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The Death of UGA Tailgating

by nixforsix on October 11, 2010

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How do you know it’s noon on Saturday? Georgia is kicking off. For the fifth time in seven games this season, UGA will kickoff around noon against Vandy on Saturday. This might seem like par for the course at a Big 10 school, but it’s definitely an unusual circumstance for an SEC team given the TV package. Combined with the basic outlawing of tailgating on North Campus, you’re almost lead to believe that Michael Adams corroborated with the SEC Offices and television networks to end Georgia tailgating once and for all.

The Red Black weighed in with their eulogy for Athens Tailgating before last week’s game

Tailgating in Athens had been on life support for the past year. With the decision to ban many of the most essential tailgating accessories from the University’s North Campus, the phenomenon was already in a crisis. Most saw tailgating fading fast, but nothing substantial was done to prevent the calamity.

It only took one last straw to flatline our beloved Saturday companion. It came all too fast.

If Michael Adams and the rest of the administration put tailgating on life support, Mark Richt and his 1-4 football team pulled the plug.

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The Complete Guide to Kegs

by nixforsix on October 4, 2010

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We recently wrote a post called Beer Kegs 101 that was designed to give an overview and some tips on using a keg at your tailgate. If that was the introductory lesson, than the 58 page .pdf Draught Beer Quality Manual is your graduate course. It covers the science and engineering of kegs as well as practical use and cleaning. Below are a couple of examples of what you can find inside.

Different Sizes and Types of Kegs

Different types of Keg Taps and what Beers Use them

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Taylor Takes a Taste continued on his college campus tour in Blacksburg, Virginia to check out some Hokie tailgating. I have to agree that this is a well done tailgating shirt.

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How to Properly Design a Tailgating Shirt

by nixforsix on September 17, 2010

in links,tailgating attire

So these shirts from Sportscrack and similar sources have been around for awhile and I still fail to understand them. If you’re going to create a shirt that insults a rival, use your own school’s colors. Why on earth would a Ohio State fan want to wear maize and blue? On the opposite end of the spectrum is the array of tailgating shirts that Wisconsin fans wear. We’ve featured them before, but this picture comes from Taylor Takes a Taste’s visit to Madison last weekend. I’m not going to say that they’re classy, but at least they have the right colors.

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Illustrated Tailgating Guide

by nixforsix on September 15, 2010

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The Bro Bible has put together a well done illustrated guide to tailgating. The picture is ginormous, so I’ve just included a snippet below.

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