Tailgate parties

Post Reply New Topic

There is a tailgate party at my school on Saturday, after a football game. Has anyone been to one of these, and if so, what goes on at those things?

Tim

You eat, hang out, and depending on what kind of crowd you're in, drink. Some people play music, and I've even seen some drag out satellite dishes to watch tv. But basically, it's a chance to eat and hang out (and get drunk) before or after a football game. I find them boring, personally.

I might go for the food. I don't drink.

Tim

Ya, I don't drink either. But a lot of people on my campus do. Really depends on the group of people at that particular tailgate. Just thought you might like the warning, if that kind of thing bothers you. Hope you have fun! Are you going to go to the football game too? I usually avoid those with a passion. I either work during them, or go home like I am this weekend so I can avoid the overwhelmingness of it all. But I like watching the game on tv.

Not sure if I'm going to go to the game.

Tim

I might also go to the Caribbean Festival on Friday.

Tim

My highschool had a tailgate party last Friday. I didn't go though. I had to practice for that night's game because I'm in the band.

I am mainly looking forward to the food and possibly making new friends.

Tim

If you obsess about the right things (football, barbecue and/or beer) tailgates are wonderful. I've been tailgating at Texas games for a long time and I love it! It's the only social situation I know where AS is not a problem. My group is usually about 15-20 people, but more show up for big games. We had almost 40 for UT-Ohio State last year and may also for UT-Nebraska this year. A lot of people just go to party and don't even bother attending the game. It's like a holiday six times a year.

A lot of people in my group homebrew so we sample and comment on each other's beers and compare brewing notes. We also have margaritas, bloody maries (made with Tito's Texas vodka), soft drinks and bottled water for the non-beer drinkers among us. We also talk football with other people that care about it as much as I do. Being in Texas, we all like barbecue so somebody smokes a brisket and of course we sample and discuss at ridiculously great lengths.

For activities, we watch whatever other games we can pick up with rabbit ears a 13' tv running on a car battery / power inverter, pitch washers (a game similar to horseshoes), and of course play touch football. One time someone brought a Playstation 2 and we had an NCAA football tournament.

My tailgate is pretty ghetto compared to others around here. It's amazing how obsessive NT people can get when it comes to tailgating. I see a lots of huge flatscreen TVs and satellite systems running off generators. Enormous barbecue pits with wheels that are towed in behind vehicles. $100,000+ RVs Full-on living room sets with leather couches and a 70" plasma tv- in the middle of a field! But the most over-the-top thing I've seen is a group near us bought an old school bus, refurbished it, painted it burnt orange and white, outfitted the interior with hardwood floors, a pool table, nicer furniture than I have in my house, a generator, and full bar with three keg taps. And they built a deck over the roof with a retractable roof, nightclub-type sound system and light show with disco ball and numerous flat-screen tvs hanging from the roof. They spent thousands of dollars and who knows how many hours building this thing. I'll take some pics of it at the next home game.

That does sound like a lot of fun, though.

Tim

The food and beer part I like--- but having to spend hours of time with football fans and interacting with them--- YIPES! no thanks. What do they call it a tailgate party for? just curious...

I went to only 1 tailgate party in my life and that was after a concert I saw, RUSH!

I was the driver, so I had to be sober, i thought they were stupid, everyone in my car was smoking pot and we were sitting not 100' from a police car, they obviously did not care because they cant bust everyone at the concert, but i was just being a people watcher that night I did not really interact much and as soon as traffic cleared up i wanted to go home i had enough of the ppl.

they can be fun if you dont have to drive and have a crowd to hang out with. make sure you have plenty of energy!

Yes. Originally it was simply flipping down the tailgate of your pickup truck, sit on it, and drink a few beers while waiting for the game to start.

I have a cold, and I will be unable to attend the party.

The only way I will meet like-minded, liberal people is to ask them to quit being conservative.

Tim