August Fever

For me, this weekend was the real turning point. Football season is close enough to smell. When you are as big a college football fan as I am, it really is tangible, you feel it, smell it, I've never tasted it before, maybe that means I have room to grow as a fan. The blazing summer days are winding down. On occasion the cool mornings have a crispness to them, reminiscent of fall.

I hate Winter, I hate to think about it coming and hate almost everything that reminds me it is on its way. Despite that, nothing beats a cool crisp Saturday morning. As long as I have college football to look forward to on Saturday, winter won't get to me.

This past weekend I attended Michigan Fan Day, a Michigan-palooza event where fans get to meet the players and coaches. I've never been particularly composed around famous or even relatively famous people. But good god, I shook like I had been standing outside in February in my underwear for a half hour when I was face to face with Coach Rodriguez.

I'm inviting some people over to watch the first game against Utah in two weeks. Until then I'm going to spend plenty of time on Mgoblog.com and soaking up all I can about the upcoming football season, but most importantly Michigan football!

A lot of people are talking about lowered expectations for this season in terms of wins and losses, a bit of a let down. I'm not so convinced however. What I can say is that the Michigan-Michigan State game this year promises to have a heck of a build up to it! I see Michigan doing well this year, of course, nothing could change that.

Tonight on the Big Ten Network they are showing Michigan's practice which gets my blood flowing even more.

More to come on Michigan football:)