By Bob Berry

It’s a big football weekend all across the “Water-Winter Wonderland” or “Pure Michigan”, as you prefer.

The Lions  kick off 2015 at the San Diego “Super Chargers”.  Hey guys, win one-plus a lot more, for Mel Farr!

U of M fans are hyped for Jim Harbaugh’s debut in The Big House, as the rebuilding job begins in earnest, hosting Oregon State.

And in East Lansing, Mark Dantonio’s Spartans are re-loaded, and ready for a season defining game, # 5 MSU hosting the #7 Oregon Ducks in primetime. Add in ESPN College GameDay, and it’s fair to say the Banks for the Red Cedar have not seen this type of excitement since the Notre Dame 10-10 tie in 1966!

Add in high school football (shouts to my North Farmington Raiders!), and the level of passion it generates in the barbershops, in the neighborhoods and on the field, and one can make a case we’re having a Pigskin Party!

And with that said-here’s our Keener Friday Song. From Holly Springs, Mississippi, cousins Mel Hardin and Tim McPherson and their Top Ten song from 1969, “Backfield In Motion”. Check ’em out performing at Wattstax in 1972. Sorry there is no video, but man, could they sing!