EAST LANSING — No sooner than Michigan State University had outlasted visiting Northwestern, 24-14, the team’s thoughts focused directly on Saturday’s upcoming battle with No. 6 ranked Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten). “We were not looking past Northwestern,” said MSU’s starting defensive end Trevor Anderson, “but who could have imagined we would be playing Iowa for a chance to get into a least a tie for the Big Ten lead.”
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers came to Ford Field was February of 2006 and they left the field after 60 minutes with another Super Bowl victory.
In wet, rainy weather on a high school football Friday at Cass Technical School, the story was not the Technicians’ 40-0 win over Mumford, it was Bettina Little becoming the first female to referee a Detroit Public School League (PSL) football game.
ANN ARBOR – Still rough around the edges, yet, the University of Michigan Wolverines are a visible work in progress that appear to be making strides towards being a viable Big Ten challenger. Michigan’s hold-on-for-dear-life and cardiac approach to football leaves many still scratching their collective heads even after its come-from-behind 36-33 victory over the almost ready for primetime Hoosiers.
Sunday’s game versus the Washington Redskins was a far cry from last weekend’s sellout at Ford Field. After the Lions lost to the Minnesota Vikings in their first home game of the 2009 season, increasing their winless streak to an incredible 19 games, the fans of Detroit said no more. Many boycotted the game and it did not sell out, and as a result the Lions and the Washington Redskins were blacked out over a 70 mile radius.
While too many of today’s youth are firmly affixed in the basements of their dwellings, playing video games, watching cable television or music videos, there are some who are out and about trying to ascertain and uncover their gifts.
By Darrin WilliamsSPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Bask in the moment Michiganders and Detroiters alike. The football gods were kind to us as our Wolverines and Lions were both victorious this weekend; a feat that eluded us the entire season last year. After four weeks of the college football season and 3 weeks of the pro game, the mighty Wolverines are sitting pretty at 4-0, and the Lions are 1-2. Already, both teams have surpassed their win totals from a season ago. Detroiters can breathe a bit easier with the winless monkey off of their backs, and the boys in maze and blue seem to have a renewed sense of pride. Let’s ride the wave while we can, because the waters will calm soon.
Football has long since overtaken baseball as America’s game, and it was proven Sunday as a full house of close to 60,000 packed Ford Field to see a team that had lost 18 consecutive regular season games. It would never happen for the Pistons or Tigers. Imagine if either of those teams lost like the Lions did last year. You can bet the farm they would not be greeted with a sellout.
