The sunshine returned on Saturday for the final tailgate of the season, and the biggest game of the University of Michigan calendar against rivals Ohio State. The golf course was transformed into a picnic, a sea of tents pitched by one's car, with tables groaning with food and eskies full of drink. We were there as guests of the beautiful Gail, pictured left.
The group graciously hosting us had a BBQ for hamburgers and brats, a pressure cooker full of ribs, a tall pot on a portable stove full of chilli, a large television on which to watch the game (attending the actual match appears to be optional), a generator to power it, and a brasier with plenty of logs for warmth. We contributed a box of Krispy Kremes, bottles of Starbucks Frappuccino and some Bellini fixings.
There was no shortage of tasty food to keep the chill at bay - alternating between savoury treats and cookies or pecan tarts. Basically, one eats at a tailgate. And drinks, and chats to folks you may not have seen since the big game the previous year, or at least the most recent home game. And you throw around a footy or play cornhole, which is devilishly difficult when you are trying to play well, but easier if you're in the middle of a conversation or beer!
And the game? Michigan lost to Ohio in the final minutes. Wish we could return and do it all again next year!
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