So I like to add Heinz 57 to leftover meat that I’m reheating to either put on a sandwich or eat by itself. And I noticed on the front label of the bottle a mention of a “great recipe on the back”. So I curiously look on the other side but see nothing that I would deem a recipe. “Marinate 1lb. of meat in 1 cup of Heinz 57 Sauce for at least 30 minutes before cooking/grilling” would be more accurately described as instructions rather than recipes. Do their Ketchup bottles have recipes like “add a dollup of ketchup to your french fries for added taste”?

What does someone who tailgates the Senior Bowl in Mobile look like? Horrifying results below.

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Four visible tattoos. Ugly shades. And possibly white jean cutoffs. Not trashy at all.

Coke Zero: Now through October 25th, go to CocaColaZero.com and play the “Playbook of Possibilities” Game for a chance to win the grand prize trip to the Chick-fil-A Bowl or the “daily prizes include tailgating items like cooler scooters, trailer hitch grills or corn hole game sets”

Honda Generators: A little bit more involved, but you enter the contest by following ESPNPlus on Facebook or Twitter. You then upload a video of your tailgate to Youtube, and then notify ESPNPlus through one of the social networks. The prize is a “Honda EU 2000i generator (ARV: $1,149.95)”. Further details: “Twelve (12) winners—one per week—will be chosen, beginning Sept. 4, 2010 at noon, ET. The first winner will be announced on the air Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010— on the SEC Network. Limit one entry per week, per person, per email address.”

Omaha Steaks: This contest is run through their Facebook page and ends on October 4th. “submit a video (3 minutes or less) of their next tailgate party and tell us why their tailgate is one of America’s best”. The reward? Basically a whole cow, cut up, and shipped to your door, ready to grill. Text entries and photos are also accepted. If you’re too lazy for any of that, they also are giving “away weekly prizes on Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare for our Tailgate Ambush. If you check in or tweet from any stadium mentioning your tailgate experience during the month of September you will be entered into a weekly drawing for a chance to win other delicious Omaha Steaks prizes”. Here is a rundown of the grand prize:

12 (8 oz.) Omaha Steaks Filet Mignons
8 Steak Sandwich Boneless Strips
8 Omaha Steaks Burgers
16 Gourmet Franks
16 Brats
12 Beef Snack Sticks
plus a host of tailgating treasures, aprons, visors, grilling utensils, etc.
Total Prize Package Value: $1500
Plus Football Autographed by Ndamukong Suh.

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This is certainly one way to deal with having to work during the game.

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well not as much as this guy

I guess if he was about 10 years older he would have a Jenga tattoo.

(from total frat move)

There are private parking lots in the vicinity of most college stadiums. Depending on the campus, they may be your best or only bet. And on some occasions you can build up a relationship with the owners and start having your space reserved each week. But Gator Parking takes the whole business ahead one giant leap by allowing you to book your spot for the season online. It may cost about $400-800 for the season, but the perks seem worth it.

- Three different lots that are near to both the stadium and bars and restaurants.

- You can show up at 8am or 20 minutes before the game and still have your spot. Lots are open until two hours after the game.

- Friends and family will always know where to find you

- The lot is monitored during the game.

- Unpaved, shaded lot, takes the edge off 90° September games.

- Most importantly, they have bathrooms.

This probably isn’t idyllic for rowdy 30 and under fans who like to party all weekend, and probably don’t drive after the game. But for the 50 year old set who just rolls in to town for the day, this seems like an easy solution. I can only hope this catches on in other college towns.

Unfortunately, you can’t actually buy this “I Drink Boone’s Farm” shirt at goodtimestailgating.com

It seems ridiculous that there is actually a site called BeerPongNews.com and slightly more crazy that they actually searched the US Patent Office’s website for mentions of beer pong. But because they did, we were able to see the sketches of a combination tailgating cooler and beer pong table. They definitely seem on the right track to me. It’s a very useful idea, but I’d guess the legs will be the real sticking point. They need to be about two feet long and support roughly 40 pounds. Which I’m guessing would force them to be stored on the side of the cooler instead of below. Hopefully some day they will figure it all out.

Enjoy your Friday kids, I know I’ll enjoy mine because I’m catching Todd Snider tonight. Below is the tailgating mix approved Beer Run from a performance on the Late Late Show with Craigers.

Todd Snider’s- Beer Run

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