College Rivalries Never Die
I was at the grocery store today when I noticed someone in my aisle wearing a Michigan State sweatshirt. As I walked by him, I gave him an evil glare. Well, it probably was not an evil glare, but I was not happy to see a Spartan invading my grocery store. A few minutes later, I walked down another aisle where there was a guy wearing a Michigan hat. I smiled, but did not say 'Go Blue'. I wasn't wearing any Michigan paraphernalia (surprisingly).
Living on the east coast, I always get excited when I see someone in Michigan clothing. It does not happen that often since I am surrounded by UConn fans and to a lesser extent, Penn State and Boston College fans. I am always caught off guard nowadays when I walk through Ann Arbor because I am just not used to seeing so many people wearing Michigan gear. It's even more rare to see Spartan fans out here. Maybe the Spartans are too busy working at McDonalds back in MI. Zing! :) J/k, TheDogDoctor.
For some reason this encounter reminded me of the ESPN commercial where the Alabama and Auburn fans in a hospital are walking past each other. The Auburn guy falls down and pleads for help and the Alabama guy smirks and keeps walking. Random, I know, but I tend to daydream at the grocery store.
Living on the east coast, I always get excited when I see someone in Michigan clothing. It does not happen that often since I am surrounded by UConn fans and to a lesser extent, Penn State and Boston College fans. I am always caught off guard nowadays when I walk through Ann Arbor because I am just not used to seeing so many people wearing Michigan gear. It's even more rare to see Spartan fans out here. Maybe the Spartans are too busy working at McDonalds back in MI. Zing! :) J/k, TheDogDoctor.
For some reason this encounter reminded me of the ESPN commercial where the Alabama and Auburn fans in a hospital are walking past each other. The Auburn guy falls down and pleads for help and the Alabama guy smirks and keeps walking. Random, I know, but I tend to daydream at the grocery store.
posted by GaryGinew at 7:31 PM
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Ha! Today I met my friends' new roommate, a freshly minted Michigan State grad. His first impression of me? "I'm sorry to hear the bad news." (regarding his graduation) Ha! Actually, I was pretty nice to him for the rest of the night (since he's new from out-of-state) except when I asked him if he'd seen any basketball games lately....oh, just any michigan state bball games....like a few days ago, when they played, well I can't remember....some other awesome team, who beat them...
While watching Michigan beat Wisconsin (at least I hope so - I left with ten min to go) at the gym today, I realized I have to buy more UM t-shirts when I'm at home, specifically for the gym. I was beaming with pride at the TV set that was on, and no one could tell which team I was rooting for besides the Minnesota Gopher FB team (the shirt I had on). I'll stock up next time I'm at a Steve and Barry's.
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