... the perfect way to open the 2009 college season.

After days of unseasonably cool and rainy weather, the sun shone down on East Lansing as Michigan State prepared to open their 2009 campaign.

It was a special day, memorable for the football, and my first game in Spartan Stadium as a proud alum.

After a tailgate—during which I could barely contain my excitement over the upcoming game—I made my way down to Adams Field to take in the spectacle of the real Best Damn Band in the Land.

After joining my fellow Spartans in a rousing rendition of the fight song, the band was off on their weekly march to the stadium, their first one of the year. Cross the Red Cedar River with a perfectly in-time high step and horn swi...

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