Tailgating in style — Paula Jones' tailgating tent at the Grove, early in the setup process. Tailgating in style — An example of an extravagant Ole Miss tailgating centerpiece. Tailgating in style — Even the cookies get in on the decorating action in the Grove. These are decorated as the Rebel mascot. Tailgating in style — Marc Wolnitzek flies his "The Admiral" flag in Notre Dame's stadium parking lot so friends can easily find him.
Like offering to clean up before heading into the stadium, this one is just common courtesy. Whether you coordinated what to bring ahead of time with friends or you're just roaming around and checking out different tailgating spots, always come prepared with something to trade. That can be a few beers for a taste of the chicken wings people have been talking about or bringing along some speakers with you while you go head-to-head with others on the cornhole boards.
You probably won't be scolded if this doesn't happen, but you're sure to get a death stare. While you're at the tailgate to get ready for your team's game, it's always clutch when a tailgating spot has a few TVs to keep up with the other action going on that day.
Having games and throwing around a football are great, but to help pace yourself and just relax with fellow fans, sitting around and watching football is what it's all about. Treat your tailgate as you would your living room—by putting your feet up and being as comfortable as possible. Sports are passionate and all, but getting into a fight is the ideal way to ruin your entire day—whether at the tailgate or inside the stadium.
Not only will you embarrass yourself, but also everyone with you will be forced to defend you as just being either way too agro or way too drunk. That's never a good look for anyone, so keep your emotions in check and just toss a few witty lines to opposing fans, keeping the banter cordial. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!
Tailgating Do's and Don'ts 0 of Your sports. Remember, you can always continue the tailgate after the game. Shotgun early, but not often We get it; you know how to guzzle beer with the best of them.
Give your body and your dignity some time to recover before you head into the game. Saturday night in Death Valley is what Tiger fans dream of during the offseason.
Pace yourself Remember, night games are marathons, not sprints. Eat multiple meals The key to surviving a full day of tailgating and making it through the game is to eat at least twice during the day.
Take a walk Night games provide the opportunity to enjoy much more of the pregame atmosphere. Visit your friend tailgating on the other side of campus. Watch the Golden Band from Tigerland march down the hill to the stadium. And LSU game days are people-watching gold. The possibilities are endless, and the exercise will help offset all the empty calories you will consume throughout the day. Find some shade Overheating and dehydration can be lethal during the early portion of the football season.
How long do tailgates last? Well it depends on what event you are tailgating and really how long you want to tailgate for. A general rule of thumb for how long people tailgate for is about 4 hours. You can of course tailgate for more or less time, but that is a good average. If you want to know how early you should show up for a tailgate, you can check out our blog on that here. Tailgating lots open at different times depending on the stadium.
Most stadiums open their lots either four or five hours before kickoff. For a 1 PM kickoff, tailgate might be a little shorter. I think tailgates for the early games should start at about and wrap up at about In this case two and a half hours is a reasonable amount of time to tailgate. For the second slate of games and the night games, you can tailgate much longer. If you have a kickoff on the east coast and lots open 5 hours before kickoff, tailgates can start at I would start right at in this case and give myself about 30 minutes before kickoff to make my way into the stadium and get to my seat.
I think four and a half hours of tailgating is reasonable for games starting later in the day.
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