February 2010

Gameday iPhone Apps

by nixforsix on February 26, 2010

in tailgating guide

Because the stress of following your team on gameday already feels like Terrance Cody sitting on your shoulders, it makes perfect sense to add another heaping ton of stress by laying money down on a few other games. Or so I’ve convinced myself over the last decade. As a betting man who is tailgating or inside the stadium, the iPhone has become a necessity. There are two main apps that I’ve relied on the past couple of seasons to keep me updated and level headed. The first is Score Mobile and it’s free. There are a lot of apps out there that will give you a scoreboard. What’s great about Score Mobile is that the college football lines are included in the days overview schedule along with the times. You can get the line and the over/under and if you click on each game you’ll also get updated with injury reports and other previews.

The second app is also free and called College Football Live. What I like about this app is the quick ability to create a list of your favorite teams. Which we all know is who you bet on that Saturday. So instead of sifting through the top 25 and then trying to remember what conference UTEP is in, you can just create a list of the 5-6 games you’ve got action on. This is the fastest way to check only the scores you care about once you get inside the stadium. Which is an issue since most of the stadiums I’ve been to have significantly slower than usual connections.

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Beer Pong for Charity

by nixforsix on February 23, 2010

in gear

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In theory the Portopong table makes sense. It’s easy to transport and could open the game up for playing in a pool. But personally I have a problem with any beer pong table that has fitted cup holders. It simply makes the game too easy. Heavy cups or slotted positions make the sides of the playing cups too rigid and thus simple to make a shot. So I’m giving it a no dice for tailgating purposes. If you were playing in a pool or lake this advantage would cancel out the movement of the table due to waves. Though we haven’t personally tried out this product we’re mentioning them here because if you purchase one of their pink tables they will donate $5 to the Keep A Breast Foundation. The tables are $50.

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The Wild Side of Mascots

by nixforsix on February 22, 2010

in Uncategorized

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Double Shot of Impairment

by nixforsix on February 20, 2010

in Uncategorized

If you have to tailgate on crutches, you might as well do it in style. (via thereIfixedit)

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I can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday

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