Sep. 1, 2007
Earlier in the morning, I had heard rumours that #5 Michigan was in a battle with the D-IAA Mountaineers.
I arrived downtown to watch the day’s games at a now defunct sports bar, which served as Portland’s Michigan alumni home, just as the game had finished.
A young man was weeping outside the bar, two women attempting to console him. I walked up and asked them what the score was, not sure if he was weeping in joy/relief or sadness. One of the women raised her hand and said, “We’re still processing.”
It made my day and lifted my football spirits given that our Utes had been beaten in Corvallis that Thursday.
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