I attended the annual Spring Game yesterday in Evanston. I was surprised by the crowd, which might have numbered around 3,000 in total for the scrimmage and pre-game festivities. While that doesn't compare to the 73,000 which Penn State drew, its impressive as we had expectations of being the only fans there. Instead, we found a lively tail gate crowd in the West lot, already partying when we arrived at 8:45 AM. Enthusiasm was somewhat dampened by the cold temperatures and gusty winds, but the Heineken mini-keg (the greatest invention of all-time) kept us warmed and by game time the sun was out and the temperatures reached 60 or so.

The post-game ritual of beer and brats was followed by a pit stop at UBAA, a nice little bar a few miles from the stadium which is known mostly for being next door to the parking lot where the Fish Head's brother lay prone vomiting up Knob Creek after a game last year.