The Drunken Tailgate

Wisconsin Tailgating Goes Large

The world’s most ginormous cornhole set?

I don’t know a whole heck of a lot about Wisconsin football, so I must be missing the subtle humor of this guy’s shirt. It also appears that a guy in the background is rocking out with the Bud Light Speaker Box

I’ll leave it to a vote. Is the guy on the right kidding or serious?

Fake Coach Ditka Tailgating

from @NDEddieMac

Grilled Krispy Kremes & Hanging TVs

I just stumbled across the Team Tailgate blog. This group of Kansas fans have a serious tailgate. Apparently “Mike the Bartender” takes care of everyone and another dude wears a Jayhawk emblazoned chef’s coat while doing things like grilling Krispy Kreme Donuts for a breakfast tailgate. Their method of hanging a flat screen mount from the top of the tent is also commendable. That would be the advantage of having a tent frame made out of PVC pipe. So check out their site for other menu and tailgating ideas.

Michigan State Mud Wrestling Tailgate

So people are tailgating around a rainwater created mud puddle before the Michigan vs. Michigan State game. The video picks up with a Michigan State (i presume) tailgatress contemplating how smart it would be to jump in head first. The crowd eggs her on for a few minutes until a Michigan girl gets bored and decides to jump in herself. The original tailgatress finally gets in the mud upon the beckoning of some dude who makes the plunge. Mud wrestling ensues. The dude then grabs another girl and slams her into the mud. It’s actually pretty entertaining. And classy. Definitely classy. Luckily for us, some Spartan chicks manage to clean up rather nicely.

Tailgating Dog

There may have been blue tick hounds around, but this was the coolest dog I spotted in Knoxville this weekend.

Tailgating Tales 9/24

from the rowdy Iowa Tailgate:

“9 a.m. — Show up for tailgate. It’s a late game today, which means I can actually get a good night of sleep. On the walk to Melrose Court, several girls are seen walking home in bar clothes, less shoes. My friends and I aptly nickname them “the shame train.” Also seen: a man sitting in the grass smoking a cigarette, using two cases of Coors Light as arm rests.

10 a.m. — Two girls stand on a tree swing making out. Cheering ensues. I doubt the suffragists would be proud.

10:30 a.m. — A neighbor, notorious for taking pictures of public urination on her dividing fence and sending them to the cops, walks to the stereo system and turns off the music. Booing ensues. Girls make out again. More cheering.”

and from the decidedly less intense Richmond Game:

“Then, from my ultimate stalker window, I saw students rolling grills down the sidewalk. Ah yes, the first home football game. Bingo. Something foreign to too many students: not tailgating, but going to the game, going to the ENTIRE game.

It wasn’t easy. After one pinky swear with my companion and one promise of her favorite Chipotle burrito to stay the whole game, one quarter later I was already looking for an alternate ride home. As the buzz from the tailgate wore off, so did my friends’ enthusiasm.

But credit to them and the rest of the student section for watching a half at all. The question I’d posted to most people I’d talked to at the tailgate – “So, going to the game?” – had returned the typical reply. Albeit some variation: a laugh, a sneer, raised or knit eyebrows, I received the same core response, “Ah, I don’t think so.”

UCF Tailgating is ummm……

Want the joy of people watching trashy tailgaters without having to subject yourself to a barrage of shirtless dudes wearing gold chains? Well this video of the “paradise city” that is Central Florida fans tailgating before their matchup with Buffalo should do the trick. The white guy breakdancing directly in front of a step team, well that’s just one hell of a juxtaposition. In addition to the laughs there are also some quality tailgatresses in the video.

aXismag.com • UCF vs Buffalo Tailgate 2009 from aXismag.com on Vimeo.

Basically a Kitchen on a Tailgating Trailer

Saw this bad boy on Saturday. It’s a trailer that has a gas grill, charcoal grill, deep fryer, and a sink. I usually lean towards going with easy food preparation for tailgating, but if I had that setup I think I’d have no choice but to prepare a feast. If it’s after the game and you’ve been drinking for seven plus hours, does anyone become the voice of reason and tell you to quit frying stuff? Do you realize it when you fry an apple because it’s the only thing you haven’t tried yet?