It should have been a special day in Ann Arbor.
There should have been hordes of students on the sidewalks, chattering with excitement and energy as they made their way toward the same destination.
There should have been hundreds of cars parked next to each other, with the smell of grilled meat wafting through the air.
And Jim Harbaugh and his Michigan football team should have been inside Michigan Stadium, preparing to run through the tunnel for the first time in 10 months.
But on Saturday, a usually vibrant and thriving college town was mostly dormant on what would have been one of the biggest days of the year: The opening day of college football season.