{"id":2429,"date":"2007-09-23T19:24:58","date_gmt":"2007-09-24T00:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2010-11-05T12:53:38","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T19:53:38","slug":"game-1-penn-state-vs-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2429","title":{"rendered":"Game #1:  Penn State Vs. Michigan."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429554534\/\" title=\"IMG_7559.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1416\/1429554534_64f1647ee1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_7559.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday I drove to Ann Arbor to meet up with Luke and catch the <a title=\"ESPN:  Michigan climbs back to .500 with win over No. 10 PSU.\" href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/ncf\/recap?gameId=272650130\">Michigan &#8211; Penn State<\/a> game.  The morning got off to a great start when I woke at 5:40 am head to the shower and head out only to find there was no hot water.  Perfect.  Luke and I met up with his friend from college Danielle and her boyfriend Tobias..  We grabbed a couple beers and then began our march to the <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Michigan Stadium.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michigan_Stadium\">Stadium<\/a>.  As you can see by the pictures below it was interesting to say the least.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429608892\/\" title=\"IMG_7527.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1067\/1429608892_96273d59b5_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7527.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429530864\/\" title=\"IMG_7531.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1053\/1429530864_d41d4264c1_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7531.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1428657155\/\" title=\"IMG_7532.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1037\/1428657155_b2b9805b16_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7532.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429538488\/\" title=\"IMG_7542.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1201\/1429538488_462c97ac76_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7542.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429611412\/\" title=\"IMG_7538.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1065\/1429611412_6059d2e52c_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7538.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1428755239\/\" title=\"IMG_7552.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1375\/1428755239_b87adbe703_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7552.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429625548\/\" title=\"IMG_7547.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1085\/1429625548_b46dabc5e8_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7547.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429614620\/\" title=\"IMG_7539.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1057\/1429614620_ce3db564ae_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7539.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429568686\/\" title=\"IMG_7577.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1376\/1429568686_2d9a181b54.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_7577.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429602548\/\" title=\"IMG_7598.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1049\/1429602548_d17325d77d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_7598.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course Michigan won the game.  I&#8217;ve been to probably 7 Michigan games with the hope they would lose and I think it&#8217;s only happened twice.  Considering their 0-2 record when I bought the tickets this game was a sure thing.   Or so I believed.  Michigan was able to run between the 20&#8217;s pretty effectively but the difference in the game was an early fumble by Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli in the first quarter which lead to a touchdown.  There were several shady calls (Instant Replay and Pass Interference) which only confirms my belief that playing at Michigan is nearly a certain defeat if it&#8217;s a close game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429551052\/\" title=\"IMG_7558.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1071\/1429551052_449f21816b_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7558.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429562980\/\" title=\"IMG_7573.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1353\/1429562980_6bd86a0fd5_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7573.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429551052\/\" title=\"IMG_7558.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1071\/1429551052_449f21816b_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7558.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429592422\/\" title=\"IMG_7590.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1398\/1429592422_29507c04c5_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7590.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429581318\/\" title=\"IMG_7586.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1214\/1429581318_7de5183032_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7586.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429656992\/\" title=\"IMG_7596.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1413\/1429656992_ff657a49bc_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7596.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429581318\/\" title=\"IMG_7586.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1214\/1429581318_7de5183032_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7586.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1428709085\/\" title=\"IMG_7587.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1313\/1428709085_879f0a4a00_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7587.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1429556702\/\" title=\"IMG_7571.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1166\/1429556702_e98ddf79d2_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7571.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1428791603\/\" title=\"IMG_7600.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1087\/1428791603_b6406c3fc2_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7600.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1428689723\/\" title=\"IMG_7575.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1409\/1428689723_8b3cb636ef_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"IMG_7575.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1428730019\/\" title=\"Michigan Stadium: Michigan - Penn State by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1147\/1428730019_ae74062e18_t.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Michigan Stadium: Michigan - Penn State\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/1428664727\/\" title=\"IMG_7546.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1109\/1428664727_d8b6588d51.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_7546.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other than that it was a good time.  Our seats were great, the weather was perfect and the assholes who sat behind us left at Halftime.  After the game we headed out with Luke&#8217;s friends for a couple drinks where we had Strongbow on draft.  With those drinks and the two pints of <a title=\"Magic Hat Brewery.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.magichat.net\/\">Magic Hat #9<\/a> I had during dinner made it a successful trip.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Tobias for driving me taking me to two different liquor stores in search of a case of Magic Hat.  The search was unsuccessful but at least an attempt was made.<\/p>\n<p>** BIG TEN &#038; Notre Dame Stadium Map:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=117588902719929832956.00000111f6a65b86fc411&amp;ll=42.714732,-85.297852&amp;spn=12.911153,21.972656&amp;z=5&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small>View <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=117588902719929832956.00000111f6a65b86fc411&amp;ll=42.714732,-85.297852&amp;spn=12.911153,21.972656&amp;z=5&amp;source=embed\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">BIG TEN Stadiums<\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday I drove to Ann Arbor to meet up with Luke and catch the Michigan &#8211; Penn State game. The morning got off to a great start when I woke at 5:40 am head to the shower and head out only to find there was no hot water. Perfect. Luke and I met up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,17,19],"tags":[30,53,103,226,278],"class_list":["post-2429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-man","category-sports","category-travel","tag-ann-arbor","tag-big-ten","tag-college-football","tag-michigan","tag-penn-state"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pazIS5-Db","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2429"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4661,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429\/revisions\/4661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}