Todd McInturf / The Detroit News

Helen Govan, 85, left, enjoys some conversation with some relatives of MSU quarterback Drew Stanton at a tailgate prior to the game. Standing, from left, are cousin Kristina Bloss, 21, of Chicago; aunt Susan Bloss of Grand Rapids; cousin Holly Bloss, 22, of Grand Rapids; and maternal grandmother Lois Van Krevelen, 81, of Muskegon. Govan has been to at least one Michigan game a year since 1936, when tickets were just $1.