Michigan Homecoming

Nathan and I attended Mud Bowl 2008 on Saturday before the Michigan vs. Illinois game. We had never heard of it before his friend Bryan called to say he was on his way to pick us up for it. Here are a few snapshots from the day.



There were two teams of frat boys (maize and blue) playing each other. This was not flag football...it was full on tackle!



The girls made their entrance but I wasn't able to get a good action shot of them. They played just as hard as the boys did.



I didn't think much of the Mud Bowl tradition until I heard a 30-something couples remarks.

Husband: Remember when I used to live here?
Wife: Yes, that was so crazy.
Husband: We didn't have to walk very far for the Mud Bowl that year!
Wife: Nope, we sure didn't.

Apparently the Mud Bowl has been happening on Homecoming weekend for quite a few years! :)

On another note: we lost. We stunk it up BIG time. We could have won, but we lost. I'm still a fan though. In fact, Nate and I were some of the last men standing in our section, most fans left early in the 4th quarter because we were playing so poorly. We stuck by our team though, and as usual didn't head out until the clock ran out. Next week we play Toledo...we definitely need the win! Go Blue!