though. We all believed that we would see U of M win and win BIG. They just didn’t take the little University from Boone, North Carolina very seriously. It’s going to make for a very interesting season in Ann Arbor.

—- Maybe in East Lansing, too? Spartans win 55-18 over UAB. Apparently they didn’t underestimate their opponent. —-

Go Sparty!