68- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 11, 1995 FOOTBALL Before the game, many take partm By Antoine Pitte Daily Sports Editor Though game time is 12:30 of Michigan's home games1 the action around the stadiu many hours earlier. For som begins the evening before. That's when the grove of re vehicles, vans and automobi arriving for football games. For those that come Friday, to be is the lot at Pioneer Hig "I bring (my camper) down day at about 6:00," said Jim Jc Chelsea. The night is spent cooking gling with friends and then go so they're well rested for Sat ternoon. Things begin bright and ea eryone fires up their grills an before the game. "We're doing knockwurs tailgating tr Johnson said. "We do something dif- ferent every week." for most Johnson has been to every home game this year, -and some away games -for the past m begins 25 years. He noted that he never misses ie it even a game at Notre Dame. "I enjoy coming out and tailgating," creational Johnson said. "I really enjoy football, les begin too." For others, arriving on Saturdays is the place just fine to them. It means having an h School. early wake up, though, as they don't ihere Fri- want to get caught up in traffic. ohnson of "We came out on Friday night a couple of times," said Pam Fitzpatrick out, min- of Detroit. "It's just that you're here, ing to bed you're settled, you've got everything urday af- you need." Fitzpatrick usually stays with her rly as ev- young son at the camper while her hus- id fills up band and daughter go into the game. Over in the Crisler Arena lot, nobody t today," arrives earlier than Paul Werth of Ply- idition mouth. "I'm the first guy in the lot," Werth said. "I get here about 7:30 and the first job is to hoist the flag." What a flag it is, too. Werth claims to have the largest Michigan flag any- where. His 10 x 15 foot possession flies in the center of the lot. "It's the biggest and highest flag fly- ing at Michigan," Werth said. "I told that to WJR four years ago and they still haven't found one bigger. I fly it at home and away. Everyone looks for the flag and a familiar face. They all gather around it." Werth's seven children come to the game with him. There are also a good number of folks from Werth's neigh- borhood who also come out-about 50 in total. They cook breakfast, eat finger foods and just enjoy the atmosphere. Drink- ing begins at 10 a.m.-Bloody Mary's only -and the first beers are opened at noon in Werth's group. Some of the people coming to these contests week after week, year after year, have consecutive game streaks thatcomeclose to rivaling Cal Ripken's. Werth has been to every game-home and away - for 18 years. That doesn't come close to Jim Calhoun's, though. Calhoun has been to every game since 1956. "Calhoun's Wolverine Special" - an RV painted with such Michigan relics as the Brown. JOE WESRATE/Da Thi talgae prtyIs us on ofhunred tht tkeplace I Ann Arbor every weekend. Jug - parks right next to the Crisler Arena for every game. Many people stop by to say hello to Calhoun every week. Al Wistert, who played forMichigan from 1940to 1942, always comes by. Wistert's No. 11 jer- sey, also worn by his brothers Alvin and Francis, is one of five numbers retired by the Wolverines. Wistert enjoys coming to tailgate every week and remarked how things have changes over the years. "It used to be years ago that the wives say, 'Oh god, I've got to go to that football game again,"' Wistert said. "Now it's asocial event. Everyone looks forward to going to the tailgates be- cause they see their old friends and schoolmates." Wistert is among many former play- ers that stop at Calhoun's vehicle. A former athletic administrator also usu- ally makes an appearance. Calhoun is a cousin of former Michi- gan athletic director Don Canham. Many credit Canham for contriving the well- known Michigan football Saturday ao mosphere. "Don Canham was the one that cre- ated this." Tailgating provides fans with plenty of thrills just before they go in to expe- rience the thrillsawaitingthem in Michi- gan Stadium. "It's the one place where all my friends come back - my fraternity brothers, the people I grew up with;" said Calhoun. "Everyone gathers here." Last-minute field goal boosts Tennessee over Georgia ; KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jeff Hall's 34-yard field goal with 10 sec- onds left lifted No.8 Tennessee to a 30- 27 Southeastern Conference victory over Georgia Saturday night. The freshman's kick capped a 48- yard drive in the waning seconds to turn aside the upset bid by the Bulldogs (1- 1 SEC, 1-1) in a game featuring 934 yards of offense. Tennessee (1-0 SEC, 2-0) began the winning drive at its 36 with 1:29 left after Georgia's Dax Langley was wide right on a 53-yard field goal try. Vols' quarterback Peyton Manning, who completed 26-of-38 for 349 yards and two scores, threw 29 yards to Jay Graham on first down, then seven to Joey Kent before Graham crashed 10 yards to set up Hall's game-winner. Georgia had tied the game with a 62- yard drive that stalled only when Brice Hunter dropped a sure first-down pass from Mike Bobo. The Bulldogs settled for Langley's 34-yard field goal to knot it at 27-27 with 4:51 left. Georgia got one more chance when Manning's pass was intercepted by Kirby Smart with 3:30 to go, but Hunter once again dropped a third-d'own pass that would have kept tle drive going, and the Bulldogs were forced to try Langley's long boot. ... -x:ar Colorado State gets stomped by in-state rival Buffs BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Sopho- more tailbacks Herchell Troutman and Marlon Barnes each scored twice, and No. 10 Colorado parlayed an early 21- 0 lead into a 42-14 rout of in-state rival Colorado State Saturday night. Koy Detmer completed 18-of-26 passes for 255 yards and a score as the Buffaloes rang up 461 yards. The Buffs (2-0) needed only 7:27 of the opening quarter to open a 21-0 ad- vantage. They led 28-7 at the half and scored on their opening series of the second half for a 35-7 margin. Colorado State (1-1) scored in the second quarter when on Daren Wilkinson's 9-yard pass to Justin Shull on the first play. MAK FRENMAN/ uiiy Paul Werth of Plymouth files this 10 x 15 flag - the largest MIchigan flag he knows of - on football Saturdays In the Crisler Arena parking lot. .._. .._ . _ _ a y_ . - - . UBS Securities Inc. F. cordially invites you to attend an informal presentation on Opportunities in es Trading & Sal Los Anele T oronto San F ,' c '~*4 $.K.., , 4 4.>,. London ~ Paris x i .4T .'A* Hog i n Bogota" Rio ue rfr S~ Paulo,- S antiago 4 u e4 ksArie Fifteen straight wins for.Albion AURORA, Ill. (AP)-Chrit Barnett caught two touchdown passes as Albion defeated Aurora 21-14 Saturday. 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