I know most of you have probably been waiting with bated breath to learn how much we'll be spending on Tigers tickets, so I'll end the suspense here. We're getting pavilion tickets behind the Tigers bull pen. Tickets cost $19 each, plus a $4.75 service charge, whatever that is, so we'll be seeing the game for $23.75 X 4 = $95. Plus parking plus gas to get us there plus whatever we buy for food. That works.

On to the post at hand.

I graduated from Michigan State, and my sister graduated from Western Michigan. MSU plays WMU tonight in football. I placed a friendly bet with my sister. It seemed foolish to bet any real money, and silly to bet only a dollar. We ended up betting winners choice of a bottle of pop (or soda, depending on your preference) or a candy bar. I'm spotting her twenty points.

When the bet was set, I announced it all on Facebook. That drew the attention of my brother-in-law, who is also a big MSU fan. He concurs that MSU will win, but he doesn't think they'll win by 20. So we went ahead and set a bet. The stakes on this bet are a six pack, losers choice of brand.

I drink about five beers over the course of two months. And I'm not at all picky about what I drink, although I don't drink the really cheap stuff I did in college. My BIL on the other hand is a regular beer snob. He can detect all those orange rinds or oak barrels or whatever was used in the brewing of the beer. So, since I fully intend to win this bet, I figured he would choose a nice six pack for me. If I lose the bet, I've got my work cut out for me to not disappoint.

For the record, I predict MSU 31-WMU 10. GO GREEN!