I had the misfortune to attend the University of Michigan
No kidding. Hearing all their coeds sing that "Whales for the Victors" song all the time must have been maddening enough. Then you factor in having the chokingest football coach of all time for all those years, a coach whose ability to not win the big one made John Cooper look like Jimmy Johnson, and geez, it would drive any red-blooded American male crazy. Only that could account for male graduates from that era actually rooting for UM after they leave, as far as I can see.
Of course, there is that longstanding rumor that most Ganders are Canucks who got lost on the ice...that would explain the madness, too.
Actually, the Football and Academics were great. It was the complete outbreak of the "Student Activists" aided by their co-conspirators on the Faculty that made for many tense moments.
As an aside, to be truthful, I miss the fire of the old Woody v Bo confrontations. The current crop of coaches are so bland the rivalry is flagging don't you think?
I had the pleasure of watching The Game this year, with about a dozen relatives who are all Michigan fans. My dad played for Woody (class of '55), so you can figure who I was cheering for and how much I enjoyed the outcome. ;-)