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Slippery Rock and the Michigan Tradition | This Week in Michigan Football History

On this day in 1979 the #1000SSS gave the keys to the Big House over to Slippery Rock, who hosted Shippenburg. Over 61,000 fans attended, good enough for an all-time Division II attendance record. Here’s the history of this great Michigan tradition:

Listen to it “live” Saturday afternoon on the KeyBank Countdown to kick-off on WTKA 1050AM….or inside the Go Labatt Blue Victors Lounge!

script after the jump:

Most Saturdays in the Big House you’ll public address announcer Carl Grapentine share scores of college games around the country, including a score that’s not quite like the other.