Before their season was sidetracked by Notre Dame, Michigan State fans managed to get in some quality tailgating. We at Drunken Tailgate always want to encourage girls to shotgun beers and play cornhole.

Last week we posted a video that portrayed USC tailgating like a montage from The Hills. This week brings us a look at LSU tailgating by the Baton Rouge Tourism Board. And much like a day tailgating in Baton Rouge it has that weird psychedelic voodoo vibe to it. Like a LSD scene in a movie. I have no idea what the coordinated rowing dance is for but it’s a perfect match for the soundtrack music by the Brass-a-holics.

VandyBubble is getting all nostalgic and asking about the disappearance of some aspects of Commodore livin:

Whatever happened to dressing up and taking dates to tailgates?

This is an age-old Southern tradition that has apparently gone to shit at Vanderbilt. Some bubbleheads might remember the pressure leading up to their first tailgate to have some fresh frat gear and a smokeshow arm ornament to flaunt around in the Nashville sun. Now, guys are out smashing beers on their skulls and tailgating at the asscrack of dawn in basketball jerseys, while girls dawdle around in their suites till 3pm with heavily photographed, but lightly alcoholic Andre pregames. We’re not saying that it’s wrong, but what happened to tradition?

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The only time I’ve tailgated at a Southern Cal game, the scene was nothing like this video. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t currently play out like an extended montage from The Hills. Good camera work and soundtrack. Of note:

- Jean shorts and Ray Bans are just as popular as they were in 1987. But only on girls

- The shot of the post party trash is a nice start, but the Trojans are going to have give it 110% if they want to rival the North Campus tornado damage level disaster that used to go down in Athens

Hawkeye Bean took in the Iowa/Tennessee Tech game this weekend and took some photos of the tailgating scene. As previously discussed, Iowa tailgating usually involves cold weather. So what happens when there is a home game in the early September heat? Apparently dudes wear ridiculous outfits. And also, Hawkeye Bean himself had the following experiences

Showed up to a tailgate without any sort of adult beverage, relying on the kindness of others

Only brought one Hawkeye Koozie,which was later renamed Mrs. Hawkeye Bean’s Koozie.

Failed to follow the wife’s advise to leave the cell phone in the car.

Discovered our rain ponchos were just windbreakers

Discovered our windbreakers don’t break wind in the rain

Discovered Hawkeye Fans do still break wind in the rain

Left a Hawkeye game before the 4th quarter for only the 2nd time ever (shame)

Check out their site for more photos, Iowa tailgating gear, and more.

The opening Thursday of college football season was weird. Devoid of any key matchup and full of schools playing on Thursday so they could be broadcast online at espn360 espn3 WatchESPN.com. Then there was the debacle of Western Kentucky playing a home game against Kentucky in Nashville, TN on a Thursday. But like most opening weekend games, it was an even mix of prime time programs and cupcakes getting their 15 minutes. Here are the photos to prove it.

Arizona State girls resorting to costumes and/or ecstasy to liven up a matchup with UC Davis

Oh you’re not using that ketchup dispenser? I have a semi practical use for it.

There are many a Chippewa fan in Mount Pleasant that dropped the ball and didn’t figure out a way to invite this girl to their tailgate.

Temple and Villanova both apparently play football in addition to basketball. I haven’t bothered to fact check this, but it’s possible they play for something call the Mayor’s Cup or something like that. It’s Always Sunny should start sponsoring this game to coincide with the start of their new seasons. Anyways, props to hardcores who tailgate and presumably watch that display of athleticism.

Murray State made the trip north to play instate rival Louisville. No word yet on whether the Racers will be hosting the Cardinals in a rematch next year in Nashville.

What’s worse than taking a picture of a bunch of sorority girls tailgating? Apparently nothing if you ask the “frattastic” young man from Eastern Kentucky that was charged with snapping a pic of this group of girls. Either that or he’s telling them that they are #1.

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Per the AJC:

Tents can come back at North Campus. Slightly bigger tables are also allowed – up to six feet long. And the celebrating can start earlier, five hours before kickoff instead of the four. But fans still can’t bring grills.

So less driving around town trying to find a place to park and more of this

I’ve used Crown Royal bags to hold my iPod and it’s accessories before. But I have to admit I never thought of turning them into a blazer. So bravo to this resourceful LSU fan. On a different observation, most of the SEC has embraced the Solo Cup as a tailgating necessity. It’s slightly evident here and definitely in person that LSU fans side with styrofoam cups at a shocking level. I guess it’s a Louisiana daiquiri thing or something. To see more photos from the LSU/Ole Miss game check out Friends of the Program’s collection

If you’re not conscious for the game, then you didn’t tailgate. You just happened to get blackout drunk. Tailgating is drinking before attending a game.