Okay, that above title is a major over statement, BUT there is some truth to it. I may not be a die-hard fan of any one specific Michigan sports team, BUT, I am a fan of Michigan sports, in general. And enough of a fan to miss being around it when I leave here.

First there was Michigan basketball in the early 90s. You know what I’m talking about.

Fab Five
The Fab Five

This, I think, lead my family straight into University of Michigan obsession. After the time-out fiasco, we switched from basketball to Michigan football, and since then it has been a fixture in my house. Each and every fall, on Saturday afternoons, our TV was tuned into ABC to watch some college football. And even if I wasn’t watching it as intensely as Osman or Fati, I was enjoying every bit of it. It is something else to see your brother and sister, year after year, almost have an aneurysm over a game and continue to come back to the same team that they “hate” and get “fed up” with the next year.

The Red Wings also made a cameo in our house from the late 90s to around 2002. Saturday nights meant Hockey Night in Canada with this lunatic:


He’s great with a slice of pizza

I got to experience the fun of three Stanley Cups and watching my brother set off the car alarms in celebration. I don’t think I ever really figured out all the rules of hockey, BUT I did know all the names of the Russians on our team, and that’s enough to count for me.

And last but not least, we have the Detroit Pistons. They are my *favorite* team to watch at a sporting event. Every year abbu manages to get tickets from work to a playoffs game and I usually manage to go with him. The thrill of pulling up to the Palace of Auburn Hills, finding your seats, grabbing some popcorn, smashing together thunder sticks and yelling at the top of your lungs “DEEEEEE-TROIT BAAAAAASKET-BALL” is something that I *know* I won’t get in Illinois.

But who knows? Maybe I’ll become a Bulls fan and start watching the Bears?

Chyea right. Michigan sports, I heart you :)