As is the tradition now, college football opens on the Thursday before Labor Day Weekend. It started as a television showcase for a few teams several years back and has evolved into a bit of an unexplained phenomenon. By my count, 13 games were played last night despite not getting national television coverage. Somehow, Middle Tennessee State once again convinced a major team (Minnesota) to travel to Murfreesboro, but they couldn’t even get the stadium more than about half full. Either way, some fans still made it out to the array of college games and tailgated on a school night and we salute them.
I actually need to return this. I was trying to get an extra large chair.
For the first game in the school's history, Georgia State had a very impressive turnout of tailgaters
If Dr. Peter Venkman went to Iowa State, this would be his tailgating car.
I admire the hustle by these Ohio State fans, but setting up a TV for a Thursday game seems like overkill. Just talk about football. There's no real need to catch the 6pm Sportscenter
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Tagged as: georgia state, iowa state, ohio state, south carolina
In an effort to get you ready for the first game, we created our own list of Tailgating Tips, found someone else’s tips, and spotted some thoughts on tailgate menus. But they can’t all be winners. Sometimes you get boring, lame, motherly advice. Among other things, Susan Klatz Biel wants to inform you that
While it may be possible to have alcohol in some places where people tailgate, you can pretty much count on the fact that it won’t be allowed in any of the college parking lots, especially those that are in the vicinity of the stadium. Don’t try to sneak alcohol in because if you are caught, you you will probably be arrested for having an open container. You may also be the party who is responsible for having the privilege to tailgate in parking lots near the stadium (or elsewhere on campus,) rescinded.
But not every mother sucks the life out of tailgating. Kelley () is a self described “working mother of two”. So does she get ready for the season by nagging you? No! She actually tweeted:
“When making beer bread for tailgating its essential that you drink 1 to enjoy for yourself! Go Cyclones!”
and
“Gave the boards a fresh look for the season. P.I.M.P. Go #Cyclones!”
Tagged as: iowa state
TailgateClothing.com has an interesting yet spotty collection of vintage looking distressed t-shirts with college logos on them. The included schools at this point are Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, USC, UCLA, Virginia, and Yale.
Tagged as: arizona, arkansas, iowa, iowa state, michigan, ohio state, southern cal, ucla, unc, virginia, yale
